The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-03
BEDDING

! been continuously in progress for the last two months. Usually the inter
 ruptton comes with planting time, but
 Supervisor Bloomer hired his helpers
 with the agreement that there was to be no quitting the job until mid summer There still remains consfd- erable work to be done in the second
 process treatment of the highways
 and to do it there is available the
 sum of about SLIGO out of the total of $4000 which the supervisor had to spend. The entire road system of the town has been gone over at least once, including back roads which had
 long been entirely neglected. \ The
 unexpended balance of the appropria-
 tion is sufficient to keep the force
 busy for about another month and produce conditions superior to those
 existing for many years and perhaps ever. At the suggestion of the select men MT. Bloomer will now proceed to, cut the bushes growing close to the highways. For repairs of the state roads there has been expended $500 under the superintendence First Se-
 Iectman Sanford. Three-quarters of
 this outlay is paid back to the town by the state. On Monday afternoon Thomas Dunn 1 accompanied by saw mill hand nam ed OIulloy, appeared at Robert Wal
 bridges summer place in Pleasant Valley, where Dunn worked earlier in
 the season. The family were away and Edward Irwin, the caretaker, be- ing apprehensive from his visitors actions that they intended to attack and rob him ordered them away. As was afterwards learned they at once went to Mrs EEnora Whitehead's house where Irwin lodges, and forcing an entrance into his room there stole several articles Their next exploit was to break into a sawni1 mems
 foa1 SIP check. It had been endorsed and the thieves obtained the cash for it at the store in Hattertown- The robbery soon afterwards became known and Tuesday afternoon the Newtown authorities captured the cu1- Dunn has been an associate of Louis Bounett, who also worked at MT. Wal
 bridges place this season and was
 sent to jail about two weeks ago for drunkenness.
 The seIectmen decided at their meet ing on Saturday to sell the James Sweeney place at the Center. MT. Sweeney deeded it to the town sever al years ago in satisfaction for money advanced to provide him hospital treatment and lately the obligation was increased by the towns payment of his mothers funeral expenses. The property is expected to realize about $35o.
 The personal tax delinquents have saved themselves from prosecution by paying their dues one after another coming forward with the cash until the list is now cleared up with the exception of one two who have left town and another who died. Or iginal1y there were about 25 delin- quents.
 MT and Mrs. Dewitt Weld spent Sunday at their bungalow in Pleas They will not come to remain until September as MT. Weld is travelling in the west as manager of the International Exhibition com pany.
 The Sanford school gym and the ad- 1acent grounds of the Ridgewold Inn will be the scene of the lawn festival which St. Patrick's R. c. church is to hold on Friday and Saturday evenings of next week. Ice cream and other refreshments are to be served and there will be a sale of fancy articles and novelties, including a special sale of aprons.
 Services at the Ridge Episcopal church last Sunday were conducted by Rev. Raymond Cunningham who l also preached a thoughtful and inn l nressive sermon. He frequently read ervice in the anne church while | layman and the occasion was there fore Of particular interest to himself and the congregatton
 William Hill of the west side was suddenly taken with a spasn1odfc seiz- ure affecting the glottfs and followed by a paralysis of the vocal organs | He has not yet reea i~ed the power of speech- and one of his arms is also helpless.
 The recent drowning accident of which young Clarence Johnson was the victim did not occur at Putnam Park pond as stated last week but at one of the ponds on Commodore Lutt- gen's property.
 One of the power sprayers belonging to the Conservation Association was recently used by George $. Banks for spraying with arsenate of lead his two acre potato patch. By the aid Of sufficient lengths of hose all parts of the field were reached with the machine stationed at the borders and the job was done very thoroughly as well as quickly.
 The Advent church of Danbury will observe the Fourth by picnicing at Putnam Park. A large party is ex- pected.
 family from Ansonia named Brown is occupying the J. B. Corn wall cottage in Sanfordtown. Several parties have lately inspected the prop erty with a view to purchasing.
 Henry G. Shaw, who has been in a serious condition from complications with a sickle, is considerably improV- ed.
 Mrs. Charles Morehouse of the Ridge is driving a Kritt runabout which she recently purchased.
 E. M. Bradley and mother have left their home on the Ridge to pass the rest of the season at their cottage