The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-11
Stratford
Trials with Mack Fire Truck and Pumping En- zine Tonight-Miss King Undergoes Painful Op- eration-Two Candidates In Second District.

Tonight it Is expected to hold trials With the Mack.lnternational fire truck, Board of Fire Com mission CTS is desir- ous of buying for Stratford Tests of the pumping engine will be held about ZOO at point near the Con- gregational church on Main street. From there the truck will move to the creek on Broad street and later in front of the Huntington road school the highest point In the town. pumping from open water made from ithe creek will prove most interest ling.
 Miss Mary King. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Thomas King of 36s Wind sor avenue, underwent a painful op- eration yesterday afternoon to cor rect the muscles of one eye. She was resting as comfortably could be expected last evening.
 The office of the charity comn1;s- sion in the town hall is still open and doing business as far as possible with the means at hand. The telephone is S 1T6, and a long list of persons wanting work Is still at hand. Many varieties of ability are included among the persons listed, including nurse girls, wash wor1en, women day workers, housekeepers, laborers. gar deners, carpenters, painters. male and female store clerks. and chauffeurs or
 
 gratefully received at the headquar- ters.
 Sergeant Smith of the police de- partment. brought from Bridgeport Generosa Osesseti. 151 Hewitt street, wanted in Stratford on a technical charge of breach of the peace, al- though it is understood that graver charge will be placed against the man later. It is also believed that in the future when the Bridgeport police locate parties in Bridgeport wanted in Stratford or other nearby towns that the prisoner will first be arraigned in the Bridgeport city court before being turned over to the au- thorities of the other towr-
 Work is progressing rapidly to- ward preparations to move the house on the property immediately south of the Library on Main street, which location has been selected for the site of the Memorial or museum to be erected with funds of about S55,G20 left to the town by the late John Ster- Hing, who died in New York a little ,ver year ago, and who for many years of his life lived on Main street, near the Congregational church.
 It is understood that the property site was bought for S1S,0OO and that SS.000 was later received for the house which the purchaser is having moved to a lot at the corner of Main street and Kings College place. Relatives of the late John Sterling have the undertaking in charge. At the time of his death MT. Sterling made several other bequests, among them being one to a home at Mamaroneck, and an other immense bequest to Yale university.
 To date two promising candidates have been mentioned in the second district, both appearing to be strong candidates. One is Thomas McQui1- lan now a member of the Board of Finance, and the other being George Barnes. It is understood that the 1 people of the Argus club are behind | the first mentioned and the latter be- ing the choice of the Floral Park club, these two organizations repre- senting different parts of the district.
 The second meeting of the newly | organized Civic association of the ! seventh district was held last evening in the Raybestos Club house on East Main street, and was very we'll at tended. All voters of the district are urged to attend these meetings and join tl e association, the purpose of which will be to center on the candi- date deemed the most likely to fairly represent the district if elected coun- cilman at the forthcoming town cleo tion in October.
 Bylaws have been drafted and Burton Smith has been chosen presi- A publicity committee will soon be named by the president. The or ganization is non-political.
 Notices have been given to Strat- ford residents that the registrars o1