The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-25
BEDDING

Bedding, Aug. 25-A concrete, fire proof annex Is to be added to the Sanford school gymnasium for the purpose of housing a large moving picture machine A s1,ooo stock com- pany with D. s. Sanford as the prin- c1pal investor vii be formed to fi- nance the enterprise. In aid of the project Prof. Henry s. Banplor of Co., lum bia University will give a lecture at the gym on Saturday evening of this week recounting some of his ex- periences in the Far East He has made eight trips to that region, his aas ebins eemi6saeing ang the sshiHpDtnss shag localities. The Professor is a noted scientist, author and lecturer.
 Through jitney cars began running over the new trunk highway last Fri day. the passengers being those who preferred that route to the route through Trumbun and Newtown. Regular schedules for the new about the first Of next month. A truck for express service also began running last Friday. While the road bed of the highway has been brought siderable work to be done before contract requirements as to gutters and fences are fulfilled
 Steps have been taken towards Spraying Association, a S400 co-oper- | auVe undertaking organized in 1908 for the purpose of fighting the scale ana other insect pests which were | ru1ning the orchards.
 | SatiSfa ctory results were had fror, the use of the sprayers, but owing 10 d1Hfcultfes in getting men to work them and other causes, they have been idle for several years. The surplus from their earnings with the $50 es- 1 t1rnated from the sale of the machines will give the shareh elders nearly a fuH return of their investment
 Mrs. Laura E. Peck will continue to occupy and conduct her 400 acre farm on Sunset Hill, making the place her residence throughout the year in- stead of removing to New York for the winter as was the custom during her husbands lifetime. During the | last year or more she acted as the l farms manager beca use of MT. Peck s broken health and found the occupa- ton eongen-aL Her present plan is to discontinue milk production and use the land for grazing purposes in | the development of beef cattle, The present dairy herd and farm imple- ments will be disposed of at auction l on Sept. 20.
 The fair and sale conducted by the Woman's Auxiliary Of the Episcopal church last Friday afternoon and evening produced a net yield of about $40, a financial record breaker. Of this sum the moving picture feature contributed by H. V. Frost yielded $31. In quantity, variety and at- | tract1veneSS the needlewOrk goods furnished by the ladies exceeded any previous accomplishment.
 On the return trip from a call al Judge Sanford's probate court last Saturday the car bearing Mrs. Laura E. Peck. Attorney Charles William. son and the driver, went out ot steering control while descending the hill east of the Center, las Saturday and careened against the high bank near the roadside. Witt 1 the impact the car was overturned il the other direction. Thrown against a side window MT. Williamson sus. tained severe decorations about the ankles by the broken glass, but the l Conveyance was made on Tuesday by E. P. Sanford to Robert L. Cham.
 berlain of Greenwich N. T., of the
 formers 300 acre farm in the Lone
 town section. The grantee will take
 possession next week. It is his pur pose to utilize the farm for rearing
 beef cattle instead of milk making
 the second of the towns big farms or
 which this change of policy will soor
 fattening of cattle was one of Red
 ding's main industries. It was sup
 planted by the dairy phase and tn
 outcome of the return to the old pur
 suit will be watched with interest Mrs. John c. Read was the subjec = of a serious operation for cancerou = growth performd at the New Yorl g Hospital on Monday. The last re e ports of her condition showed a SatiS
 factory stage of convalescence.
 Joseph Busser, blacksmith and mer f chant is the proud father of a soI l born at the Danbury Hospital las ), | Saturday.