The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-08
DEVON

The annual meeting of Company B., c. S. G. was held at the Armory last evening and the following pro- motions were made: Mess Sergeant. Harold qottsegen to First Sergeant; Sergeant c. H. Baldwin to Mess Ser geant; Corporal Ranford Munson to Sergeant, and Private Charles W. Harrison to corporal. The company will be under the command of Capt. Daniel c. Smith. Examinations for the office of Second Lieutenant will be held within 8 short time, and a number of the enlisted men plan to take the tests. Ten recruits were also taken in, which leaves a balance of seven to bring the local unit up to the required military strength. It was also planned to hold another smoker at the Arrnory within the next two weeks, the exact date to be announced in a few days.
 The Ladies' 0Q1ld of St. Peters church will meet in the parish house at 2:a0 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The taking of the census locally, is now well under way. J. Clarence Mo Lcan being in charge of the work here.
 Metoak Council. Daughters of Po- cahontas will have installation of off cers in Red Mems hall tomorrow evening.
 The local authorities, give it as their opinion, that the death of Joseph T. Wright occurred in Bridge port, after being found at his pa | rents cottage, Walnut Beach, suffer ing from gas poison. is clear case of suicide. Wright was p years of l age and son of MT. and Mrs. Her ! bert Wright of Stepney. and was 6ound here after being missed from ! his home.
 The annual meeting of the Ply
 mouth church society will be held in the church this evening.
 l A. delegation of school teachers appeared before the board of educa- ton this week, to further press their
 desire for increased pay. which was | petitioned for at the last session of
 the board. At that time the members
 turned the request down as there
 was no way that could be devised 1 the board, which has been in sym pathy with the teachers, voted to
 leave the matter in the hands of | the board of finance, which body
 would any way have to pass upon
 any increased expenditures in the
 town. Therefore the finance board
 will be asked to raise the necessary
 amount, if possible, which may re-
 suit in a special town meeting being
 called to lay an extra tax, or other
 wise provide funds, as they may sug
 geSt.
 Miss Helen Smith was amone
 those who are attending college o,
 duties yesterday. She is at Smitl college.
 The ideath of Almon L. Miner or last Saturday, Jan. 3, at Bridgepor
 hospital has brought sorrow to hi
 many friends. Although a residen of Milford for less than two years h ] had made many sincere friends in tn
 Methodist church, of which he was
 member. He is survived by a wid } ow and five children by a forme marriage-Mrs. l.. V. Lippincott o 3 Madison, Conn; Mrs. W. Miner, o ! VI. s New York; Mrs. John H. King, c i Madison; Mrs. M. F. shortelle, o Ansonia. Services were held in tn
 Milford Methodist church at 2:3
 o'clock Tuesday and today the bod 2 | was laid at rest in Cornwall, Con1 a Many beautiful floral offerings wer @ received, showing the love and es g teem of his many friends.
 The usual mid-week prayer ser . vices will be held in the loca I churches this evening. The Christia: | Science society also meets in Area n mum hall at that time.
 :. lieutenant Colonel Edward Putne, = son of Dr. and Mrs. w. s. Putney C 6 Broad street, with his family, hay s taken a house at Auburndale, a su y burb of Boston, where he has as = sumed his new duties as assistar |. professor of military science and tac
 tics at the Massachusetts Institute ( f Technology. Lieut.. Col. Putney hel ). similar position at the Rensselae # Polytechnic Institute at Troy, N. Y l. until his recent appointment. n At the annual meeting and electio e of officers of the Devon Unio l. tie IOllC~1Ips were CnOS6n k serve for the ensuing year: Paste II Rev. William J. Guggenheim; clerl
 Lewis P. Baldwin; collector, A. I
 Flood; treasurer, Earle L. French l. board of directors, chairman, H. ' Le Clemens, Charles w Evarts, Harl IS WiIlman, A. H. Flood, E. L. F'renc Il and L. P. Baldwin, clerk; pastor l. committee, Herbert Peterson, G. V e Madden, Walter E. Smith and Cha .e Turner, Mrs. G. VI A1mstead ar ,r Mrs. Elory Eaton were also added
 the Board of Trustees for term three years.
 It Capt. Alex Fyfe was reelected is head the Devon Hose Company, N B. 4, for another year at the annu ,e meeting and election of officers he of at the frehouse last evening. Oth n officers included. First 1ieutenar z- William Browning; second lieute1 d ant, William Graham; recording SC
 retary, Eugene Bergeron; financi
 secretary, Sherlon Baldwin; treasu
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