The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-23

York and New Haven railroad placed an attachment last week upon corn in the field and hay in the barn belong jag to George P. Williams of Lone town. The claim was for the trans pcrtation of milk which Mir. Williams supplied to a Stamford man under an agreement that the latter should pay the freight. His bankruptcy left both MT. Williams and the railroad com pany in the lurch to the extent of be- tween s400 and $500 each ard the 1attor creditor fell back upon the shipper. As he did not meet the demand promptly, suit was brought. Subce- Quently he gave negotiable security for the claim and the atta chmenat was released.
 For some time zGeorgetoCn has been suffering from variops depredat1ons committed by a gaAlg or gangs of youngsters Among their recent rex- ploits was the tam bling down a bank of a lot of ties designed, for State read work and cf a wagon which had been left after a runaway. The marauders have also committed unspeakab1e nui- sances on porches and snaeared the filth esn the houses and inside hall ways. Residents complain because the authorities do not respond to their complaints by the stern and suppress sive measures which they feel the sit uation demands.
 By the terms of the contract under which it is being erected the new Georgetown school building donated to the district by the Gilbert & Bennett Co. will be ready for use on Jan. next. Its length is to be Al feet in- stead of 120 as has been stated, and the assembly hall will have a seating capacity of AGO. In, all respects the construction will be of a superior or der.
 In addition to acquiring from Misses nd the lower Ridge which he has occ1- pied this summer, Dr. Cohn has pur- chased from Marcus H. Burr the lot at the north comprising somethins over an acre. The new owner will terracei part of it for a tennis court.
 / The F1ca1 record for canning achieve nent this season4is believed, to be held by a family which put up 114 jars of peaches in one day. AnotEer days record by the same family was 75 jars of tom Noes.
 Miss Catherine Barnett is learning to drive a new roadster recently given her by her father, A. G. Bar nett.
 Rev. Raymond Cunningham f1asf re- turned from two weeks vacation spent. in Massachusetts.
 Merr Schach has received from the War Department at Washington off, cial sanction of the proposed forma- ton of a rifle club here with full de- tails of information and instruction and the organization will be at once per fected and got into working order. To /show his appreciation of the kindness of the people of Bedding during his stay here with T. R. Wal bridge, Jean Verd, the celebrated French pianist, gave a concert We'd. nesday evening at the. opening of the Sanford school. He was assisted by H. M.|Isake, the California tenor. A varied and pleasing program was giv- en. At the close of the concert the boys of the school joined in singing The Shrine.'' and they presented fN1r. Verd with chair bearing a silver plate with his name.
 The 9sth anniversary of the f9un7frg of the West Bedding Method'st church will, be observed next Tuesday after, noon and~ evening" with appropriate exercises. The principal anniversary address will be delivered by Bishop Luther B. Wilson, and other speakers will be District Superintendent Arthur Goodenough and the pastor, Rev A ". Dobsen. It is hoped that there will be a large attendance, an especial in vitation being directed to former mem bers of the parish who are now living elsewhere.