The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-21

Barnes: trustees, w. c. Sanford. A. L.
Idyermore. ]. w Teets, George 5.
Banks. H. e. Barnes
A very enjoyable social occasion was
that occurring on Monday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Emory +.
sanford in Pleasant Valley. The date
was the tenth anniversary OF their
marriage and although the invitations
omitted mention of this the fact be-
came generally known and nearly all
the guests brought remembrance glfts.
Tn the great profusion of these arti-
cles of tin, the traditional memento.
were in a small minority, most OF the
presents being Of nickel, cut glass,
china, and other things useful and or
namental The house was prett1ly
decorated with flowers and plants and
the guests numbered upwards of one
hundred. Mrs. Sanford was assisted
in her activities as hostess by six
vouns ladies-Misses Emma and Ruth
Reid, Miss Esther TarbeH, Misses
I,,cy and Florence Sanford, and Miss
Annie Banks of Bridgeport. During
the evening the company was enter
tanned with finely executed whistling
solos bv Miss Marion Clyde of STRAIT
ford, with piano accompaniment by
Mrs. Arthur Sherwood. Miss Bulkely
of Greenfield sang and there were
other selections vocal and 1nstru-
mental A repast OF chicken pie,
salads, cake, ice cream, etc., was
served.
Dan Beard, the author and artist,
who lives on his farm In this town
most of the time, although he has an
other residence in Flushing and also
a log cabin retreat in Pike county
Pa. has been honored by having his
name bestowed on a mountain in
Alaska located near Mt. Mckinley.
The name for this mountain was first
selected by the exploring party which
went to Alaska last summer to at
tempt to reach the summit of Mt. Nc
Kinley, and the designation recently
received the approval of the National
Geographical Society at Washington,
making it permanent and Official.
Naturally Mr.. Beard is quite elated
over the honor. He Is president OF
the Camp Fire Club of America and
national commissioner of the Boy
Scouts of America.
D. S. Sanford, proprietor and prin-
cipal of the Sanford school, has been
formally authorized to conduct exam
nations for admission to Yale and
Princeton universities. The appoint
ment will be convenience to his own
pupils who are to take such examina-
tions and also to others in this Sec
ton who are seeking entrance as stu
dents to the institutions named.
The old road leading from the high
way west Of the Center past the bum
gaIow of Herbert Bouton, is being
| made fit for travel by Selectnlan E.
M Sanford. 1t has been long dis
used although never legally discontin-
ued.
| A public convenience will be the
| package and small freight service just
established by John Muennick. He
will take packages for express ship
ment from Bethel or Danbury. and
receive at the office of Smith Beers
| His team leaves the Ridge store for
| Bethel at S;15 each week day except
Saturday.
Mrs. Kate Favereau has rented the
| Miss Runyon house at Pine Tree Cor
ner. William Arnold has moved from
Easton to Stephen Sanford's house in
Pleasant Valley and the house vacated
| by him is now tenanted by Charles
| Williams.
The Episcopal and Catholic churches
on the Ridge were handsomely dress
| ed with floral decorations for Easter,
| with material from the greenhouses
of L. o. Peck and Commodore Lutt-
gen.
A gang of fifteen Italians are en-
ployed in the construction of the
| Ridge road They have shelter in the
shanty put UP two years ago for the
| italians then engaged on the upper
Ridge road.
Builder H. c. Mcclellan has pur-
| chased a new REQ auto, in place of the
| Ford he used last year.
Ten cans of young trout were placed
| in the Aspetuck river this week by
| the Aspetuck Game and Fishing AS
ISOLATION.
| L. O. Peck will occupy his summer
home here about May r. unless the
season continues too backward.
The families of n. F. Hoggson and
| Dewitt Weld were among the Easter
] visitor in town.