The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-21
BEDDING

worth, chairman of the local com nittee, told the rally held at the |, Center Methodist church on Monday | evening. He said the entire state had | raised about one-fiifth of the $26,- 000, ,0O0 allotment while Redding's in- | vestment so far was only S3,000 or about one-tenth its S!!::----=ee, Previous to registration day, which is Friday, | the 2Sth, canvaSsers will call at homes to furnish information and pledge cards. As registration places the stores of John Muennich, E. P. San ford and Michael Connery and the office of J. B. Sanford have been designated. The hours are from 2 to 8 p. m. and every resident above IA Is expected to. make the desired dec laratton either In person or by proxy. How to register by the latter method will be explained by the canvassers. Monday evenings rally, although not as largely attended as could be wish ed. was well calculated, in its spirit and by the addresses made, to give awakening impetus to the movement. The Home Guard was present, march ing to the church after holding their regular weekly drill. Attorney S. c. Shaw presided and in opening said 1t was fitting that the meeting be held in a church because which in Spired 1t was based on moral prin- Otples, Miss Mayone Lemis of Nor walk then told something of what women had done in war work and urged that they earnestly support the Savings Stamps campaign. Little economies in furtherance of this ob- Ject might seem trivial, but if all lent hand the total results would be great Women could save in their expenditures for clothes, by prudent buying for household expenses by re- training from pleasure trips and out lays for small personal qualification and in many other ways The saving habit although rather hard to acquire was a very useful one and could have no worthier incentive than patriotism. Besides the money was not lost or given away, but retained in the form of an investment Miss Lemis was warmly applauded at the close of her remarks.
 In introducing Herbert Knox Smith of Hartford, MT. Shaw refer red to the fact that MT. Smith had been the first head of the Corpora uons Bureau by appointment of Pres ident Roosevelt and had been devot- ing nearly his whole time to war work. The address of MT. Smith was highly effective from its vivid pre- sentatfon of the idea that our troops could achieve victory only by the sup port and cooperation in every possi- ble way of our home population. There must be no weak link in the chain of ceaseless effort He said he feared the spy or the German sym pathizer less than the well meaning citizen who was willing to make peace on the basis of the eastern man even if Germany was willing to re- store Belgium and accept the Rhine as her western boundary. Prolonged and hearty applause was given MT. Smith when he concluded. Previous to the speechmaking, the audience, led by Rev. Mr. Case, recited in unison the Lords Prayer and the Apostles Creed.
 Very glad tidings to the Bedding and Easton public was the news that construction of the trunk highway connecting Bridgeport and Danbury was to go forward this season. The state highway department announced postponement of the work because of war claims on labor and materials, but consideration of the fact that iail labor was available for the project led to change in this decision. Re sufacing of parts of the line built by the water company in Fairfield and Easton is already in progress by a force of about 30 laborers and a largely increased force will soon be- gin new construction, starting at Og- den's corner and working northward It Is hoped to have completed by fall the stretch of about four miles be- tween this point and Pine Tree Corner where connection will be made with the present state built road across the Ridge. The original plan to lay a concrete base in the new construction has been abandond. ed. Instead broken stone will be the sole material used, the surface layer being of finely crushed stone o, crushed gravel The interlocking i. an innovation by reason of the fac, that no private contractor will have any share in the job, the work beine carried out wholly by the state high way department. The fact that tho departments engineers finished thi, week the survey of the Putnam Parl section of the line is taken to meaI that something may be done this sea son in that locality as well as upol thel over end.
 Lightning struck the residence O Edgar T. Field in West Bedding dur ing the storm on Wednesday of las week, entering at the cornice. Mrs Field was i'll in bed at the time an, her first intimation of what had oc cured was the sight of what seeme - to be a ball of flame dancing abou the bureau. Surmising an electri bolt she told the nurse to look fo further, traces of it and the latte on going to the attic found that
 brisk fire had been started The giy ing of an alarm was delayed on ac count of the telephone having bee put out of commission, but word wa finally got to the neighbors wh promptly responded. Soon E. P. Sar ford also arrived with the commun. tvs chemical engine and the flame were extinguished before seriou damage had been caused.
 The Democratic caucus last Thur. day evening decided not to nominat
 candidates for justices of the peac
 judge of probate and representative
 Delegates to the different caucust
 were chosen as follows: State, E. ]
 Sanford, Harry A. Lounsbury, H.
 McCollam. D. S. Sanford. Congre,
 sional, Frank T. Meehan, Micha
 Flood, James Reynolds, Axel Gusta
 son. County, Rufus A. Lyon, Jo