The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-04
BEDDING

two years. Probably the maximum expenditure of $20.oOo will be author scaled down by one half or more so as to make the total town appropria- tions come within the legislative ap- apportionment There still remains something to the credit of this town from former appropriations although learn from Highway Commissioners Macdonald the amount. No one should be deterred from attending Saturdays meeting through fear of descent into that mudhole underneath the town house as by that time new floor will have been laid.A In taking up the old floor this week no less than five of the supporting tim bers were found to be broken and nearly sundered.- The repair work in progress includes, besides new floor patching. The old benches are to be replaced by fifty chairs.
 The former Edwin Gilbert resi- dence in Georgetown, one of the fin Gershonn Hill who now lives just over the Wilton line. Gilbert willed the use to Mrs. Gilbert and it is from Jones that Hill made the purchase. The probate appraisal of the house was S6,006 and it is understood that Hill paid for it something more than
 Lyman Hadden. one of the men employed on Terry's timbering job in Pleasant Valley, discovered a few mornings since that while he slept the previous night some one had gone through his clothes and taken $56. dry school house were shared by a dozen or more of the sawmiIl work men, one of which is supposed to have committed the robbery. The particular one upon whom suspicion fell consented to be searched, but the search revealed nothing and con vinced Hadden of the suspects inno- cence.
 On. New Years night MT. and Mrs. H. c. Mcclellan gave party at their home. which brought together a cluding guests from New York. Bridgeport, Easton and other places Dancing, games vocal music and supper were features which contri- much enjoyment.
 The OrrIn H. Platt place in the ed by Mrs. Catherine Wolfe. The property comprises besides house and other buildings, about twenty
 There will be given at the Mark Twain library tomorrow CF'riday) afternoon at 2 o'clock a lecture by Prof. F. H. Stoneburn on Means and Possibilities of Profit in Poultry" The lecturer is professor of poultry hus- bandrY at the Connecticut Agricultur- al College and the lecture is the third
 
 Farm series. It is to be given under .he auspices of the Bedding Protec- tive League.
 Eugene Adams has been appointed administrator on the estate of the ate Theodore Adams. The latter had deeded to his wife the residence prop ertya at Library Corner so that the realty making up the estate consists of the mill property on the Saugatuck river and the unoccupied part of the To. on which the Mark Twain library stands.
 A pleasing incident of the Christ mas celebration of the Sunday School of the Center Methodist church was a purse of $30. MT. Judd has given formal notice to the Methodist Cen ference that he will not accept a pas torate appointment for the coming year.
 sMiss Eula Knapp died in Bellevue Hospital on Wednesday of last week and was buried on Friday at Dan well known Briggs family of Sher- Gnan and for several years made her home with her cousins. Louis c. and Emma V. Rumsey in this town. More recently she followed the occupation | of nursing. She had been out of health for some weeks preceding her nature of her maladY an autopsy was performed in accordance with her wishes. What it disclosed her friends have not yet learned. The town has received $10 each from Klein Bros. of the Ridge and 1 Charles Olsen of Georgetown as lt- cense fees for two pool tables: There are two or three more tables m Georgetown to be heard from. On New Years morning Frank F'avereau found in one of his traps a gray fox and in another a red fox both fine specimens. Another of his l recent catches was a mink the pelt of which brought $10. Most of the oth- CT local trapperS have had an un- usually good season and are getting good prices for their pLlts. Even | nuskrat skins are in demand at from DO to 75 cents.
 One of the machines of the Loco mobile Company struck and wrecked a wagon belonging to John Reynolds while on a testing trip across the promptly settled for.
 Miss Janet Thompson has had a water supply. placed in her house al an air pressure tank.
 | One of the pair of work horses be- longing to D. S. Sanford which was recently hurt in runaway accident died on Sunday.
 The monthly balance sheet submit | ed by Treasurer Luttgen to the select men at their meeting last Saturday showed that the town has on hand bank balance of $S,516.S5.
 Until April there will be only Ridge and West Bedding, this ar rangement having gone into effect last Monday.
 The specialist whom Rev. MT. Boone consulted in New York last week gave him a reassuring opinion regard ing his physical condition. MT. Boone was especially alarmed regarding his stomach.
 Alterations and improvements are being made in the former Thomas Luoway house, now owned by MeSTs Pierson and Jones.
 Among those from this town who will attend the dinner in New York next Wednesday evening of the Red ding Protective League are D. S. San ford, A G. Barnett, J. B. Sanford and John Muennich.