The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-14
BEDDING


 fore many years. be not so much con- eerned over the price of that com imedity as over the difficulty of op- taining it at any price. Such was the statement made by J. A. Sherwood former master of the State Grange, in talk about the milk situation be- fore Bedding Grange at their regular meeting last week. He said that farmers were now getting about six cents a quart for milk they sent to Bridgeport whereas the cost of pro- ductien was not less than nine cents As a natural consequence, production was steadily decreasing and unless dairyFaen received better returns for their product that tendency would continue until the output fell short Of the demand. The speaker cited as an instance of this tendency the fact that within a narrow radius of his home in Easton a. dozen. silos had recently gone out of use, indications of a con- dition existing a1l through this state and also in New York state. The general selling of of dairy herds had brought Q material reduction in prices for cows because the business was getting few recruits to take the places of those retiring, Lower rates to the consumer which had been effected by some campaigns against the high cost of living were invariably at the ex- pensa of the producers and not the distributors although the latter could much better afford to bear the reduc- tions,
 The committee of assistants ap- pointed by Mrs J. B. Sanford, head of the local movement for the Salva- win xz77o fSl1o this week. is as follows: Michael Con 1rery, Ruth Ruusey, Kenneth McCol- 1a7aas Seymour Barnes, James Reyn- olds, Helen Ashwo-th, Eric Steitzel, Vera Day. Maude Boddie, Edgar Grurnmau, Mrs. Charles Hill, Benson Pattison, Edgar Hawley and Captain Bonney- The Georgetown section VIII be looked after by MT. Connery and the aides of his appointing and all the other localities are covered by ths other members of the committee. It is believed that the campaign will result in raising the $4e0 which is it's object for while the Army's religious and humanitarian activities have not been extended to Bedding all are aware Of the great amount Of good the organization has and is accom- paishing and feels for that work a sympathetic interest At the same time 1t can truthful1y be said that with each new drive the populace generally feels an increasing inclina- ton to take tD the woods, the inn pulse, however, having the accom- panying consciousness that such in clinatiDn is ungrarious, improper and perhaps even sinful
 The date for the production, by public school pupils, of the operatta y1H4InS aHH +nt tfSea evening of May 21 at 7=3o o'clock, the place being Grange Hall as pre- viously announced The title role will be assumed by Vivian Day and that of the other principal character, by Alice Sanford To be seen and heard in the entertainment are a chorus of Elves, another of Fairies, ten boys in a. Fishing chorus and the Four Famous Musical Frogs Another number consists of musical asserva- tfons that Katy She Did'' and Katy She Didn't" The operatta is by Thomas Sheppard and abounds in catchy and pleasing melodies Mrs 1Iemue1 Sanford is conducting the re- hearsa1s and will supervise the enter tainment-
 Having tried both occupations Ga briel FfIlck can testify that for rich and quick returns plain farming can not be compared with making con- tra1band w}1iskey, the only trouble with the latter TroductIon being the danger on the part of meddlesome Governm ent reprisals which are fatal to permanent profits This drawback he realized last Saturday when Fed era1 agents invaded the cellar of his house in Bethel near the Bedding line and confiscated three stills and some of the potent Liquid they turned out The stills have Q daily capacity af be- tween 90 and 20 gallons and F'inck had been selling the stnf in Bridgeport for $g7 gallon It is supposed that nedgnborS informed on him He oao- tained his release under a. heavy bond, but as q penalty for his operations faces a fine of several hundred dol lars and a prison term besides About D year ago FTnclz sold his farm at Jump FIiN and moved to his present home. Shortly before that he was threatened with trouble by reason of paying for Q COW with a check which there were no funds to meet at the time The matter was settled and i'm pending legal proceedings thereby avoided
 In few days construction work on the trunk highway will be commenced at Pine Tree CcEnar and carried northward towards the scene of oper- ations advancing from the opposite direction The quarry above Putnam Park will s7Ipp1y the stone for both sections. At the upper end of the line the final processes are now be ing applied The bend at Zine Tree Corner is to be partially st-aightened by the layout taking in the present site of Miss Runyon's barn.
 A serious accident befe1 Mrs. Ste phen Sanford on Thursday of last week in consequence of a fall in the cellar of her home which resulted in hip fracture. The fall was caused by her stepping off raised walk, the ending of which she failed to ob- serve in the dim light. At the Dan bury hospital the doctors decided not to attempt the setting of the broken bone The patient is doing well, con sidering the nature of the injury and her recovery. aside from Iameness, is indicated: She is mother of F. P. and S. Ernest Sanford and is held in ef- fectionate regard by many friends.
 For the drive about to be under taken in behalf of the Danbury hos pita1 the head of the Bedding com rnittee is Mrs. E. P. Sanford with Mrs Raymond Cunningham and Mrs