The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
REDDING's QUOTA FROM THE DRAFT F'Tl'
 ESTIMATED AT '
The Town to Have Another Big Flag Raising on
 Sunday.

Der to be called into service from this town by the draft has not been of f1cially declared estimates based on the figures which will determine the matter give seven as the probable quota. Hence only a comparatively few of those on the list need look for a summons, these being of course the subjects against whose names stand the lower numerals. Readings first Is which, allowing for exemptions will probably more than supply the re- quired seven are in their numerical sequence as follows: John Johnson, Fraula T. Meehan, John Sund1off, Emil Nardine, Benjamin Bell, E, Clinton Sanford. Eric Leidfert, Clar- ence Beeeher, Chester Sanford, Chas. Rowland, Lester Patterson, John An derson, J. B. Sanford, Jr., Daniel Swenson. Allan Murphy, Hermann Smith, Joseph Kratky, Samuel Os- born..
 Of these Clinton Sanford was re- jected for Home Guard service be- cause of defective sight, Frank Mee- han is physically disqualified and MT. Swenson, pastor of the Methodist church in Georgetown, Is excepted on account of being in the ministry. How many of the others are<entitled to ex- emption will not be determined until their cases are passed upon by the exemption board. Both MT. Sanford and MT. Osborn offered themselves for the regular service previous to the draft.
 The last and promising to be the biggest of the local flag raisings will be held at Bedding Center next Sun day afternoon at 2:30. The Bedding and Bethel Home Guards are to par- ticipate, the latter being accompan- jed by the Bethel band whose play ing at the Ridge raising on the Fourth was greatly appreciated. It is also desired that there be present a large representation of the school children of the town. They will form at the Center school under the direc- ton of Mrs. Lemuel Sanford and Miss Hickok and march thence to the town house square. D. S.. Sanford has been appointed a special committee to have general charge of the exer. cises. The program includes singing, short addresses by Rev. Father Shor- teile of Ridgefeld, Judge Wilkin of the Brooklyn Juvenile court and Judge Cunningham of Danbury, and the reading of two original poems, OAAS OA lAO4xA 'Oy IAOSS LOO0dl6 Dayton.
 At 6:so on Saturday morning the Home Guard will start in autos for Danbury to act with other Guard com panies, as escort for the Fourth Regi- .ment c. N. G. in the latter's march from the armory to the depot for em barkation on the 7:25 train for Fort Wright, near New London where they are to go into camp. The Red ding Guard has been designated as the Acolors company of thes battalion to which it belongs. Next Sunday the company will drill for the first time on the new ground on the Dayton place at the Center which has been placed at their disposal. This will probably be made their regulars and sole drill place for the future.
 The transportation committee of the town school board met last Sat- urday and made arrangements for the conveyance of children which are virtually a repetition of last years ar- arrangements. D. R. Warren will cover Sanfordtown, B. B. Banks the Boston district and Charles Reynolds the Ridge. Compensation Is to be as formerly except in the case of MT. Banks who last year carried about 40 children. morning and afternoon, for about s1.50. The board thought i. only fair that he should receive double this sum for the coming year The Contract for the Little Park sec ton was left in abeyance because o1 the proba bility and J. B. Sanford, Jr., the present contractor, would be call ed away for military service. A Mrs. Rowland of New York and | l. . rI,A~ AE day and inspected. several residential
 pieces of property with view to purchasing. Among the properties they looked over were the Mrs l Thompson and Abbott places at the Center and the Deacon place in Lone. town formerly occupied by w. H Hill. All are in the hands of the | Sanford real estate agency. A sor :. of MT. Rowland is law partner o1 I Charles E. Hughes, former judge 1 governor and presidential candi. date.
 Mrs. J. B. Sanford and Mrs. A. G
 Barnett represented the Reading
 Red Cross at the opening on Tuesday of the new quarters of the Fairfield l Chapter in the Hannah Hobart house l in Fairfield. The local branch ha. voted to re-organize as an auxiliar. | of the Chapter and the papers re | quired for the formalities essential tt I this end are expected to arrive in 1 1 few days.
 Without being able to conjectur, any plausible theory in explanation
 of the fact local dairymen have notet l with interest the unusually large per centage of heifer calves arriving thi | season. The ratio runs at about thre or four to one in favor of the female l whereas it usually breaks about even
 There is an ancient tradition to tn effect that when war is waging o
 threatening an excess of human fe 1 male births should be interpreted a 1 an omen of peace. In the discussion
 regarding the present calf dispropor
 ton no one could recall, however, tha
 the supposed rules applied to tn
 brute creation.
 At the meeting of Home Guard of ficers of the Fourth district held i Milford on Tuesday evening for sth
 purpose of forming civil organiza ton, Captain H. s. Barnes, com
 manding the Bedding company, wa
 appointed member of the executiv
 committee as representative of tn battalion to which his command be 1 longs.
 The work of clearing the pond i . the Aspetuck river opposite the !