The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-23
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 motion and alarm among youngster! and elders, and there was telephonins and an excited discussion as to wha remedies should be applied until some one who knew came along and de clared that no bad results need bt feared because the snake, being of the variety known as striped, was no venemous and no harm would come from the bite except a slight local ir-
 ritation. And so it proved.
 The Ridge Is to have swell wed. ding on June 15 when Miss Clara Danforth. daughter of Mrs. F. l.
 Dunnell and one of society's beauties
 Hamlin, a young lawyer of Washing
 ton. D. c. The marriage ceremony
 will be performed in the Episcopal
 church by Rev. MT. Boone. the rector
 and a reception at the summer home
 of the brides mother on the Ridge
 will follow. A New York caterer has
 been engaged for the occasion, and
 guests have been secured at Ridge
 wold, Inn
 The funeral of Marion Selleck, wife
 Of Rev. E. R. Evans, was held last Friday with services at the home of her brother, Joel F. Selleck, Jr., and interment in Umpawaug cemetery. Mrs. Selleck died in a Philadelphia hospital where she had been patient for nearly a year. The floral offer ings at the funeral were lavish and beautiful.
 While in Hartford last Thursday First Selectman Sanford made another effort to see Highway Commissioner regarding long delayed work in this town, but so many rep resentatives of other towns had be- sieged the commissioner in advance of him that he was compelled to leave without obtaining the desired inter view. The town has to it's credit for State road construction a balance in addition to the last allotment of 1000 and there is urgent need for getting new work under way to say nothing have been applied to the Ridge road last fall.
 The authorities have not yet suc- ceeded in capturing Patrick Dyer, one of the two Danbury thugs who griev- ously assaulted Fred Cole, the aged west side resident. One feature of the assault which included an attempt at robbery is unprintable and fur nlshes the basis for a charge the pen atty for which, upon conviction, may be ten years Imprisonment John Maloney, the asSociate of Dyer, will be tried on this charge when he con- cludes his present term in Bridgeport jail
 Town Clerk and Mrs. J. B. Sanford nave sent out invitations for an "at home" at their residence on Saturday evening of this week. The occasion is the 25th anniversary of their mar rfage.
 An adjustment of the differences be- tween Daniel Green and the other heirs of the late Patrick Green has been reached by the terms of which Ixyin afoiy ,css0 oe %I,1 homestead.
 E. S. Williams of Rock House has bought a touring car which he will 1se for milk freighting purposes, in cluding peddling on a route he is to in Bridgeport.
 Another dance for the benefit of the Bedding fire department will be held It the Sanford School gym tomorrow Friday evening. A drum corps will aid in furnishing the music. The Olmwood Minstrels will give a per- ,ormance for the. department at the same place May 31.
 Another bungalow is to be built this season on the Gallows Hill tract where Henry Grassmuk, it's new own er, is already erecting one.
 The Bethel High School won, from he Sanford School at baseball last Saturday, to 3.
 Miss Ella Ostling will be the chief operator at the new telephone ex- ,hange on the Ridge
 William B. Claflin and family have moved from New York to their new summer home in Umpawaug, the for ner Arthur J. Todd place. MT. Cla- lin is a member of the famous archi- ect firm of McKin, Mead & Co.
 Within a few days the power spray ITS are to start on their second cam 'algn of the season, the coddling moth being this time the special object of attack There is a fair blow of the apple trees in this locality, although lot quite equal to that of last sea- son.
 An attempt to form a local organi- ,ation was made at the woman suff- age meeting held at the Mark Twain Library last Friday. Steps towards 1 hat end will probably be taken, how 'ver, at a gathering to be held early l n June at the summer home on the | Ridge of s. c. Shaw upon the invi- ation of Mrs. Shaw The date for l his meeting is yet to be fixed At l Fridays meeting Mrs. Livermore and | Mrs. Davis made addresses which | were able, logical and persuasive. The l peakers were introduced by Mrs. w. l '. Hincks of Bridgeport, head of the l State league. In the paper read by 1 Grs Catherine Wolfe of this town, a | yell preserved lady of S3. she set forth 1 Yer recollections of the beginning of l he movement 40 to 50 years ago when | Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. | Anthony were it's chief apostles and