The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-09
MINSTREL SHOW
TO BE GIVEN BY
REDDHNG GUARD
Towns Draft Subjects Now
Having a Physical
Z Size up.

Redding, Aug. 9-Physical examin-
alton. OF Redding men bearing the
lower DRAFT numbers BEGAN in Dam
bury on Tuesday and was continued
yesterday. Several Of those called
had disabilities causing their speedy
rejection and Of those wto passed q
number are claimants for exemption.
Until these cases are decided the
personnel of this towns quota of
about seven will not be determined
It is expected that the list will be
made up within a few Days.
The civil organization of the local
Home Guard has elected Captain III
8. Barnes president, Rev. Raymond
Cunningham, secretary and A. q. Bar
nett, treasurer. Several committees
were also chosen. New recruits Of
the, Guard are a man named Carlson
OF yGeorgetown, Roy Fleuellysa. OF
West Redding and Fred Candee OF
Easton. Carlson adds to the COM
pany's group OF lengthy men, being
dix feet, two. On the evening OF
Aug. 31st the Gus-rd will give a min
strel performance at the Ridge gym,
the members constituting the talent
employed. There will be an old
time, black face hrst part, vocal solos
and concerted singing and sketches.
The proceeds are to go towards the
purchase of four Springfield rifles OF
az calibre and ammunition for use
In target practice preliminary to sub.
sequent practice with the compaIiy's
equipment rines wnicn are OF = Can
pre.
On one OF the sWeiterins uass "
last week Al fbaker was eng ae eu ~
trimming an elm tree on the premlses
In Pleasant Valley OF n w. WasDraose'
his employer. when swarm OF yel-
low Jacket hornets appeared from
somewhere and made him the sup!ect
OF an onslaught Being at tne Llme
40 feet above the ground anu navll.s
70 use mas names IN ensc,l n 5000
he was temporarily neipiess as~'ns'
his enemies and nao peen connple-
hensively stung about the race pelore
he could gain shelter. general
prfiness resulted and some Time
elapsed before a persistent appnca-
ton OF remedies lessened MS pains
and enabled him to partly open MS
eyes. 1t had been hot enough be-
fore the hornets came and after that,
WELT
The local Red Cross workers have
Srsorqa ,,,zed as an auxiliary of the
Fsirf,eld Chanter with Mrs. J.. B.
ssnford M president. Mrs. A. q. Bar
~~+t s.nre+arv Mrs RAYMOND Cum
,,srsg,,arr ara Mrs Char1es Fiji. as
.ss.e,t .acrata r}as and Mrs. John c.
$3.50 .ras s,,rar The Fairfield
rs'1 49, a,c+har ar,bu-
-nApeer nas - 80 - q, =, o,,or ~
lance tunu - - - At. I, "a
MRS frances lracy au - -, ~.
aing auAlnary ~ sgr - -nonev
ltial con.rl . - ss,a racar+iy
pelng naaa,. rne
neid Dy tne w %. 1 ~ s.,-,., .aa,tn~
iaoies continue s.a-e
assemblies al rne town nati ao - :
turning out q large qranliy " ~"
which at intervals Is snippeo 10 neso-
quarters in -Eatrf1eid.
Last Sunday the Georgetown pan
team varied their regular program OF
game on the home GROUNDS by max
Ing a trip to ossintug. N T.. TOT
contest with the prison team. over
one, hundred of the Villagers accom-
panied them In autos and all were ad-
mitted to the prison playing field. be-
ing the only outsiders 30 favored Tne
game resulted in defeat for the VS.
tiers. the score being to ..
One ~ lazy 4Ar~os " sAA' 10y go
pieces of corn In town Is single nelo
OF 16 acres, most OF It stlo corn, on the
farm OF George u. Williams In Eope-
town. yAlthcugh occupied most or the
day IN peddhng the milk he produces
MIR, WfniamR with very little OUTSIDE
help has managed to keep the tract
thoroughly culr1vateo Ills usual
working day stretches to a6 ana IL
hours. In order to have more time TOT
farm work ne hos given up mis- milk
route in Bethel and DanDury and SOLD
bis production to bridgeport man
named Bernard. The latter has also
contracted for the supply of several