The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-28
BEDDING

Bedding, Dec. 2S-The Episcopal ly trimmed with greens for Christmas and the three services. the carol ser vice in connection with Christmas tree on Saturday evening, the con- firmation on Sunday and the commun- lon on Monday, had large congrega- tions. Bishop Acheson administered confirmation to five candidates. They were William Wheedon, Herbert Bald win, Mrs. Charles Archer, Agnes Far gon and Molly Chadwick. Christmas exercises for the Sunday school of the Center Congregational church were held on Monday evening. They in- cluded appropriate music and reel tations and the distribution of gifts from 8 we'll laden tree and refresh ments. The Sunday school of the Center Methodist church held their Christmas festival on Tuesday evening with tree and singing and recitations by the children.
 A New Years community celebra- ton, the idea of which originated with Charles H. Plump, is to be held at the. Mark Twain Library next Mon day evening. General plans for it were arranged at a conference which took place on Monday at MT. Pumps residence and which was attended by citizense from different parts of the town including pastors of two George town churches, Rev. MT. Woolworth of the Center Congregational and Rev. MT. Cunningham of the Episco- pal. While various religious bodies cooperate. however, it is not to be distinctly a church affair. "A large part of the program will be furnished by pupils of the public schools, repre- senting the Ridge, Center and west side sections. Besides singing and recitations, there may be some in- formal talks by adults with the serv- ing of coffee and cake as the conc]ud- ing feature.
 The Gilbert & Bennett shops are buster than they were during most running to capacity but for the diff- culty in obtaining hands. The com pany recently made an all round raise of pay, the second within the last few months. Laborers who had been getting $2 now receive $2.50, while ten per cent. increase was given those previously getting 6$2.50 or more.
 The closing of Branchville's three saloons due to Ridgefield's no-license vote this fall has been followed by noticeable decrease of intenperance in Georgetown and the other neigh boring localities. A drinking place of the Blind Tiger order is still do- ing business in that section, however. despite requests which have Teen made to the state police for it's sup preston.
 # At the meeting of the town school committee last Friday MT. Chance made known his decision to accept the appointment of public schools super visor for the town, The matter was optional with him as Watertown, where he is to continue as supervisor, pays half his salary. Brookfeld and New Fairfield, which were also COW cred by his predecessor, here, will not be included in his new field. The local committee believe that in Mr. Chance they have a supervisor of su- perior qualifications.
 John G. Fellows has arranged for a sawmiH to work up the timber on the tracts in the Umpawaug section which he recently purchased from the John Todd estate and Mrs. Emma Ewing.
 The gale of last Friday overturned and demolished an open shed con nected with Charles O. Perry's barn. Z MT. and Mrs. D. S. Sanford and their son, Neil. reached New York yesterday on their way homeward from a trip to- Atlantic City and Washington.
 9a Fire Co. No. 2 will give a dance at the Mark Twain Library on tomorroM (Friday) evening. No. 1 Co is ar ranging for a dance at the Ridge on Friday evening of next week.
 E.. A. Pinkney and wife have closed their home in Georgetown and gone to New Rochelle to pass the winter with their daughter.
 Among the Christmas visitors were the Hoggsons, Thompsons and Stet- sons at their summer homes in Pleas ant Valley, Harold Sanford from Philadelphia and MT. and Mrs. Fred Mahrey from Burlington.
 Senator l.. o. Peck took ride on Christmas Day. the first time he has been out since his prostration just be- fore Thanksgiving.