The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-29
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democratic rally WITH d COIIl odSI Oll
the side was held last Saturday even
ing at the premises of John kennedy
in Easton. Mrs. D. S. Sanford, who
is the head of committee engaged IN
effecting a campaign organ1Zallon OIL
the Democratic women of the county,
gave an interesting account of what
had been accomplished in that direc-
ton in the Danbury, Stratford. Shell
ton and Ridgefeld. Much interest has
been awakened as result OF the
league by Miss Ida M. Tarben was
marked by intense feeling and con-
vincing argument. Speaking On the
same topic D. 8. Sanford said the
women had now beautiful opportun-
ity to refute the claim thatstheir vote
would merely reflect the political pre-
possessions of their husbands. faith
ers or brothers. By independence OF
action with the ethical motive as
their guiding influence the falslty OF
this disparagaing view would be dem
onstrated and proof given in support
of the counter claim that their exer-
else of the voting power would pc
unl1ampered by the old partisan pre-
judices and generally tend towards
higher standards in our political life
By espousing the league cause tney
would array themselves on the rlsht
side of the greatest moral issue placed
before the country country since the
contest over slavery. Other speeches
were made by Anthony Devine and
John A, Cornell of Bridgeport.
Mrs. Oliver c. Banks of Bridgeport
met with a serious accident Whl1e on
a visit with her aunt. Miss j. H. San
ford, at the Ridge. She had been
horseback riding and when she start
ed to dismount the girth slipped,
causing the saddle to turn SO that she
vast brown headlong to the ground
hospital, to which she was taken on
Friday, confirmed the earlier suppo-
sition that she had suffered a frac-
ture of the hip. On Saturday she was
the subject of an operation by which
the ends of the broken bone were
Joined by wiring, a method of treat
ment considered an Improvement over
the application of a plaster cast. Mrs
Banks is sister of Attorney s. C.
Shaw.
The warning for the annual town
meeting next Monday names only two
matters outside of the usual routine.
One is the taking of vote on the
question of electing all town officers
for term of two years, most or them
now being chosen annually me
other, for which a special meeting IS
called in connection with the regular
business session, relates to a proposed
change of the hours upon which the
polls in both voting districts shall be
omen for all elections. The present
hours are from to and the propos-
ed change is from $3.50 to b. Ihe
present arrangement will probably De
adhered to. The regular business ses-
sion may produce some qu1zz1ng ana
faut-finding about the action OF the
school committee in hiring a nurse un.
der the designation of a teacher OF
hygiene, and also some inquiry as TO
the failure of the selectmen to place
warning signs at points of danger 10
autoists as they were intended to 90
at last years annual meeting.
The failure of S. c. Shaw to obtain
more than Readings four votes at
the senatorial convention in Danbury
last Saturday was a serious disap-
pointment to his friends who figured
that his chances had lately been much
improved by the elimination as can
didates of H. P. BisseH of Ridgefield
and Seton Davenport of Danbury. A
recent trip by Mr.. Shaw and Dele
gate L. c. Rumsey to the country
towns in the district encouraged the
hope that enough of their delegates
him the winner. Seven of these votes,
however, went to Atkinson of Sher-
| man and the others; including Dan
burys eight, to Edward H. Bailey OF
Danbury, an eleventh hour candidate,
who was nominated on the second
| ballot E. A. Pinkney made the pre-
sention speech for Mr.. Shaw. The
| latter's opponents claimed that his
| Legislature record on Prohibition
and the factional fight among Red
| ding Republican would impair his
! chances of election if he was made
| the candidate.
| OF the wild grapes which grew in
| the towns swamps and woods this
| season the greater part has been gath
| cred by outsiders who made theil
! forays from motor cars, usually on
Sundays The fruit had to roost in
the topmost branches of tall trees to
| escape these determined raiders whe
did not wait for the grapes to ripen
before grabbing them. Wild grapes
used to be hard to sell at so cents a
| bushe1 and the present lively demand
| for them is due to the Eighteenth.
| Influential Democrats in various
| parts of the county have made known
| their opinion that the party's congress
sional convention for the Fourth dis
| trict could not do better than decide
| upon D. S. Sanford as, the candidate
| To those approaching him on the sub.
| ject, however. Mr.. Sanford has re-
j turned a positive negative for the
reason that the care of his school pre-
| cludes his assump tion of other re
| sponsibilities. He further says that
| he does not seek political prefermeni
| and consented to run for senator two
| years ago only from a desire to &C
| comm odate.
The marriage of Mrs. Dorothy
| Meeker Jones and John D. Wheeler
| will be solemnized on Saturday mex
| at the Kilbourne bungalow in Yves
| Redding. Mrs. Meeker, whose frs
| marriage occurred III 1SUD,
| a divorce in June of last year on the
ground of cruelty. Mr.. Wheeler is j
| member of the firm of Sanford &
Wheeler, which last spring bought
| E. P. Sanfords store business and
real estate at Redding Station.
The operetta Boy Blue which
| greatly pleased those attending its
! performance at Grange Hall a few
weeks since. will be repeated at the
Sanford school gym on Saturday even
ing of this week.
Rev. Mr.. Cunningham and wife are
to make their home this winter with
| Miss J. H. Sanford and the rectory a
the Ridge will be occupied by E. P
Sanford and family. the latter moving
over from West Redding.
Miss Katherine Barnett has return
ed to Wellesley College for her senior
year, and Miss Elizabeth Sanford t
the Connecticut College for her soph
omore year.
H. Sanford Osborn has taken the
contract for a road contraction jot
near Middletown and began work up
on it this week.