The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-12
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Reddiag, Aug. 12.-Highway Com X missioner Macdonald in giving his tormal decision declining to approve, N the present time the use of the State Appropriation for road building on Aunsef Hill says that he is constrained 2 to make this finding after a careful aonstderaticn of the case. One of the B4eons he gives for turning down the project Is the insufhciency of the sum available for the complete execution R the work. Another is the steep Mtch ylvith its sharp curve which ex- teNdA southerly from the plateau 4bpve. He declares that before the 1Eopoeed highway construction is un- 4yout for this acclivity as until a 3traikhter course and better grade
 provided the improved conditions Mrfher on would yield only a small 3art of sthefr possible usefulness. The 4smissal of the Sunset Hill project # Vas accompanied by MT. Macdoneld tpprofal of the plan to devote the &s s69{ remaining of the appropriation 8y6rds improving the Ridge road from
 fA Episcopal church corner to Burr fHill. A survey of this section will be male at once so that bids may be promptly advertised for with view M having the work performed this ss.I. The contract for building the Ffher section of Ridge road below the Five Points has been signed by the }electmen so that everything is now ~4eady for Goodman & Trumbull to be- rim operations. The contract allows hem 70 days in which to do the job. 5k penalty of $5 per day being specified 1eyond that time
 Under one of the big elms on the MWn adjoining the town house hear x h8 was held before a local Justice on A T&xandAy on . summary process action < sraukht to evict Charles Banks from me zeke Burr place in the Glen which mn recently sold by Mrs. Caroline F. Hxeer Of Brfdgewater to Bernard von Heachenhausen. of Mt. Vervon, N- Y. &xftorney Murphy of Danbury appear 8xfor the plaintiff and Attorney Greg rf% of Norwalk for the defendant. Ear3y in the proceedings the latter SfoYed fnr the dismissal of the action 6n the 9round that when Mrs, Greer &Rrned out the defendants she had % %&&f6ained for the sale of the property tHd accepted a sum in part payment k1fd thereby was divested of her land < l6rd rights The court ruled against his contention as the title was still X&ef6d fin Mrs. Green. An exception @m&8 taken. An effort was then made E " nI1pw that the lease, verbal one, Ead been not to Charles Banks but to 4$fa daughter Minnie. The finding on &fa claim being also adverse. judg- < T$&n< NnS given for the plaintiff with la af$@&k Whereup Attorney Gregory gave ak0tioD Of m appeal to the court of &annn1on Pleas This is nominaliy the 2&1ent status of the case although the $fMfute expressly provides that there %&<&1l be no appeal in. an action of f0nmary process. Probably the two 5TyarD and the justice knew this that 6 Enew 1t in the back of their heads TS the saying goes. but with none of Htl1&zn was this particular memory film #x5&t then in working order And here
 1f0S the joke of the matter.
 XhA Bidge cemetery is to be further
 Eproved by the placing of iron gates F Ef the two entrances and by the &Rowning of the fine stone piers with @r&ntte caps The entire expense KanountinE to about $500, will be borne &X Prof. s. S. Sanford of New York. W W0rk on the four dams which Com aQ4oFe Liuttgen is having built to pro @S7lo lakelet of 17M acres east of
 T31at HH is proceeding rapidly. The x3Gf1 dam will be 300 feet in length S I'll 10 fee- high. Its stone core will
 t&n feet wide at the base. five feet X z me top and the earth backing will @ &a thirty feet wide at the bottom. A E15I on the tract to be flooded will be- I&Sxi5& an island and upon it will >he
 sIM rustic habitation. probably a
 5f'axes on the last grand list are pay &&I& Aug 25 and to accommodate the 464fc Collector Sanford has made the E4{IoRfng appointments: He YIu be at
 <6nqryss store. GeorgetovEr from 10 w a6. to 5 p. m. on Aug. 23:yAug- "A, " <E x. .. d. II. 2& F m- and at C. M. Bronson's store, MESGt Redding. from to 5 D. m-; Aug.
 s 1t Muenwich's store, Bedding HI64e from 10 to 12. and at Green 2&1fn q Klein's store. Bedding Ridge, Ef4Ha to 5. The collector will also l4Se with him the 1907 book and gives &2k1ce that bills on that book not paid ty Aug. 27 will be secured by the filing &f liens without any reserve.
 S The ladies of the Center Methodist 1-<<vl <,1,f 1aie on the afternoon and evening of 5T$zeEdRy. Aug. IT, on the lawn in front 2& the church. A cabbage patch pre- 6&ded over by Mrs Wiggs will be one 6f the features.
 BSrnard Brady died at his home on A ANarnpawang Hill last Sunday from in- &lfies he received from being struck &$ A Locomotive in the Norwalk freight x&Fds about three weeks ago AL kh6uRn shockingly mangled he made Hi unexpected rally and seemed to be m q falr way to recover until removed f@8m hts home to the hosrftal last
 A crowed audience enjoyed the per- 6<fels at Grange Hall last Friday 4x&nfng. The Grange and the per &f1Esner8z realized $2s from the show. 3SFo new pieces of scenery painted by LIT. Bevtns of the minstrel troupe were &Te&1nted by them to the Grange
 
 StKMGt for painting the town house to E~4 Downs for $37-5G. Nearly all the
 41nterH in town bid on the job, the XfIhest figure being $55.
 Bred Wool of Sunset Hill is tenn Y F6f&x1ly crippled by a fall received in
 B&tfuG over stone fence. His ankle M4& broken and wrenched and a Iiga- N14t1k ruptured.
 The spraying by D. S. Sanford of Ezie highway adjoining his premises $Ntth crudeS oil fulfiIs its purpose of &&&pin8 down the dust.
 3n9tead of the usual service at the s&<nfer Methodist church last Sunday <.s41e was held a prayer and experience H1Seting conducted by ten men from Hethe1 who are among the converts of fZi69 Lord. the evangelist.
 B. Hegeman of Brooklyn, is naoyinE into the Charles H. Bradley p1aee recently purchased by him.
 AZ e. Barnett and wife left in their x xNto this week for a trip to Province t1Wus Mass.
 The Congregational church of the