The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-22

Derby, Newtown and Danbury lodges. A social will be followed by supper. This is the 120th year of the existence of Washington lodge.
 Fred F. Sherman has become To- cally noted for taking about all there is in Monroe, that is; all he lays his eyes upon that will make a good post card photo. So, hearing of 1t, he has, tened over, the other day, to see those nine wee and winsome orphan piggies, which Mrs. Andrew Rau has been bringing up so nicely on the milk, flowing from nine rubber tip nursing bottles. Gee! But it was a big laugh to see them piggies' at feeding time. Mr. Sherman is a bachelor, but he doesn't look it and didn't scare. Like wise, he succeeded in making said wee ones to Look pleasant, please" and has now perpetuated them in the Made in Monroe class of his popu- lar local atmosphere post cards.
 A COW up near Stevenson acquired an apple jag and then took to the railroad track and narrowly escaped getting unused up with @ train. Little Willie Stowe of East Village, essayed to walk the top of a swinging shed door, tight rope way and fell and fractured his collar bone. A big ap- pie fell from Mrs. w. c. Hazard s tree and hit little chick on the head, killing it instantly. Somebody stole a tree full of green pears on the Blon- dell place, and now there's been a watch out for any one having the colic A late dark evening, as Cutters Farm young man was out walking with his best girl, practical jokers, with white attire, played the ghost on them. The girl tumbled over a stone wall and was bruised and the young man had his Sunday pants en- graved with barb wire.
 Sheriff Hayes of Stepney is alleged to have said, it was easy enough for him to arrest the predatory potato bugs on his patch and added: But them pesky bobtail mice have got me guessing" And it got everyone else in the guess class too, as who were the bobtails herein and aforesaid men, tioned. until "Ed'' Beardsley suggested that the common ground mile, was bobtail.
 Here's where we get in,'' said piker to his companion of the road, just at dewey eve, as they got abreast of a Monroe barn. Don't yer see de sign, No smoking aloud Ours for de coop. wid a deaf and dumb smoke
 Chairman E.. C. Shelton of the town school committee, has been very ener- getic as usual, in working and seeing that schoolhouse repairs have been made.
 The Destructive Order of Wood chuckS keep up their degree WOrK or making "holey'' places in the meadows of Monroe D. M. Burr has shot so many this season. that he has lost count and there are some others. Some day there may be a bounty on these pests and a stop put to the nonsense of paying fox bounies.
 There are many ways for the making and mending of the town roads. One of them has been discovered and work ed out over west of town and the result is something fierce,'' as far as road repairing goes. At least, that is what motor car owners and users Of teams, have to say about it.
 The annual Sunday school picnic of the Congregational and Episcopal churches. has for number of years, been held in various places around or not far from home. This year there will be a pleasing change for the chill dren. as Beardsley park, Bridgeport, has been selected and the date, Aug. 30.
 In few days H. J. Lord will have a force of carpenters and painters continuing to make repairs and inn provements to the interior and eN- terior of the long neglected former Mc- Ewen house in the Center. The plot of ground across the street, is also to be made presentable.
 Dr. F. J. Wales, Homer Sherman, Messrs. Adams, Cutter and two com- pa1ffons, got a lot of bluefish from a