The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-25
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home of Mrs. Mcbride, near Putnam Park, having made the trip by auto from their home in Richmond, Va. Mrs. Mcbride is sister of Mrs. Hicks and daughter of the late U. S. Sen ator Lane of Colorado. While tinker ing his car on Thursday morning Dr. Hicks was taken suddenly i'll, but was assured by a Bethel doctor called to attend him that the attack was not serious and that he would soon be all right. From this view the patient dis sented, declaring that he felt himself to be dying. After further trying to reassure him the medical man left and Dr. Smith of Redding was summoned. He gave 1t as his opinion that the condition of the patient was indeed very serious. An hour or so later Dr. Hicks expired. He had been for some time affe cted with heart weakness and the exertion of driving the car for several days together with change of climate is supposed to have aggra- Vated his ailment to the fatal termin- ation. His age was 45 and besides his wife he is survived by a daughter The body has been shipped to Rich mond for burial.
 The many in this locality who had planned to make cider this fall, the number being larger than for several years, were disquieted by a report cir culated on Monday that the two cider mills operating in Bethel had receiv- ed official warning to shut down until further notice It was explained that while cider making would be per mitted under the Constitutional Pro- hibition law taking effect on Jan. 20 next 1t was taboo while wartime Pro- hibition remained in force. To those who had provided barrels with the expectation of filling them with ap- pie juice, paying for the containers as high as s4 each in some instances, the alleged interdict was naturally most unwelcome, but further inquiry showed the report to be without foundation. The Bethel mills had received no shut down decree and are still doing a rushing business. Interesting exercises preliminary to the reopening of the Sanford School were held on Tuesday evening, start ing with a formal dinner served at o'clock and continuing with talks by Major Tupper, Rev. Mir. Cunningham and Captain Bcinney,- the latter one of the new members of the teaching staff. Their remarks chiefly related to various phases of their war service experiences. The school begins the present term with the largest roster ! of pupils in it's history, the increase being especially marked in the mum | her of town students enrolled. Responses to the call for Pinafore volunteers are still discouragingly ! few. but nevertheless the leaders of | the undertaking will not desert the | ship without further effort. General l appeals having failed to bring the de- sired results personal invitations are | to be sent to local singers and it is believed this method may secure suf- fcient rescrufts. The campaign will probably not be started, however, un- i til after the Danbury fair
 i The board of registration made 12 | new voters during their session at the | town house last Saturday and late in | the afternoon repaired to Georgetown | for the convenience of applicants in that locality. At this meeting 10
 names were added to the list. Since closing his temporary en- ] gagement as pastor of the Episcopal church about a month ago, Rev. | Charles Brady has remained here in 1 the hope of finding some outdoor oc- | cupation suited to his physical con- i dition. Being unsuccessful in this 1 endeavor he left on Tuesday for his nome al r OIL plOils SO4- I1c AHCSeS to work on his brothers fruit farm 1 there as a means to health restora- ton.
 The milk producers supplying the l Farmers' Dairy Go. have received no- | tice from the company of its decision ! to test all milk received and pay 1 therefor on the basis of the butter fat content Some of the dairymen ! having herds composed exclusively of IHolstein stock are apDrehensive that the innovation will result in a smaller
 return from their product than they
 are receiving under the quantity sys-
 tenn.
 The administrators auction sale of the Hiram Jennings place in Pleasant
 Valley last Saturday resulted in the disposition of the property to Noble F. Hoggson for S650 It was listed in the tax records at $500. The new owner
 will repair the house and probably use
 it as a tenement for his help.
 MT. and Mrs. R. R. Walbridge ac- icompanied by W. c. Sanford started
 in the latter's car on Monday for a
 recreation trip through Massachusetts and Vermont. They will be absent
 about a week.
 pr. Alfred Cohn is building over his
 artesian well a stone house for the pumping apparatus which Is qulte an
 elaborate structure for one with that
 purpose. The doctor is also to build
 a green house adjacent to his garage.
 Osborn & Barnes started work last
 week on a job of State road building
 in Orange.
 W. H. Hill and Howard Woodman have been appointed appraisers on
 the estate of Daniel c. Wood.
 MT. and Mrs. A. B. Frost, who are
 temporarily occupying the Mabrey
 cottage at the Ridge, were called to
 Baltimore this week by the death of iAIrs. F'rost's mother which occurred
 last Saturday. The deceased lady was a guest at the Ridge Inn during part
 of the summer.
 J. L. Blackman is recovering from
 a painful affliction in the shape of a
 carbuncle on the back. His wife is
 also a sufferer from sciatica-
 Clarence Favereau has become the
 owner of used Ford which he bought
 in Danbury.
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