The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-12
MILK PR0DUCERS'
 ASSOCIATION Is ONLY MEMORY NOW
Bridgeport Retailers Reestablish Relations With Suppliers
 at Own Figures
WHITLOCK THROWN INTO RIVER
Bedding Reports Plentitude of Gray Squirrels and QuaiI-Inade-
 quate Telephone Facilities.
Special to The Farmer.)

Special to The Farmer)
 Bedding, Oct. 12-As an organization ! the Crescent Milk Producers lAssocia- tion has gone to pieces, force of cir cumstances having dissolved it much more thoroughly than the Supreme court decision disintegrated the Stand ard Oil and American Tobbaco. This is not saying that the Crescent asso- citation attained to the proportions or | the domineering character of trust although the Bridgeport retailers whom it supplied thought it squinted in that direction and therefore when its price got. too high they adminis- tered a death blow to the organization by the simple expedient of transfer ring their patronage elsewhere and thereby casting most of the asSocfa- tion members high and dry on the shoals. Within the last few days some of the members have succeeded in re- establishing business relations with the retailers at price for their milk of 1-2 cents per quart which is half a cent under the winter rate fixed in September. Each of the members who
 have thus cut the price is liable un-
 der the association rules to a penalty
 in the shape of a $25 forfeiture. The
 association, however, being in a
 wrecked and dismembered condition
 no attempt will be made to enforce
 the penalty.f The fact that the retail
 CTS renewed relations at their own
 terms indicates that the arrangements
 by which they were being supplied
 from Massachusetts were not alto
 gether satisfactory. Most of the pro-
 ducers were very glad to get back
 their market even at the lower rate
 although they still maintain that ow-
 ing to the high prices of grain and
 hay there is no profit in making milk
 at less than five cents. This claim is
 probably true.
 Neither of the local real estate
 transactions recently referred to have
 been fully consummated although no
 hitch has arisen and the conveyance
 papers are expected to be passed be-
 for many days. The prospective buy
 CT of the E J. Miller farm at Bedding
 Center is a Stamford man named
 Beebe. Edgar J. Fellows of New York
 is the man who has bargained for
 bury's farm. MT. Fellows is friend
 of Dr. Dening and Artist E. w. Den
 ing of the west side summer colony.
 Thomas Ludway is at work on the
 foundation for the new house he is to build a short distance below his present home at Pine Tree Corner
 which he recently sold to Chumley Jones. The probate court a few days ago granted Mr. Ludway's petition for a restoration of his legal capac- ity privileges. For several years he has been under the conservatorship of George s. Banks
 Edward M. Bradley returned home on Sunday from the Bridgeport hos pital where he, had been for about three weeks patient following an op- eration. He is progressing favorably towards recovery but it. will be some time before he~e fully regains his strength.
 nortv of upknown Ynarardere made a raid a few nights since on the eel pots set in the Little river and in the Saugatuck river for some distance below their junction. Henry Whit l lock of Weston ohanced to be on guard over His when they arrived. l threw him into the river by way of rejoinder and then proceeded to clean | out his eel racks as they had despoil- ed the others.
 The employees of Commoodre Luttgen gave their annual dance last Monday | evening at the Sanford school gymna- sium. large gathering of invited | guests enjoyed the occasion which was a treat on the part of the Commodore. The hall was nicely decorated and Chinese lanterns lighted the grounds. An orchestra furnished the music and there were refreshments.
 Owing perhaps to the general post ing of the land few outside hunters have so far visited the town and not much shooting is being done by the local sportsmen. Gray squirrels are quite plentiful and there are more quail than for several seasons past. The true sportsman, however, passes by the quail in order that they may have a chance to further increase.
 An additional telephone wire was strung in the Ridge section last Fri day. It will help to relieve the pres
 I ~nys< n$ Ina same relief is needed. Local com plaints of inadequate facilities and their tout of order condition are numerous D. s. Sanford, who pays for the use of three phones, says that his frequent appeals to the telephone elicit reassuring promises and very little beyond that and that about half the time he has to rely on the courtesy of his neighbors forj ohonic communication. If conditions 10 not improve an appeal to the Pulp lie Utilities Commission or some ac- ton under the Johnson bill passed re- gently by the Legislature is quite like
 Mr. and Mrs Joel Selleck, Jr., are he parents of a recently arrived girl 3aby Mrs. Selleck is the daughter Of i Hon. Zalmon Goodsel1 of Bridgeport
 Sanford Osborn has bought fine pa ssenger touring car of the Buick make.
 In game of football at the Ridge ast Saturday, the Kent school defeat d the Sanford school, A to O. The visitors were much weightier team han their opponents.
 Albert Williams of hometown, se- 7erely lacerated one of his hands a , 'ew days since by falling and bring 7 ng it in contact with the uncovered op of an oil can.
 Mrs. Evans, wife of Rev. B. R. ( Evans, has returned to her home in 1 N r., from Bedding Gen. CT, where she passed the summer.
 Arthur Curtis is building small ly louse on the back road leading from | Ipper Jump Hill to the Forge.
 The Ten Eycks of Bridgeport are occupants of Jesse B. Cornwall's sum ner home in Sanfordtown.
 Mrs. A. H. Dimond, whose funeral 1 ook place in Bethel on Monday, was ! former resident of this town and lad a large circle of friends here. l, She had been in failing health for some time. Her age was 68.
 Last Saturdays accessions at the f1,a in |