Republican farmer., 1918-11-22

the company has supliped milk are in arrears to the amount of $40,000 it signifies business methods giving oc- casfon for wonderment and disap- proval. As to the $60,00O Indebtedness the supposition is that at least part of it represents cost of equipment which was met by notes. MT. Mo Kay, the receiver, has been in town urging those supplying patrons who were disposed to sell their milk else where to continue their relations with the Farmers company, promising that henceforth weekly payments would be promptly made In general he spoke hopefully of the company's prospects (of emerging successfully from it's present difficulties and said that be- fore long it would probably be in a position to start gradual payments on the notes. He made a highly favor able impression upon those he met and most of the company's patrons agreed to stick.
 A call to the pastorate of the Aque- cocue Congregational schurch of Riv- erhead, L. l., has been extended to Rev. W. s. Woolworth, present pastor of the Bedding Center Congregational
 church, and while his decision is yet to be announced the probabilities fla
 vor his acceptance. Should he con- clude to make the change it will be
 with mutual regret on the part of
 himself and his flock as their rela-
 tions have been of the pleasantest
 character. The Riverhead church is
 much larger than his present charge
 and the field of activities much wider. The Bedding Home Guard, now a lpart of the State Guard, got up and
 paid all the expenses of a Peace
 dance which was held at Grange hall
 on Wednesday evening of last week.
 About 125 attended, an orchestra from Danbury furnished music, refresh
 ments were served and in all respects
 the affair was a pronounced success
 The Grange contributed the free use of the hall.
 | A special Victory Thanksgiving ser
 vice in which most of the churches o1
 the town will unite will be held at the Center. Congregational church at 7:3(
 o'clock Eext Sunday evening. The
 principal speakers are to be Judge
 Wilkins of New York and s. c. Shaw
 The quartet of the Bethel Copgrega.
 tional church will assist in the mu
 sicaI program.
 Four labels for soldiers Christina!
 packages to be sent overseas have
 been received by Mrs. J. B. Sanford l who is the local agent of the Rec 3 Cross for aiding this work; Unde = new regulations these labels are n, 3 longer essential, their place beint t taken by certificates which the Ret r Gross will provide. Containers for tn g gifts are also supplied by Mrs. San a ford. The time limit for sending y packages has been extended to Dec Q H.
 o The Center, Ridge and West Red y ding groups of the Red Cross wer 0 addressed last Thursday by Mrs. Bar k ton, head of the Fairfield Chapter y She strongly urged a continuance Q e their best efforts in the work, callin r attention to the fact that while tn 0 needs of the men in the service wer It diminishing there had come a greatl It enlarged field arising from the neces e sites of refugees and others of tn If civilian population in the devastate g districts
 r. It Is expected that one of the earl J. home corners from Europe will b '- Harold Connery of Georgetown wh n was a college student when at the az al of IS he enlisted in the Red Cross ser a vice several months before the cour le try declared war and has since bee l, an ambulance driver at the iron l. Several times his car has been struc . by projectiles, but he always escape l. without @ scratch. In his last lette " home he evidently started to tell of l. specially hazardous experience he Ina T. undergone, but the story itself re
 nained untold by reason of ceHsorshi t. S1InnrnSSin1l