The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-04
OUR BEDDING LETTER


 Re6ding. Nov. 4-Engineer Sperry of the highway commissioners office, has looked over the unfinished State road above the Ridge for the purpose of de- ciding what should be done by the contractors in respect to about 500 feet of 1t which is faulty as regards the grade. The written instructions which he promised to send have not been received but his talk indicated that the stone ballast at each end of the defective section should be taken up and laid deeper and that the stone work at the upper end would be ex- tended about 50 feet to cover a sink hole. The contractors were blamable in his opinion, for continuing the work according to the wrongly marked stakes after Inspector Banks had call ed their attention to the apparent er- TOT of grade. This he did when about half the faulty section had been bal lasted. The building of the lower sec ton of the Ridge road will not be un- oertaken before spring.
 What has become of the Hungarian cartridges? Several flocks of them were wintered in this locality and these and their increase had been more in evidence than the native stock un- til about the middle of September. Then they utterly vanished and the conclusion is that they must have migrated in a body. They are under the protection of the law until the fall
 
 was shot by sportsmen hereabouts. Probably Game Warden Smith of Nor walk can throw some light on the mystery of their disappearance and it would be a satisfaction to local sports men if he would do so through the newspapers.
 The purchaser of the Joel Perry property is Winthrop Perry of South port He has also acquired an adta- cent tract which brings the total up A m -r-- T. H-- ed with trespass signs. MT. Perry will use the place for hunting. fishing and picnic purposes and says he has no intention of building, at least for the present Frank F,avreau will con- tinue to occupy the premises. having new owner.
 The remains of Mary J. Boinay, daughter of Mrs Margaret O'Keefe, were brought on from New York State over them at the Catholic schurch in Bethel. In the summer of 1907 the deceased underwent an operation for cancer of the stomach and attained a degree of recovery which made the case a remarkable one from a medical point of view Her death was due to a return of the disease She was the last survivor of a family of five chil- dren and is survived by her husband and two children.
 
 falif from an apple tree MT. Pinkney did not attend the first meeting of the new board of selectmen on Saturday. It is understood that he has prepared number of rules looking to an i'm provement in the business methods Of the board Charles Sanford and Aaron H. Sanford, the other members ap- proved various bills at Saturdays sess sion and assigned districts for road work, allctting to MT. Pinkney the Gc ff.NI n~rl the Center. and to First Selectman Sanford the Ridge.
 MT. and Mrs Joseph Sullivan were the recipients last Thursday evening of surprise visit from a party oi friends who had remembered that the date was the first anniversary of their marriage. A warmly hospitable well come was given the surprisers and the evening passed very pleasantly for all
 Ossip Gabrilowitsch is convalescins so rapidly in New York after his re- cent operation for appendicitis that his present plan is to sail for Europe on the 3Oth of this month The cottage on the Mark Twain place known as the Lobster Pot is kept in readiness for the occupancy of himself and bride should they wish to. make use of it.
 Friends of A H. Dimond gave him Bethel last Friday evening in com memoration of his 69th birthday, The party numbered about 30
 Bernard Dascheimer has completed the large addition to his house in the Glen. formerly the Zeke Burr place and is getting ready to open general merchandise store. Charles Banks who formerly occupied the place, has moved from Umpawaug to the Charles Downs place near the Forge in Wes- ton.
 Halloween was observed Wednesday evening by Bedding Grange with a special program. features of which were dancing and a clam chowder sup per. A large gathering enjoyeP the exercises. many invited guests beine present in addition to the members. The former Beardsley place at the foot of the Glen has been sold although there is yet no conveyance of title The property was purchased by Mrs Harry Lounsbury and Mrs. J. L. Black man about two years ago for $2,500 The consideration in the recent trans action is said to be $3.50o-
 Ben Godfrey was last week dis charged from the Danbury hospita- where he has been for tvvn or fhref