The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-30
STAMFORD
Especial to The Times.)

stratford, June so-A hearing on 2he proposed ordinance to prohibit the use of firearms on the Fourth of July h to be held by the selectmen of the town Thursday evening, July 8, and all interested in this matter may be present and heard. This ordinance will not prohibit the sale and use of Che ordinary fireworks but will regu- late the sale of revoivers. cannons and guns and will prohibit the use of shese dangerous wrapons.
 With the growth of the town and tne large number of people who would be endangered by the promis- ouous use of the larger weapons it was thought by the selectmen thsst they should be prohibited. beginning this year and there is every reason to believe that the ordinance will be- come . law at once and anyone using q revolver, cannon or gun Is liable to arrest Some of the citizens and shop keepers of the town have expressed c desire that the ordinance take effect July $, but tho town fathers feel that the time to begin the restrictive meas ures Is at once.
 
 $1.2oo for the woman's Suffrage as sociation is meeting with success. and on the closing day next Wednesday. 1t 4s expected that the entire sum will have been subscribed. On Friday last DO ovor $500 had been raised with a number of the people who are called the larger subscribers yet to be heard from The workers for this fund re- port daily at tea which is held at the Christ church parish house.
 First Lieut. Frederick L. Palmer of Butchery cosnpany 311 Q. M- C.. whose homo is on Broadbridge ave nue, thiD tpwr, arrived in New York from fTAnce lust week, and is now at Camp Milis. Long Island Lieutenant Palmer left Stratford as a first ser gcant of the Fourth company, Coast Artillery, National Guard. aiid spent a number of months at Fort Wright. Fishcr's Island He was transferred to Fior.da and made a member of a Butckerv company. a company which had charge of cutting the meats for the soldiers q a number of regiments.
 After few weeks with this com mand he was allowed to take exam nations for second lieutenant and later was promoted, just previous to his sailing for France as first lieuten- ant While with the army .n Franco, lieutenant Palmer was in a number of different sectors and saw much of the country He IS expected home in stratford fnt a few daya-
 Farnham Fox and family of Curtis Place are occupying their summer cottage at Fort Trumbull Beach, MIL ford
 The funeral services over the re- mains cf Annie C., wife of Walter M. Reeves. who. died at her home, s1 Colony street. this town, Friday after noon after a brief illness will be held this afternoon at 2:3o o'clock. The Rev Gerald Beard. pastor of the Park Street Congregational church will off, fciate and the interment will be in Lakeview cemetery. Deceased is sur vived. besides her husband, by four daughters. Mrs. Caroline Dahl, Mrs. L. F. Goldsmith, Mrs- Edna Gella1ly and Miss Ruth Reeves The dead wo- man was one of the popular members of tho Knowlton Park section of the town md was also prominent frater- nally having been a member of Char fty Rsbokah lodge of Bridgeport and e the Daughters of Liberty
 There was a weu attended meeting of Housafonic Grange held in their han in the Bova building at the cen- ter on Saturday evening.
 Oksnuck Tribe of Red Men will meet in their hall on Church street this evening. At tf1s meeting Past 9achem James Vans will report an important matter which was discuss cd at the meeting of the Past sachems last week. Every nsember Is urged to bs present at this meeting
 
 c1.rsncs H. Mercy of Hartford. . former rss1dent of this town. has oeen . visator for . few days at the home pf h5D s6ster Mrs George Broderick. 0trnxford avenue 1fr. Moret motored from Hartford in his now automobile.
 During the rain of last week John 2. WIlliams. one of the leading gar. oensr1 of this town. and his men set out over 10000 plants. including cab hnwe. lettuce, etc. The rain. according to Williams, was just what was need a for the gArdens and. If the men Who have garden spots will now give ovsry<hing . good hoeing q record crop should rssu7t.
 1l4n oertrude. Hoyt and Ma Flor euco Hoyt. dau&lIters of MT. and Mrs E1w1n :Gzoyt of Booth street. this town t0uk pnEt h the plano recital given by <ho Dup6ls of 8. M. 0ross at the 0n1od8 cengrsgnfiona1 church in v U1Ngoport on Saturday afternoon . 1bo selection played by 1fiss Gertrude \. uIpyt Was Helody in e nat by Cad " &1nn 0n1 nc ono played by adisa Y rcGo Hevt Bos Ir1s by RHadol1
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