The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-05

may furnish all the facilities in that
 line needed by their purveyors of the
 association, for the present at least.
 Therefore, taking the conditions all around, the dairymen feel that the situation is more favorable to them than it appeared two weeks ago.
 The nomination of L. O. Peck for senator from the 24th district pleases all who are anxious for Demoratic success. D. s. Sanford, ini his strong and earnest nominating speech before the convention at Danbury last Satur- day, expressed the opinion that Mir. Peck could win if any Democrat could and the action of the delegates indi- cated that they felt the same way. Although the 24th was carved out with the design of making it a safely Republican district, MT. Peck carried it four years ago by |. humping ma tority. The Progressive vote counted largely in this result, but he ran ahead of most of the other candidates on his ticket, and it may reasonably be pre- stunned that this Progressive element largely remains favorable to him as his record in the Legislature was in harmony with their professed princi- pies while his present opponent; Mr. Bissell, represents the type of machine and reactionary Republicanfsm aSil1st which the Progressives revolted. Mr. Peck's chances at the November cleo ton may therefore be considered prom ising despite the nominal Repub- lican majority. 4t
 Herbert McFarlane, employed by John C.. Stetson, was arraigned before Justice Pinkney on Tuesday charged by his wife with non-support. The latter was Miss Ella Wood and a Ridge resident when the couple were married last June. A few weeks later she left him and returned to her pa- rents A reconciliation having been effected she returned to him on Aug p, but again deserted him last week and went to Grand Juror Holman with the complaint on which McFar- lane was arrested on Saturday. In her testimony at the hearing she said her husband abused and mistreated her in various ways and also present. ed statements regarding his physical condition which, if true, would make it impossible for any self-respecting wife to live with her husband. These statements the accused deLied gener- ally and in detail. His counsel Atto- ney Taylor of Danbury, put up a viz orons defence and the testimony was very conflicting. Justice Pinkney ad- journed the case under $100 bonds for two weeks when briefs will be pre- sented in regard tp the legal questions raised by Lawyer Taylor.
 Tn the parlors of the Center Meth odist church on Tuesday evening a re- ception was given Rev. B. E. Case, the pastor, and his bride who returned last Saturday from their wedding trip. The pastors and congregations of the Episcopal and Center Congregational churches had been invited to partici- pate in the occasion and the latter were well represented. the attendance being about one hundred. The exer- cises, in addition to the usual congrat- ulations and good wishes comprised a song by George White of West Red- ding and readings by Miss Bessle Hatch, principal of the Center school, Mrs. Olivia Sanford and Mrs. John c. Read. Afterwards refreshments were served. A special table which had been set aside for Rev. and Mrs. Case, Rev. and Mrs. Woolworth and Rev. and Mrs. Cunningham. bore a bridal loaf and big cluster of roses. Toasts appropr' ate to the occasion were felic- itously responded to by the groom and his two brother ministers who have been brought into close personal re1a- tions through a series of union church services held during the past summer.
 The selectmen, last Saturday, signed orders aggregating about $2,2oO and as the treasury was empty authorized the town treasurer to negotiate a loan for that amount. Hearing of this action Tax Collector Muennich declared that no borrowing was necessary because