The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-05-25
EVIDENCE SCAN1
FOR PROSECUTION
IN REDDlNG CASE
Two Deaths, Close Together,
Bring Sorrow to Ridge
Section.
4SpeciaI to The Farmer.1

Redding. May 25-Joseph Tom1inson
died last Saturday night at the San
ford school where he had been for sew
eraI weeks with his sister, Mrs, D. 3
Sanford aiding in. his care. His IL
ness began about year ago and for
the last three months his condition
was known to be hopeless from the
discovery that his fna1ady was inter-
nal cancer. Mr.. Tonlinson was 81
years old and native Of Huntington,
this state. He had been an editorial
writer on a st. Louis paper, subse-
Quently the proprietor and editor OF q
daily at sioux Falls City and moro
recently the general manager OF a
manufacturing corporation in Chicago.
An soutline of the work he did about
eight years ago in originating and
launching what became widely known
as thk Redding land scheme was lately
given in these columns. He was mar
ried and is survived by his wife. They
had no children. Funeral services
were held Tuesday noon at the DR..
Shelton bungalow on the Ridge with
Rev. Mr.. Cunningham officiating. The
remains were taken to Shelton for in
ternent.@
Neither the state attorneys Office
nor the local authorities are disposed
to issue a warrant for the arrest of
John Westerburg who is accused by
August de Bruycker of Brooklyn of
having sold farming implements and
furniture belonging to de Bruycker
while occupying tF& latter'ss farm in
Sanfordtown and making of with the
$500 or more of proceeds The sale
took place this spring after Wester-
berg had been located on the premises
for about a year under d five years
lease. As the lease does not cover the
goods sold, but only the ? land and
buildings, Westerberg would probably
claim that he had purchased them and
thus raise suffici ent doubt to save him
from conviction. If the complainant
should produce sufficient evidence to
establish conclusive proof of Wester-
berg's guilt prosecution. may yet be
undertaken.
After a long illness from heart affec-
ton and attendant complications Mrs.
Mary Ann Merwin died on Friday last
at the home on the Ridge of her
daughter. Mrs Charles o. Perry. The
deceased was Sc years old. native of
Newtown, and had lived most of her
adult life at Lyons Plains, Weston,
where her late husband conducted a
blacksmith shop. She leaves two chill
dren besides Mrs. Perry-Miss Alice
eAdEwin, now residing here, and Mrs
George Brown of Norwa1k. The fu-
neral was held on Sunday afternoon
at the Perry home. Rev. Mr.. Cunning
haIn conducting the services. Inter
ment was at Lyons Plains.
Some OF our farmers will attend the
farmers field meeting to be held on
Saturday afternoon of this week at
the farm OF JOnn E1unI OIL IN10S0-
field under the auspices of the Fair
feTd County Farm Bureau. Mr. Hunt
is one of the county's most progress
sive. practice farm ers IN d owns
number<sof COWS Possessing star rec
ords, one Of them which freshened
last November having produced dur
ing April 2,160 pounds OF milk yield
ing IT'S pounds of butter fat. He has
also several plots of alfalfa and sew
eraI acres of winter wheat which are
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and problems will be the leading topic
of the meeting.
Frederick, the nine year old son of
Attorney and Mrs. S. C. Shaw, under
went an operation for appendicitis at
the Bridgeport hospital on Monday.
The boy was with his parents the pre-
vioHs7 day. when they visited their
summer home on the Ridge and al
though complaining somewhat did not
= appear to be really ILL., Soon after
their return to Bridgeport, however,
acute conditions suddenly developed
and immediate operation was
deemed desirable. The patient was
doing well at last accounts.
The condition of John Carroll and
wife has4not improved since their re-
movaI to Bridgeport on the 18th. Mrs.
Carroll shows increased feeb1eness and
is in a cohnatose state much of the
time. The doctors in attendance upon
Mr.. Carroll, who is at DR.. Wright's
omHend operation in his case, but
after a consultation, decided that it
would be too much of, a risk owing to
his weak and nervous condition.
A public tea room will be opened
about June 10 in the former Ezra Bas-
sett cottage on the Putnam Park road
William Gill and wife, the present oc-
cupants of the house, are to remain.
but will relinquish sufficient space for
the tea room enterprise which will be
d conducted " Eleanor Osborn
owner of the property, with Miss
Haynes. a relative, as assistant man
sGer.
About the most satisfactory public
dance occurring in the town for a long
time was that given at Grange hall
last Friday evening by Fire CO. No. L
Nearly 200. representing several. towns.
were present and nearly all of them
came in autos The music was all
that could be desired and the man
ayers supplied coffee and cake with
out extra charge. Net proceeds were
about $15
Another seven passenger car has
been placed by Brett Nash the local
agent, the purchaser being Hugh Q.
Mcclellan, the building contractor.
Merwfn, now residing here, and Mrs.
Warner paid him a surprise visit a
few evenings since a reminder that
the date was his 18th birthday. He
thanked them for their attention and
remarked among other things, that he
hated to look so young for his age.
The callers presented him with a va
riety Of gifts and al thoroughly en-
joyed the occasion.
Bridgeport, which had a shortage of
milk earlier in the season, now has a
surplus. is evidenced by the fact
that a number of local producers are
having part of their shipments reject
ed The changed situation comes from
the enlargement of the supply terri
tory and is not expected to last long.
Again this season Sunday baseball
appears to be Georgetowns most pop
ular pastime. The local boys have
started Off we'll, as two weeks ago
they overcome the NorwaIk team to
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