The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-11-16
Our Reddlng Letter
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS OF THE
PASSING DAYS AS SEEN BY OUR
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

Redding, Nov. 1.-THE condition of
verely burned on Thursday last by the
ignition of her clothing from the heat
ing furnace, is improved sufficiently to
warrant expectation of her recovery.
The high fever which developed as a
consequence of her injuries had some
what abated yesterday and she was
more comfortable in general. A
trained nurse is assisting in caring for
her.
The trap rock screenings which were
promised for the top dressing Of the
no further assurance is Forthcoming
from Commissioner Macdonald as to
the time of their arrival. It looks
now as If the, job might be delayed
until spring, in which event its bene-
fits will prove of greatly lessened
value. The surface is now in proper
shape for the application of the mater
ia1, but will not long remain so.
One of our new auto investors was
out with his machine the other day
taking lesson in handling it from
the agent who sold him the car. AS
they started upon the descent of Great
Hill the instructor gave an order to
played the wrong pedal or lever, work.
ing the one which gives increased
speed. AS the car shot ahead an OK
team ascending the hill doomed UP di-
rectly in it's path. This peril made
complete the new autoist's demoraliza-
ton. Waving both hands aloft he
shouted to the OK teams driver, Get
gladly have obeyed had there been
time, but there wasn't. Fortunately
the motoring instructor grabbed the
steering wheel and gave 1t a twist in
time to effect clearance between the
car and the cart, although it was the
closest kind of shave.
. Walking in field near her home, a
few days ago, Miss Emily Hill, an
elderly lady of the Ridge, saw lamb
lying by the fence and stopped to be-
stow upon 1T some caressing pats and
talk. While she was thus engaged a
pugnaciously inclined ram charged
violently from the rear and sent her
sprawling. AS she attempted to rise
he butted again, and this performance
was continued until she had been
knocked down half dozen times or
more. She had become thoroughly ex-
hausted and panic stricken, when it
occurred to her that she might fool
the enemy by playing possum. Ac-
cordingly the next time she went down
she remained motionless and the RAM
desisting from further attacks, finally
walked away. Although painfully
bruised and suffering a severe nervous
shock, Miss Hill considered that she
escaped quite fortunately
The steam sawmill of George Met
calf has been set up in the woods east
of Pleasant Valley, to convert into
lumber the timber trees on about ten
acres purchased several months ago by
Mr.. Terry. Some of the workmen on
the job are housed in the Foundry
school house now owned by Henry
Sanford
More building is being done by Her
bert Barnes at his place on the Ridge,
the structures in process of erection
comprising a large chicken house,
garage and an ice house.
H. G. Mcclellan and E. M. Bradley
took a party of friends in their autos,
last Sunday, to Fairfield Beach for
dinner at the hotel there. The party
numbered ten.
An elderly man who was at the
Ridge on Tuesday said he was walk
ing from New York to Boston by way
of Danbury, Bridgeport and Norwich.
AS he was plainly not of the hobo
class and had money with him, he
was evidently not forced to this mode
of travel by necessity. He left New
York last Friday and had received his
only lift" on the way from Danbury
to the Ridge.
Frank Favereau has arranged to
move from Weston to Miss Emily
HilPs house on the Ridge.
Joseph r. Hawley has gone to New
Haven, to spend the winter with his