The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-20
BEDDING

Bedding, May 2O-The Gilbert place at Pine Tree Corner which Joseph Kratky bought about a year ago TOT .sS,OOO was on Monday sold by him to Joseph Huyler of Bridgeport TOT 'S25O0. The transaction takes m dwelling, barn and about 2O acres, MT. Kratky retaining ownership or about nine acres on the Easton 1ork of the highway. Mrs. Kate FaVereau, who has been living on the place Tor several years, last week moved to the John Malone place above Five Points She will, take care of Mrs. Malone' who is an invalid.
 It is virtually settled that Rev. G. Herbert Ekins of Bridgeport will De the first pastor of the united Method1sI and Congregational churches at led- ding Center. He has preached two Sundays as a candidate for the posi- ton and the joint committee are un- animous for extending him call The matter will be submitted to a vote Of 1 the united congregations next Sunday and then action is expected to be | favorable. MT. Ekins is of the Con gregational faith and ministry and has been doing secretarial church work in Bridgeport.
 At the meeting of the Mems club held last Thursday evening with J. B. Sanford, Jr-, remarks were made by D. s. Sanford urging property own CTS to plant trees by the roadside as a means of beautifying the town and benefftting future generations-whll Rev. MT. Cunningham thought there should be a general clearing up or the roadside wild growth to the extent at least of getting rid of the poison ivy. A proposition that the club have a shore outing during the summer was 1 adopted. The clubs annual meeting for the election of officers will be held at the Community House June 9. For the public lectL-e course Dr. Vincent, of Foundation, Ida M. Tarbel and John Kendrick Bangs have so far been secured.
 Provided with statistics and maps Rev. Mr. Cunningham, A. G. Barnett D. S. Sanford and w. c. Sanford o1 the local Episcopal church were g1veI a hearing by the Archdeacon last Fri day on the program they presented for missionary extension work 1T Bedding, Weston and Easton- IT Weston a survey was recently made
 carry out the work proposed an ap propriaton of 1,500 was asked. Int matter was the subject of another hearing at Hartford on Monday befor' the Diocesan committee, whose yer
 dict was adverse. The committee ex plained that they had to reject thu
 petition for lack of funds, there bein'
 a present deficit of about S5O,00O, bu that they hoped circumstances woulf
 permit a favorable decision next year
 
 their third performance of ''Th' Pirates of Penzance'' at Grange Hal in Easton on Monday evening am
 like those. at the Ridge it scored . tremendous success, the packed audi l ence heartily applauding every mum y Der and insisting on repetitions unt
 the singers were fairly exhausted Flo l an amateur production the entertain I ment certainly had rare merit Mis
 Clara Klein, MT. Cunningham an SoI f.aTy 1OTrf fhHi good work in performance excep = tionaI for it's high and even excel lence throughout. A large share o ' the 1aurels are the due of Miss Kath Q crime Blackwell, the society's direc
 tor whose skill and devotion aschieve
 such wonderful results.
 Rev. Percy Stickney Grant, the elo r quemt New York clergyman and poe
 whose inclination to radical and SC D cial doctrines and agitators brougf Q Bishop Burch, will be the speaker : a meeting of the Laymen's Servic = League to be held at the parish hous
 in Ridgefield on Wednesday eDenin = including Bedding, is to be repre- r sented. All are invited and those :, this town wishing to attend are Tt quested to notify Rev. MT. Cunning t ham or w. C. Sanford.
 The alleged mind reading or telt | pathic feaIs accomplished at the Sa1 h ford school last Saturday evening |
 the performer calling himself 'Kna
 aclah" thoroughly rnystiffed those
 attendance. NaTTNally he elaine
 that there was no trickery about F, and convinced a good part of u witnesses of the truth of this, asse;
 tion-that is convinced them excel
 for a few lingering doubts.
 The Putnam Park section of tt
 trunk highway has been reopened
 gravel while that below Pine Tr'
 Corner is again closed. Contraf