The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-12
BEDDING
Special to Thee Times.)

Bedding, April 1.-The Methodist Deaconness' Home, a place of some 60 acres located in the Long Ridge section of the town and in general charge of a Miss Kirkpatrick, will be the scene during the coming summer of the agricultural labors of group of New York college women. The Women's University club of 106 East 52nd street is dn charge of the enter prise which will be formally gotten under way next Monday with the first of the planting operations. Mrs. club, described the plan as follows in the New York Times:
 From that time until the work closes on Sept. 15, not a man, except perhaps a casual visitor, will be al- lowed on the place. About 20 or 25 acres will be cultivated. That Is now being plowed by men. They wiM leave this week and for the next five months not a stroke of mans work will be done there. Besides their field work, the women will have charge of three cows, two horses and a number of chickens, now on the farm. The object of the venture is to show the efficiency of woman as practical farm workers and incidentally to raise fresh vegetables for the New York club house, which will be paid for at the prevailing prices. In addition we are going to establish large can- nery to preserve several thousand jars of vegetables and fruit for win- ter use.''
 All those ladies who have kept their culinary methods apace with the war situation are urgently requested to contribute specimens of this sort of cookery to the exhibition and sale to be held at the Mark Twain Library on the afternoon of Wednesday, April "A, under the management of the Domestic Conservation committee of l the local war bureau. The saving of wheat, flour and sugar are the main objects in view and the aim of the exhibition is to afford practical exam pies of how this can be accomplished without loss of palatability or nutri- | ton values. The copy for recipe | book inspired by these ideas was sent | to the printer this week and the book let will be among the articles on sale at the fair. It was compiled by Mrs. A. G. Barnett and contains a number of original formulas which have been satisfactorily tested. During the af- | ternoon there will be a lecture by Miss Merritt of Hartford. Premiums are to be awarded for the best speci- mems contributed.
 A meting of the local committee on the sale of Thrift Stamps was held re- gently at the office of Town Clerk Sanford. Rev. w s. Woolworth is now the committees chairman. Att torney Day of Bridgeport and a mem- Der of the state committee from Hart ford addressed the gathering as to the best methods of extending the sales, advising, however, that no special drive be undertaken until that for the Liberty Loan was over. They somewhat surprised their hearers by Ithe statement that Redding's Thrift
 Stamp quota to be filled during the
 present year was S44,00O. This was a per capita allotment of $20 for an es. l timated population of 2,200. The lat
 ter figure is an over estimate, the
 towns actual population being only
 about 1,700. This reduces the quota
 to $34,00O. Canvassing for the new
 Liberty Loan was actively begun or
 Monday. Preliminary arrangement , for thoroughly covering the town 1T this campaign had been made and tht prospects are that the town will mee or exceed it's quota of $25,000 ahead
 of time. To the evious loan cam. paign Bedding subscribed $45,00O | oh 1a&
 ment.
 The Peck and Luttgen tax suit
 have taken on new lease of Tiff through the action of Judge Maltbt
 in re-committing them to J. w. Bank
 before whom they were heard in hi
 capacity of a committee of the Su
 perior Court. When Judge Bank
 submitted his report on the case
 Attorney Bowers, representing tn plaintiffs, objected to its acceptanc
 on the ground that 1t ignored som
 essential points which he had rais
 ed. Judge Maltbie sustained thi
 objection and sent the cases bac
 for more definite finding, thereb ! leaving the ultimate decision for flu ture determination.
 Il The Misses Ella and Esther Ost ' ling operators at the local telephon 1 agency, which is also their Twin quarters, have hired the Marsha Sanford house and will soon occup
 1t. They contemplate giving u theft positions with the telephon company soon, although their plan in this respect are not fully settled i Their retirement would be, greatl regretted by the public as they ar exceptionally capable and Satisfac tory operators.
 The Home Guard, who have don i their drilling at the Danbury armor ' during the winter, will resume drill
 on the training ground at the Cen
 ter next Monday evening" Thes
 will be held weekly from ' to 8:s
 p. m. Last summer the drills wer
 held on Sunday afternoons, a prat
 tice which caused some protest o
 religious grounds.
 Rev. Raymond Cunningham, recto
 of the Episcopal church, has receive
 notice from the War Department ( acceptance of his proffered service