The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-16
DIRECT PRIMARIES TO
Be USED IN STRATFORD
SOON FOR FIRST time
fTT1ree Candidates For First SeIectInan
Many Other Men Running
For office.
Special to The FarmeD


= Stratford, Sept lion Tuesday,
Sept. gard, stratford will. for the first
time, have experience with the direct
primaries Several candidates are
aheld for the various Offices and the
names OF these have been endorsed by
twenty-five voters. The lists closed
on Saturday, Sept 18th, and the fol-
lowing are candidates.
First Seleetman-Rollin A. Curtis,
Charles H Wells, and Thomas Nc
QulIan. Each voter is entitled to vote
for one of these candidates on the
primary election day.
For the other selectmen, the follow
ing are the candidates: John E.
Holmes, James Lally, Fred Nettleton,
Clarence E. Palmer, and John ]. Will
llans. Each voter should vote for two
of these.
Those to be voted for on the Board
of Finance are
Fore one year term-Jeremiah Bar
Iish. Charles F. Judson. Charles ].
Snyder. Voters will vote for two of
these.
For two year term-George H Booth,
Walter Hanford, William H. Hart,
Edwin s Hoyt, Frank Samrnis, Fred
Van De Bogart. Timothy Ryan, and
e p Billiard. Jr. Two of these each
voter should vote for.
For the three year term-F- s..
Beardsley, Elliot W Peck, Howard J.
Curtis, Samuel Hubbel and Frank E.
Conine- Two of these are to be voted
for
Town Clerk Harold Lowell, who has
been instructed by Secretary of State
to take charge of the matter, has pre-
pared ballot for the election. The
instructions relative to the manner of
voting are as clear and concise as pos
sfbie and no voter should have any
trouble along that line. On the top
Of the ballot. on the stub which is to
be torn off 1t is printed, 'fVoter put
Y In square beside name of candidate;
any other mark other than x will
make ballot void In every case ex-
cept that of first seIectmen the voters
cast vote for two men, but in the
case Of first selectmen designate only
one A cross is to be placed opposite
the names the voter wishes to be can
didates. Then the two candidates for
first selectmen who have the largest
number of crosses to their credit will
be the candidates for the office at the
town election on the first Monday in
october.
The four highest candidates for sec
end seIectmen will be the candidates
for town election, two of them being
elected. In the case of the Board of
Finance. four for each term will be the
candidates and election day, the
two candidates for each term who re-
,ceive the highest numbers of votes will
be declared elected
up for nomination will be candidates
at the town election, two in each case
to be elected The primary election |
day will be Tuesday, Sept. 23rd, one
week from today, and the polls will
be open from IL noon to $50 in the
evening
Of the three candidates for first Sc
3ectmen, Thomas McQuillan's seems. at +
present to be the best as Mr. McQuil-
Ian is the best qualified for the office
If he is elected to the office the town
viii have a man whom they may be
sure will work earnestly for the pub
lie good
BRISTOL BURNED
Harold Bristol, son of Postmaster
Brist1I OF hudson Place was painfully
injured recently when his right arm
was burned with steam. The young
man was using a hot flat iron for
pressing az article. The iron became
to hot and Bristol thinking to cool
it. held IL under a faucet. As soon
as the water struck the heated metal
a dense cloud of steam arose scaIding
bis arm from wrist to elbow. The burn
was treated at home and is now i'm
proving gradually.
PERSONALS
The Q. V. e club will meet this ev-
ening at the home of Miss Elsie MotiI
Of North Main street A full attend
6nce Is desired.
Miss Louisa Grau of North Main
street. who recently injured herself
very painfully, is now improving quite
rapidly. About two weeks ago. Miss
Grau, while Carrying a large dish, slip
ned and fell The bowl broke as she
struck the floor and a piece entered
the palm of Miss Grau's hand making
a cash between thumb and first finger
which required several stitches to close.
'chA Enund Eas dressed and soon will