The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-01
SIDELIGHTS ON OLD MONROE TOWN
 TERSELY TOLD
Special to The Farmer) (By Arthur w. French.)

Monroe, Dec. Monroe owners of town suburb of Bridgeport, as far as time is concerned, in their going back and forth on city visits. The average running time is from 30 to 40 minutes and frequently less. Thea tre and other parties, now leave here at D. m. and are home by about II o'clock. Over Stepney way, all along the State road, where there are no bad hills. going to Bridgeport, bet ter time than the above is claimed to have been made. And as a busi- motor cars have already and fre- quently made good. It this connec- tion mention should be made of a rapid trip dash last Saturday by liar old Everts, H. J. Lords expert chauf- feur. Being sent to Bridgeport on hurry commission. he made the run there, was ten minutes in store and was back and delivered the goods, in 68 minutes, despite the hills and the A miles, in all. That was medal for him.
 The largest and prettiest children's party held in Monroe center in many day, was that given by Mrs. Henry J. Lord at her handsomely appointed residence last Saturday. Aside from the grown-ups present, there were SeVenty-IOuf happy cHlIuioH' .ii1t made merry with prize and other games. There was also musical of- ferines and other features. The sup per and sweetmeats were served in an artistically decorated table, under pretty lamps and an offering or fancy, amusing favors. The hostess most graciously supervised the whole and one little tot spoke for them all. say ing to Mrs Lord, 'I tank you, ever so much"
 Hardly anyone nowadays, can make a driving trip about town, or a hunt ing tour without seeing one or more deer. The increase over last year is noticeable. Their tameness in way, seems ao be on the gain. stories of this attribute are numerous. Deer have been seen calmly walking across Zoar bridge, seemingly in admiration of that graceful suspension structure Or the adjacent rustic scenery. It is said. that a pair of deer, the other day, scampered rods along highway directly ahead of a motor car often looking back, as if to say, Never catched me-" before they took to the brush.
 Monroe has some thrifty lads who trap animals for the selling of skins. Two of such, have gone in. as a spe- cialty, for skunks, some pelts bring ing a high price. It is often need less for the lads to tell a person they have made a catch. for the odof dis tinctly does that. Once, they hurried to school just after they had had battle with skunk in stone wall. The school had to be dismissed for the day and the lads sent home, for a perfume bath and a change of clothes.
 Over in the high set cemetery of White Hills, Elmer H. Wakelee has caused to be erected noticeable monument in memory of his father, the late Lafayette Wakelee. The me- moriaI is large granite block and tablet. artistically mounted in plinth of the same material.
 The coming in of December finds Monroe streams, wells and other wa ter places extremely low for this sea- son of the year. An old saying had it. that winter. in its severity would not set in until the streams filled up. But at present, this assertion. in spite
 sPigs is pigs, in old Monroe as we'll as elsewhere, in these days of "avia- tor" meat prices. Slaughtering most ly for market and some for home use, has begun. For olden days of the last century saying held true: "None too poor to keep a pig For the past few decades, but a few people both cred with raising swine. But in the past two years the hog industry" has crown wonderfully and with a profit here abouts. Farmers and laborers have come back to pork and it looks as if the winter meat wagon would often pass right by without stopping. Already some have sold their fatten- ed spring pigs and at once put in pen stock of fall breed, for building up fhic yuinfQr