The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-10
MINISTER WILL SHOULDER GUN
 IN J. s. ARMY
Sea of NeWtOWn Man Valves Exemption - Democrats
 Nominate Ticket.
Especial to The Farmer.)

NSWIOWn, sept. lV.-SteV. JooSph AN' son of Rev. F. w. Barnett or Newtown, has resigned his curacy or St. Georges Episcopal church, New York city, to take effect Get. l, or earlier, if necessary, to go to the front as a fighter in the ranks and not ehap- lain. Although he is exempt under the provisions of the selective draft law, he has waived all claims and has written the secretary of war that II ordered to the front, he wants to go as a private soldier in the National Army, ito eat and sleep and fight with the boys and be in a position to be or real help, when a comrade is in real trouble, or Is disgruntled, and needs a. smile and friendly slap on the back to put the martial spirit back into the man again. His offer was received with approval at the war of- fee and when Rev. J. N. Barnett dons khaki he will go as Private Barnett from New York. Rev. MT. Barnett IS 20 years of age, but two brothers have preceded him in the service of his country. One, Rev. Francis Barnett. army in France, while Lieutenant Ed ward Barnett after receiving his dom- mission at Plattsburgh, was detailed for duty at Camp Aver, Massachu- setts.
 Private Richard Carnody has been transferred from Fort Wright to Fort Terry.
 The handsome driving horse of Mrs. Louise Gibson was attacked last week with a strange malady, thought to be rabies, or hydropflobia. The animal bit and tore it's flesh savagely while in it's stall, permitting no one to come ear it, and died iE a horrible par oxysm of madness. Although officials of the town were present, the animal for some unexplained reason was not shot or put out of misery, but allowed to die. More than a year ago an OK, owned by Mrs. Gibson was bitten by a rabid dog, and had to be killed, but this section of the town has not been visited by mad dogs since, and the death of the horse has created no end of speculation as to the possibility o1 the horse being bitten on this vista ton and retaining the virus in it's blood in a latent state for over g year.
 Interest grows among the members of the Home Guard, and the dril Sunday afternoon at the station blaze showed marked improvement in tho man. A large number of spectators enjoyed the manoeuvTeS.
 The Democrats have placed in nom ination the following excellent ticket Town clerk, Oscar Pitzsch1er; towr treasurer, Frank Wright :tax collec tor, John F. Houlihan; assessor, Mi chael Kilbride: board of relief, Gro yer Loveland; board of finance, Thos M. Holian, Julius Hartwig, Jesst James; constables, Thomas Carlson A11S o1d z F. Conger; auditor Frank H. Ives first .selectman, Ephraim D. Briscoe
 second selectman, Thomas F. Brew Democratic town committee Arthu
 J. Gallagher, Thomas P. Brad3ey, Ed
 ward Troy.
 l Mrs. Fred Lockwood was visito
 in Bridgeport Saturday. Her daugh 1 fer Mabel visiting friends in Bridge port returned today to enter the sixtl grade in Newtown high school. Mis- Bessie Lockwood is on visit to Dan
 bury.
 Miss Ruffells, who taught the schoo in .Dodgingtown in the early part o last year, has been engaged to teacl in the Bethel school.
 The Republicans nominated practi kcally last years ticket at their caucu
 Friday night. w. B Glover and New
 ton Curtis in the order named ar nominees for selectmen. Gustave Car
 son will again try for the position o town treasurer against the incumben
 who defeated him last year. Tn
 Democratic nominees for town clerl and tax collector were again endorsed
 The party put up good men for mem Ifbersiitp on the new board of finance They arc Henry G. Curtis, Lei ( Morris ana Cornelius B. Taylor. Nom nation is equiva1eH. to election t this board by both parties.
 Miss Winnifred Patrcne of Bridge port was a guest Sunday of Mrs. Mar
 HaTigan of Ssn3y Hook.
 MT. and Mrs. Herman Oppe an
 sons, Herman, Jr., and Frank, an
 Runell Wheeler are spending Septem
 Der at Mrs. Oppe's home in New For
 city
 Miss Eileen Houlihan, N. H. s., 19f entered the junior class at Danbur
 Normal. Miss Virginia Hou1ihan, graduate of Normal school, has bee
 engaged to teach in Watertown wher she will reside this winter.
 Miss Helen Egan returned Saturda from a visit with Bridgeport rela tives.