The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-24

view in the markets and this may ex- plain why it's sale in violation of the law results in so few prosecutions. It is also probable that very few per sons are deceived into buying bob veal through the supposition that 1t is the wholesome and properly edible article except when they buy it in cans where it masquerades as chick en. E. P. Sanford. the local meat dealer, was formerly connected with a large packing house in New York and says that while there he had per Sona1 knowledge that many and many a bob veal went into cans as chicken. Perhaps not so much of this business is done now as before the time of the pure food law and government inspec- ton of packing plants, but probably the practice has not been altogether a abandoned. Last week the. New York papers reported that 65 doctors con nected with a hospital were taken i'll from ptomaine poisoning after eating chicken salad The chicken in the salad was supposed to be bob veal.
 At the annual meeting of the Red ding Tree Conservation Association held last Saturday the former trus- tees were reelected, these being H. s. Barnes, A. L. Livermore, George s. Banks, T. E. Platt, J. W. Teetes, w. c. Sanford and A. H. Sanford. The old officers were. also reelected: W. c. Sanford, president; J. w. Teets, president and H. s. Barnes, sec retary and treasurer. MT. Barnes re- ported balance on hand of $97 at the beginning of the year and it was voted that this be set aside for the upkeep of appartus.
 Upon the application of relatives Nellie Green, now in the Westport Sanitariurn, will be transferred to the State hospital for the insane a town patient The relatives will, however, pay the charges for her maintenance there.
 Though the efforts of Congressman Donovan the postal authorities have granted the petition for the extension include the back road in the eastern part of Pleasant Valley. A previous petition for such extension had been turned down by the department
 General praise is being awarded Su- pervisor B1oomer by west side resi- dents for the good road work he Is doing in their locality. It is also pro gressing more expeditiously than ever before and the same is true of the operations in the east and center sec tions.
 Bishop Brewster paid his annual visitation to the Ridge Episcopal church last Sunday and confirmed one candidate. Miss Catherine Barnett. The subject of his sermon was faith.
 Having recovered from his attack of measles Harold Sanford returned to Yale last Friday His grandmother, Mrs. James Sanford, and young Geo. Crofut, an employe, are now down with the same ailment.
 Catherine Drier is remodeling her residence in Georgetown, formerly the Charles Merchant house, at a cost of about $3, 5e0 The structure in Umpaw- aug known as the eel pot is also un- dergoing extensive alterations by W. D ifS Work will begin next week on the excavation for the residence which John G. Fellows will build near the Saugatuck river near Library corner MT and Mrs Fellows have taken board for the sum- mer with Ebert M. Sanford.
 There will be a dance tomorrow CF,riday) evening at the Mark Twain library The sewing circle of the li- brary association met yesterday after noon with Mrs. J. L. B1ackman.
 A tract of ten acres of woodland has been bought by Commodore Lutt- gen from w. l.. Pepperman who has a summer home on the north slope of Sunset hill.
 A Columbia touring car was pur- chased in Bridgeport this week by D. s. Sanford and Meeker Jones has in- vested in a Ford auto of the touring type.
 A daughter was born on Monday to Mr. and Mrs. Sanford H. Osborn, their second Another infant arrival Is a daughter on Friday last to Mrs. Fred Crouch.
 One of a pair of valuable horses owned by Charles Hingle died last week as did also a. COW belonging to George Williams. An autopsy showed that in the latter case death was caused from the piercing of the heart by a piece of wire which the animal had swallowed.
 The pupils of the Sanford school went to Danbury last Thursday to witness a performance of King Lear'' with Robert Mantell in the title role.
 So far licenses have been taken out for less than one-quarter of the dogs in town. The time limit expires this