The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-29
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be the main features of the affair to
be held by the Reiding Protective
League at the Mark Twain Library on
Thursday afternoon of next week. The
generous he and contributions Of the
ladies the event, which will be sort
Of house warming party In furtherance
of better acquaintance, is to involve
practically no expense to the league.
The league dinner for the benefit of
the New York memh ers as well as
such Redding members as wish to at
tend, will be a more aborate affair.
1t is to take place at the Al tne Club,
Fifth Avenue Building, corner of 23d
street and Fifth avenue, on the even
ing of Wednesday, Jan. 10. The price
is 81 per plate. Among the speakers
expected are Clifford Pinchot, whose
sources; DR.. w. T. Hornaby, direc-
tor of the New York Geological Gar
dens. on The Conservation of Game
Resources; DR.. Robert T. Morris or
"Possil ilities Of Nut Growing in Red
ding. and Samuel N. Spring, Connec-
Use OF the Connecticut Wood Lot
The dinner Is to be strictly informal
and evening dress will not be re-
quired
A collie belonging to ". B. Baldwin
who has a summer residence in Eas-
lOII ucdT llle ItcCOlHE we, Woulu SCCE
to be a subject for designation to the
animal Hall of Fame When the fam
lily returned to New York recent y the
dog was taken along in an auto. Two
or three days afterwards it returned
to its former baunts in Easton. hav-
ing made the, Journey alone over un-
familiar ways and without the aid OF
a trail which might have been retraced
through scent guidance. Cats have
probably equalled or surpassed this
bomirg performance, but 1t was re-
markahle feat for dog. That to
do 1t the collie should have deserted
his master evidences a 'ack of loyalty
this may be demerit in itself Il
rather accentuates the exceptional ma
ture Of the perform ance.
The funeral Of Ephraim Barlow, who
cfed suddenly on Tuesday of last week
at the home of his her, ex-Mayor
Thomas D. Barlow, in Waterbury, was
held on Thursday from the home o.
J. L. Blackman. son-in-law Of the de-
ceased, in West Redding. In+erment
was In Umpawaug cemetery. The de-
ceased was 70 years Of age and until
four years ago lived at The Barlow
homestead in West Reddine. He is
survived by one son, Joel Barlow, Of
Branchville. two daughters. six. erand-
children and four great-grandchildr
A near relative was Joel Barlow, the
poet and u. 8. minister to France
soon after the Revolution.
. Conveyance has been made by the
Macarthur Bros of their paper mil at
OF West Redd.ng and George F. Aus
tin and F. M. Thompson of Danbury
Mr.. Rlackman will become the super
;fntendent OF the pant with the New
Year, and a considerable increase of
output Is planned.
Episcopal church and the Cen.er Con-
gregational church united "Wednesday
evening in a Christmas celebra ion at
the latter church. A Christmas tree
lighted by tiny electric lights and
laden with attractive articles was the
center .of irteAest in a pleasing and
diversified program.
three act play made from Dickens
Christmas sketches. was acted by pu-
pills of the SANFORD school at , the
school gym, asst Friday evening. Mas
ter Mansfield, son Of the late Richard
Mansfield, played the part Of Scroogs,
the miser. very effectively, and Master
freshments were served after the per-
formance
A recent inspection showed that two
OF the Tmbers supporting the town
house floor are broken. The sever
ance was not quite complete, however,
0Alu TIC CuoS AdQ ,WSOSCu III Su-H d
way as to avert total collapse. That
the collapse did not occur from the
pressure Of the last two gatherings in
the building Isl a marvel. Under the
broken tirnhers is an excava ton about
six feet deep, half filed with water
Finder conditions produced ny the
long spell. of soft weather the recently
constructed Ridge road continues to
be about the worst section OF highway
In the town. Another Sta'e-built road
which Is standing the test roory Is
that between the Ridge and the five
ppoints. The principal error in it's cor-
struction was the fundamental one of
a toe. shallow stone base, the depth
being only eight inches. A sh>rt sec
ton Of the same road which the town
built without adherence to tie Mac
donald plans remains in perfect con@i-
ton, for the evident reason that the
stone bottom is from ore and half
to three feet deep and that drainage
Is effected by means Of a trench
through the cen'er.
Randolph Bradley, L L. Warner and
Meeker Jones are the committee of
arrangements for an Invitation dance
to he gwen at the Ridge gym this
(FNtday) evening.
The building OF horse shed for the
Mark Twain Library has been PAN
ned and an entertainment to help raise
the required funds will be given some
time next month. The program will
include sk,t or two written for the
occasion by Percival Nash of the west
side
An invitation to sneak at the New
York dinner Of the Progressive League
has been extended to. J. H. Hale, the
peach grower and member o. the Pub
lie Utilities Comrt ssion. and he will
accept If his engagements permit.
Mrs. c ark. a town derendent, was
taken to the Danbury hospital, Lass
week, in consequence of q broken hip
caused by fall on the cellar stairs
at her boarding place.
December 16'h was the ?5th anrg~er-
sary of the marriage of Mr.. and Ms.
James L. 'Blackman, and the event
was pleasantly commemorated by a
family gathering.
willard Fisher has sod Tire standing
timber of his farm on the Ridge to J.
H Terry.
The pulling out of a whfffletree
caused pair of D. s Sanforo's horses
to run away near Putnam Park. on
Tuesday Before being halted they
| were considerably cut about the legs
and James Garnett, the driver. was
thrown out and bruised.
Rev. Mr.. Boone, rector OF the Epis
coral church. went to New York tsss
week to consult a specialist for asthma