Republican farmer., 1920-06-18
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 Bedding, June TIA bicycle stolen on the night of June from the premises of H. c. McCollam was left over night just a week later with James Delaney at Putnam Park by Michael Muskinvitsch, one of the trunk highway gang. MT. Delaney, being aware of the theft, notified Mr. McCollam who readily identified the machine as his property although in an evident attempt to prevent 1dentl- dcation the guards, handle bars, name plate and some other parts had been removed and replaced with other at tachments Armed W ith search warrant Deputy Sheriff Banks ~ex- plored on Monday forenoon a shanty near the Easton line, which Muskin- vitsch occupies. the officers purpose being to find the missing bicycle parts and also other plunder that was con- cealed there as the suspicion had arisen that the shanty dweller might be the author of numerous burglaries committed during the winter at vacant houses in the Ridge section. The search brought to light the bicycle parts, but no other loot Mus kinv1tsch was promptly arrested and as the result of trial before Justice lx<yOn Io0Hd Suilly 1hd SShlciSCo eO ten days in jail and to pay a fine of $ and costs He admitted his guilt after conviction, offering as an ex- fp1anation the statement that he was drunk at the time from indulgence in Bome potent beverage obtained in Bridgeport In answer to questions s11e asserted that he did not have and could not get the money to pay the if1ne and costs. search at the Bridgeport jail, however, showed that he had $57 in his clothes. When the roll was disclosed he expressed the in1sntion of using S33.56 of 1t with which to purchase his liberty the expiration of his ten days sentence. Probably second thoughts had led Ehim to the conclusion that such a tcourse would be good finance as he receives a credit of only $1 for each ,day's stay in jail whereas work on thec road job brought a daily return 6fS4
 [ 4, combination auction sale on "Wednesday of next week at which E. M Sanford and A G. Barnett will J0fDer~their entire dairy herds shows Efhe.present tendency in the produc- = .tdon end of the milk business. After fAOfding., on for long time against adverse~conditions in unrealized hopes that .fhese would become more favor tab1e they have decided to quit the game. Their reason for so doing is that high feeding and labor costs in icomparfson with prices for milk leave no margin for profit and there would in fact be shown an actual de- ffciency if full compensation for their own labor were taken into account. MT. Sanford will offer 20 head and MT. Barnett 15 head at the sale which will take place on the former's s premises. Practically all the stock is Holstein or near Holstein. MT. Bar nett has been gradually reducing his milking herd for the last year or so in preparation for making shift to the raising of beef cattle. While the demand for cows has lately been de- creasing, dealers from Bridgeport keep the market for newly born calves active and sharply competitive at prices beyond the reach of those desirous of obtaining such calves for the legitimate purpose of fattening them into properly mature veal Bob veal traffic which is banned under the law although not by the heavy artil- 1ery of a. constitutional amendment, is plainly regarded as a delicacy by a certain element of Bridgeport's popu- lation Three or four years ago that city's board of health started against dealers in the forbidden meat a cam-
 
 of paralyzing the industry, but the scare was of only temporary duration.
 Not specially important but rather Interesting in a way is the fact that neither Norwalk or Danbury shows any such appetite for bob veal as does Bridgeport
 The Mems club held their annual meeting last Thursday evening at the home of Dr. F.. H. Smith and elected as officers for the ensuing year Rev Raymond Cunningham, president; Charles H. Ward, secretary, ana DE. Smith, treasurer. It was de -cfded that during the coming year there sibe held three open meeting. along the lines of a community for be- appointed to arrange the details for these meetings. The July meet ing of the club will be held witt ! LemueI B. Sanford.
 The marriage of Miss Marion Archer of Bedding Ridge and Franl Ioughlin of New Haven, was ap pointed for today at Christ church il that city, with Rev. MT. Roseboro a the officiating clergyman. Onl relatives and a few intimate friend ! had been invited to attend the cere mony. MT. and Mrs. Loughlin vii go to Maine on their wedding tri and after a stay there of severa weeks make their home at an apart ment in New Haven.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward A. Pinkne celebrated the 18th anniversary O their marriage on June $ by a fam fly gathering at their home i Georgetown The occasion brough together their two sons and tw daughters, the husbands of the latte and the three grandchildren.
 An agreement has been signed an a deposit paid in a transaction b which Mrs Hobart Brown is t make conveyance of the former Sel 1eck place at Library corner | GwendoIfne Watson, Mabel Req Tucker and Catherine Harrtso Mikk1eson. The property com prises a house and three acres C land Conveyance is to be mad on Saturday.
 The Sunset Hill road which wa badly furrowed by the heavy truck used on the trunk highway job wi be repaired at State expense It wa inspected on Tuesday by an enginee nR +,t. ,,l,