The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-27
DIVIDEND OF 25
 PER GENT. MADE
 BY BEDDING FIRM
Only IA Per cent. Last Year. Expect Visit From Eben-
 exer Hill.

Bedding, July a7-At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Gilbert & Bennett Go, held on Tues day. dividend of 25 per cent. from the years earnings was declared. The dividend declaration for several pre- vious years has been IF per cent. Nevertheless and notwithstanding 1t will be surprising if Congressman Hill fails to come around this fall and inform the company and its employee that they are being ruined by the Democratic tartff. The former di- rectors and officers were. reelected, the latter being: Samuel A. Miller, presidents D. Henry Miller, secre- tary; William H. Hunter, treasurer. These, with David H. Miller, Edward M. Jones and Charles D. Miller. con- stitute the board of directors.
 Of the towns 10 clergymen only four attended the meeting held on Tuesday Afterndon at the residences of c. HI Plump. These were MT. Cunningham Of Christ Episcopal. MT. Woolworth of the Center Congrega- tional. MT. Harwood of the George town Congregational, and MT. Dodson of the Long Ridge Methodist. Two were out of town. two sent regfets at inability to attend for other reasons and the two Catholic priests were not heard from. A general discussion as to religious conditions in Bedding took place with an analytical review of . town map attending 1t An order to determine what sections, If any. were being neglected It waH also propossd that all the churches under take fGo to Church Sunday move ment in October. Without effecting m organization the meeting adjourn ed to Sept 2e. " The Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. Is ne- gutiating for the purchase of the property in the Hopewell district owned by, Theron Platt and occupied by Benajmin Ba4St- The fact that ndr. Platt Is selling off his large herd of cows led to. the report that the water company were also after his residence and farm. but this is au- thoritAttvely denied. lf
 MT. and Mra Alex. Watt and their two children. ara guests of Mrs. Henry Sanford in Pleasant Valley for a stay of two weeks, While the children are entirely well the health officer. out of abundant ~precaution, has plac- ed them under quarantine for two weeks.
 East side dog owners are at a loss to understand why the state commits sioner should order their dogs under restriction for 50 long a period as three months. Rah%es develop within two weeks from the date of infec-l ton and there has so far been no first crop cases. A suppression reg uIation for one month would seem . sufncient safeguard unless new dam gers arose.
 With the opening of the new Georgetown school in September there will be added to the curriculum . Junior, high school course. giving instruction which will advance the pupils one year. in. that department- Tho entire cost of this extra course will be defrayed from the income of the Edwin Gilbert bequest. only . sman part of which has heretofore been used towards the schools main- tenance.
 lowing, probably to the threatening Weather tho Dodgingtown fire de- partment did not come to the Ridge last Saturday for their game with NJ Fire Go. The day before they attended the state meet of volunteer flS3men at West Haven.
 Walter LiIley Is soon to move from the Ridge to Bridgeport to take a job in the livery stable managed by A. H. Sanford, his former employer.
 Mrs. Osborn of Derby, Miss Emily Hill, her sister, and Joseph R. flaw ley. their nephew. are at Miss Hills pAce on the Ridge.
 Lyman Beers has taken the job of repainttng D. o. Peck's building on Sunset Hill.
 RidgewoId Inn News.
 The following guests are staying or spent the last weekend at the Ridge wold Inn: MT. and Mrs. H. R. Baker and family. New York; the Misses Anthony, New York; Miss M. Antis- dale, New York. E. Blake. Brookline; Mfr. and Mrs. w. F. Hobbs, Bridge port; -6. Huber, Bridgeport, Miss M. Muller, Bridgeport; MT. and Mrs. H. c. Thomson, New York; Mrs. J. Thompson, New London; Mrs. F. O'Brien, Chicago; Brian O'Brien, Chi cAgo; Mrs. and Miss A. M. Mattison. New York and Montclair. N. J.; Mrs. 1, J. Tomiinson, Chicago; Mir. and Mrs. Charles w. Shelton. New York: Mrs. and Arlss M. Rhodes. New York; Jean verd, Paris, France; MT. and Mrs. D. s. Sanford and family, Bedding. and Mrs. F. Mabrey, Bennington. Vt. There are prospects of an overcrowd- cd house during the month of August.
 Tuesday morning the croquet tour nament of the season came to a finish. The lastg two. couples to play were Mrs. Baker of New York and B. Schoch of Switzerland against Mrs. P. OBrien and Mrs. J, TomlinSon, both of Chicago. Thee up will go to Chicago. Jacob Huber of Bridgeport surprised the younger set with an ex- hibition stroke of 65 feet, going through the wicket he was bound for and through the next one, too, land ing Just a few inches from the stake.
 The tennis tournament will be due next week. The court has been in put in shape by Rev. R. Cunningham and Attorney F. Hamlin of New York.
 Two alumni of the Sanford School, Tom Furness and Bruce Lancaster, are down at. the border in Mexico. A very interesting letter from Bruce Lancaster of Battery A, Boston, gives vivid description of the doings down there. s. M
 The Sanford School will have its banner year, Judging from the number of applications coming in with every { Yu2II c aHeU. tira