The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18

Ing, of which we felt so ashamed. has become quite tic fashion
 ; ThesIaSt reports from H. s. Barnes, who staH remains in New York, are to the effect that his progress to- wards recovery is steady, althopgh unexpectedly slow. His poultry plant on the Ridge is doing exceedingly well. the egg output which was fairly good during the entire winter hay ing now risen to about 1000 daily.
 The incubator building was recent ly set to it's full capacity of 5000. From a previous matching 800 chicks were last week shipped to a buyer In Vermont.
 An auction will be held March 31 at the former Stephen Sanford place in Pleasant Valley to dispose of farm implements and other movables which must be taken away before title to the realty passes to the Bridgeport Hydraulic company on ] April l.
 Mrs. Ward Wheeler of Pheasant Valley. whose age is afhout 90, is ser- iously d1l from a general breakdown. her condition being such as to afford little prospect of improvement Her daughters, Mrs. Greene and Mrs. ] SearIes. are attending her.
 Michael Connery, the Georgetown
 merchant, has ordered a new six cylinder Haynes car as has also John M. Sullivan. of Bridgeport and Red ding Both turn in their old cars in exchange.
 Business is so good with Joseph Busser that he has increased the 1 equipment of his blacksmith shop on the lower Ridge with a gasoline en- zine, a hand saw and other mechan- ica1 devices
 The Sanford school will close March 2e for the Easter vacation D. R. Warner, the local fire war den, has received instructions from the state warden to grant no more ] fire permits until further notice. The shut off is a precautionary measure due to the danger of grass and wood land fires, always existent at this tinne of the year and at present more so than usual on account of the long spell Of dry weather.
 Mrs. W. c. Sanford is recovering from her recent attack of the grip.
 Mrs John C. Read has sold to Charles RIackman the so acre tract of woodland in the Palestine district Of NewtOwn known as a1rhe RogE : I The property. which is covered with a. dense growth Of soft xnapies has been owned by her family for six generations It is gs1rnised that MT. BIackman made the purchase on be- half of the Bridgeport Hydraulic company, which has lately been ac- quirdng a, good deal Of la.nde in that section
 Christ Episcopal church. Bedding
 Ridge Services this week will be as
 usual On Friday evening at 7:S0 o'clock evening prayer followed by a short talk on The Idfe Of Christ Z Next Sunday, the fifth Sunday in Lent or Passion Sunday. there will be a Celebration of the holy conn
 naunion at 8; morning prayer and Htany at 1o.S0, followed by the ses- sion of the Sunday school; evening
 prayer at f 80. At this service. as also on the following Sunday evening at the same time, there will be prac- ticed some of the Easier hymns.
 There will be no choir on Easter
 teers from the congregation It is
 urged that all who can whether they can sing or not. make special sacri- flee if need be to attend these prac- Mces, to do what they can towards
 making tn esing1ng on Easter Day worthy.
 The usual meeting Of the Parish
 Aid society will be held Friday after noon at the rectory, followed by a parish are cordially invited. Easter Even, the Saturday before
 Easter, has been set apart in the church for centuries as a special
 time for the administering the secra- nent of holy baptism to adults as I we'll as infants The rector will Joe glad to hear from all who wish to receive this sacrament and from par ents who wish their children bap-
 hear from all who are ready and destrous'' to be confirmed. Con- drmation classes will be formed soon after Easter.