The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-11
NEWS IN GENERAL.

A massive stone vault ten feet square and topped with cement roof, is be- ng@erecfed -sbyA Harry Isounsburys on the land of Albert Bigelow Paine ad- joining the latter's bungalow near Li- brary Corner. The structure will serve as receptacle for manuscripts and valuable books left by Mark Twain, and also for papers of his own which MT. Paine wishes to safeguard against fire. Before leaving Storm field Mrs. Clara Gabrilowitsch gave to Mir. Paine the big orchestrion which stood in her late fathers library. Hav- ing no room to spare in his home for the cunbrous instrument, Mir Paine provided space for it by building an addition. The orchestrion Originally cost several thousand dollars. A re- port that MT. Paine had sold the copy right of his forthcoming biography of Mark Twain. for $10,000 was recently mentioned in this correspondence. It is now learned that the transaction pertained only to the magazine rights of the work which have been pur- chased by the Harpers for the sum named. The book rights are still held by the author.
 Town Clerk J. B. Sanford, who is also the probate judge-elect, shares in the general public sentiment that these offices should be located in the town house, and is personally ready to carry such an innovation into effect The obstacle to, making the plan continu- ous arises from the lack of accommo- dations afforded by the building With the exception of the hall proper there is only one room which must serve the needs of the selectmen, the assessors, town school committee, board of re- lief and sometimes justice hearings. What is needed are quarters solely for the use of the town clerk and probate judge, and they can be provided only Dy a new building or by enlargement Of the present one through the addi- ton Of another story. The latter plan would give no more room than is real ly needed. MT. Sanford will not en- ter upon his duties as judge of probate until Jan. l, the duties of the office
 being performed meanwhile by Judge
 Woodman of Bethel
 George F. Clapp has sold his prop erty In the Umpawaug section, former ly owned by Charles E. Merchant, to New York parties. The property con- over 100 acres. Harry Lounsbury who effected the deal. has sold property on the west side this year to the amount of about s27, 900:
 Hezekiah Nickerson son of the late Judge Nickerson, will soon come to the homestead at the center with his family to make his permanent abode there. His mother, who is much worn by her long and exacting care of her late husband, will live with them. Mrs. Belle Rhouton. her eld- est daughter, IS to start in a few days for Seattle with her husband,
 who arrived here on Saturday to &C., company her back to their home
 The total of the back taxes includ- ing liens, which the selectmen re- gently turned over to Collector Dun can is about s43,7O0. The claims cov- CT period from 1907 backward. Bills will be sent to the debtors by MT. Duncan in few days.
 One of the minor humorous incidents of the campaign was the refusal of George O. Sanford to receive a let ter containing campaign literature sent out by Candidate l.. O. Peck. Mir Sanford insisted that the post man return the letter to the sender and this was done although in doing so the postman, unknowingly doubt less violated the postal regulations A mail carrier may take back print ed matter but not a letter.
 Rev. Louis F. Burgess has formally accepted the call to the pastorate of the Center Congregational church and will enter upon the work about Dec 1.
 The young men of Bedding grange are to give an invitation dance at Grange hall tomorrow Friday) even ing.
 The tame deer in the 15 acre en- closure on Commodore Luttgen's place seem to be magnet for the wild ones of their kind as specimens of the latter are lowering about the park almost daily of late. Last Sunday one of the Commodore's employees heard a commotion at the park and found that it arose from a combat that had arisen between a wild buck on the outside and another on the