The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-19

Ruth Gorham, Vera Day, Julia Banks, Edith Banks, Miss Hatch, Miss Day and Mrs. Charles Hill. There were the vision sweethearts and as the reading closed Mrs. Charles Day came on as the wife and real sweetheart and sang "Silver Threads Among the Gold"
 Four years ago thirty votes were cast in this town for, the Progressive ticket but who cast them no one out side of the casters appears to know. Only William Klink. no longer a re- sident can be accounted for. As to the identity of the other 29 neither the Democratic or Republican town committees has any information. Con sequently any estimate as to how the local Progressive vote is tending this fall must be purely guesswork.
 The Bedding Book club which has a membership of 25 ladies, held it's annual meeting last Friday at the home of Mrs. John c. Read. Blue stocking souvenirs were distributed by the hostess who explained that the symbol might be taken either as warning or an incentive to emulation. Each member buys one book publish ed during the year and these are pass ed around at two week intervals.
 Nearly forty residents of the Ridge and the Center have expressed an interest in the project for the exten- sion to their sections from Danbury of electric lighting facilities. The lat est proposition by the Danbury com pany is that the Bedding subscribers organize a $6,000 company to meet the cost of the proposed extensions which the supplying corporation is ready to build and turn over to it. Then the producing company will sell current at home rates to the local company and the latter can charge sufficient advance to pay for upkeep and interest on its investment. Pros- poets for carrying this plan into oper- ation are not promising.
 If a prize were to be offered for the worst stretch of highway in Connecti- cut strip above Jump Hill just be- low the Bedding line would probably win out in the competition. The place is one of rocks, ruts and general wretchedness, and Easron has done nothing to better conditions there dur ing the year. There is now talk of repair "bee' or some other form of volunteer aid by private parties to make this nightmare stretch fit for travel.
 Dr. Alfred Cohn is erecting two- story and basement building of about 30 by 40 feet to be used as garage and shop with living apartments on the upper floor. Randolph Bradley is also putting up small dwelling which will be occupied by William Arnold and family.
 While Henry J. Kennel is not say ing definitely what price he received for the property in Sanfordtown re- gently sold by him to the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co.,, he has told enough to show that the 5000 guess was much too low. The actual amount was prob ably double that figure. Besides 100 acres in this town the transaction cov- cred a smaller tract in Easton.
 By request of counsel who were busy elsewhere the final proceedings in the non-support case against Herbert Nc Farlane were continued from Tuesday to some date convenient for all par ties.
 w. c. Sanford, the new chairman of the Democratic town committee, has named as associate members Michael Connery, Bartlett Sanford, John H. Malone and B. P. Sanford.
  Barnes big chicken plant, is remov- ing to New Jersey with his mother who is in poor health. He will resume his position here in the spring.
 George White, station agent at West Redding, will soon go to New Haven to take a position in the office of the American Telegraph and Telephone Co.
 The additions which Fred Driggs is building to his smaller log cabin in Pleasant Valley are 20 by 26, 1S by 1e, and 10 by 20. He will also build a log ice house.
 B. M. Bradley and mother have re- turned to their home on the Ridge af- ter spending the summer at their cot tage on Fairfield beach.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Williams are this week attending the National fair at Springfield, Mass.