The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-21

WdS IIl1rQ man III the race, OCCup10S d rather odd position in the campaign this year. He is supporting Hearst. who was one of his opponents in the last campaign, and has made bitter attacks on Gaypor. the Democratic nominee, everywhere he has spoken Wins is a. Republican and is counselor to the public service commission.
 -. OUR BEDDING LETTER
 Bedding, Oct. 21.-Wednesday of next week at 2 o'clock in the afternoon is the time named by the selectmen for the holding of the special town meet ing called on the petition of twenty citizens to act on the proposition that gate any allegations of wrongdoing on the part of town officials which may be brought forward. Town Clerk Nickerson says he would have signed the petition for the meeting had the chance been offered and that he IS glad the scope of the proposed investi- ga.ion is broad enough to take in everything and everybody. In addi- tion to the objects named in the peti- tion and warming there will probably be offered a resolution directing the selectmen to withhold their approval in future from all bills which are not properly itemized. It has been the custom for, members of the board to present bills flor road repair work ranging in amount from $5 to $150 that contained no details whatever beyond the general description of services and cash paid for nelp.'' On the principle, evidently. embodied in the phrase, courtesy of the Senate these bills say that there is anything wrong about them except their incomplete ness of form: but certainly that way of doing business is not the right one. Usually the selectmen require that bills presented by outsiders be itemized dividuals and the individuals to whom the cash was paid. Only the members of the board were regarded by their colleagues as above suspicion.
 Ossip Gabrilowitsch the Russian pianist whose marriage to Clara Glenn ems. daughter of Mark Twain. occurred about three weeks ago was this week the subject of an operation for ap- pendicitis at a New York hospital He and his bride had intended sailing for Europe on the 18th but his sudden prostration prevented, and their de- parture now depends of course on the issue of his illness. It is intended to bring him to Stormfield, his father-in- laws place in this town. as soon as he is strong enough to be moved and the cottage known as the Eel Pot,'' formerly the abode of Mrs. Ralph Ash croft. is being placed in readiness for the occupancy of the patient and his bride during his convalescence. It will be recalled that Mir Gabrilowitsch had barely recovered at the, time of his marriage from an illness of several
 months duration following an opera ton for a mastoid tumor on the head. He was the guest of Mark Twain dur ing the period of recuperation and the lady who is now his wife aided in nursing him back to health
 The home of Judge and Mrs. J. N Nickerson at Bedding Center was the scene of quiet family wedding yes ies being their daughter, Miss Helen, and Robert Ellsworth Upson of South ington. Rev. MT. Judd, pastor of the Center Methodist church. performed the ceremony at 11:90 o'clock in the presence of a company numbering about forty and composed wholly of relatives and intimate friends. The bridge was attended by her father and the groom by Prof. Clark of Yale University. Preceding the ceremony the piano by Miss Clara Wilson of Bethel. classmate of the bride and following it a wedding breakfast was served. The bride was attired in a gown of white satin and wore a veil wraathed with bridal roses. Immedi- ately following the collation. the newly welded pair were whirled away in an auto on the first stage of a honeymoon trip of about two weeks.
 The homestead property of the late Joel Perry, situated in Weston near the Bedding line. has been sold by the administrator to Judge Perry of New York The property consists of Q good house and about 75 acres It includes a lofty hill top commanding magni- ficent view on which the new owner Q o 1ci iT, fI,o Spring. The consideration in the re- cent transaction is said to be approxi- mately $3.000.
 Albert Bigelow Paine. the author
 magazinist and financial secretary of Mark Twain. has started the building of a bungalow near the residence of Harry Lounsbury in the Glen region He owns and resides in a house a mile or so further west and intends the new building as a sort of literary and business studio. He talks of putting up another bungalow short distance further south for rental
 The new town school committee met on Thursday of last week to organize D.. s. Sanford declined reelection to the position of chairman on account of the other demands upon his time and E. A. Pinkey was chosen as head of the board. w E. Hazen tried to beg off from further service as secre- tary but was prevailed upon to con- tinue in that place. At the suggestion of Chairman Pinkey committees were appointed to look after the needs of the various schools as follows: Umpa-
 waug. A. J. Todd; Ridge D. s. San ford; Center and hometown A. C. Barnett: Boston. A. E.. Pinkney; Di- mond Hill, W. E. Hazen. On motion of MT. Sanford the board voted tc meet regularly each month
 One of the laborers on the Ridge State road met on Sunset Hill late last Sunday night while returning from Danbury a cOlored man who seemed very much frightened at the encounter. The latter, on finding thai the other man was not "after'' him grew confidential and made known that he had just stolen the two chick ems he was carrying. He further said that he was thinking strongly of get ting into the school house to cook the fowls and invited his new friend tc