The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-07
CALL :, TO SERVICE
To REDDING men
NOT IMMEDIATE
Two Are Notified to Report For
Duty on the 18th. =


is called to begin active duty until
Sept IS. On that date Emil Nardlne
and Benjamin Dell are ordered to re-
port at the training camp at Aver,
Mass The others expect to be call
ed at intervals with the final date
about Oct. 1. They are Ernest k1sf,
Harold Albin, Louis Perry, Allan Mur-
ply, Herman Smith and John john
son. The local Home Guard. about
40 strong went to Danbury on Tues
day evening and took part IN the pa
rade held as a send, off to the draft
recruits of this district. These re-
cruits, something over 100 in number,
formed division of the procession.
After the parade the Redding Guards
men who are to take part in the COM
panys minstrel show at the Ridge to-
morrow (Friday) evening had a re-
hearsa1 at the Hotel Green. At the
battalion inspection in Danbury last
Thursday evening the Redding
Guardsmen made a highly creditable
Showing with q turnout Of So. When
the inspecting officer looked upward
to the summit of Private Samuelson,
distance 6 feet, 4 inches. he remarked
that the private's hat wasn't a very
good fit. mo-" replied Samuelson,
my size is seven and five-eighths and
lucy Ild0 OlS enOuSh 1OI IIl0
F Most of the company have signified
their intention of remaining overnight
at Putnam Park on Saturday where
they hold another muster in the early
evening along with the Bethel COM
epany. A variation in the experiences
of the command as so far occurring
will come on Monday evening next
when seven mem bers will face trial by
(court martial on charges preferred by
Capt. Barnes for non-payment Of fines
imposed. for non-attendance at drills.
Major Ryder of Bethel, battalion COM
lmandant, will be the trial magistrate.
Some Of the delinquents will probably
be accorded prompt absolution by
paying up dues and fines in the
meantime. Others may elect to ques-
ton the justice of the charges and
thus necessitate formal hearing
with the imposition Of a. penalty as
the outcome.
The Republican caucus to name a.
ticket for the twon election in Octo-
Der will be held on Saturday evening.
Advance selections by the party's rul
ing powers make it possible to fore
cast the principal nominations with
reasonable accuracy. H. Sanford Os-
born is to- head, for the third time,
the list as nominee for first select
lIA4u I1S Atdu StuAOOnCSu lAcdL Il0
would not run again, but was led by
the persuasions of the party managers
1 to change his mind. Walter Perry.
| the present second selectman is to be
dropped and Benz. B. Banks put for
ward in his place.. It has not been
tsettled whether Albert "A. Gorhan,
will receive denomination for as
SCISSOR. The understanding is that he
would like the nomination, but some
deposition promises to Develop. For
the board of relief w. H. Hazen will
succeed B. B. Banks as a candidate.
Marshall D. Sanford, the other re-
firing Republican member of the
iboard, will probably be renamed. For
town treasurer no one is mentioned
except w. H. Hill, the present incum-
bent. Tax Collector John. gMuennich
ffs assured of a denomination provided
1 he will accept, but says he isn't eager
4 to retain the job unless granted an in
crease of salary. When several of the
town officials were voted more pay
Hast year on the recommendation of
the finance committee the collector
i did, not share in the distribution Of
! favors. His present salary of $3.50 is
less on a percentage basis than that
paid the collector Of any country town
in Fairfield county. Redding never
4
lector and he has performed a special
i service in introducing the card index
Isystem by which the full obligation
jof any taxpayer is disclosed at a
Iglance. This work he did without ex-
/ ira compensation. OF course salary
lraise can come to him only by the
lvote of a town meeting.
j Edward J. Miller, who sold his
farm at Redding Center several years
ago, has acquired from M. H. Glover
the residence and farming property
at the foot of Newtown street former
" owned by the late. Sheriff Aaron
Sanford 1t comprises about 80
acres OF high quality land and he
gave in exchange for 1T the Macken-
zie residence in Bethel which is valued
lat $4,000. Mr.. Miller has been for
fsome time an inspector for the
Bridgeport street railway He decid-
ed to give up this position to return
Ito farming pursuits and another. OBJ
ject was to provide a country home
for his younger brother Francis, who
has been for about three years tub
erculosis patient in a sanitarium at
Rutland, VT. "
A letter received by John C.. Read
from his uncle, Sturgfs Selleck, gave
| sprightly account of a picnic which
| the writer attended last week at Los
Angeles, Cal, along with seven other
i members of a club to which he be-
longs. Mr.. Selleck is "a years old and
former resident of Danbury The
club referred to was. formed in Los
Angeles several years ago with about
IL members, none Of whom was less
than 80. It happened that their
birthdays fell so that there was at
least one anniversary of the kind for
each month in the year and on. these
natal milestones the members as
sembled in a festively social spirit
Death having depleted their number
SO that for the first time August OF
this year was void of birthday, the
members resolved nevertheless to get