The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-30

 Sanford gave a whist on Tuesday af- ternoon at the formers home on the Ridge. The guests were sixteen la- dies, mostly Ridge residents. Auction bridge was played and after an in- terva1 for refreshments the rugs were removed and dancing indu1ged In to graphophone music. An exenaplifica- ton of several Of the new fashion able dances performed without male aid brought no little diversion.
 SeIectnaan Barnes has assumed per sona1 charge Of the road repair work on the east side and is receiving high praise for the results so far accom- plished. After putting Sunset Hill road in good shape he turned his at tention to the Putnam Park road and brought 1t to a better condition than it has been in for years Dynamite was freely used in clearing the road way of the big rocks which former repairers found too formidable to tackle. If he keeps on as he has be- gun the town is likely to insist on making him general road supervisor whether he wants the job or not
 Fred Crouch of the Center has bought from Bernard von Dashen- hauser the former Ezekiel Burr place at the head of the Glen. The property comprises 32 acres and the price paid is $1,600. The seller paid about $900 for it five years ago. but has enlarged the house and made other improve ments.
 Town Clerk Sanford nearly lost one of the fingers of his right hand a few days ago by bringing it in contact with a power saw just as the job of saving up his woodpi1e had been finished. The cut went only to the bone
 A. G. Barnett. went to Pittsburgh last week to attend the funeral of his maternal grandmothers. Mrs. Kountz.
 An. auto delivery wagon was placed in service last week by E. F. Sanford and will be kept in steady use on his meat peddling routes
 A consignment of trout weighing from a pound apiece and upwards was placed on Tuesday by A. L. Iivermore in the main pond on his farm
 The four cabinet cases ordered for the museum of historical relics at Put nam Park were delivered a few days ago.
 Charles Burr Todd. the author. ar rived in town last week for a short stay. During the summer he will occupy a bungalow he has built on the Delaware river near Trenton, N. J.
 Joseph Delaney, son of Caretaker Delaney of Putnam Park, has taken a position as elevator man at the Stratfie1d HoteI,s Bridgeport, and be- gan work last Thursday.
 A meeting of the Equal Franchise League was held yesterday afternoon in the parlors of the Center Methodist church.
 Miss Marjorie, daughter of Rev. MT. Burgess, is with her parents at the Center, convalescing from an attack of scarlet fever which. prostrated. her. while she was in New York studying to be professional nurse
 Local dog owners are unusually slow in securing licenses this year, only about 70 having been so far talk en out in a total of about 230.
 J. B. Sullivan had got as far as Pine Tree Corner his way from Bridgeport to his store here on Tues day afternoon when the engine of his auto went dead. An expert, summon ed from Bridgeport, revived 1t.
 The trustees Of the Mark Twain estate were in town a few days ago and after inspecting the property ar ranged for clearing up the grounds about the house and for some painting and repair work.
 Charles Favereau of Sa.nfordtown lost a valuable horse on Sunday from lung fever.
 Walter Li11ey and family have nov ed from Brookf1e1d to the tenement house of A. H. Sanford on the Ridge.