The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-02

conquered.
 Owing to the continued absence of Se1ectman Barnes the other two members of the board did not decide, at their regular monthly meeting last Saturday, on date for the special town meeting which will fix the tax rate for the current year. MT. Barnes is expected home within a few days from New York. where he has been under hospital treatment for eye trouble and special meeting of the board will probably be held next week to make up a financial state ment for submission to the speo1al town meeting. There Is considerable interest and speculation as to what rate the financial conditions will call for on the basis of revenue yield adequate to meet ordinary expend1- lures. A good guess is IA mills.
 Frank R. Chambers, head of Rog- CTS, Peet @ Co., accompanied by F. w. Brinckerhoh and several lady members of their families, spent Mon day night at the old club house in the clothing firms recreation camp ground opposite Putnam Park, with Caretaker James Delaney as their host and caterer. It has been ar ranged to set out 4,oo0 white pine seedlings on the camp grounds this season Of the 1.400 set out two years ago about 1000 survived and are thriving. The wire fence which will mark the legal east line of the Putnam Park road will be placed. in position soon. It will follow the fence, now submerged which was a and is intended to make the pond se- cure against nshing trespassers stand ing on the roadway.
 The two farm sprayers of the Ridge Conservation association were placed in action this week. The present LH. IL later attacks on the coddlinz moth and tent caterpillar in view. Those who wush spraying done should mo- tify FW.C,. Sanford as Secretary BuFnes
 has not been able to make his us- ua1 postal card canvas this year
 Assessors Gorhann and Fields have presented bills of &75 each for their -services-25 days at $s per day. They charged nothing for transportation. The bill of Assessor Burr was $3. All were approved by the se1ectmen. 7 Nell Wood, until recently an eTn- ploye of Commodore Luttgen, has rented the Seth Todd farm in Lone town for<one year.
 The barn of D. l.. B1ackman in West Bedding recently burned, is fo be at once rebuilt. The insurance of $2.200X with a company represent ed by ". H. Hill was paid in full three days after the loss occussed.
 
 spending the Easter vacation with Miss Belle Sanford on the Ridge.
 Ralph Rockwell has moved from the stephen Sanford place in Pleasant Valley to the Aaron H. Sanford place on the Ridge. One of MT. Rock wells teams ran away last Friday owing to the displacement of the neck yoke, their flight being down a hill and the result the wrec1ing of the wagon and. a wrenched shoulder for Benny Parker. the driver and west salesman The horses were not hurt.
 Owing to continued i'll health J. H. Duncan has sent to the seIectnen his resignation as grand juror. His trouble is in the nature of a ner- vous breakdown which showed itself last fa1l-the serious impairment of his eyesight and has been followed by various fntermitten manifestations including the temporary locking of his jaws so that he cannot talk. As grand juror he has been faithful and capable to degree which will make it difficult to fill his place.
 Christ Episcopal church: On Eas- ter Sunday there will be two ce1ebra- ttons of the Holy Communion, the first at s:OOs the second immediately after Morning Prayer at 10: 90- There will be no session of the Sunday School. Evening Prayer will be said at 7:3O- The special Easter Offer ing envelopes made be given at any 0f these services. or handed to the Rec ton or one of the Vestry during the following week.