The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-11
BEDDING

Bedding, March 11-As the result of a verbal probing to which Ex-5her- if Banks subjected Ira St. HeAour on Monday the latter confessed that he had stolen instead of losing, as he first claimed, the $1e in cash and SC check intrusted to him to be turned over to John C.. Read, his employer. The boy said he showed the money to John She1lhouse, MT. Reads hired man, who coaxed it away from him and induced him to invent the story of having lost it on the road. When confronted with the accusation ShelIhouse put in a denial, but said that sooner than have any unpleas- antness he would assume the loss and work it out. This plan was agreed to, but on Tuesday morning both man and boy were missing. It was later learned by MT. Read that the pair had taken south bound train at Bethel early in the day. He also learned that Shellhouse spent about $10 of his pIunder in Danbury on made to capture the fugitives who are supposed to be in New York. Payment on the check has been stop ped. In connection with the discIos- ures about the taking of the money, Shellhouse admitted that he had stol- en a solid silver spoon from his ern- ployer and fashioned it into a, silver finger ring for himself.
 Charles Hendrickson and August Swann of Georgetown were arraigned before Justice Pinkney last Saturday on a charge of violating the game laws by being abroad the previous Sunday with guns in their possession. There were three others m the par ty, all of them presumably on a hunt ing excursion, but only the two carz rying guns were taken into custody They offered a slight show of resist ance to Deputy Warden Harry Os- born, who made the arrests, but were not charged with that offence. To the other charge they pleaded gull ty and received a fine amounting, with the costs, to $15.5O in each case which they paid.
 A meeting of the officers of the recently organized Farm Bureau as- sociation was held in Norwalk Tues day, Director w A. Grouse of this town being among those present. Ways and means for procuring fur ther financial support for the bureau formed the main business of the ses- sion. About $2,00O has already been pledged and largely paid and those in attendance contributed $125 more. The salary of George Wright the county agent, is not to exceed $2,00O.= MT. Wright is now making up a. schedule for visits to all the towns in Fairfield county and the arrange ments will probably bring him to
 
 will address a public meeting. Mean while MT. Grouse will make up and send to headquarters a history of all the farmers in town. During the coming year Mir. Wright will devote his efforts mainly to matters per the predominant interest in the farming line. His motto is results, that is improvement of methods which will give material benefits to the producer.
 To the congregation at the Episco-- pal church on Sunday, Rev. MT. Cum n1ngham made an appeal in behalf of the argosy which the Sunday school children of the country are to send to Belgium as an Easter offer Marie Rose. He announced that he would receive and forward contribu- ttons of ten cents and upwards and that offerings from adults as well as children and from the general pub lie as we'll as those connected with the church would be welcomed. Those giving 25 cents or more will receive a pictorial card in acknowledgement The ship with the relief supplies pur- chased with these offerings will sail from New York during the week fol- lowing Easter Sunday.
 AIphonso Stanton has finished his saving job for H. c. McCo11am and is moving his mill to VVinsted. He had previously run it several months for George s. Banks who suspended I by the New Haven railroad on the taking of more ties. While timber available for ties can be converted in to other forms of lumber the railroad | tie demand has provided the readi- est and sureSt market and it's loss 1 produced a deadening effect on the l local timber industry. It is expect | ed that the railroad, which is pursu- ing a policy of retrenehment in the 1 consumption of ties as in other. re- spects, win resume the purchase of ties about July 1. The present spe- I change, ain increase of six inches sin length being one Of them.
 The subject of Rev. MT. Gilman's s llecture at the Center Methodist church Sunday evening will be Bib- l Heal Scenes as Portrayed on Canvas
 by the Old Masters; the illustrations l comprising screen reproductions o1 about 100 famous paintings, His l subject last Sunday was Eiving gstor
 and His African Explorations. The
 Center church has extended a, cal
 to MT. Gilman to remain for another
 year, subject of course to the ap- | proyal of the conference. He is un-
 decided as to what his action will be
 for while he could doubtless obtain
 a larger and better paying passionate
 he is inclined to remain in Reading
 from health considerations.
 T The condition of H. s. Barnes has
 so far improved that he expected tc
 leave the hospital today and go tc
 the home of his mother in New York
 His return to his home on the Ridge
 is expected next week. The pair
 which he suffered from the optic
 nerve affection is gone and he is
 fast recovering from the attendant
 physical prostration. f
 The motorcycle ordered by. George
 Russell some time ago has arrived
 and will be very useful to him in hi.
 Sunday paper enterprise. He may
 also use it for a messenger and pas senger service. Although only three
 wheeled, it is much larger than tht