The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-09
INSANE MAN PROMISES
 TO KILL HIS OWN SON
Marches, Through Streets With Gun Over His Shoulder and Points it at Many-Finally Arrested by Sheriff Efwood and Locked Up-Proved Insane
Special to The Farmer.)

S. Elwood had the experience of his
 life Tuesday morning when he was
 sent to make the arrest of Lewis For,
 who lives in the Cross Highway dis
 trict of the town
 For the past few days For is said
 to have been walking about the town
 with shot gun across his shoulder
 and threatening to shoot people. The
 folks in that section paid little at-
 tention to him until he met Mrs.
 Everitt Banks on the street near her
 home and pointed the gun straight at
 her head and then told her not to
 be afraid of him as he would not
 shoot her, but was going to shoot his
 boy that was with him at the time.
 Every one he met on Monday was told that he was going to shoot the
 boy the next. day.
 all started to look into the matter
 and see if the man was insane Or not. It was found that he had beat his
 wife last Friday and she has not been seen since. A complaint was made by several and. the sheriff was sent to
 make the arrest.
 As the shesiff walked into Zor's yard, he found the supposed crazy man standing there with the gun across his shoulder. The sheriff walk ed up to him and asked him if he
 had license to carry the gun. For
 told him he had and when asked to
 show it, he started to look through
 his pockets. An idea struck the
 sheriff, which proved to work like
 clock work. Sheriff Elwood told him
 that he would hold his gun while he
 was looking for the license and the
 two barreled affair loaded with buck
 shot was handed over like child
 with a rattle.
 For then told the sheriff that all
 the people around there were crazy
 and he was carrying the gun to pro- tect himself He believed that every one was insane but himself, The sher-
 if agreed with him and told him that he would take good care of him and take him to a place where the crazy
 people would not hurt him. This was
 the best news that For said he heard
 in long while and was perfectly satisfactory to both, so they road to
 the town hall together where For was locked in the cell. It was not until the doors were locked that he realized where he was. He was taken yester- day morning to- the Lakeview home where he will be transferred to Nor wich in few days.
 It was found out later that For was struck in the head about years ago when he lived in Pennsylvania.
 He has never been right since. Drs. William Donaldson and Belisle made an examination on the man before he was taken away.
 GRANGE HELD MARKED EVENT The meeting of Tuesday evening at the Greenfield Hill grange was a marked event for all the members
 and one which will not be forgotten in some time. The program for the ev- ening was exceptionally fine and en- joyed by the large attendance which were on hand. After the program was over a fine sthrkey supper was
 served. The program was as follows: 1 Overture, Grange orchestra. Talk: Haven't the Nerve To Do Iit," by T. D., Treadwell.
 8 Song: Grange and Guests, Down On the Farm
 Paper: Sunny Side of Country
 Life" by Worthy Lecturer, John E. Boyle.
 5 Overture: Grange orchestra Melo-drama: Darkies Right School, by Brothers of the grange. Characters of the play were: "Dr. Slow," Clarence Banks; "Andy White
 Everitt VanNess: Sam Snow" Ar John Gull; "Nilse Johnson" by Frying
 Nichols: Deborah White by Sprague Brothwe1l.
 Recitation, T. D. Treadwell. Overture, by1Grange orchestra. Overture, by Grange orchestra. 10 Turkey supper.
 The program for Thursday Novem- Der 16 will include husking bee un- der the direction of Edgar Banks as- sisted by Milton Jennings, Arthur Wilson, Sprague Brothwell and Ever itt VanNess.
 The next regular meeting night will be Tuesday, November 21 and will be l known as "Young Ladies' Night Miss Bessie Banks, Miss Nellie Wilson. Miss Jennie VanNess Miss Margaret Wilson, Miss Nellie Banks will have charge of the entertainment On Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, Grange members headed by the fol- lowing E. W. S. Pickett, Edward Os-
 born, John Cole, Attorney Clitus H.
 King, c. A. Wyrtzen and John B.
 Boyle, will proceed to the grange hall equipped with shovels, rakes, picks and axes, where they will start work On the buildings and surroundings | for the winter. The horse sheds will | be repaired and the grounds are to be graded. All this work is to be done by the members.