The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-01
REODING'S QUOTA
FROM REGISTRY IS
ESTIMATED AT I6O
Two Places Designated for
Appearance of All Liable
to Registration.

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draft would be approximately $50.
Next Tuesday is registration day for
draft subjects throughout the nation
a fact so thoroughly advertised that
E, would seem hardly possible for any
to lack knowledge of it The local
registration board has designated the
town house at the Center and the
community committee quarters locat-
ed above Stockings store in George
town as the Redding registry places.
The hours for registration are from
! Z a. m. to p. m. It should be I'M
derstood that subjects must appear in
| person to register, performance OF the
! duty by messenger or mail not being
permissible anad only illness Of an in
capacitating degree serving as valid
excuse for failure to report. The fact
that an age subject had previously
been granted exemption from military
duty by reason of physical disability
conveys no exemption from duty to
report in the present instance. The
penalty for Noncompliance is a heavy
one. The number Of those to be call
| ed to the colors from Redding is a
matter yet to be determined through
the working out by the military au-
i thorities of the proportionate levy
problem.
a union Memorial service for the
nations soldier dead in which the
| three Protestant churches of the east
/ side took part was held last Sunday
evening at the Episcopal church. A
lavish display, Of flags, those of the
Allies being interningled with the
! Stars and Stripes, gave color and
beauty to the interior of the edifice
which was well filled by an attentive
assemblage. The gathering comprs-
ed three civil war veterans-Henry
Plat, Charles Robinson and D. s. Van
Vorst-a delegation from the local
Home Guard and the pupils of the
Sanford ischool-in a body. Rev. Mr..
Cunningham, rector of the church,
preached a sermon deeply patriotic in
tone and Rev. Mr.. Woo1worth, who
had brought the veterans to the ser
vice in his car, gave a brief historical
address reviewing the part which Red
ding men had borne in the Revo1u-
tionary and the Civil War. 1t includ-
ed the names of those who had. serv-
ed in these conflicts.
In Georgetown Memorial Day was
observed yesterday with exercises Of
the same general character as those
marking last years celebration. The
CONSPICUOUS feature was parade by
about 200 school children. The pro-
cession, each child carrying a small
flag, marched through the village to
the local cemetery under the COM
mand of e. A. Pinkney a civil war
veteran, acting as marshal. At the
cemetery the soldier graves were dec
GRATED with flowers and patriotic en-
blems, special attention being given
the resting place Of Major David H
Miller who in his life time saw to it
hof a
without proper local recognition.
Singing and brief address by a local
clergyman made up the rest OF the
program at the conclusion Of which
the procession reformed and paraded
to the Methodist chapel where lunch
was served.
John Tucker, q well known resident
and one Of the towns large milk pro-
ducers, died suddenly last Friday ev-
ening at his home in Little River val
ley. His age was 65. Although par
TALLY disabled and troubled by rheu-
matisn following leg fracture about
a year ago he seemed to be in fairly
good health until Wednesday when,
after working awhile in the garden,
he complained Of fafntness and went
into the house to lie down. I There
appeared to be nothing alarming about
his condition and the final collapse
due to acute gastritts, was wholly un-
expected. The deceased was one of
the sturdy Irish type who by hard
work, thrift and business shreWdness
made his way in the world against
early adverse conditions and acquired
a competency through his own I'M
aided exertions. He is survived by a
widow, one son and a daughter. The
latter was to have been married with
In g. few days to Henry Rowland OF
Weston. The funeral, held on Mon
day with services at the Catholic
church in Bethel, was largely at
Mcclellan, Owen GILL, M. Joseph Sui
Ivan. Dennis Ryan, Francis Malone
and Michael Flood.
To the many friends of Lew War
ner, a grand juror of the town, it was
a cause for satisfaction to learn that
he had been exonerated from blame
for an auto accident in Danbury last
week in which has car had run over
and severely injured Peter Osborn, an
aged contractor, whose specially is
the moving of buildings. Mr.. Osborn
was alighting from trolley ear when
struck. He was tossed upon the autos
hood and falling therefrom in a posi-
ton lengthWise Of the auto the ma
chine. passed partly over him inflict-
ing a bad scalp wound among other
injuries Had the trolley car been
stationary when Mr.. Warner neared
1t the latter would have been at fault,
but as a matter of fact the trolley was
at the time moving away from the
switch siding. Mr.. Osborn acknowI-
edges hat he was himself at fault, so
that the Danbury authorities to VIII ON
Mr.. Warner promptly reported. saw