The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-08
MANY CANDIDATES
 FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
 OUT IN STAMFORD
Friends Advance Names of Choices Under First Di-
 rect Primary.
tsspecial to The Farmer.)

1 stratford, Sept. 7.-Interest is being
 manifested by the politicians of Strat- ford as each day approaches for the l filing of the names of candidates for the different town offices, to be elect ed for the first time under the direct primary on September IT. The vot- CTS, have until Friday, September 10. to send in the nafes of their candi- ! dates to the town clerk. 7~@ The direct primary election will be held at che town hall September 21 from 12 o'clock at noon until S:30 o'clock in the evening. Some of the candidates whose names have been 1 forwarded to Town Clerk H. c. Lowell are: Selectman, Fred W. Nettlet on ! and William Stagg;s board of finance, for term of three years, William H. Hart of East Broadway, at present a member of the board; tax collector F. o. Rhoades of King street. asses sor, J. Henry B1akeman who has fill ed the same capacity for the last Is years; registrar of voters, Henry B. Wells; conStable,- William B. Bassett, Frank L. Palmer of King street. H. D. Barnum of Warwick avenue, Alfred Stacey of Patterson avenue, George F. Ash of Nichols avenue and James McQuillan of Barnum avenue.
 With the exception of the last two mentioned all have served on the stabulary force.
 George T. Jewell, town treasurer; Dr. Rol1fn A. Curtis, first selectman; i; Manchester, constable: Arthur Par- rott, constable; Wilkes Donaldson, constable; Max Fredericks,@ library di- rector for a term of four years; Louis Wells, board of relief for the term of three years; and Frederick Cummings, 9 member on the town school board I
 At recent meeting of the board of directors of. the SStratford Trust company Walter Curtis of Lengbrook avenue and for the past IS years agent at the local railroad station was elected as assistant cashier. MT. Curtis assumed his new duties yester- day morning. /M Miss Harriet N. Brown, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John Brown of Otis street and Barnum avenue was united in marriage to George P. Walters by Rev. Chauncey c. Kennedy at 8 i o'clock yesterday afternoon at Christ Episcopal church. Both the bride and bridegroom are prominently known in Stratford. MT. Walters is employed as a tool maker in Bridge port.
 A large number of sorrowing reIa-. tives and friends attended the funeral of Nathan B.. Midd1ebrook from the family residence, Broad street at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon. Rev. Chauncey c. Kennedy, pastor of Christ Episco- pal church, was the officiating clergy man. A delegation from the Elias Howe, Jr. Post, G. A. R., of which the deceased was a member were present at the obsequies and exempli- fled their ritual at the grave. The floral tributes were many and beaiuti- full. The pail bearers were sons and son-in-1aws of the deceased. Burial was in Union cem metery.
 Mrs. Sterling Fillmer of Elm street and East Broadway is candidate for the school board. Mrs Fi1lmer is a member of the Stratford Womens Suffrage association.
 The Women's c. T. Union will hold their regular meeting Thursday, Sept. g, at the home of Mrs. H. s. Hart, 72 Park street at 3 o'clock. All mem- bers are requested to be present.