The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-02
STRAIFORD VOTERS PREPARE
 FOR COMING ELECTION
Names of Many Prospective
 Voters.
fspeeial to lrne Fawner. )


 Voters. Especial to The Farmer.)
 Gtratford, Aug. 2.-In spite of the fact that the November election is still some months away preparations are already being made by the party lead CTS for the coming campaign The reg istrars Of voters, G. K. Wilson and O.. V. Hughes, were in session in the se- lectmen's office, town hall, yesterday from 12 o'clock noon until nine o'clock in the evening Many men desiring to be made voters presented themselves before the registrars yesterday and it is expected that many more will ap- pear before the registrars next Friday evening when they are again in ses- sion.
 It is expected that the party leaders will meet within a few days to nomi- | nate candidates for the coming elec- ! ton. The direct primary law which was passed at the last session of the Legislature concerning the officials of the town of Stratford goes into effect this year.
 Under this law any eIector in the town may nominate any other elector for the office of selectman, member of the board of finance, or for judge of probate, provided the petition for the nomination be endorsed by 25 electors 
 take place September 22,, the polls re- naaining open from 12 o'clock noon until 8:S0 o'clock in the evening on that day.
 The leaders of the Democratic party are very optimistic of the outcome of the primaries, feeling confident that by nominating a strong man for each of flee on the ticket-and there are lots of strong men in the party in Strat- ford-victory at the polls will be as-- sured-
 TEA AT wEAToGUE
 At the Weatogz1e Country club this afternoon tea is being given under the auspices of the entertainment com nnittee The ladies who are assisting at the affair are Mrs. J. M. Otis Mrs. | W. W. Jones, Mrs. R. E. Clark, Mrs N. R. Pratt, Miss Helen Pratt, Miss Ella Beers, and Miss Rebecca Sher- man.
 | A bridge whist is to be held at the club Wednesday afternoon, August 6, beginning at 2:3O o'clock Another golf 1 tournment and a. tennis tournament are to be held at the club during the present month.
 STAMFORD TIMES. I Louis E. Peck, the hust1ing editor of The Stratford Times and The Fairfield 1 Review, expects soon to be. printing his weekly papers in this town. They are at present printed in Fairfield. but as MT. Peck resides here he intends to | have the papers printed here, if only for the sake of general convenience. 1 This weeks issue of the Stratford Times is one of the ebreeziest" and best that has yet appeared. The paper l is fast increasing in sizea and circula- 1 tion and MT. Peck is to be congratu- lated on the part he has played in giv- ing Stratford a real newspaper of its | own.
 INN DOING BUSINESS. l The Stratford Inn has reopened it's doors and is again doing business, l tering especially to automobile par | ties and transient visitors. The remon- | strances filed with the county com missioners against granting a license | to the Inn had no apparent effect and it. is not expected that the ant1-saloon ] clement of the town will be so foolish 1 as to try to run the present proprietors of the place out of the town as long as I they continue to conduct a reputable and orderly establishment 1 HANDY LEAVES TOWN.
 It looks now as if no more will be heard of Handy Johnson, the negro who held up an automobile party in Il the northern end of the town recently and made his escape from the authori- ties clad only in a night-ehirt.
 Handy has evidently left town for good His family is moving out of | where Handy is now in hiding.
 TOWN TOPICS
 MT. and Mrs W. H. Hart of East | Broadway are visiting relatives in New London for a, few days.
 David J. Hughes, who has been in the employment of the D. M. Read company of Bridgeport, is enjoying a weeks vacation.
 l A trolley wire broke on Main strret in front of Christ church yesterday morning and interfered with traffic un- I til it was repaired.
 Repairs are being made to the road I bed of Main street, holes and ruts be- ing filled in and the surface Of the 1 street graded off.
 ! CHRIST CHURCH. At Christ church tomorrow there will be morning prayer and Holy Commu- nion 10:30 o'clock with a sermon on Equality and Humility The ses- eions of the Sunday school will be omitted until the second Sunday in September. The children and all grown persons are cordially invited to attend l the morning service
 ST. JAAlESS' CHURCH
 Masses will be said by Rev M. J. O'Connor atNst. James church tou1or-