The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
COURTESY EXCHANGE IN BEDDING NOT
 FULLY A TRUCE
Election Contest to Be Spirited,
 Especially on Select ''. men.
(special to The Farmer.)


 teresting phase with prpmise Of lively contest at the polls and this de- spite the fact that'e each party endorsed some of the others candidates, a cir constance naturally having ten- dency to produce a condition or mu- tuaI good feeling. The Republican caucus was held Saturday night with an attendance of IS and the Demo- cratic caucus on Monday night with an attendance of about 40. At the for-
 mer there was only one real contest, this occurring over the nomination TOT assessor. Albert A. Gorham, who wished to be given a candidate, ana A. G. Barnett each received nine votes on the first ballot On the next all but two went to Mr. Barnett. For select men H. Sanford Osborn and 5. B. Banks were named with no dissenting voices. The other principal nominees were John Muennich for collector, w. H. z ill for treasurer, Marshall D. san ford and w.. H. Hazen for board or relief and J. B., Sanford for town clerk. The latter is Democrat ana
 present incumbent of the office' ana has been on both tickets for the past three elections.
 The Democratic caucus enuorseo MT. Muennich for collector and MT. Hill for treasurer. The other nonni-
 nations were: Selectmen, W. c. San | ford, James E. Driscol1; assessor,
 Frank Rider; board of relief, Hugh c. iMcCollam and Robert J. Rider; audi tor, Charles o. Perry; grand jurors, Michael Connery, D. S. Sanford, Har- ry A. Lounsbury; oonstables, James
 Reynolds, Nicholas Santenello, Robert
 Turney; registrars of voters, B. M
 Bradley, Charles Rowland; member town school committee, W. c. San-
 ford.
 Interest will center chiefly in the se- lectmen contest as the Democrats have exceptionally strong candidates in Messrs. Sanford and Driscoll. The former held the office of first select man for several successive years and made a notable record for courage and efficiency He led the movement for building roads by state aid ana won out over considerable opposition. Mir Driscoll is a capable young man I of Georgetown and very popular i'll that section. The opposing cand1- dates, MT. Osborn in narttcular, do not lack clements of strength. MT. Banks
 has been chosen selectman and repre- l sentative by good majorities in the
 past. but the last time he ran for tpe latter office he achieved the unique
 distinction of receiving less votes on election day than he received in the caucus which gave him the no1nina- ton His defeat on this occasion was ] the most signal one in local political annals. He has since been on the
 board of relief and evidently desires l to tscorne back' to still further ex- itent, being. credited with ambition for another representative nomination
 next year. Should he suffer, defeat next month the other aspiration will Eprobably be ungratifed. p
 The Home Guard minstrel show drew capacity audience to the San
 ford school gym last Friday evening land if abundant laughter and applause
 are a criterion, was a big success in all ways as well as in patronage. or lthe end men Frank T. Meehan rather
 exceIled. The singing pleased gen. Ierally, the solos by MT. Rasanau, MT. 1 Archer MT. Nash and Rev. MT. Cum
 ningham, the 1atter's rendition of Plush Dem Clouds Away" making a
 special hit :. tome of the personal
 gags referring to local residents seemed to be in dubious taste, but nevertheless caused great hilarity. The net proceeds of the entertainment were close to s1oo, enough to purchase the four small calfbre rifles wanted lby the company for target practice and leave a nice little balance in the I treasury The performance is to be repeated in Georgetown at an early date.
 The Episcopal church at the Ridge l will be the scene of fashionable iwedding at high noon on Saturday, the principals. in the ceremony being
 Miss Airline, daughter of Mrs. Flor
 ence Luttgen Little, who was herself
 recently married the second time, and Kenneth Slawson. Hoops of New Uork. The groom elect is a young man who holds the rank of Major in the naval reserve and is associated with his father in the wealthy and prominent Ireal estate firm of Hoops & Slawson. The father owns a steam yacht which he has placed at the service of the U. Is. government. Saturdays ceremony will be performed by Rev. Raymond Cunningham. Little Miss Elder, the tseven year old grand niece of Com imodore Luttgen, will come from IStaunton, Va, to act as flower girl.
 Following the ceremony a wedding
 breakfast and reception will be held lat Sunset Hill. Some two hundred in lvitations for the event have been .is- sued and among the guests expected are many prominent in the society cir Ecles of New York and other cities.
 Joseph Hill, who occupies the Han nah Keeler house at Pine Tree Cor lner, has received letter from Miss Laura Kee1er, music teacher of l Medford, Mass, and a niece of the late Miss Keeler, informing him that
 she has arranged wfthsthe other heirs to buy the property but that he is at liberty to remain there during the coming winter as she does not wish
 to take possession until spring. There can be no actual conveyance of title
 until the settlement of the estate which still remains in the probate icourt. MT. Hill has presented a claim lagainst the estate of s4OO representing money alleged to have bee nadvanced for repairs, but as yet there has been no granting nor rejection of the claim The property is valued at about $75O Justice W. c. Sanford was called to IGeorgetown Saturday afternoon to try
 the case of Augustus Carlson charged
 with assaulting William J. Morrissey, } Ia railroad section boss. The assault occurred in the yard of the Gilbert & Bennett shops, the accused attackins Morrissey with hammer in satisfac-
 tion of an old grudge. Carlson nlead- ed guilty when arraigned and was
 fined $1 and costs. He expressed re- gret for what he had done and the
 complainant accepting his apologies