The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-20

A. Schaefer of New York and Miss Ida Belle Galbreath of St. Louis, wore pink satin, with overdresses of pale green chiffon, and the same shade of taffeta coats. All wore Leghorn hats, trimmed with pink roses and long ened with tiny punches of pink rose buds. They carried pink roses. w. Elbert Bacon Hamlin was his broth CTS best man, and the ushers were F. Lyman Dunnell. Jr., Sturges Bradford Shields, Robert Mallory, IT,, Alexan- Beach Platt of Washington. D. c. Many out of town guests were in att tendance.
 A further extension of the system. of driveways on Commodore Luttgen's . country estate at Sunset Hill is In progress, the present work being a continuance of the road eastward from the lake road through the Hope, well woods. The connection of this drive with the Hopewell highway was prevented last season through the fencing off by Mrs. J. L. Sanford of the portion laid out across her land. Another terminus will now be reached over route wholly owned by the Commodore, this new section being about half mile long. The dam built this season to provide a second lake. on the estate has been com pleted.
 Applications continue to be made for tion's two power sprayers In the treat ment of elrns and other shade trees. One of the elrus recently sprayed was the giant in front of Miss Eleanor Dayton's place at the Center. This tree has spread of 1l2 feet. The elm beetles are very little in evidence this season, the most damaging pest heinz fho nkevn Wy01.Y41 ClY71v anQ n4 the elms treated by the spraying crew indicated the presence of the leopard moth, which seems to be the trees most destructive foe.
 Tn the Ridgewold Inn. which opened this week for the season. the town has a first class summer hotel with first class accommodations and plenty of them. The new addition more than doubles the former capacity of the hostelry and the conyeniences and ap- pofntments are complete and of the best. The indications point to a busy and successful season.
 The branch telegraph office estan- lished at the Ridge store evidently meets a public want. as a dozen mes sages were received there last Satuf. day for transmission to the sending office at Danbury. Incoming mes- sages are also delivered from the Ridge office.
 Subscriptions amounting to $500 have been pledged by Ridge residents to the stock of the projected National Bank of Bethel, this being in addi- ton to the help promised by Commo- dore Luttgen and l.. o. Peck.
 The Burgess place at the west of Bedding Center has been rented for the summer by Mrs. Powell.
 H. c. Bodie and family of New Jer- sey are summer occupants of the Goodale cottage at the Center.
 A baby daughter was added to tho family of MT. and Mrs. Marcus H. Burr a few days ago.
 Tomorrow Triday) evening the Im- ford's gym on the Ridge for the bene- fit of the Bedding fire department.
 The Connery Bros. are building an extensive addition to their department store in Georgetown.
 Attorney Herbert Bouton and fam fly of New York are occupying their bungalow at Library corner, which addition.
 The Center is to have a. wedding about the middle of next month. the prospective bride being a daughter of Alexander Schall.
 Miss Elizabeth Read arrived from St. Louis on Tuesday to pass her summer vacation with her parents in
 sanfordtown Great Hill is being top dressed with gravel of first class grade from a deposit lately discovered at the bottom of the hill.
 T hope the Chicago convention will efface Roosevelt from the political map. and at the same time don't want to vote for Taft" said promi- nent Bedding republican the other day. Quite a representative declara- ton,