The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-10-05

ing outdoor exercises on the square in I front of the building. Chairs had been placed outside for the convent ence of the large gathering in at tendance, the space being illumined by the electric lights of a dozen or more autos drawn up in semi-cir- cle. The exercises consisted of folk dancing and singing by the pupils un- der the direction of Mrs. Lemuel San ford, school music instructor, and addresses by Dan Beard and Rev. MT. Woolworth.
 Returning from an auto ride with his family one night last week Mar GUS H. Burr found that one of his horses, a young and va uable animal. occupying a stall in the barn, had been cruelty maltreated during his absence some one having plunged the tines Of a pitchfork into the hcrse's belly. All though the intestines appeared to have been perforated the horse, under care- full treatment, is now recovering. MT. Burr can hardly believe that the brutal act was committed with malice against himself He thinks it more probable that the perpetrator made his way into the barn intent either on robbery or seeking shelter and being klCkGQ QY the nOTS6, p1ChOo oP SAAO pitchfork which was close at hand and made use of 1t as he did.
 After their recent inspection trip the supervisory committee on roads made out a list of places needing repairs and turned it over to Contractor Banks The list was somewhat long CT than usual and upon MT. Banks as- surance that he would give prompt and proper attention to the sections noted his October bill for s1,25o was approved. For this years wo"k there is due on Dec. a payment of the same amount which will be held up unless he satisfactorily carries out his promises in the meantime.
 W. c. sanforid has resigned as chair man of the road committee in conse- uuence of his election as first select man. The other members of the com mittee will fill the vacancy. A
 Condemnation proceedings have been brought by the water compaf1y for the acquisition of the Visney prop erty. formerly the John Hull place. located in Easton a short distance be-. low the Bedding line. It is reported that the company offered $4,5e0 for the property and that the pending suit followed lVisney's refusal of the of fer The company has taken over the former John Doran property of about 50 acres located on the Aspetuck river and lying partly in Redddng and part ly in Newtown.
 The town has responded promptly to the call for doing it's share in the arising of a million dollar library fund for the Army and Navy. Readings allotment of s70A was apportioned about equally among the three sec tions of the town and the contribu tions already exceed the total.
 The fine residence on Meeker Hill which has been in process of sconr lstruction during the summer for Henry J. Forman has reached com pietion. MT. Woddsend, the supervis- ing architect, who has occupied the Runyon house at Pine Thee Corner, returns this week to New York. | At the regular meeting of No. Fire Co. on Tuesday evening the plan was advocated of holding such meetings in the future quarterly instead of month- lly Decisive action on the proposition 1 ing
 | The school enannerator recently found that three children of this town
 were attending the Rfdgefeld High school wfthouts having been certified by the Bedding school committee.
 Failure to comply with this forrnality subjects the non-certifed pupil to loss of the allowance made for transporta- ton and taxation. The main pond in Pleasant Valley which has been empty during most of the summer except for water in tie
 channel is now Pe-filling. The water 4 was temporarily drawn off to facili-
 tate the cleaning by N F. Hoggson
 of the pond near his summer resi- denee.
 Ii B M. Bradley and mother have re- turned from Fairfield Beach to theiI home on the Ridge.
 Mrs. J. W. Teets has closed her sum-
 mer home on the Ridge and after a
 month in AIbany will spend the win. , ter in New York. Her return to Red. ding is doubtful. MT. and Mrs. Wal. bridge will remain at their summer . place in Pleasant Valley until No. \ vember.s Fred Driggs and family are this week vaeating their log cabin 1T ? the valley to return to New York. Ar