The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-03
CHILDREN OBSERVE
 MEMORIAL DAY IN IMPRESSIVE STYLE
Georgetown Owes Celebration To FOrethOught of Late
 Major Miller.
Especial to The Farmer.)

board of Se1ectnen at their meeting last Saturday was that of John Muen- mich and he received appointment to the vacant position by unanimous vote of the three members. One or more of them had been approached in behalf of William A. Grouse, the Democratic candidate at the last two elections, but the board evidently be- neved that the office should go to Republican and in addition they do not hesitate to say that they regard ed MT. Muennich as possessing exceD- tiona1 qualifications for the place on account of his business training and exp rience, partly gained from his five years service as treasurer of large manufacturing corporation in New York. The town auditors at the call of the selectmen, are going over the books in order that the new collector may start with clean slate as regards exact Knowledge of con- ditions The other vacancy caused by the disa bility of J. H. Duncan, that of grand juror, remains thrilled be- cause there seems to be no one in sight who is both desirable and avail able
 The only special observance in town of Memorial Day was that held in Georgetown after the general plan inaugurated two or three years ago 
 fore his. death in April he requested his family to see that these commem- orative exercises take place as for merly and this wish they compiled with, providing abundance of silk flags, to be carried by the children in the procession and eni1sting the services of B. A. Pfnkney, himself war veteran, tp act as chief director in the execution of the program. In 1E, a% 417a Methodist church, were fully IFS children representing practically the entire juvenile population of the will Fage. Each carried one of the silk flags Arrived at the cemetery the band formed in ranks around Major Miller's grave and after the reading of a brief address by one of the older ones little Miss Hunter, one of the majors grandchildren. placed wreath upon his grave. Afterwards the other soldier graves received a floral tribute. The Grand Army rit- ual for the dead was then read by, MT. P1nkney and Rev. MT. Howard, the new pastor of the Methodist church, offered prayer. The simple and touching ceremony was made more impressive by the sympathetic demeanor of the children who ap- peared to enter into the spirit of the occasion with deep and sincere feel ing. Arriving at the church on the return march the paraders were serv- ed with ice cream and cake.
 This is commencement week at the Sanford school, various athletic conn petitions, mostly making up the earl fer features of the program which concludes on Friday with a series of ! highly interesting events. In the | morning the pupils will set a mile stone at the side of the Ridge road near the house of Miss Emily Hill. l Last year they placed a, like stone on l the Putnam Park road. In the af- | ternoon they are to give an outdoor i performance of a play based on the
 story of the picturesque outlaw, Rob l in Hood The locality chosen for it's enactment is the pine grove above 1 the school. Fifty are to take part
 in it and the costumes and other ac-
 cessories were obtained from Boston. 1 In the evening the annual reception | and dance occurs at the gym. As
 in the past this is sure to attract many i visitors of social prominence, re1a- lives and friends of the pupils.
 Those in favor of having all town 1 officers now chosen yearly elected for
 a term of two years, are agitating l for a special town meeting to act up- | on the question and as the necessary | number of signatures can be easily l obtained the se1ectmen will call such l a meeting as soon as they receive a
 petition bearing the endorsement of l twenty citizens, requesting it. A statute authorizes any town to adopt 1 the biennial system SO that it shall l be applicable to all local officials now
 elected yearly, whereas in Bedding
 only the town clerk. town treasurer judge of probate and justices at pres ent hold two year terms. Assessors @I
 nnittee members are three year men
 but the selectmen tax collector, grand 1 jurors and constaib1es must be chos- 1 en annually until a change of system
 is noted One. material advantage | of the proposed change will be the
 saving of election expenses and an other, theoretically at least, the in
 crease in efficiency of officials due tc | longer experience. The se1ectme CT are in favor of the change and it is likely to be voted at the coming meet ing.
 1 The Misses Waugh and Blanchard I have rented for the summer thAeil 1 house on the Ridge to Dr. Coher l of New York and the family has l moved in. A few days ago the wife of Dr. John c. Lynch of Bridgeport
 came here intent on buying the prop
 erty, which is on the market at abou1
 $7,O0O. No deal was made, the ob.
 stacIe not being the price, but the
 fact that Mrs. Lynch wanted innme-
 diate possession and this the owners
 could not give. Dr. Cohen has also
 expressed an inclination to buy the
 property.
 The public schools are to close or
 the 25th of this month for the Ions summer vacation. Alil the presen teachers have been re-engaged fol another year. For the past fev weeks the attendance at all thu schools has been much diminished owing to the prevalence of measle and as a consequence it will be diff , cult to make satisfactory prepara ton for the closing exhibition exer cises. Returns have beSn received