The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-16

| who recently was SeV6Fely injured III
 an automobile accident, but who now | is rapidly recovering
 | Painting the town red,'' is in or | der as far as the Logan brothers | stores are concerned, the first Strat- | ford work being done upon the front of the Paradise Green store, which is receiving it's annual "dolling up-" Stratford is to have at least one | more old fashioned town meeting at which anyone who can gain the rtooT | last chance to say a lot in public without cost, or cost of admission. A petition circulated by prominent citi-
 zens has called the meeting to pass | upon the question of whether or not Stratford should have Sunday amuse-
 ment in the form of movies at the Stratford theatre, ths only place, with the exception of LOrdship, where any methods of amusement are presented to the public in the town. There
 may be enough amusement at the
 meeting to last all present week days
 and Sundays for a long time to come,
 and there will be no war tax either | It is surprising that a petition has
 not been brought before a town
 meeting long ago. The signers are
 representative citizens, but there are others just as representative who will | be out in force to down the move ment, as we'll as another "anti-every- thing element" that is expected to l bob up as usual
 Thursday evening is the time, and
 the little old town hall, big enough | for Stratford 20 years ago, will no doubt be filled long before time for the meeting to be called to order. A slide thrown upon the screen at the
 Stratford theatre says in part, Mil
 night movies. why not Stratford ?''
 The caption might 20 further each
 way and add West Haven and New 1 Haven, Norwalk and Stamford At
 any rate the query puts the matter squarely up to the voters and the l pros do not believe they need bet Il ter argument. The opponents say they will save their arguments until Thursday night
 Those fostering a movement to de- eide if it would be advisable to ask
 that the local post office be put in a
 separate class, rather than be treated
 as a sub-station under the Bridgeport office, have discovered that the reason the most of Stratford has mail deliV-
 cry is because the business is handled
 as it is, and that under the other ar
 rangement a fourth class rating, with no delivery would in all Likelihood be
 the first result. Those who have to pay 20 cents to the Connecticut com pany every day to go for their aliot-
 ment of catalogues and bills are hope
 ful that present conditions will con- tinue.
 Passions Playground" with Cath erine Macdonald, will be the feature offering tonight at the Stratford theatre.
 One searching party is reported that failed to find the registrars of voters at the Town hall last Friday as advertised. How come?
 A sworn statement of all taxable property owned on September first
 next. within the Town of Stratford
 must be filed during the month Of September on blanks for the purpose,
 which will be supplied, along with
 any other information desired, upon application at the office of the as
 sessors in the Town Hall, between the
 hours of A. M, and P. NJ, daily
 commencing Thursday, September l
 up to and including october l. The
 office will also be open on Saturday afternoons from l to and Saturday evenings from to 9 on September 8, 10, IT and 24, and upon October l. | With the reported entry of William 1 J. Barnes and also the possibility that Tony Fellowes. Avon Park, will enter as a candidate, predictions that ! Charles A. PheIan will have plenty of : opposition in the first district are full
 filled. Barnes has lived in Stratford for 10 years.