The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-05
BEDDING
Special to The Times.)

EWAltlnE some autnOT1tltlNG 1n1OTlna- ton about the present condition of things with the Farmers Dairy Co. According to unofficial report it ap- pears that the reorganization plan previously described has been carried into effect with the sanction of the Superior court and that the sucCC ssOr corporation is known by a new name although the former corporate desiE- nation is later to he resumed. It Is further understood that the company's Facilities have been enlarged by the acquisition of the David Hcbard plant and that Mir. Hcbard is acting as gen. Cral manager of the entire business. As to the latter change having been effected there is no question and the change is one highly satisfactory to the creditors of the old company who ngreed to accept common stock of the new in satisfaction Uf trcir claims. 1t is understood that Mr. ebard re- ccivcs about s30.O1O or pre- rred stock an payment for his plant The cred ators who agreed to zjEr off for one third of the amount of Ieir claims In cash have not yet received the money, but feel no anxiety on this score as they understand that Inc First Ma
 tonal Bank of Bridgeport is financial sponsor for the ara Eements to be carried out under -.e reorga nization.
 The dispoaaessiou suit brought by
 George IT. Howard and wife against
 Sarah A. ruchauan came to trial at
 the town house Ilst Thursday morn fnr before Justice Lyon and a jury Of six. By ransacling his memory an arad resident recalled just one
 other case In local history fin which q town jury figured, this having hap pened 41 CT 50 years ago. The Howard Guchanan suit broadened un- -expectedly when Attorney Taylor, the defendants counsel, alleged in his answer the existence of two other lease agreements besides the one which was directly the subject of the action The arrival of o'clock on
 the first day found the hearing far from finish and an adjournment was taken to Monday. The pro- eeedings dragged all through this and the succeeding day, the jury retiring
 to deliberate on a verdict at about 4:2O Tuesday afternoon after being charged by the trial justice. They came out once for further instruc- tions and after a session of nearly two hours reported a hopeless ina bill ity to agree and were discharged. Un- less O. settlement should be affected in the meantime the counsel will meet with the justice on Thursday of next week to arrange the preliminaries for another hearing.
 Miss Anne Rider, a teacher in the Center school, had a narrow escape from serious and perhaps fatal in- juries last Sunday afternoon in con- Fcquence of being thrown from a horse belonging to Probate Judge Sanford. She boards with the family of the judge and when the latter re- turned from a neighborhood horse- back ride trip Miss Rider said she would like a little horsebac'- exer- else herself No sooner had she mounted than the animal started on a wild gallop down the hill. Miss Riders pull on the curb bit having no restraining effect A few rods from the starting place she lost her seat and wont headlong to the ground. An examination by Dr. Smith showed that she had suffered no broken bones and although internal injuries were at first indicated, 1t later appeared that her hurts were confined to severe routusions and general shock to a temporarily prostrating degree.
 Mrs. Florence Simpson has pur- hased the attractive residential prop erty fin hometown which she has oc- cupied for the last year or so. It is known as the Walter Edmonds place and some years since passed to the ownership of the late Edward s. Dea- 'NA oA DTluEepOrL- DntiI the recent transfer it belonged to his estate sub ject to a life interest on the part of Meres Deacon, a. son, and the latter's sister. The price paid by Mrs. Simp- son is understood to be not far from s4.0OO.
 The promise of bouutiful apple crop which was given by an abund- ant output of blossoms is threatened an this locality by adverse conditions indicated by the yellowing and drop ping of the leaves and shrivellinf, of the embroys fruit. These conditions are general and some of the trees af- fected have already lost a large part of the foliage. There has been no general spraying of fruit trees here nbouts this season and whether ft would have proved a preventive of the present blight remains a matter of conjecture. The trouble is ascribed to the sudden change of weather con diuons rather than to any of the many kinds of insect pests by which fruit trees are attacked.
 In Georgetown last Friday the Memorial Day exercises were of the Jsuaily general and interesting character. F.. A Pinkney, Civil War veteran, was marshal of the proces- sion of school children. each of them carrying q small silk flag. and made n brief addreTs at the cemetery A lad, Master Eastman. also made an address which was well phrased and well spoken. Upon the conclusion of tho cemetery exercises the children marched back to the Methodist church whore they were treated to ice cream and other refreshments pro- vided by the Miller family.
 An engineer cf the State Highway Department was in town last week % arrange for the purchase of land ne~-,e5 for widening operat tions con- nected with the building of the trunk highway, n circumstance encouraging to those who are looking to the h1l- filment of the official promise that copstruction will be carried out this summer of at least tho section north ward from the Ridge. One of the places to be widened is at the Five Points where the entrance to the Put nam Park road is by a rather abrupt turn
 The Marshall Sanford place at the