Republican farmer., 1920-03-12
BEDDING PEOPLE
 DIG SELVES OUT
 OF SNOW BANKS

Bedding, March 11-With the start made on Sunday by the exertions of a good part of the population in snow shovelHng the main thorough fares had mostly been cleared for travel by Monday night. Some of the less important ones will probably be left to thaw out Saturday morn ing's blizzard not only filled up the lanes previously made through the snow banks, but piled up huge drifts in places that had been free from them. A resident of the north slope of Sunset Hill drove through to the Ridge section Monday forenoon. being able to do so only by picking a devious route through the fields. The work of once more digging out the wide stretch of road across the hill was not started until yesterday. With a team of four horses and force of men, B. B. Banks succeeded in working his way on Sunday from Georgetown nearly to the Ridge. The storm made the mail service partial and irregular for several days bht each of the carriers did all that could be expected under the circumstances and by special effort succeeded in making a fairly complete distribution in the localities where their horses could not go. Between West Red ding and the east side several of the large telephone poles were broken, but the resulting breaks in phone communication was surprisingly slight, being less, in fact, than some times follows an ordinary thundef ! storm. The cost to the town of | road clearing from this last storm l will add several hundred dollars to l the $500 already paid, record ex- l penditure for that purpose.
 At last weeks meeting of Bedding Grange Misses Ruth Gorham, Ruth 1 Rumsey and Agnes Nelson received the initiatory degree of membership. The roll call was well responded to, most of those unable to attend send ing a written response. An interest ing literary and musical program oc- cupied a good part of the evening. Cards have been received here an nouneing the recent marriage of Geo Swann and Miss Eunice Shaw at the brides home in Ctearfield, Pa. The
 groom is son of a former rector o1
 the Episcopal church of this town ant | passed his earlier years here. The
 couple will make their future home
 at Freehold, N. J., where the groom
 conducts a large dairy farm.
 The early return home is expected
 of Francis Malone who has been il
 Europe a member Of the Arm
 postal service since the first stage O
 the war period. Most of the time h.
 was stationed at Paris and wen
 thence to Germany with the Ameri can Army of Occupation. He write
 that he lately decided against accept ing a chance to do further service il
 Galacia.
 Moses Baker has safely passed tn
 crisis in his attack of pneumonia an
 is slowly on the gain. His wife an'
 six children, all of whom were dow
 with influenza are also convalescent.
 The regular weekly meeting day o
 the Wo1nan's Missionary Auxiliary o
 the Episcopal church has bee, changed from Wednesday to Thurs day.
 A relapse was recently suffered b
 Mrs. s. c. Shaw who has been i'll fo several weeks with nervous prostra , ton at her home in Bridgeport an the attending physicians have ordere a further period of absolute rest. :, The Ridge Whist club met on Mon :, day evening with MT. and Mrs. E
 Sanford OsSOEn.
 z Cyrus Brewster is seeking healt - restoration at a sanitorium in Wa 7 1ingford
 All the children of George P. Wi = Hams who had not already passe " through an attack of measles no
 have the ai1Inent.