The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-24

the eagerneSS shown by Kealy to find a purchaser for the second horse and when they parted company West tele- phoned to the Ridge and learned that the first horse belonged to Miss Ost- ling. Then he joined in the hunt for Kealy who was arrested the next day. and is now in the Danbur-y jail under $1s 800 bonds awaiting trial before the December term Of the superior court His appeal to an uncle in BridEeport, to give bail was refused. Kealy had. evidently planned to skip our after turning the hired team Into cash. as the day before he obtained 1t he bor- rowed s and a suit case. The latter. which contained a number of articles he had stolen, was found at the ex- press office William Austin Of Dan bury will ask the court to allow him a reward for giving the information which directly led to KeaIy's arrest
 Wilton threatens to sue Bedding for $74.a4, representing hospital and doc- tors bills incurred on behalf of WiI- Ham Martin, who was shot several weeks ago in a drunken brawI at Branchville- On the advice of Attor-s ney Shaw this towns selectnaen re- fuse to pay the bill because Martin removed from Bedding to Wilton more than four years ago and thereby lost what may be termed his pauper resi- dence rights here. Wilton retorts that he did not lose them becase he has voted once or twice in Reddine since his removal. That may be SO says our lawyer, but his wrongful voting here does not restore the residence rights he had forfeited. There were formerly two William Martins in town which probably accounts for the 11afs- take in permitting the Branchvil1e one to get by the guardians of the local ballot box.
 axl7a yIes Ga v,-ex1,.f7 7,ao 7 ,e 4t,a Tf<.-,rs cratic town committee, received word on Tuesday from Robert III. Rider, one Of the candidates for selectman, of his positive decIination to go upon the ticket. Joel Godfrey of George own has been selected te 6l1 the vacancy. MT Godfrey, who removed last year to this town from Wilton, has the rep- utation of possessing excellent busi- ness ability and high character. David MacI.uckie of St. Louis, who arrived at New York from AIarseilIes last Thursday with the tourist party which he took abroad last spring, Is to lecture at the Center Congrega- on Recent Conditions in Europe He and his party were caught at Geneva by the war and detained there for nearly a month beyond their sched- uled sailing date. MT MacIucakie and wife are present guests Of the latter s parents in hometown.
 Or the Bedding delegates to the Democratic state convention, Messrs Connery, Bradley and Sanford voted for Baldwin for senator while Senator Peck cast his vote for Mahan. ATr Peck says that for, some time before the taking of the ballot he knew that Baldwin would win by a. decisive ma jority.
 It is understood that a wire fence
 
 nam Park pond to make the line be- tween that part which Is the undis- puted property of Frank R. Chambers and a narrow strip on the west which is supposed to be part of a former highway never fully discontinued The fence will have meshes fine enough to prevent fish from getting through
 The selectmen meet at the town house to make voters on Saturday of this week, remaining in session from g a. m. to D. m. There are nearly thirty on the list to be made.
 The Bridgeport police auto made a trip to Sunset Hill few days ago ored, who was wanted for non-sup- port
 The Sanford school reopened today with a roster of s5 boarding pupils
 Mrs. John Ward Stinson of the Cen ter, is making an extended visit with relatives at White Plains, N. Y. The Democratic senatorial conven- ton for the 24th district will be held at Danbury next Monday afternoon
 Julia Chase, colored cook at the Ridgewold Inn, was taken to the Dan bury hospital on Tuesday, suffering with inhamrnatory rheumatism.
 To meet the requirements of the in creasing parcel post business on his route Mail Carrier Charles H Ward has ordered a new and larger wagon D. ". B. Heggeman is having his pond in Pleasant Valley cleared of water lilies and other growth.
 Three children of Charles and An nie Hargos, 25o Church street, were