The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-10
GUINEA HEN LAYS
 TWO EGGS DAILY
Bedding Ridge Fowl Astonishes Poultry
 Raisers for Miles Around.
Justice Refuses to Believe That Man Who Shot Neighbor in Haste Didn't Mean to Do It.
NEWSY NOTES OF BEDDING


 longing to Mrs. Charles Bradley of the Ridge is achieving local notoriety and making bid for enduring fame by laying Gwo eggs & day, not a double yClked egg in one envelope, mind you, but two separate, individual eggs. This has been going on for several no signs of weakening. She does not produce two eggs everyday, but never fails of a single, and the days when she does not make double score are exceptions. Her performance is with out parallel, at least in this part of the country, and if she keeps on she is likely to some day find herself the subject of a write-up and illustrations filling a whole page of one of the Sunday supplements.
 Assault with intent to kill was the charge on which James Smith, who shot Benjamin Godfrey of the Center on the night of May 2s, was arraigned before Justice Gilbert in Bethel on Tuesday. The accused admitted that he did the shooting with an abruptness lacking all preliminaries as described in these columns last week. but claim ed that it was done by accident and not by design. He heard Godfrey scrambling up the bank in front of his house shortly after midnight and other unlawful designs, took the gun to the door with him by way of pre- caution, and aimed it at the figure before him. On finding that the man was Godfrey he hastily lowered the weapon which in the movement was accidentally discharged from his thumb catching the trigger. 4 Other evidence showed that at the time Smith was standing on a higher level than Godfrey, a circumstance which in view of the fact that the charge struck the latter's shoulder, tended to dis credit the defendants story. Justice Gilbert declared his disbelief in the claim that the shooting was uninten- donal and bound the accused over to the Superior court for trial in the sum of $500. The required bond was fur nished by William Smith, brother of the defendant. Godfrey's condition has changed for the worse in the last few days and is now serious. aS blood po,scning has set in from the wounds in the hand which the shot mapgled. The marriage of Harry Greenbaum of the local firm of Greenbaum 6 Klein, to Miss Ethel l.. Klein will be solemnized next Tuesday at the Cherry bride-to-be is sister of MT. Green baum's panther and daughter of Jo- seph Klein Sof Bridgeport. The wed- ding festivities will include a reception at Germania hall and also a reception | at the residence of the brides parents. The many Bedding friends of the groom-elect and his partner will ex- | tend their best wishes to the young
  denee here after a trip of about ten days which will have Niagara Falls for one of its objective points.
 Patrick Mcdonald died at his home on the Ridge last Saturday afternoon, aged 77. The end came suddenly al though he had been confined to the house for several weeks from heart weakness. The deceased was a prom iuent and well known citizen, having lived on the Ridge ever since his ar rival from Ireland in his young man. hood. With good physique and a disposition to industry and thrift as his condition until he had gained a competence. Two years ago he and his wife. who survives him, celebrated their golden wedding. There are six surviving children, John and James F.. Misses Isabelle and Jennie, Mrs. John M. Sullivan, and Mrs. John H. Colgan of Bridgeport. The funeral was held on Tuesday with a high mass of re- quiem at the Catholic church in Bethel, and was very largely attended. Rev. Father Kiernan made a brief address in wbfch he referred to the lifelong piety of the deceased, mentioning as instances his journeying to Bridgeport in his young days to attend mass and his gift of the site for the Catholic church on the Ridge. The pail bear% Rraupniss. Michael Conhery, Thomas Healon, H. c. McCollam and Michael Grove.
 The appraisers on the estate or the late John Todd will probably not sub init their inventory report until about July !. One cause for the delay is the widely distributed nature of the assets, these including savings bank deposits in various parts of the State. To- wards the close Of his life MT. Todd sold most of his real estate in Bethel and Danbury and it appears that the money thus obtained was placed in savings banks or loaned on mortgage or other safely secured notes. No in vestments were made by him in cor poration stocks or bonds.
 The interview obtained last week by Representatives Connery and Banks with Highway Commissioner Macdon- aid in relation to State road matters here, was quite satisfactory. The commissioner promised to prepare the plans and specifications for complet- irg the read across the Ridge so that bids could be advertised for within a EATTT TIT E0C