The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-21
STAMFORD HAS RECORD NUMBER
 OF NEW VOTERS
More Than 100 Are Enrolled Out of a Possible, 234
 Busy Day For Officials.
(Special to The Tarner.)


 StratfoTd, Oct. 21.-The largest num- Der of voters ever made in one day in the history of Stratford was enrolled yesterday at the town hall. Out of a possible 234, 112 voters were registered on the voting list. Five names were rejected because the persons were un- able to produce their citizen papers The selectmen, town clerk and regis trars of voters were in session from g o'clock a. m. until p. m- The same body will be in session 'Fridays Oct 27. The same hours will prevail
 At a special meeting of the town school committee held last evening at the Center school it was voted to have Philo c Ravens. secretary, write the Burritt heirs as regards the sale of their property to the town for the erection of a new school on Honeyspot road. The citizens of the town voted at the town meeting held Tuesday eve ming to have the school committee bring condemnation proceedings against the property because of the alleged refusal of the heirs to accept the sum of $1 200 for the property A report will be made at the meeting to be held next month It was also voted at the meeting to accept plans for Q
 
 presented by Frank l. Cooper, archi- tect
 Seventy dollars was realized from the rummage sale held yesterday at the town hall by the Stratford Wo- mems Suffrage association. The Dol lar Meeting" has been postponed until December. Dr. Florence Sherman of Bridgeport will be the speaker at the regular meeting of the association, in November.
 Thomas CavananEh, who resides near Washington bridge, was bound over to the superior court by Judge Howard M Curtis in the Stratford town court today, charged with as- sault upon Thomas Barton, aged Il years, son of MT. and Mrs John Bar ton of Ferry Boulevard, under s5ou bonds. Unable to procure bonds man he was taken to the Bridgeport county jail by Special Officer Edward Manchester. Complaint was made by Edward Legere, MT. Barton and Ralph Rockwell of the American Brass Go. Deputy Sheriff James Maher of Mil ford made the arrest.
 National Relief Day. will be ob- served in the Congregational church on Sunday morning when all organtZa- tions meeting on that day will make a secoa1 contribubtfon for the relief of the sufferers in Europe. The Rev. MT. Shirley will occupy the pulpit in the and will present the needs of suffering Europe The excess offering at this service will go to the fund. The Sabbath school service at 12 will be characterized by a special offering on the part of the scholars for the children of Europe. "Manlf- ness and Woman1fness'' will be the topic of the Young Peoples meeting at 6:30. MT. Whitehead will preach at the evening service at 7.30 on Begin nfngs." This will be the first of se- fires of four addresses on the general topic. "Who Wrote tte Bfb1er' The remaining topics are, Oct. Rs. "A Meas urfng Ro1; Nov. r'Lost and Found~: Nov. F, "The Finished Product" @
 At the Stratford M. E. church, Sur,- day, Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter, the pastor. will preach morning and even- Ing. The topic for the morning will be. 'The Everlasting Atonement for Sin" In the evening continuation of the sermons of Practical Chris tianity." The topic will be, "The Great Danger of Being Too Good and 
 Masses at St. James R. c. church Sunday will be at S:3O and 10:30 o'clock. The last mass will be a high one. Rev. Michael J. O'Connor is pas tor.