The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10

summer colony of the Ridge section. Last Friday evening the Dunnells gave a corn roast at their grounds on the Ridge. Saturday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Wa1lbridge entertained their Pleasant Valley friends at a lawn fes- tival. The same evening the HOgg- sons gave a barn dance and on Mon day evening entertained with corn roast. On Tuesday evening the Hoeg- sons help gave a barn dance. Com modore Luttgen's help had a general response to invitations they extended for a clam bake which started Sun day morning and progressed as a con- tinuous performance until late Mon day night. The same evening some of the friends of Herr schoch descended upon him for a house warming sur prise at his bungalow at the Five Points. Also the same evening the Rogers & Feet campers gave a dance to signalize the close of their holiday season.
 Mrs. MacLuck1e. formerly Miss Eltz- aebth S. Read of this town, sailed from Marseiles last Friday on a French liner with the tourist Barty of which her husband is the @nanager. They had been marooned at Geneva since the opening of the war, and besides his own party MT. MacLuckie secured homeward passage for twenty-five other stranded one. The second party un- der his management, had the good luck to get away just before the war cloud broke. Albert Bige1ow Paine, the author, is still at Geneva with his family, and will remain there for some time longer, unless Switzerland should become directly involved in the war
 w. H. Hill administrator has sold two parcels of property from the es- tate of the late Mary Jane Scribner One north of the highway, consisting of about half an acre and AncIudfng a. barn and the site of a burned house. becomes the property of Isaac Tread we'll of Florida, whose brother George owns the place adjoining. The tract lon the other side of the road, about an acre in extent and comprising a house, has been bought by Louis She'll ing of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 The purchasers of the Arthur Stew art property, in Long Ridge are Mrs. Frank Abbott and her friend, Miss Tibbets, the latter being the principal Of a New York public school. During the past year the two women rented part of the house of Mrs. Henry Ad- ans at the Center. occupying 1t in the summer and on week end visits
 Nearly all the guests of the Ridge wall Inn will have left by the end of the present week, to make way for the opening of the Sanford school on the 23rd. The Hstings effected and prae- tically assured insures a full quota of pupils for the coming term Among them are two grandsons of c. E. Con verse of Greenwich, who would have been at Berne the coming year but for the war.
 The Democratic caucus to nominate candidates for town offices has been called for next Monday evening. Not much is heard in the way of discussion as to the composition Of the ticket, but there is a, general sentiment on the east. side in favor of Joseph Sullivan a nf 6o fov> SaIo
 On Wednesday evening next, Red ding Grange will hold an agricultural exhibit at their hall with supper from to o'clock.
 Ferris Read has purchased an auto truck for his mill transportation bus mess.
 Something went wrong, with the me ehanisn of John Muennick's auto when he reached Mt Carmel on an outing trip last Sunday, and he returned tion.
 It is now known that the car which went from the Pleasant Valley road into the swamp ground alongside the Aspetuck river a few days ago, was that of the Chun1ey-Jones brothers. A long tow line with g. pair of horses on the rescuing end effected it's deliv- erance
 Among the Labor Day visitors in town were Harold Sanford from the General Electric works at Ptttshe1d, Mrs. ,Searres of Brooklyn, and Mrs. Green of Bethel, the two latter being guests of their mother, Mrs. Ward Wheeler.
 Peter Heggaman of Brooklyn, is con- valescing at his sons summer home in Pleasant Valley, after a serious ill., ness of two months passed in a New York hospital.
 One of a, pair of work horses belong ing to Albert Williams. was found dead in it's stall one morning of last week.
 Tax Collector Duncan has sent out bills remining property owners that this years taxes are due on Sept. Is.
 w. B. Claf1in, a. west-sfde summer resident, has discarded horses for an auto.