The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-24
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exercises at the Center last Sunday
afternoons His concise narration of
facts and figures in support of this
assertion would probably fill news
paper column. Beginning with the
formation of the local Home Guard,
which organization he described as
the pride and admiration of the town,
the speaker recounted the long list of
deeds locally done in response to the
successive appeals of the National and
State governments He said it was
the only town in the State which had
a record of four times over in sub
scr1ptions to the last Liberty Loan and
also the only town which had a 100
per cent. record as regards the pur-
chase of Thrift Stamps by the school
children. The total of local subscrip-
tons to the three loans was upwards
| of $4,000 or about $50 for each in
dividual resident. Without special
campaigning Thrift Stamps to the
amount of over $4,000 had been alb
sorbed and cash contributions as dis
tinguished from investments of a
patriotic nature amounted to about
$4,000. The Red Cross was con-
tinuously productive. The exhibition
of war foods recently given was pro-
nounced by the visiting lady agents
of the State Food administration to
be the best of the many they had at
tended. When the appeal came this
spring to eat more potatoes in order
to save other foods the 80 pupils of
the Umpawaug school devoured 500
potatoes in one week. Gov. Holcomb,
said Mr.. Sanford, was a star among
the country's war governors, Connec-
ticut matched up by shining as star
among the States, Fairfield county
was pre-emfnent among the counties
and Redding shone as the brightest
spot in Fairfield county. This war,
said the speaker in another part of
his address, had united the country as
it had never been united in any of it's
previous wartime or other periods.
During the war of 1912 and the Civil
War dissent and to degree open
opposition existed Redding did well
for the Colonial cause in the Revolu-
tionary War but nevertheless no few
er than 40 of it's men out of a popu-
lation of about the same size as the
present left their homes here to Join
the British forces in New York. Sub
sequently they former part of the
British forces which raided Danbury
and added in carrying some of their
former neighbors into captivity and
placing them on the prison ships at
New York.
The flag raising proper was a dou-
Ible event, the unannounced feature
being the hosting of a town service
flag with % stars as the companion
of the honor loan flag with three
stripes signifying quadruple sub
scrlption. Captain Barnes, head of
the loan committee, made appropriate
presentation remarks and First Sc
lectman W. c. Sanford brief speech
Of acceptance. An address of some
length was also made by Rev. Father
Burns of Norwalk, who defined and
extolled the sentiment of patriotism
and enjoined upon all cheerful com
pliance with whatever order or re-
quest came from the authorities
whether food economy, time economy,
financial aid or the more onerous
forms of service. His remarks, forci-
bly, phrased and uttered with much
sincerity, made a deep impression.
Previous to the exercises the Home
Guard marched from their drill
ground to the scene accompanied by
the Junior Guardsmen and the school
children. The singing. by the latter
was pleasing feature Of the oeca-
sion.
While at work on his large farm In
= upper West Redding last Thursday
Elmer B. Field was suddenly over
come with pains which proved to re-
suit from appendicitis in an advanced
: stage. He was hurried to the Dan
bury hospital and Immediately oper'
ated upon, but continued to sink rap
: idly and died the following morning
The funeral was held on Tuesday
services being conducted by the pas
: tor of the Long Ridge Methods
:. church and six nephews of the de
ceased acting as pail bearers. Mr.
Field was 6S years of age and is sur
. vived by a widow. They had no chill
= dren.
About month ago George Vaughan
y aged about 20 and living with an aun
u in west Redding, disappeared with n
l. previous intimation of his purpose
Z He had been a member of the HON
8 Guard since it's organization. All ct
forts to trace him failed and the frs
tiding regarding him came in a lette
from an officer of Southern tra1nln
= camp, saying that the missing ma
L was at the camp and seriously i'll wit
pneumonia Vaughan, it seems, ha
gone away in order to enlist A reIa
- tive at once journeyed to the cam
IL and this week sent back word tina
~ the young soldier was on the way t
- recovery.
10 Samuel Posen, a young man
about Is whose home was in Brool
CT lwn, N. Y. died suddenly last Satul
D. day morning at the home or A
Is Barnett in hometown. He had CON
ly to the place just a week before
ut help care for the poultry and do OIL
v. err light work. On the next TueSda
he had a hemorrhage Of the lung
:" but despite the persuasions OF his en-
III ployer and the orders of DR.. Smit
w refused to remain in bed. His motht
1e and the family physician arrived bel
ne on Friday, but further hemorrhag'
h. had by that time brought the patel
IL near his end and he survived only
r. few hours. Two weeks before Pos
Nv, came to Redding he was examined I
~ a physician who assured him that h
lungs were sound. The mother
q the deceased conducts a millinel
- store in Brooklyn.
A large assemblage attended Il
conference of the Congregation
g ministers of Fairfield county held
IL the Center church here on Tuesds
nc and followed with deep interest II
program as previously published