The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-08-17
E. II. DILLON, e. co.
REDD|NC NEWS

ktUUIVG NtWO
Redding. Aug 17-Not having re-
ceived by Friday last any formal mo-
latters reported decision to accept
the towns terms for a settlement Of
the tax shortage and learning that
Attorney Shaw was also without
such notice First Selectman Sanford
instructed Mr.. Shaw to at once pre-
pare the papers for a suit On the
following evening, however, Mr. Cor
ham called on the first selectman and
assured him that he was ready to
settle. The only previous assurance
to the same effect had been made by
the former collectors brother to an
other selectman who supposed the
decision would be passed on by the
real party in interest to the towns
agents in the matter. This was fin
ally done in belated fashion and had
the effect of hating proceedings in
the incipient suit.
Rain is seldom more welcome than
that brought by Tuesday afternoons
shower which broke the third drouth
generally going dry and pasture had
become so shrivelled that milkmen
were using their growing corn design
ed for silo purposes or grain to sup
ply the deficiency in green rations.
The conditions avF called for the feed
ing of more grain than is usually
required at this time Of the year. It
PEELED the Crescent Milk Producers
associa ton to increase the price to
1-2 cents from 3 ga. The Bridgeport
retailers would not accept the raise
and their offer Of four cents was
agreed to by the association at
Charles Nordman, the blacksmith.
appeared at the farm of the Craik
brothers in Easton last Sunday in
joggy and bellicose mood and was
soon engaged in a. fight with one Of
the hired men. The latter soon
brought the combat to a close by
slamming a rack against Nordman's
head. The latter dropped unconscious
in which condition he remained for
sometime with blood exuding from
his nose and mouth. Complaint has
been made for the others arrest.
Until few days ago John Muennich
supposed that there was entered up
on the docket of the Court OF Conn
mon Pleas at Bridgeport suit In
which he was the defendant and Abe
Tarlov of Norwalk the plaintiff, the
attachment papers in such case hav-
ing been served last May. 1t appears.
however that Tarlov's counsel did
not make return of the papers to
the court and Mr.. Muennich as soon
as court sessions are resumed will
seek a release of the attachment. The
action is the second legal chapter. in
horse transaction, the first action
having been over a check. In this
Tarlov was the loser.
Engineer McElroy of the State high
way department inspected the Ridge
road last Friday, and seemed to be
we'll satisfied with the job done by
the contractors. His judgment in the
case is not final, however, the o. K.
of Commissioner Macdonald being nee
essary before the contractors receive
their pay Miss Glider has. applied
two barrels of oil to the road in front
Of her premises, and like applications
ar etc be made by Aaron Sanford and
Klein Brothers
The local crop Of apples will be the
largest for several easons, as far as
the Ridge section is concerned, the
weight Of the fruit being the cause
Of many broken branches. To what
extent this abundance comes from the
general pruning and spraying is
largely a matter of conjecture, but
that these processes were helping fac
tors is in some instances quite appar-
ent Al striking case in point is fur
nished by the orchard of Miss Belle |
Sanford which last year was barren
and seemingly dying, but which Is
now loaded with fruit following the
away Of fully half the wood
and two spraying treatments
The work of travelling Sunset Hill
highway has been resumed, several
teams being engaged on the job with
a sprinkling cart and a roller as aids
in compacting the material. The
gravel is being put on to a depth of
fully eight inches and when the i'm
is finished the road will
be in permanently first class shape,
a good drainage system having al |
ready been provided.
All the property owners have been
mailed bills for this years taxes by
Collector Duncan, who begins collect
ing next Wednesday in Georgetown.
Mrs. Josephine Burr of Brooklyn, |
while the guest last week Of her broth |
err, W. H Hill, in hometown, received |
a visit from her son, Eugene, a law
yer living in the State of Washington, |
whom she had not seen for eight |
years. She will return with him to
his home, probably to remain there
A. L. Livermore is having construct |
ed a dam across one of the brooks !
running through his farm which will |
provide a second artificial lake on the |
place. The work is being superin |
tended by W. c.. Sanford.
Material is being drawn for Willard |
Fishers bungalow and barn on the !
Ridge. M B. Burr is the contractor
for the job.
The Congregational Church Society /
Of the Center held a successful lawn |
party on Wednesday evening of last !
week, on the grounds of Mrs. Ran
die.
A. G. Barnett, who already had a
large touring car, recently purchased j
a Fard runabout.
The Ridgewald Inn is now filled to /
CAPACITY with summer guests.
WATCH YOUR KIDNEYS