The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-06
Bedding News
 Notes Of Interest Long Lost Member of Green Family is Located. in East
 Haven
Tale of a Prospective Wedding
 That Did Not Materialize
Special Cores. of The Farmer)

Especial Cores. of The Farmer)
 Bedding, July 6-Since the death last winter of Patrick Green the oth- CT children have been endeavoring to locate their brother James or to as- certain whether he was still living, but not until last week were t1aese' efforts successful. The first clue was obtained by Daniel Green, another of of the children, from a Georgetown man who said he had accidentally ran across James in New Haven. Daniel promptly made trip to New Haven to investigate and after considerable inquiry found his brother in East Haven where he had been living for the past nine years with his where aboutS meanwhile unknown to his relatives. James gave no particular reason for, keeping himself in seclu- sion except that his, Bedding associa- tions had become unpleasant and con- sequently he stayed away. Informa- tion of the death of his parents reach ed him, but did not have the effect of changing his. resolution and neither did the fact that an inheritance of about $2.000 was awaiting him. He finally told the brother who had hunt ed him up that while still rather in- different about his share of the prop
 
 tion, but wished his interest in the farm to go to Daniel. Such indiffer- ence to worldly substance is the more remarkable because his only means have aIl along been what came from his daily labor and these are far short of what he earned when working at his trade as a natter. As neither of the parents left a will the estate will be distributed according to law. There are five children and with the zexcep- tion of one all desire that Daniel shall have the use of the real estate dur ing his life time.
 "An Amazing Marriage" is the title of one of Merideth's novels and the phrase would we'll describe a local marriage which was scheduled to take place last week and didn't The Ridge did not really know whether to be moved to hilarity or horror by the prospective alliance. One of the par ties thereto is Mrs. Elizabeth Crofut who parted from her husband, George Crofut, several years ago and subse- quently went through the form of a marriage with James Lynch although then and still undivorced from Cro- fut The latter now lives in Hope well while Lynch continues to be a drifter or transient person. The other party to the recent enjoyment was Phillip Stark, an elderly, dapper and voluble individual mailing from New York and employed about the Ridge last summer and this as a handy man, indoors and out. He has a good address and his volubility runs large ly to recounting the experiences of the better days period which he claims to have known. Although warned in regard to his fiancee he lightly brush ed aside the objections raised, declar- ing that he was too large minded to heed the flecks and flaws of her rec ord and was resolved to give her the rehabilitation, socially and otherwise, which marriage with himself would effect. Finally the town officials took a hand in the matter and apprised Town Clerk Sanford of the facts SO that he should not provide the couple with a marriage license. Blocked in this direction Stark announced that he, and Mrs. Crofut would go on Sat- urday last to New York and there at the WaldOrf-Astoria as a feature of the honeymoon. On Saturday morning some of the Ridge residents rose early to see the couple depart by the mail wagon according to pro- gram. Stark was on hand, but Mrs. Crofut failed to show up probably be- cause of @ warning that if she con- here as planned she would be prose- cuted for bigamy. The disappointed groom elect journeyed to New York alone and Is still absent.
 An agent of the Bridgeport and Danbury electric railway was at the Ridge last week trying to sell the company's bonds. AS far as can be learned he secured no customers. The bonds of $1,0O0 denomination and bearing five per cent interest, are offered at $950. A prospectus shows that the company's total capitalize tion is sS00,000 of which $2o0,00O is in stock. The yearly gross earnings of the line are estimated at $148,000 and net at $59,O0O. A freight and express as we'll as passenger business is to be done. The cars, according to the photographs shown by the agent, are large and of superior construction.
 While Constable D. R. Warner was day with members of his family the wagon pole broke in the descent of the hill west of his home, resulting In an upset of the vehicle and spill out of all the occupants. MT. Warner was the most injured of the party, one of his legs being bruised and wrenched so that he is still disabled.
 A boy from the County Home who is living with Albert Williams got be- yond his depth in the Putnam Park pond on Sunday and being unable to swim would probably have been drowned but f0r the timely coming to his aid of Carl Johnson, the park caretaker.
 Attorney Bradley of Westport has been employed by the heirs who are contesting the will of the late Patrick Collins and will appear at the hearing on the admission of the will which takes place before the probate court on Saturday. Edward Rowland, hus- band of one of the contestants is not dead as would appear from a previous reference to the case
 Rev. Albert Stow, who died at his home in New Jersey last week and whose funeral took place at Bethel on Saturday, was former pastor of the Methodist church at the Center and until about five years ago passed the summer with relatives in this town.
 Joseph Sullivan 2nd resigned his position last week as delivery clerk for the Ridge store and is succeeded by Milo L. Osborn.
 The first detachment of the season of Rogers, Peet & Co.'S employees arr rived at the firms recreation ranch near Putnam Park on Thursday last They will remain about a month and then give way to another outing party of their fellow employees.
 Frank Hall, the west side teamster, was painfully injured a few days since by being kicked in the face by one of his horses
 Representative E.. M. Bradley and mother entered last Tuesday upon the