The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-16
FARMERS DEMAND
 EsHlGH PRICE FOR CORN BY THE EAR
'Loca1 Merchants Are Paying Two Cents at the Lowest-Will Be Handing It Away Within the Year
 First Greens Farms Peaches on the Market.
WES'TPORT

Wfstport, Aug. 16--According to the department of agriculture the corn crop is increasing faster per acre than
 the population. That is not due to
 race suicide but to the fact that the
 farmers are possessed now of better
 facilities to bring about better and
 greater results The local corn crop
 may be greater this year. than ever,
 but dt has never been so late. There IS a big demand just now for the table variety and the farmers through this demand are reaping a high price and
 cannot supply the want. Tn fact the
 market will not be fully supplied for
 at least two weeks to come. Tester day in town a wholesaler was ,gerting
 two cents an ear for his product and his offer was gobbled up. Within three weeks they will be handing ii away. But lucky just now is the far mer whose field secured the start on his naghbor's,
 The first load of peaches from the Jennings peach orchard in Greens Farms was delivered to local mer- chants yesterday. The peaches are
 of the same high quality of past sea
 sons but are not so plentiful Theodore Marceau ex-Waiter at the Beachside Inn Is now making his home In town and says that he will bring
 suit against Proprietor Merritt David son of the Inn for false arrest Da- vidson does mot own the Inn leasing 1 the place from Rowland Bros. of South Norwalk. It is probable that if suits is brought, the case will never reach court, but will be settled on the out 1 side
 The Westport team will go to South Norwalk on Sunday to play the Springwood team of that town at the Baxter grounds.t
 Rev. and Mrs. Willis P. Elwood are
 visiting MT. and Mrs. George P. Jen- Greens Farms. Rev. and Mrs. Elwood are to leave for missionary work in India next month.
 MT. and Mrs Elvin Hodges and son
 are visiting MT. Hodges sister, Mrs Henry Park
 Miss Julia Wakeman has returned to her home in Greens Farms after The Boy Scouts and the Young Mems Club of Greens Farms are camp ing at Cockenoe Island for the week Bradford Wood of New York is re-
 newing old acquaintances in town. The regular monthly meeting of the official board Of the Saugatuck M. B church was held in the parsonage last evening.
 Harry Jones of New York is guest at the home of Mrs. Rollo Beers. While driving well on the Siede place in the Rosevi1Ie district, Eugene Wofert and William Siede narrowly
 escaped severe injuries when a buck l ct of rock and dirt broke away from | the derrick and fell into the well. MT Wolfert was carried into the well with | the falling bucket. MT. Siede who was in the well at the time fortunately stepped under the platform construct
 ed over the we'll escaping with slight bruize of the arm. MT. Wolfert re- ceived a cut on the head and was ren- dered unconscious.
 The Connecticut Co.,, has decided | that the roads over which it's lines pass in Westport have grown out o1 | the country state and are now entitled to white poles. Accordingly through an order issued yesterday, painters started out affixing white coat to ! many poles on Riverside avenue and also along the Compo beach line.