The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-29
Stratford

Elford Clark of 4oS Windsor Eve- que was she real hero of the Eighth district. when on Saturday afternoon he put in some good lfclzs for the district and visited as many Of the residents as he could, many of whom arc newcomers ,and who have not before voted in Stratford. oe all the districts, the eighth has apparently shown the least interest tn the com ing election. probably because there are so many new residents, each O. so soon after moving to Stratford, he or she, whichever the case may be, wants to run the town.
 The result has been that everyone has unconsciously taken Let George do it" attitude, and when George" fell down on the job, nothing hap pened. The time is getting short. and when efforts were unsuccessful to- convince Frank Fargo that for the good of the town, and the district, he .sSght to run, being so universally .&xruilar and such 1evel-headed bus rfrress man. it was realized that some concerted action must be started, to drive the district towards some defi- mite goal, as the only other person mentioned as a possible candidate is Webster Conine, and possibly Merritt Vanderbilt.
 A meeting of Eighth district voters was held Saturday night on Hunting ton road, and was well attended, con- sidering the short notice and rather inconvenient evening. Through cour- i,tesy of Ralph Sherwood of the Sew enth district a copy of the rules and bylaws of the Civic association of that district was obtained, and it seems likely that a similar plan will ba carried out in the Eighth
 Even If the hooch truck captured Friday night in New Haven. SUD- posed to have come from New York, Stratford police, there was nothing : to be ashamed of, for the men d1o tho best that they could, and if the truck came this way, just think od all the other towns it passed through
 StraHford Redmen were very much | fn evidence at the outing of the var1- ous camps of the state at Pleasure Beach, Saturday afternoon and even ing. The men assembling from var ious parts of the town frightened, un- consciously, many little kiddies, wht were startled at the regalia-
 William Hardwicke, Curtis place who was prominent last spring 1T High school athletics, will next montf Journey to Rolla, Mo-, to enter the RoIla School of Mining. one of the most widely known and highly con sid cred mining universities in thu country.
 Since Thomas McQuiI1an finally ant firmly declined to run for councilman ic honors in the second, a good mar
 
 ing Donald s. Samnnis and George M Barnes to do duet. The secont seems blessed with good men wh' .are willing to sacrifice time and r1si their reputation for the good of tn town.
 Andrew Eaton has not much op position in the third, but there l still plenty of time for things to hap pen.
 In the fourth another possible can didate in the person of Vito Bene dttti. has been recently mentioned.
 John Williams and John J Al bright are lined up against each othe in the fifth Once upon a time ther' was a comedy drama called Tn Two Johns" but those backing thes candidates say there is no connec ton
 Deputy Sheriff E. Mills Tomlinson who sort of acts as stage manage in the common pleas court at tn Fairfield county seat of justice, ha lately been added to the list of en trants, he being from the ninth. l is rurnored that R. Francis Drew commissioner, will withdraw.