The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-07
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Redding, June THE draft regis
tration on Tuesday passed off without
special incident and while the en-
rollment fell below the estimate,
those in charge of the work had no
reason to believe upon it's conclusion
that there had been any evasions. this
being, however, a matter which was
held open for subsequent inquiry. In
the First voting district 81 offered and
gave in their names, and in the
Georgetown district 58. a total of ITO.
A preliminary checking up of names
from the. military census roll yielded
a larger number, but it was after
wards learned that some of the names
had been Improperly entered, their
owners being residents of portions of
Georgetown located in Ridgefield or
Wilton. Others subject to the regis
tration had removed from town since
the taking of the census, Their eg-
istratibn board was assisted in it's
clerical work by w. C. Sanford and
Howard Luther at the town house and
by Paul Connery and James Connery
in Georgetown. At the latter place
a file of the Home Guard under COM
mand of. Sergeant. Nash and armed
with hickory cudgels were on duty
during the day, but no occasion arose
for their services. In the village one
foreign-born resilient had openly an
nounced his intention of defying the
registration edict Early in the day
however, he showed up and perform
ed his duty with all meekness.
Gun racks for the Home Guard
have been constructed by Builder Nc,
Collam and placed IN the Sanford
school gym in readiness for the rifles
which are yet to arrive The Guard
in Newtown, Bethel and Danbury
have received their equipment and
the delay@in respect to the Redding
company is interpreted as meaning
that the latter are not to be called
into active service as soon as some
other commands. Only about 5000 of
the Guards total strength of more
than 1000 are required to replace the
states National Guard force land
country companies will naturally be
the last called upon by reason of the
important service they can render
from being left at home to help in
caring for the crops. Besides there
are in this town no railroad bridges
or ammunition plants to be guarded.
The local company's drill last Sunday
was held on the West Redding
grounds, it having been decided not
to accept the offer of a field made
by John G. Fellowes.
Suffragan Bishop Acheson visited
Christ Episcopal church last Thurs
day evening and administered con-
1rmation to a class of six The can
didates were Albert c. Baldwin, Ev-
erett Sherwood, Richard Hurd, Dexter
Paine, Edward Day and Frederick
Johnson, Jr The last named is son
Of Bishop johnson of Missouri. His
father had intended to be present at
the service, but was prevented on ac-
count of the Illness of a relative. The
theme of the sermon delivered by
Bishop Acheson and addressed especi-
ally to the confirmation class was the
duty, of loyalty-single-h handed deyo4
ton to ones religious principles, to
ones country and to ones ideals and
duties in general. This sense of 10y
atty, the speaker said, was an essen
tial element of character building
and in fact was in itself character.
During his stay in town the Bishor
gave a talk to the pupils of the San.
ford school which also bore upon the
WI luz VI iOydily FlIS ornamental
relations to character On Friday he
accompanied Rev. Mr. Cunningham
to the Episcopal church in Weston of
which the latter has charge and con-
Quoted there another confirmation
service. Those receiving the rite were
Charles Disbrow, Irving Patchen and
Mabel Patchen.
The Providence which is supposed
to exercise specially protective care
over a certain class of incapables and
also to cover with its benefcent man
tie Ford car users was in evidence in
an incident which occurred one evening
last week on the Putnam park road
Northward bound along that thor
oughfare spun car driven by Fred
Miller, an employe of John G. Stet-
son, and two friends intent on con-
and bearing besides Miller, Mrs. Stet-
son and two frienrs intent on con-
Meeting with a train at Bethel. South
ward ambled Ford with girl at
the wheel and having young man as
the only other occupant The cars
MET near the top of slight hill.
There was plenty of room to pass
safely, but in her anxiety to effect -
wide clearance the Ford lady steered
her machine upon the adjacent bank
and over it went. Yes, a complete
turning of turtle. a literal upside
downess. And the two occupants.
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