The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-16

persuaded a young Cuban girl to clandestineiy leave her friends in New York and accompany him to Bedding
 Center where he claimed to live in splepdor on an estate of large size
 and magnificence. They were to be
 married upon their arrival here. As
 neither the pictured opulence nor the
 promised wedding materialized the disappointed young woman made
 known her plight 10 one or more Center residents. Results were speedy. That same evening a band of hastily organized vigilantes, wear ing improvised masks. descended upon Burgess, dragged him from the house and plenteously kicked and pummelled' him. When they were through he fled to New York and soon thereafter the distressed damsel also vanished from the Center.
 The former Kennel farm in Sand fordtown has been leased from the water company by Lemuel B. Sanford, who conducted it as one of their su
 perintendents during the past few years. The change comes through the company's decision to discontinue farming operations this season. These operations were carried on exten- sively for two years in order that the land might contribute to the coun- try's war needs for food supplies, an emergency which no longer exists. The money returns from the crops raised were below the costs of pro ductiol. The company are now cur tailing their numbering operations, the sawmill which has been running for more than a year In the northeast section of the town, having been laid I,tS rx-tJI tinue to be run at Pop Mountain in Weston.
 It happened that the centenary of the General Assembly, celebrated on Wednesday of last week, was also the fftieth anniversary of the date on which w. H. Hill of this town began service as a member of that body. The experience of none of the other former members in attendance upon the celebration extended so far back. Altogether Mir. Hill served four terms as a representative from Bedding.
 Several teams has been blowing for q week or more on the two farms at Jump IIill which were recently pur- chased by Paul Kicker. No tillage had previously been done on the Thorpe farm for many years. It is re- called that two or three years ago Mir Kicker bought the Wilson Ferris place in Easton and started a pig gerry there but had not been long in when the water company acquired the property.
 Thedesign for the triumphal arch to be placed above the main entrance of Putnam Park for the soldiers well come home on June If has been com pleted by P. B. Nash. X framework forming the, outlines will have a GOV ering of red. white and blue bunting decorated with roses and laurel and at the sides will be panels bearing the names of those in whose honor the celebration Is held. The youths of the town are expected to letic games which are to be a. feature of the affair. Some have already sent their entries as competitors to Ser geant Nash.
 A car load of ice from New York was delivered at Bethel on l. opday and thence conveyed by trucks 70 William Ffscher's Mt. Tom farm at the Ridge, He had to get a supply by this long distance method or go as very little was gathered here last winter.
 On land rented from D. S. Sanford a. field of ten acres of sweet corn is being planted by N. F. Hoggson. NJ. J. Sullivan is putting in the crop and will attend to its cultivation. The sale of the crop to a seed house has already been contracted for
 F. W. Rosneau, recently released