The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-15

which have been sent out to give no tice of the exhibition and invite sub scriptfons towards the purchase os two engines at $20 per share are signed t'The Ridge Fire Department, and formal organization of such a body will be effected within a few days Enough subscriptions are already promised to pay for one engine, and 1t has been practically decided to pur- chase two at the outset even If +he entire sum required is not imm ed lately forthcoming
 The funeral of Aaron M. Read, who died at his home in hometown, last Friday evening, aged 56, was held Tuesday afternoon with interment in Umpawaug cemetery. HIS demise was unexpected although he had been in indifferent health for years from kidney ailment. MT. Read was descendant of one of the towns old est families and had filled the office of Selectman and other public posi- tions. He is survived by his wife, but had no children. The pail bear CTS were J. B. Sanford, w. E.. Hagen. W. A. Lounsbury and E. I. Cor ham,
 The program for the Co'oniaI Tea to be given at the Mark Twain Ii brary on Thursday evening of next week, affords assurance of an excel lent entertainment Some of the fea- lures aca: Singing by Mrs. Nichols O. Bethel; costume recitations by Mrs E. M SaI ford and Miss Lou Carson; piano selection, Miss Kittie Barnum; medley of patriotic airs, by Percival c. Nash, cello, and Mrs. Randolph songs by Mrs. Bradley. Dancing will furnish the second chapter of the ev- ening's diversion
 . Only three of the eighteen mem bers of the Protective League commit tee appointed to prepare a plan for better system of highways repair and improvement, attended a meeting held at the Center, last Saturday after -afe 0I11T1 11T1 s. c. Shaw and John H. Jennings. MT. Plump presented a draft of some tentative propositions put forward for the approval of the committee but owing to the lack of attendance no ac- ton on them was taken. It is under stood that MT. Plump in his recent conference with Highway Commis Sioner Macdonald received encourag- ing assurances from the latter regard ing the proposal that part of the re- cent appropriation for State road work from the Ridge to West Bedding and Georgetown. Part of the West Red ding road has already been improved with State funds, but the other high way leading from Bedding Center to Georgetown is a different and tougher proposition.
 It was all plain sailing for Thomas Delaney at last Saturdays meeting of the Putnam Park commission and by a unanimous vote he was elected park caretaker for one year from March 1. The backing which he had from the signatures to the petitions favor ing him for the appointment is evi- dence that the choice is a popular one It is a rather remarkable fact that despite the attack of spinal menin- gitis from which MT. Delaney suffered last spring and which kept him in an almost continuous state of coma for three months, he was never in better physical condition than at present.
 Edwin H. Weatherbee, head of the New York dry goods house of Arnold, Constable & Co.,, who died Sunday, was a frequent visitor to Bedding as a guest of John c. Stetson at the latter's summer home in Pleasant Val ley. His death makes MT. Stetson virtually the working head of the house, the ownership interests in which are held mostly by women.
 The barn of D. $. Sanford was en- tered last Friday night and robbed of a number of horse blankets and carriage robes. The same night a dance was held at the school gym by an out of town crowd.
 The time for closing up the Patrick Green estate has been extended by the gotiations between D. w. Green and the other heirs for the purchase by him of their interests.
 The final meeting of the Board of Relief will be held on Wednesday next.
 A committee was appointed by Red ding Grange, last week, to see about securing new quarters. About the only place in view is the small house near the Ridge cemetery, owned by Jesse Sanford.