The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-21
Special to the Farnner.)

not heed a well backed public request for the ponds preservation. MT. Hoggson on his part, has offered to
 bear the expense of cleaning up the pond and keeping 1t clean. Certainly the loss of the pond would deprive the valley of one of its principal land scape attractions and as natural consequence lower real estate values in that section. In the Toml1nson land scheme the creation of artificial lakes was made a part of the pro gram for adding to the towns attrac- tiveness and the Protective League, actuated by the same desire for out side improvement outlined a plan to have the waste places at the intersec- ton of roads transformed into beauty spots with flowers and shrubs The saving of what already possess in the way of landscape adornment is certainly as essential as the creation Of new adornments and hence move ment towards aiding MT. Hoggson in that purpose ought to and doubtless would meet with a hearty general re- sponse from the public. During the hard thunder storm of
 Monday afternoon two large silos be- longing to George Williams of Lone
 town were toppled over and completely wrecked, supposedly from the com bired action of the wind and light ming, although fire was started.
 Mr. Williams policy of insurance con
 
 lightning and he relies on this. to part ly reimburse him for the loss. Wheth- CT the insurance company will recog-
 nize the claim remains to be known. The Aspetuck river, which the Bridgeport Hydraulic Go. is placing under its sanitary control, has it's or igen in one or more brooks starting on the farm of William P1att in the up- per part of the Hopewen district in Newtown. These streams the com
 1ey&1sf er17t en and grade the channels so as to do away with pools. Having his water supply for his cattle thereby cut off MT. Platt has excavated a reservoir well on hillside on his farm and had the good fortune to strike an abun- dant flow of water.
 Mrs Clara Ruff, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Henry s. Shaw, was mar ried in St.zJames' church in Danbury l on Monday afternoon to Everett F. Burdick of South Salem, N. r. Fol lowing the ceremony they started on a wedding trip which included Hartford and other Connecticut cities. They
 will take up their residence in Ridge field.
 No bidders appearing last Friday at ] the tax sales of two pieces of prop erty offered by the town, the auction was postponed to the 3oth. The ap- parent reason for the absence of birds is that no one wanted the parcels for the price represented by the charges against them. As the amount due on the Masterson property at the Center had been paid this case is off the books. If the Fanton and Gilbert parcels find no purchasers at the ad- journed sale the town will take title to them.
 At the civil service examination re- gently held in Danbury of candidate for postal appointments Miss LilIie Sanford sought to qualify as postmis- tress at Redding Center and John H. Malone took examination for a vacant clerkship in the Bethel postof1ce
 There was one other applicant for the latter position The candidates have not heard from the department. Two acres located on the Stepney road east of Pleasant Valley have been sold by w.. c. Sanford to Moses on Tuesday. The purchaser has al-
 ready started the building of a house on the land.
 Such repairs as were needed are be- ing made upon the public school houses of the town. The Ridge school i has been newly roofed and provided with additional seats and desks for merly used at the Center academy
 Town Clerk Sanford and Dr. Smith | are a committee to make contracts for ! the transportation of pupils during the coming year.
 
 l returns was made by the Ladies' Par ] ish society of Christ church with the
 entertainment held last Thursday af- | ternoon and evening at the Sanford
 School gym, the net receipts being 1 about $500. These comprised a cash 1 donation of $50 from the guests of the | Rtdgewold Inn. An innovation from l the customary order of things having | been put forward at the Methodist | church fair of the previous week in a | sale of groceries the Episcopal fair 1 mana gers proceeded to also introduce
 a--novelty by placing hot frankfurters on the bill of fair. This Coney Island touch proved quite popular as the ten l pounds of linked mystery quickly van i ished. Possibly the next new depar- 1 ture will be pretzels and pickIed her. | ring.
 MT. and Mrs. Patrick Sullivan, just | returned from their wedding trip received a serenade call last Saturds- | evening from a numerous party of | friends. MT. Sullivan invited the par | ty in and entertained them handsome | ly.
 The annual picnic of the Center Con- l gregational church and Sunday. school was held on Tuesday at Putnam park.
 l Charles Nordman removed Tues day from the Ridge to Bethel where | he has rented a blacksmith shop. Rev. MT Judd conducted the services | at the Center Methodist church last l Sunday in supply for Rev. MT. Tongue who is absent on his vacation. ] A fair will be held at the Mark