The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-13
MONROE
Especial to the Farmer. by Arthur W.
EEr.er,..4a

Especial to the Farmer by Arthur w.
French,
Monroe Feb. ia man in a near
BY town a6vsrtises that he has a
bator system This is q new one
hereabouts, buk At sounds good. Guess
that all one has to do Is to hire space
III the hall. then put in your esty-load-
sound Perhaps- NO more fuss or get
ting UP in the night. zero time TO see
the Job, with Temperature o. X and
SO forth. Get met Wait till Hem
merry Lord hears OF this system and
he'll be hiring a hall or have one built,
mebbe Already he is uplifting some
very classy birds-wee ones-in a
chicken bungalow. It has a base bur
ner stove. bath pan and a looking
glass on the wall, SO that the fenin-
inc hens can prink up and see IL their
benuets are on straight
ssOn Cand1enas day, have half your
have made this old aphorfsm come
true. Ascrfbing it TO the mild Win
ter weather we have had, which made
stove wood last some Then the fall
pasturage OF cattle lasted until late;s
a saving on hey too. Here and there
IS a pzsfnfst who argues that the
Woodpile will be q big asset away
along into April You never can tell.
And talking about chickens and their
'uplift From all talllfests, it is de-
duced that there viii be a large in
to II Folks got weary of the meat
wagon high prices last year and free
quently had poultry on their table
toes@ Top notch prices will obtain,
probably, after the spring rush. of lay
Ing has gone by. Some have ayrang-
supply of eggs for winter, with conn
Harmony Grange. Patrons Of Illus
bsudry of Monroe, continues to reside
on Prosperity street. It's uplifting
forces are still on the job and during
the winter-prety sure-the member
ship will have passed the century
mark. There's a large class of ''to
be's'' on the waiting list now and the
degree team Is getting in form. The
new officers OF the Grange wall be 1T
Mt the regular meeting this Thursday
This is some week for the school
out, pastine up and writing down.
their homemade valentines, to inter-
change with schooImates and others
Everything goes into the makeup even
wall paper and any old thing in Athe
paper line. pictorial or otherwise.
Well, is anything to be doing this
year, on that proposed state road from
the Center to Trun1Ibul1 line? 1t hard
IL seems 50. One of our guessers has
1t framed up, that the road won't be
CONSTRUCTED until work on the west
20. He adds: "And they still are hard
at it fixing up old jobs, repairing and
monkey doodling, to beat the band
Edward L. Hurd of the east sid<
hasn't found that 5ug yet No! I
don't love thee kind. but an heir
loom; plain, everyday, New Orleans
nolasses receptacle. Tt was stolen the
pther night, with a number of grocer
les from his wagon, left in the door
gard, while ne was sta1Iing his horses
It once took him some time to whit
tie ont a wooden plug for the jug. Ed
has bought a. watch dog and Walter
Freeman, his yeomans now carries 8
gun on his hip
Another member Of the Old Guard
pf Washington Lodge. passed away
last week, being Edwin B. Wells, OF
New Haven, who formerly lived a.
East Village. He Joined the lodge
nearly fifty years ago: in 1885, ThL
He'd in the past year, and but a few
Of such are left John L. BeardsleS
b now The octogenarian dean of the
lodge. 1t cannot but be noticeable
the ranks, chairs and all, as the days
Slip by. But just the same, some o.
the "vetss are good stayers
The East village Methodist church
pafty-two It1nps@if you pease, and
eream-this Friday evening and i
promises TO be ever 50 nice Dan Gu
pid with his bow and arrows and
OF of hearts are to be there while
they are to have entertainers and al
Eat of no end of goodies, so go earl,
and avoid the rush.
Miss Helen L. BIondeH has had a fir
Extinguisher at her residence for sew
Rral years but never call to use 1t
nntiI q high wind day of lest week
when the woodwork about the chin
ney stovepipe hole became ignited' and
an Increasing blaze followed Blu