The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-23
BEDDING
(Special to The Farm@.)

which was struggling painfully to make it's way along the ledge over looking the Saugatuck river in the lower part of the Glen caught the at tention of Mail Carrier Ward, Tuesday afternoon and he hastened to report the matter to D. R. Warner, local game warden. When the latter reached the scene soon afterwards the animal had nearly reached the stream, being apparently suffering from thirst. One of its fore legs had been broken so that the large bone protruded. MT. Warner put the animal out of misery with a bullet and bore home the car cass which weighed 200 pounds. He thinks the deer received it's injury In getting loose from a trap. The case was reported Jby him to Wilber Smith, county game warden, who signlf1eo his approval of the action taken by his deputy MT. Warner will have the deer skin dressed for conversion into a rug.
 A supplemental report on the mill itary census sent to Hartford by First Selectman Osborn brings the total of names up to about 500 and makes the list a complete one except for perhaps hal ia dozen men who refused to an-
  vassers. A copy of the statistics will be retained as part of the town rec ords. It has already served a useful purpose in supplying 5S additional names to the personal tax list as pre- viously compiled An earlier revision produced an increase of 45 names which shows how imperfect was the first compilation.
 Howard Castle and Miss Gertrude McIfwain, both of Georgetown, were united in marriage today, the cere- mony being performed by Rev. Mr. Howard, pastor of the Georgetown Methodist church. The groom has been for many years clerk in the Connery Bros. store and was the star catcher of the Redding Ridge ball club when that organization was somewhat of a lu1ninary in the amateur baseball world. Mr. and Mrs Castle were the recipients of many wedding gifts from their large circle of friends. After brief honeymoon trip they will begin housekeeping in apartments rented from Mrs. Burr Mills.
 The local Spraying association, fol- lowing it's usual spring custom, has sent out inquiry cards so as to make Up a list of engagements for the sea- sons campaign. Only light crop Of tent caterpinaTs is looked for this year but the scale, the coddling moth and other pests furnish sufficient reason for keeping up the warfare to pre- serve the fruit and other trees against insect ravages But for the effective work already done by the spraying association in this line there would probably be now scarcely an orchard in this locality in bearing condition
 Georgetown residents held a we'll attended meeting a few days ago to start the formation of a Red Cross branch. Rev. Charles Jennings, pas tor of the local Congregational church, was elected president and second meeting to perfect organization was held yesterday in the assembly hall Of the new school building. The branch is to become affiliated with either the NorwaK or tile Danbury society in the same way that the other local units have joined forces with the Fairfield society. The latter bodies made this week their first shipment of made up work consisting of surgical shirts and bandages.
 A small boy named Reilly, whose father is employed by H. s. Barnes, ventured near a feeding horse in Chas. Morehouse's barn Tuesday afternoon and by sudden toss Of the animals head was thrown against the side Of the building and stunned into uncon- scioGsmess- Considerable time elapsed before he could be revived. A doctor who was called found no fracture of the skull and thinks The lad suffered no permanent injury
 Philan1er Peterson, co1ored, a for mer resident of this town, died re- gently in Yonkers following a surgical operation called for by complications resulting from the fracture of his jaw attendant upon the pulling of a tooth by dentist He did not rally from the effects of the ether administered in connection with the operation and re- mained in an unconscious state for several days before death ensued.
 The flag ordered by the selectmen to be flown from the town house has ar rived and there is being awaited the delivery of the staff purchased in Bridgeport This is daily expected.
 Charles o. Perry, proprietor of the lower Ridge store, is laid up with an abscess of the ear. The case has so far developed no serious conditions.
 Michael Connery and B. B. Banks of Georgetown were members of the grand jury which, after a hearing in Bridgeport on Tuesday, returned a true bill in a Stamford murder case.
 B. A. Pinkney and wife have re- turned to their home in Georgetown after spending the winter in Bayonne, N. J., and New Rochelle, N. Y.
 Dr. Anna M. Reid has so far tm- proved that she is able to sit up. Considerably improved in health w. lC. Sanford has returned from his triu fo Gs,zrad1 Ia