The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-11
BEDDING NEWS

Bedding. Nov. 11--An accident in- surance policy carrying a, beneht or $7-50 a week was about the only asset possessed by Ben Godfrey when he was disabled in the early part of the summer from being shot by James E Smith Hardly had Godfrey been placedein the Danbury hospital before a representative Of the insurance com pany waited upon him with a proposi- ffon that he accept a lump sum in settlement of all claims under the policy. The agents arguments were persuasfve and the wounded man. un- a short time. signed a release on tne payment of s60 As he remained Tn the hospital some four months his ex- penses there amounted to considerably more than this sum and present indi- cations are that he will be permanent Iy crippled and a further subject for town aid Is it any wonder that i'm surance companies and especially those doing an accident and so-calied indus trial business are criticized on ac- count of their methods
 Announcement has been made of the engagement of Raymond Cunningham. a teacher and instructor in athletics of the Sanford School to. Miss Ruth Reid. adopted daughter of Dr. Anna M- Reid. The engagement will be a long one as it is the intention of Mir Cunningham to fill his present position until the close of the school year when he will enter upon a three years theological course with a view to ordination as a minister of the Episcopal Church He has occasionally acted as lay reader at the Ridge church during his con nection with the Sanford School
 Mrs. Abigail c. Treadwell. widow of the late Eli Treadwell- died ct her aged 77 years Seven years ago she Suffered a broken hip from fall but practically recovered from this injury and her demise was due to an nicer of the stomach She leaves four cnlls drsn- John. James S.. Abigail and Eunice- Mrs Stephen Perry Of Wes- ton. is her sister The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon
 D. C. Sanford and Charles tavreau are near neighbors in Sanfordtown and when one of the latter's horses drop ped dead in the stable last Thursday Mir Sanford stepped across to conools him. My own luck in the horse line. remarked MT. Stanford. seems 10 De pretty good as have just sold my nag for $75 more than he cost me The buyer is coming tomorrow to pay for and take rim" The next morning Mr. Sanford let his horse out of the etaf,le for exercise The animal caper- ed around blithesomely for few min utes and then reared up ana toppIed over dead When Mir Favreau heard the sad news~he paid a return call Of
 The contractors on the Ridge State road resumed work this week to cor i rect the inequality Of grade About ROO feet of the stone ballast of the faulty section was taken up to be re- laid at a lower depth a further ex- cavation of a foot being made for part of the stretch
 The contract for the new house which Commodore Luttgen will build on Surset Hill just above his own mansion. for his daughter has been awarded to Hugh C. McCnllom who has already two or three jobs in pro- gress on the Hill. Work on the new house will be pushed through the win ter as it is designed to have it ready for occupancy by spring.
 Having become fully settled in their new. commodious and handsomely ap- pointed residence on the Ridge MT. and Mrs S. C. Shaw entertained a small party of their friends and neigh bors on Wednesday evening of last week A game supDer was served and bridge followed The guests were Mir. and Mrs. D. S. Sanford. MT. and Mrs Fred Mabrey. Miss Belle Sanford. Ames Merritt, Miss Fanny Shaw. and Misses Emma and Ruth Reid.
 A well contested game of football was played atfthe Ridge last Saturday between the Sanford School and Ridge Academy teamE In the first half the sanforTis made five by a touchdown and kept their opponents from scoring. The visitors rallied in the second half and the game closed 10 to in their favor. Cunningham and Taber of the