The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-09
RED CROSS WORK
ENLIST REDDING
WOMEN'S SERVICE
Georgetown Feels Anew the
Oppressive Effects of Lat
est Freight Embargo.
Especial to The Farmer.O


writer, the ladies of the Center Meth
odist Church and of the Episcopal
church entered last week upon sys-
tematic work for the American Red
Cross, their 1abors being directed to
the preparing of bandages which will
be sent to Europe for war victims. The
second of these gatherings was held
yesterday. Most of the material used
is supplied by those aiding in the
work and $40 worth in addition has
been purchased by the Episcopal
church ladies. Their meetings are
held in the vestry and those of the
Center ladies in the church parlors
Tt is designed to extend the movement
by inviting the aid of all ladies will
ing to assist regardless of their partic-
uIar church Affiliations.
The announcement by officials of
the State Agricultural College that
the Gilbert farm will be opened as a
teaching branch on April 1 with 80
pupils causes Georgetown folks to
wonder where SO many pupils will be
housed. On the farm there are two
houses, one of good size and the other
quite small, both of them having room.
for not more than half the number to
be provided for, and in it's near neigh
borhood no other accomm odations are
now available. Possibly tents or some
other temporary arrangements will be
supplied by building. Mr.. TreadweT,
who has been in charge of the farm
for the last two or three years, will
retire superintendent. on April l.
has successor being man from Penn
sy1vania, who will also act in the ca
pacity of teacher. The breeding of
shorthorn cattle at the farm is to be
continued.
Two maiden ladies who are now in
California have leased from Miss Vir--
ginia Runyon her house at Pine Tree
Corner, which was formerly known as
the Eph Beers place, and will take
possession about April 1. Report has
credited them with the intention of
establishing a tea room there, but one
of their local friends says that they
have no such purpose, their more
probable design being the raising of
mushrooms or poultry. Miss Runyon
enlarged and improved the place at
an outlay of several thousand dollars
with the plan of using it as a SAM
tariun, a plan she did not carry out
Mrs. Caroline Sherwood and her fine
children, occupants of the premises
during the past year, are now at the
home of Miss Julia. H. Sanford, by
whom Mrs. Sherwood is employed
Miss Sanford has engaged Contractor
Mcclellan to build a dwelling for the
family to be located in the orchard
lot below her residence. It will cost
about 81, 800 and work upon it will
be started as soon as the weather per-
naits.
Although the Gilbert & Bennett Co.
is crowded with orders the shops are
now running at not more than half
capacity and the Georgetown COM
munity fears that there may be no.
improvement in the situation for a
long time. The trouble lies in the
freight embargo which has curtaiIed
operations during most of the winter
and after having once lifted was re-
Gently renewed to worse degree than
formerly. Spelter, which the COMPANY
uses largely, is on the prohibited list
and other essential materials are also
under embargo The tieup has also
caused nearly a coal famine in the
village, Connery Bros. having lately
been serving their customers with coal
obtained from Danbury dealers. The
last consignment of coal ordered by
the Georgetown firm from Underwater
is five weeks overdue.
Owing to the storm of Monday
evening the monthly meeting of No. 1
Fire Company was postponed for one
week and will be held at the home of
| Judge Sanford in the Center Among
other matters to come up is a propos-
| ed change in the method of sending
out alarms from the central telephone
Office. The tanks of the chemical en-
CINE which was involved in the re-
cent fire. appears to be intact and the
| machine will be shipped back to the
Boston factory for restoration. 1t is
believed that the percentage of loss
| will not be more than half. Secretary
| and Treasurer Muennich is being inn
portuned from all sides to reconsider
and withdraw his resignation and may
yield to the complimentary pressure.
The pulpit Of the Center Congrega-
| tiona1 church was occupied last Sun
day by Rev Mr.. Woodwork of DALI
man, N. Y. He made very favora-
| Bile impression and will probably re-
ceive q. call to the passionate. He is
about 55 years old and has a family
Mrs. Catherine Qualey of hometown
| has been Frustrated for about two
weeks with grip and lumbago and
Miss Katie, her daughter, is down
with a severe attack of muscular
rheumatism. Mrs. Higgins. another
| daughter, who came from Danbury to
| help care for her sick relatives, also
succumbed to the grip but is recover
ing.
The flames fromea former Christ
mas tree and other rubbish which
Sanford Osborne burned in a fireplace
last Thursday afternoon, ignited the
SCOT above and caused a lively Chin
ney blaze. One of the chemical en-
| gines was brought into reQuisition and
the fire was soon quenched without
causing any particular damage.
Printed leaflets sent out by Rev.
Mr.. Cunningham give the program of
| Lenten services at the Episcopal
| church. There will be a communion
service on Sundays at 1880 a. m. and
| on Wednesdays at 10 a. m. On Fri
| day evenings at 1880 prayer and ser
mon by the following clergymen:
March 10, Rev. John Dallas; IT, Rev.
/ ~
Macbeth; 81, Rev George Gilbert;
April Z, Rev. E. D. Tibbetts, D. D.;
IA, Rev. w. H. Jepson. On Ash We'd
nesday there will be 1itany and COM
munion at 10 a. M. and on Good Fri
| day devotional Service at 10 a. m.
| on Easter even preparation service at
1890, and on Easter day communion
| at 7.2N and 1870 a m. and evening