The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-22
BEDDING

l Reddingp May 22-Albert Williams,
 whose farm buildings and valuable live l stock were destroyed by fire on Tues- l day night of last week. will at once begin the building of large barn and endeavor to have it completed in time 1 to house his hay crop. His farm of about 300 acres has been brought to a high state of fertility and will this season produce an immense grass yield It turns out that MT Williams had considerably more insurance than he first supposed. He thought the amount was only $2,O00 of which $500 was on the cattle, but an examination of the policies showed the total to be
 $4, 300. His aunt, who holds a $9 900
 mortgage on the place, has waived
 her claim to the insurance money so
 as not to embarrass him in his re-
 Storation efforts It is his intention to add gradually to his buildings and to
 acquire in the course Of a few months
 another fine dairy herd. The deep and
 widespread sympathy felt for his mis-
 fortune at once found practical ex-
 pression. It was essential that the
 carcasses of the 45 burned cattle
 should. be speedily taken care of and
 the day after the fire volunteer force
 consisting of eight teams and a large
 gang of men set about the work. The
 carcasses were hauled to a deep hoI-
 low on the farm and a, deep covering
 of earth deposited over the mass. A subscription paper was also started in
 circulation and upwards of $100 raised
 almost immediately. There is assured
 a considerable increase of this sum from further subscriptions.
 In pursuance of instructions given
 by Com. Bennett when he was here
 last month the Impressions of the
 State road across the Ridge are being
 filled in with gravel from Joseph Sul- 1ivan,s pit, the work having been started on Tuesday under the direc- ton of First. Selectrnan Sanford. Four Italians have been imported by Inspec-
 tor Tunis to help on tho job which will take in the entire length of the road As soon as this job is finished the top dressing of Great Hill between the Ridge and the Center will be started. An effort Is being made to obtain a supply of gravel in the lo-
 caltty for the work and if none cam be found some inferior material will be used. The big ash tree on the hill has been cut down by MT. Innis' or der as it obstructed the gutter. The tree was left standing when the road was built by reason of the earnest appeal Of the late Mrs. Gooda1e that it be spared.
 The papers for the tax suits and ordered by the selectmen have been prepared by Attorney Shaw and will be in the hands of Collector Duncan in a. day or two. The first list of personal tax delinquaats con sained some thirty names, but has been reduced to about twenty-five by recent payments. The suits to collect overdue property taxes are directed against twenty-five defendants. A l good share of these are well able o pay and it is considered surprising hat they should have allowed mat CTS to proceed to the last extremes.
 Raymond Cunningham, whose mar iage to Miss Ruth Reid occurs June | 4 and who is to be ordained a clergy nan of the Episcopal church at about 1 he same time, has accepted a posi- | ion as teacher in an Episcopal school | on the engagement July l. He is also | to have charge of a mission church i belonging to the parish of which the | chooI is an auxiliary. The approach ng wedding will be one of the sea on's main social events on the Ridge. Owing to the very large circle of | friends of both the bride and groom | elect it will be impossible to include k llI in the invitations owing to the | ack of room both at the church and ions are to be limited to relatives and friends
 Hometown people are expectantIy wondering and hoping as to when their, new State road is to be got under way They do not wish to be unrea7 4u1pSL4CI1Es DQL FL16lISS 1S ed C6S5O l. f hope so long deferred by reason of promises q1nfulfi1led that their anxiety .inctured with misgivfngs is only ma ural. Rep. Sanford has undertaken Q see Com. Bennett again on the s1b ect with the object Of expediting mat CTS.
 Ernest HaeIxeI, who has been farm superintendent for about a year for A L. Livermore. is about to reIin-
 1ish the position to take a similar me in Pennsylvania.
 Owing to the increase in the num- per of private line subscribers the at the Ridge telephone ex- hange is to be enlarged by an addi- ioual section.
 A. G. Barnett has advertised for sale is residence and large farm property t hometown, his wish to dispose of it ,eing due to his taking up a. business nterprise in New York
 ord school ball team broke the ad- erse spell which had fettered them ince the season opened. The Uunf- ersity school of Bridgeport were the