The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-28
BEDDING NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST
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Bedding. Jan. 28.-A meeting of the committee which a few days since be- gan a canvass of the town for pledges of land in connection with the Tom Hns0n project has been called for Sat- urday afternoon when the members will report relative to the allotments promised them. There Is talk of modi- fyfng in some particulars. the present form of contract. One change which many are inclined to favor is the elimination of the provisions which aims to shut out trolley.
 Nervous troubles from which Mrs Arthur Stowe. wife of the superintend- ent of l.. O. Pecks extensive farm on Sunset Hill had been suffering. devel- oped last week into mild form o1 mental alteration. Excitement and worry over the fire which last fall destroyed some of MT. Peck's buildings and seriously threatened the house oc- cup1ed by the Stoves are supposed to be the original cause of Mrs. Stowe's breakdown. She has gone to her sis ter's in Danoury in the hope that the change of surroundings will prove beI.e f1cial.
 The wife and seven children of August Spittser. who committed sui eide by cutting his throat at his home on Goodsell Hill recently. were left in an entirely destitute condition. and are being cared for by the town. Steps will be taken to send to the county home such of the children as are old enough for commitment there.
 At the gymnasium last Saturday aft- ernoon the Sanford School won from the Bethel town team at basket ball by score of IT to 10. Friday after noon the Sanfords play an East Dan bury team and Saturday afternoon the Ltchfeld High school. both games taking place at the gymnasium.
 Something of joke and not so much of a joke either was the mistake made in transplanting the biggest of the big trees brought to Commodore Luttgen's place on Sunset Hill from New Jersey. The mistakes consisted in removing owners orders applied. As the job cost over $500 and the tree brought here is not especially ornamental the serious side of the blunder is apparent.
 Robert B. Brinsmade. former Bridgeporter and mining engineer expert who has written much on tech nicai matters connected with his pro- fession. visited relatives here this week. On Saturday he sails for San Domingo on business connected with a large mining enterprise in which he is interested.
 Tn his s,,rvey work for revision of the town boundary line Civil Engineer Sanford found conditions at the junc- ton of Bedding. Ridgefield and Dan- bury which warranted the suspicion tfat one of the boundary marks has been shifted from it's original location. The extent of the existing error will be determined and corrected.
 Miss Jean Clemens. daughter of Mark Twain. is due to arrive from Europe where she has been travelling during several months for her health. She is expected to soon make her first visit to her fathers home here.
 Nothing has vet been heard from the post office department regarding the award of the contract for carrying the mail between the Ridge and West Red ding. The only bidders for the con- tract were John H. Malone and Ames Merritt. the latter of Danbury.
 Seven foxes. four red and three gray ones. have been killed this winter by Charles Banks who lives in Weston near the Bedding line.
 The board of relief will hold sessions at the town house on Monday. Feb. 1. Saturday. Feb and Saturday. Feb. 13 beginning at 10 a. m.
 The pupils of the Sanford School varied their usual round of athletic ex- ercises by 'hare and hounds" run Tuesday afternoon. covering a good stretch of country.
 Miss J. Fl. Sanford and Dr. Anna Reid are laid up with the grip So far there have been few cases of this ail- ment herea bouts as compared with former years.
 MT. and Mrs. B. M Sanford spent three davs in New York last week as the guests of a MT. Hadock who board ed with them last summer.
 The Whist club was entertained on evening by MT. and Mrs. Philo H P1att.
 E. M. Bradley and M B. Burr took in the automobile show at Madison Square Garden last Saturday.