The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03

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 Many local dog owners will this year have to pay the extra dollar li- cense fee if they would #lawfully re- tain their pets. Last year the last day of grace passed with a registra- ton of a little more than a 100.
 A dance which drew a crowded as- semblage was given at Miller's hall in Georgetown last Friday evening for the benefit of the village ball team The net proceeds were upwards of $50.
 A contract has been taken by H. Sanford Osborn from Jordan & Sel- leck to construct about mile and a half of roadway through the tract in Stratfield which they are develop ing for building lots. MT. Osborn be- ga work this week on his 15,0OO state road job in Wilton.
 Pledge blanks are now ready for volunteers in the Connecticut Agri- cultural army.
 For the town of Bedding, the Con- necticut Comittee of Food Supply has appointed Jonathan B. Sanford local agent, and he has arranged for put ting the pledge blanks in places where any and all who will sign them may obtain them without difficulty.
 The Connecticut Committee of Food Supply in preparing it's plan whereby the crop production of the state is to be increased this summer to hitherto unthought- of proportions, has made the individual towns and cities the units by which it will do its work. Pledge blanks are to be found in places where they are available for all who want them. These are to be filled in under any of five sub-divis- sions: food production, planting home gardens, labor, home canning and garden supervisors, and returned to the town clerk, who will forward them to the state committee head quarters in Hartford.
 Residents of the town of Bedding may get pledge blanks from any of the following places: E. P. Sanford West Bedding; John Munennich, Red ding Ridge; Charles Perry, Bedding Ridge; Connery Bros, Georgetown; Town Clerks office. Bedding Center.
 There will be held at the Center Methorist church next Monday even- ing special service in celebration of the tooth anniversary of the Ameri- can Sunday School Union. Their Congregational brethern of the Gen. ter have been invited to participate.
 MT. Gustafson of Georgetown, who took course at the State Agricultur- al college and was later connected with the college farm at Georgetown has been engaged by D. s. Sanford as farm foreman
 Benjamin Fie4dl of West Bedding and recently working at his trade of car penter in Bridgeport has enlisted in the Coast Artillery.
 E.. A. Pinkney is improving his resi- dence at Georgetown by an enircling piazza, a part of which will be glassed for a sun parlor.
 A tractor is being used by the Bridgeport Hydraulic company for blowing on the former Craik farm and other land owned by them in Easton It is equipped with 8 headlight so that it can be worked nights.
 Miss Belle Sanford has again rented for the season her residence on the Ridge to. Miss Margaret Dunnell ot New York
 A communion service will be held next Sunday morning at the Center Congregational church which date al- so- marks the .second anniversary of Rev. W. g.. Woolworths az the church's pastor.
 Recent arrivals from the city at their summer homes in town are: Charles Ives and family, Umpawaug: H. W. .Kilbourne, Glen; R. A. Osmun, Center; Misses Waterman and Fox, co Va 1lau