The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-22
.PHILO 3. HAVEN ELECTED DEACON
 FOR FOUR YEARS
StratfOrd Congregational Church Elects Officers.
 Has 393 Members.
COAL CONDITIONS IN TOWN CAUSE OF WORRY BaSeless Reports About Fuel Official EnterinG Sales
 Business.
Special to The Times.)


 Congregational church for four years at the annual meeting of the members held Wednesday evening at Red Mems hall, Church street. Other officers elected were: Clerk for one year, Howard Wilcoxson; treasurer for one year, Radford B. Smith; three mem- bers at large on standing committed, Charles Stephens Frank Fargo and Rev. Arthur Shirley; church visitors, Mrs. William B. Cogswell and Mrs. Arthur P Smith.
 The church has now a membership of 393 65 are non-residents. A net gain in membership over the preced- ing year was 21.
 The Sunday school has a member ship of $40. Of this number 184 are in the elementary department. Off, cers elected for the ensuing year to have charge of the Sunday school | were: Superintendent, Philo B. Haven; assistant superintendent, Rob- ere Luce. secretary and treasurer, | James Mallett; assis+a ant secretary and treasuer, Howard WilcoXson. Miss Bertha Hinckley was selected as head of the elementary department of the | Sunday school
 A report read by Radford B. Smith showed that the church had expend- ed $1 ,000 during the year for various l benevolences. One hundred and fifty dollars was raised for the helping of outside missionary societies.
 Coal Situation Acute.
 stratford's coal situation is acute. More than 500 orders still remain to be filled and as result of Thursdays s cold wave about 150 new orders were taken by First Eelectman James Lally who has been appointed tenn porary head of the fuel committee in town. There is but one car of coal in town and this is being rapidly dis posed of under the dire ction of Se- lectman Lally in quarter ton lots. However, there is no apparent suffer ing in town and the people are | waiting patiently for their turn to procure some hard fuel.
 When interviewed today First Se- lectman Lally said that two more shipments of hard coal are expected to arrive within a day or so. Upon it's arrival it will be distributed in quarter ton lots. No person will re- ceive a pound of coal unless his order has been placed. Each person plac- ing an order is given a number and not until the number is reached will he be given fuel unless in case of dire necessity. This procedure is fair and impartial to all.
 For the past week numerous stories have been circulated about town that First Selectman LaIly has gone into the coal business and has been reap ing a harvest as a result of this coal shortage. The selectman said today that he wishes to ernphaticaIly state that just as soon as the local coal dealers are able to dole out coal in half ton or ton lots he will quit "I am not in the coal business and the only reason that I took the initiative in this critical situation was to relieve suffering as much as possible and see that every persons home was fairly well heated" asserted MT. Lally. The fuel administrator ex- poets to fill most of the orders just as soon as the next shipments reach town.
 Funeral of Mir. Barrows. + services 1OE A. t1eTDeTL Barrows, for many years instructor in manual training in the Bridgeport ' public schools were held Wednesday !, afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at his late residence, Cut Spring road, Stratford. Rev. J. c. Gardner, pastor of the Adventist church, Bridgeport, con- ducted the services. Many sorrowing relatives and friends attended. Dele cations from the local branch of the Boy Scouts of America and from the public schools in Bridgeport were present at the obsequies. The large number of floral tributes gave evil dence of the esteem and affection in which the deceased was held by his legion of friends. The pail bearers were Abraham Felman, David Rosen- bluh, Frank Kuykendan, Edward Marsck, Joseph Miller and Gurdon Cooper. Burial was in Union ceme- tery, Stratford.
 Moose Meeting.
 Owing to the severe cold weather of Wednesday evening the regular meeting of the local branch of Loyal Order of Moose was adjourned until next week Six applications for 1nem- bership were received and will be 7 acted upon at the next meeting. Die tator Charles H. Peck. who presided announced that District Organizer / Chamberlain of New Haven will be present at the meeting next Wednes- day and will initiate IS new members = into the organization. The local branch now has membership of 60 Donald Sammis III. l Lieutenant Donald Sammis, station ed at St. Petersburg, Va, with the U. S. Engineers corps is seriously ill with pneumonia according to a tele- gram received here yesterday by his parents.
 Two Initiated.
 = At the regular meeting of the Evening Star Rebekah lodge held last evening at the club rooms, town hall ] two new members were admitted. |, Following the meeting a social was held.
 I CORTEN c. ROCKWELL, plumbins and heating; jobbing a ~pecialty 305l 6 Main and Hillside avenue. Phone 2 Stratford 1142 or 114-3. B10*t STOVE AND FIREPLACE Wood fol
 sale. D. l., Clarke 6 Sons. Was