The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-16


 and Main streets, yesterday afternoon the pole of a trolley car became en- i tangled in the guy wires. The strain | caused the wooden pole at the cor ner, to which the guy was attached. l to break off even wit the ground. In falling the pole struck a passing limousine, completely wreckfng the upper part of the car. Fortunately none of the occupants were injured. Inspection of the pole showed 1t to be rotten at the base.
 The drive for the War Chest is on in full force today and reports indi- cate that the town. as usual, will go over the top.
 Stratford High school football team was victorious yeste l1ay afternoon over the team from the Shelton High school The score was IA to and much credit is due the town team as they had tlo play much heavier weight. Only minor accidents marred the game, two of the Shelton boys being put out of business for Q short time. Girls and boys from botR schools were present and assisted in the cheering of their respective teams.
 The game was played on the Brew ster lot at Paradise Green. The vis- itors came on two large motor trucks.
 There is general rejoicing among housekeepers over the fact that the Food Administrator has removed the ban on the purchasing of four. From now on. flour can be purchased at any retail store without the substitutes. But the sugar question is what both CTS people at the present time. They read in the papers what they can do in the purchase of sugar, but rIothing | Is said about many of the retailers being cut down to about 75 per cent of their required amount for the month. This Is a fact, however, and there is decidedly a scarcity of sugar in the retail stores, however much there may be in the wholesale houses. Retailers can only get sugar when the Food Administrator gives them certificates to purchase it, and of course, if their required amount Is curtaiIed, some of them will be out of sugar.
 | Rev. A. M. Baggett and wife, of Nyack, N. Y, are visiting in town for a few days, with Charles Johnson and family, of Park street MT. Baggett has been actively engaged in evan- gelistic work during the past year, in and about the State of New York, and has been very successful It has been nearly a year since he resigned the passionate of Bethany church, to en- Ger the evangelistic field.
 The members of the local company of the State Guard voted to accept the invitation to attend the Victory
 service at Christ church on Sunday
 morning. It Is expected they will turn
 out with full ranks.
 The committee of the vestry who
 have the arrangements in change
 were busy this afternoon Decorating
 the church. The choir under the di.
 recdon of Mrs. Baldwin will render
 appropriate music. The sermon vii be preached by the Rev. Dr. Smith o-
 New York city.
 The service will commence at 10:4
 a. m. and cordial invitation is ex : tended all wfEo desire to attend. '"The World, Missions, and tht . Church, will be the theme of the ser mon at the Congregational church to morrow morning, the pastor preach 7 ing. Matters in connection with tn, = close of the United War Work cam = ipaign will be taken up and delegate s will be elected to the semi i-annua 3 meeting of the Fairfield County AS I Is,r1 s to be held Wednesday in the Olive g Congregational church of Bridgeport = At the evening service the pastor wi
 give an address based upon "A Stu
 dent in Arms" and "The Cross at tn Front" The Sabbath school meets a f the close of the morning service an il the Young People will hold their de c votional service at 6:S0 in Packar f hall topic, Ref s We Should b d Interested In" A brief rehearsal wi = be held Of the Thanksgiving pageant. Home and foreign missionary ser ," vices will be held all day Sunday a . the First Baptist church. full al u tendance Is requested
 The Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter, tn S' pastor, will preach morning and ever 0 ing at the Methodist church. Tn u topic for the morning will be, Stand J. ing on Holy Ground" In the eveninj l. 'The People Who Have Seen Ghosts d, Sunday school at F and Epwort c- League at 6:30.
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 'd The members and friends of Betl ;e any church are glad to have on oj S. portunity of once more listening
 their former pastor, Rev. A. M. Bal
 gett, who will preach for them bot r. morning and evening. The service
 the morning will commence at 10:s
 and the evening service will be I'd 7:50. The Sunday school will meet
 the close of the morning service. TT = Young Peoples meeting will be he at 6:45 D. m. All are cordially invite II to attend these services.
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