The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19

is the president of that corporation and also of the American Telegraph & Telephone Co.,. MT. Paine. writes travel sketches, nature , stories for children and bits of verse which are also poetry.
 The, special town meeting last Sat- urday afternoon fixed the tax rate at I 3 mills which is half a mill increase from last year. It was explained to the small number in attendance that the lower rate would yield a revenue slightly less than the total of the ap- propriations voted by the annual town meeting while 13 mills would provide a surplus of $319 above the budget figure.
 Contractor Banks has started road repair work with practically the same force which he employed last season. Selectman Sullivan being in charge of operations on the east side. As a preliminary to more thorough repairs later surface inequalities in many places have been smoothed' oyer by the use of plank drags. The Putnam Park road, now a part of the trunk highway system, received a going over this week under the direction of Supervisor Woodman.
 Mrs. Anna Van Zandt. died at her home at the Center on Tuesday after noon after a brief illness from pneu- monia Her age was ~81 and she had been a widow for, many years. James Gregory, her brother, is still enfeebled from an attack of pneumonia during the past winter. Their sister, Mrs. Edith Dayton, died few months ago.
 The malady for which Noble F. Hoggson underwent an operation nearly two weeks ago was appendici- tis although the doctors had earlier diagnosed the case as some form of intestinal obstruction. The. patient did we'll from the start and is making favorable progress towards, recovery.
 Last Saturday was Tag Day. in Georgetown for the benefit of the local Red Cross chapter and realized for the cause contributions amounting to about $150. The chapter is now fully organized and turning out a goodly quantity of work.
 Commodore Luttgen has been i'll for nearly month at his New York resi- dence.' He is now out and staying at Atlantic City for conyalesense. His illness was apparently due to an ag- gravated case of grip.
 Sheriff Pease attended the common pleas court at Danbury on Tuesday and triumphantly bore back to Bridgeport a suit case filled with records for the criminal side of the superior court, The package, plainly directed, had been shipped by express from Danbury. to Bridgeport several weeks ago, but failed to reach it's des- stination \ It was Nnally traced to Brooklyn, N. Y., and recovered.
 On account of continued indisposi- tion w. G. Sanford. recently, rendered his resignation as superintendent of the Sanford school farm, but; was per suaded by D. s. Sanford to retain the position, giving It's duties such atten- ton as. the state of his health per- mits. ' H. Sanford Osborn has been award ed a $15,O0O contract for state road construction in Wilton of the ma cadam type.
 John c. Read has rented his farm in hometown to Paul Soltis on shar- ing terms.
 Mrs. Mary c. Gilbert has purchased a new Studebaker car, 1918 series, from P. Britt Nash, the local agent.
 Mail Carrier Ward is now using car on his route a change pleasing to his constituents because it means earlier delivery.
 George, the 11-year r-oId son ! of. George F. Williams of Lonetewn.g was. taken to the. Danbury hospital on Monday suffering from kidney hem orrhage caused by his jumping from a hay mow. to tie barn floor. The doctors think that the case will not, require an operation.
 Arrangements have been made by I. B. Sanford for the immediate building of a barn to replace the one destroyed by fire about two years ago,