The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-07

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of them? Surely a tragedy thought
the heart-chilled occupants of the
other car as they stopped and nerved
themselves for First Aid to the In
jured autoists.. Nothing of the sort.
as the Stetson party were relieved to
find when the young woman and the
young man crawled out, a little dirt
stained and mussed up but practically
unhurt. In some way the Ford was
turned right side up and its couple
re-cranked and smilingly went their
way.
On the 18th of July next all the OPP
eratives employed by the Gilbert &
Bennett Co. of Georgetown will re-
ceive a bonus of ten per cent. in adj
dition to their stated compensation,
the extra payment covering a period
of one year for those who have been
in the service of the corporation dur
ing that time and proportionately for
the others The company, purposes to
make this bonus distribution a perma-
nent feature as long as their earnings
warrant it. It is in addition to a se-
ries Of uniform wage increases made
in the last year or so which have car
ried the pay of the men formerly re-
ceiving SITS per day to $3.50 and cor
respondingly forward in the various
grades. A pleasing incident of the pa
triotic order occurred at the factory
during the noon hour on Saturday
last. Upon their own initiative the
employees had by subscriptions among
themselves purchased an American
flag, in size Is by 10 feet, for presenta
ton to the company as an expression
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crisis. Their action was intended to
be and actually was a surprise to the
officers of the company. who were
glad to find the existence of the spirit
among the men, many of whom are of
foreign birth. David H. Miller, Jr., in
behalf of the company, accepted the
gift with appropriate remarks marked
by deep feeling.
Charles Sanford. formerly chairman
of the Democratic town COMMITTEES
and selectman for several years, went
to a Bridgeport hospital on Monday
to undergo an operation for a visual
affection known as hardening of the
eyebnil. If the operation on one eye
is successful the other will be sim
ilarly treated a week or two hence.
The doctors say that the alternative
of an operation would ultimately mean
o1AAASAhNsoS. 4sAA. k-eIIlAOAo SSllOl uCS1uCu
is not good. as he made only partial
recovery from the digestive and con-
sequent nervous ailment following an
attack of the grip last winter.
The vestry of Christ Episcopal
church voted last Sunday to invest
$500 of the parish endowment funds
in Liberty Bond loans. Las the money
is now in a savings bank the change
of investment will involve a trif1ing
loss in revenue, but the vestry felt
that patriotic considerations fully
warranted the diversion AT the con-
ference D.. s. Sanford, a member of
the vestry, announced that the teach
ing staff and pupils of the Sanford
school had invested in the bonds to
the amount of $3.50.
Mrs. Marietta Lyon attained her
92nd birthday yesterday and the an
niversary was observed in a quiet and
informal but betting way Except
for chronic rheumatism of the joints
which makes heraz.. shut in.,a, her gen
eral health Is excellent. her spirits
cheerful and her mental faculties I'M
impaired. Among those who sent re-
membranes for the anniversary was
her older daughter, Mrs. Hobart
Brinsmade of St Louis.
Present indications are that apart
from survey work little if anything
will be done towards the building OF
the Bridgeport anlbury trunk high
way across Redding Ridge until next
year. The appropriation does not be-
come available until October and it is
not practicable to do construction work
in the winter season
The Georgetown ball team were de-
feated last Sunday by the Nationals.
of Norwalk, s to Z. In the first game
the previous Sunday they lost to the
ST. Peters of Danbury.
At the monthly meeting of Fire Co.
Mo. 1 on Monday evening the cheerful
report was made that the company
was now free of debt and had a small
balance in the treasury 1t was voted
to leave the matter of responding to
out of town calls to the discretion of
the chief
The annual meeting Of the Mems
club, at which officers for the ensuing
year will be elected, will be held on
Monday evening of next week at the
home of Ralph E. Rockwell.
The Aaron Read place in hometown
has been leased by Mrs. Case to Mrs
Florence Simpson of HawleyvilIe with
an option to purchase.
According to a message picked up
in a bottle off the coast of .HeIigoland
by the crew of a ship which arrived
in Christiana, a German U-boat was
sunk March 16 by a British cruiser