The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-30

scene of their weekly drills to be held on Tuesdays. No recruits have so far lately come in to reinforce the com pany's waning strength.
 Miss Ruth Adams of Rumson, N. J., was the hostess at a corn roast given on Tuesday evening at Piermont, the summer home of the s. c. Shaws at the Ridge. She is aunt of the Adams boys, sons of Mrs. Shaw. The guests were MT and Mrs. Francis Stoer and Miss Fanny Hastings of Ridgefield and Mrs. Percy Litchfield and Miss Emma Reid of the Ridge.
 Alan Murphy and not Alen Thomp- son was the Bedding boy mentioned last week as having been invalidated nom army service with a support al- | lowance. Alen Thompson, also of Bedding, is still in active service. A further official report regarding Austin Workman, recently of George town, makes it known that he was killed in action in France. In the first bulletin he was described as missing.
 The oldtime forms of potato blight were usually followed by rot and there has been apprehension that this would also be a result of the new vine dis ease known as the ''yellows." This
 effect does not appear to have yet
 manifested itself although 1t may
 come later.
 Charles Martin and John Schneider
 of Georgetown have enlisted in the
 service, supposedly in the marines, as
 enlistments in the other active
 branches are not now being received.
 FTyk +n vOvl< Iax on a call to report for duty.
 Service at the Episcopal church last
 Sunday was read by Percy Litohfield
 It is expected that Rev. Alexander Hamilton will occupy the pulpit or the coming Sunday.
 After the Democratic committee had fixed upon this (Thursday) evening
 for holding their party caucus they
 learned that the Republicans made earlier selection of the same date
 Consequently the Democratic caucu will be held on the following evening
 the 3Oth. Both parties seem to bt
 largely at sea regarding candidates.
 The concert given at the Sanford school last Thursday with Mrs. F. w , Grumman as the artist realized abou $50 for the Red Cross. , Rev. w. H. Tate, pastor of tht : Georgetown Congregational church has returned after vacation of sev : eral weeks.
 . E. A. Pinkney, who served with th' 17th c. " in the Civil War, attended the reunion of that regiment held a ; Roton Point on Wednesday. The big and completely equipped grist mill to be erected by the wate company will be located at Sam
 Mortar Rock in Fairfield. From a To cal point of view the location is crit icesed as being too inconveniently ia off.
 f A 12 h. D. oil engine has been pur : chased by D. s. Sanford for install : ment in the power house which run g his electric light system and ice-mak - ins plant. It will serve as a reserv = for the present engine. 7. Harold Sanford is home from Phil n adelphia on a weeks vacation. MT! d Mary J. Sherwood of Bridgeport j a also a guest of MT. and Mrs. W. l. Sanford.
 : A social whist with five tables wa 5. given by Mrs. D. s. Sanford on Tues 1t day.
 r Town Clerk and Probate Judge e B. Sanford is keeping bachelors ha
 all by his 1onesomeness this wee v while his wife and children are ot S cupying a cottage at Compo Beach. tt Two persons were killed and two il e jured when an automobile went ovt > an embankment at Palatfne nes s Schnectady, and struck a New Tor ,, | Central train