The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29
BEDDING

Bedding. Nov. 27-A crowded and we'll pleased audience attended the en- tertainment given at the Ridge gym last Frldsy evening G for the t,t local fire d, Version offered nothing more could have been desired, as the dance which followed the stage performance con- finued until 1 o'clock. and each of the other features was of highly satisfac- rory quality. In a brief talk preced- Ing the regular program D. s. Sanford .gtarted and said it's formation was one outcome of the progressive spirit lately awakened in the town. other movements in the same direction being the tree spraying association and the Protective League. sThese measures for the individual and the public good Of all and such support was really an attribute of good citizenship. Next came recitation by Miss Lawrence or Bethel, a mandolin solo by Henry J. Kennel1. tenor solo by Charles Archer A Dutch monUlogue by N. F. Carbona and singing by a quartet consisting Of W Russell and Prof Dippel The two act comedy. '"The rTroublesome Tramp which formed the evenings nan 21,n ditIa onsrang vas then @ presented i. ID U P. Sanford, Miss Ruth Reid, Herr Sehock and Prof. Dippel. A smoother and more effective amateur perrcrm- ance is rarely seen. The grating by Herr Schock of an Irish dialect upon his own made in Germany dfalect produced 8 weird and rnirth provoking blend. The entertainment, which net ted something over $50, will probably be repeated in Georgetown and New town.
 Being unable in the short time at his disposal to give personal atten- ton to all the repair jobs urgently needing attention before winter sets To have the work performed by other par4ies in different sections of the town On inc recommendation of First Se1ectman Sanford the super visor has engaged Aaron Sanford to look after the Ridge section With The opening of the spring season MT B}oomer expects to have the work so mapped out and systematized that it viii be able to personally direct all
 The verdict of the jury of the Com mon Pleas court at Danbury, last week. sustaining the will of Patrick Collins against the appeal of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Rowland, was a and the witnesses on that side. There Is some talk of further appeal to the Supreme court If such an appeal should be based upon a question of law the only ground for 1t would be the single exception entered against the rulings of Judge Scott. An ap- peal might be taken. however, on the ground that r. . verdict was against <he evidence.
 4 dog owned by A Fl. Churchill of the We8L 81QG. showed DrOnOunCed symptoms on Monday of having gone mad and MT, Churchill promptly re- ported the case to Warden Warner The animal had been confined in wire enclosure and was Snapping at the netting and frothing at the mouth. The order requiring all dogs in the town to be muzzled or confined re- mains Tn force for another month Tu- forIaztiou received by Mr. Warner i'm. d7cates many instances of non-com- p4fances particularly in the. George 1ezJ,r1 continue the warden says that there will surely be prosecutions
 The sbfography of Mark Twain has been to it's author, Albert BfgeFoy Paine. the most profitable as it was the most important of his literary ur,- dertakfngs- His friends say that he cation rights in Harper's Magazine. and that the royalties from the sales of the book have increased the au- thor's revenues to $28, 900. As the hguress will naturally be largely in creased before the demand abates In eompleteness, matter and manner the biography has won recognition as most admirable example Of it's class. MT. Paine has been for several. years a resident of Bedding.
 The next monthly meeting of the Protective League will be held on tfe afternoon of Dec 2, at the Sanford sym. Heretofore these meetings have 3een held at the Mark Twain library or the town hall. Responses to the call for subscriptions to pay for hir- ing a private warden who should not only go after game law violations but wage war on game destroying verrnin have not been very encouraging and the League will probably drop the project
 A Great Dane dog owned by H. S. Barnes frightened one of John c. Reads horses into running away on the Ridge, Sunday morning. Earl Becker, the driver, and three cans of milk were spilled from the wagon. The horse halted of it's own accord at the steps of the Episcopal church
 John M. Brewster has sold his prop ertv -fn the Georgetown district, con- slstfne Of a house and & few acres, to Rsnjamfa B. Banks.