The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-05
SCARE OF MEASLES AFFRIGHTS FOLKS
 OF BEDDING RIDGE
Disease Prostrates Half of Sanford School And Is
 Spreading.

scare has beens in the Ridge section, overshado blythe measles scare, the outbreak of the disease among the pupils of the sanford School being followed by infection eddies of wide extenslon. Because a, single attack does not give immunity, one of the school patients is now suffering from his third, those who have had the dis-8 ease share in the general apprehen- sion while those in doubt about hav-4 ing had it are looking up their infan- tile records on the subject. The iD.- fection was brought to the school by one of the pupils on his return from the Easter vacation, the af1ment de- ve1oping about ten days later. Every precaution was taken to prevent it's spread and these were believed to have been effective until last Saturday when one boy after another succumb- ed in rapid succession until the sick list numbered fifteen while half a dog en others were classed as suspects, and isolated. The larger part of the
 main house has been converted into a hospital and three trained nurses are in attendance. Although about half the pupils are down the school rou- tine goes on as usual for the rest. A son of Mrs. Janet Thompson of Red
 ding Center attends the school and is also victim. Other outsiders who
 have the disease are Mildred, daugh-
 ter of John Muennich, and Cleo,
 daughter of Marcus Burr. They, as well as Harley, son of Robert Mich ols, trace the infection to Sanford School pupils with whom they asso- ciated in the Episcopal church Sun day school Through the Burr girl the pupils of the Center School and through the two other children the pupils of the Ridge School have been exposed The adult patients so far are ex-Selectmans Charles Sanford, xU.74rarA f1I1asS fS YsesverAs nd Mrs Rnh- @rt4 Nichols. With one exception the Sanford School patients have the ail- ment in mild form.
 General satisfaction is expressed with the manner in which the road repair work has been done this spring. Although less dirt than usual has been shifted upon the poads the surface, as "a rule, is left in better outline and smoothness than in former years. In places. however there is apparent a lack of right machine crew foreman ship as to execution of details an ex- ample being a stretch below Pine Tree Corner where the center of narrow road has been ttpeaked' to a degree making it almost impossible for two autos to pass. By way of contrast the Lime Kiln road, which provides much the shortest route between the upper west side and the eastern sec ton, has been placed in hrst-c1ass shape under the direction of Select man Sullivan. The crews of all three machines have been fairly thorough in clearing the borders of the roads of stones interfering with the opera ton of the ping blades, something which should have been done long ago. Rocks have also been removed from the roadbed to the extent of those movable by hand tools and the harder propositions are to be treated with dynamite in. pursuance of a policy -f..6 Trs-k I.xz CSeSn As regards the first going over the spring job is now about finished and it's completion will be at once fol- lowed by blasting, the carting of gray el in places and the repair of cu1- verts. Altogether the local agitation for better roads is beginning to pro duce results in the way of betterment although there remains a long way to go before the attainment of ideal con- ditions is Eeaohed.
 In the competition for the collection of caterpillar egg nests first prize among the Center School pupils of the higher grade went to Edith Ken nell, her score being 68,0oo and the prize $3. Second prize of $2 goes to John Potts on a score of 40, 900. Of the contestants in the second grade Arthur Sanford gets first prize with 10000 and Elizabeth Hes second with 17,oOO. The schools total is about 200, ,00e. Returns from the other schools are not yet in. The worms have reached the devouring stage of and are being combatted by spraying with the two power spray CTS located at the Ridge. by hand picking of the nests and by burning with kerosene saturated rags at the end of poles. The power sprayers are to be used for the protection of the roadside shade trees in Pleasant Valley and elsewhere on the east side. n the sprayers and cut down and remove the wild cherry trees whichi are the favorite breeding resorts of the pest.
 At the annual parish meeting of Christ Episcopal church last Sunday the only change from the former board of officers was the addition of James L. Ferry to the list of vestry- men and the election Of PhiIo L. P1att as treasurer to succeed w. c. San ford The financial report showed that during the past year the receipts fell shore of the expenses by about $132- After considerable discussion it was voted to adopt for the coming year the duplex envelope system in place of the former subscriptio meth cd,
 The composition offered George P. Williams by the London, Liverpool and Globe Insurance Co.,, in settlement of his fire losses was $2,70O, 8 reduc- ton of $1,100 from the full amount of his policies. As he positively re- fuses to accept this offer a suit at law is the next thing in order.
 George s. Banks has received from Sheriff-elect Pease letter rendering him appointment deputy. This offer MT. Banks accepted and his com mission will doubtless arrive before June l on which date the new shriev- atty force takes office.
 Your correspondent was in error in saying that Selectman Barnes in his financial statement to the recent town meeting failed to include an estimate for the State and county tax. He named an allowance of s2.Ooo for those purposes.
 The dog licenses issued up to Sat-
 urday evening last numbered about