The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-04
BEDDING STIRRED;
 BANKS DEFEAT
 IS NOW PREDICTED
Candidates for Representative Are Deserving
 of Election
Batch of Cosby News Chronicng the Dongs of Bedding
 Town-Funeral of Late Judge Nckerson

 ed grand juror by the Selectmen in place of E. M. Sanford who declined to serve
 The books of the Mark Twain public library have been removed from Um- paWang chapel to the new library building. The building will not be 1uily completed for a week or two.
 Accountant Soule finished his work on the town accounts last Saturday. Nothing important was brought to light in addition to the conditions made known in his report at the town meeting. A summary of his entire work will be published for distribution Tn about two weeks.
 Upon the application of Herbert Boughton the Selectmen will repair the 800 feet of disused highway lead ing from his bungalow to the main hlshway near Capt. Days place.
 A large concourse of citizens gath cred on Sunday afternoon to pay the last tributes to the late John N. Nick eTson, the assemblage filling all the available space in the house and also the door yard in front. Rev. H. O. Judd, pastor of the Center Methodist church, of which the deceased was a member. conducted the services, as sisted by Rev Mfr Burgess. the new pastor of the Congrega tional church. On tn ecasket rested an American flag placed there by a delegation of about dozen Grand Army men represent ing Nelson White Post of Danbury. They also brought a handsome floral piece and there were number of other floral offerings. Interment was in the Ridge cemetery. the Grand Army men performing there the impressive burial ritual of the organization. All the noraI tributes were placed about the casket box before the grave was fill ed in. The last official act Of the 6z Probate, of the inventory of the Mark Twain estate. Probably no citizen of the town was better known than the late Judge Nickerson. his different of f1cial positions bringing him into inti- mate contact with the whole commun- ity. Besides his services as town clerk and judge of probate he was an acting Justice of the peace and mem Der of the town school board. He had also served in the Legislature as rep resentative and was in attendance at other sessions as legislative agent. When an undesirable citizen was com mitted before him it was his custom to pronounce, along with the penalty he imposed, an edict of banishment Of course he knew that the edict had no legal effect, but it usually served the purpose of ridding the town of the unwelcome offender and the commun- lty was duly grateful for the relief Possessed of a bright intellect and a genial. companionable nature. il was not strange that Judge Nickerson had a large circle of warm personal friends. Among these were many Democrats who helped to keep him in office. As politician h ewas very adrolt and un- til his physical and mental decline be- gan four or five years ago he was rec ognized as the local leader of his par ty. On account of his many actfvf- ties and his official capabHity he will be greatly missed. The pail bearers at the funeral were Henry Osborn. W. H. Hill. Wm. A Lounsbury, w. E Hagen, J. L. Blackman and J. B. San ford
 In letter to the Farmer. MT. Benj. B. Banks declares that he was not the agent of MT. King or any other man, and that mo money was used in connection with the caucus" He also claims to find in an article pub lished in this paper on Oct. 14th an implication of corrupt influences. and adds that anyone who under stands the English language does not need to be told this.' The Farmers editor. not understanding the English language so well as Mr. Banks fails to ind in the article the "implication'' mentioned by him.
 MIR PICKS POSITION STATED.
 Lester O. Peck. of this town has
 
 Business Mems Association with re- spect to his attitude toward a Public Utilities measure favored by the busi- ness men of the State
 Bedding. Oct 25. 1S1O
 In accepting the nomination of the Democratic Party as Representative, l have done with the full realiZa- tion of the duty imposed on me should I be elected. No man should be hon. ored by his town without doing hon. or to his townsmen. In asking your support it is eminently proper that should show qualificat ations for the po- sition.
 First. in the matter of Public Well fare, in my opinion comes the ques- ton of a bill providing for a Public Utilities Commission. This Commits sion, if created. gives attention to ev- cry citizen who has a grievance or complaint concerning the opera ton of any of the Public Service corporations the running of trains. street cars !, and the character of their service; and above all the prevention of wa | tering stock Every citizen should he ] safeguarded from attempts a poli- tical control by special interests. Im- portant also to our township and the l whole State is the question of public | highways. Appropriations of 1909 are | still without action owing to the al- legged inability of the Highway Com | m iSSIOner to inspect the same. An | Act was passed by the Legislature of | 1909 compelling the appointment of one Deputy Commissioner. evidently in consequence of the neglect of the l Highway Commissioner: as far as our Town is concerned we have seen nOth- I ing of benefit The salary Of the 1 Highway Commissioner IS S. 900 per annum and it is provided in this act | of the Legislature that the Deputy Commissioner and eight Engineers l shall not receive altogether in excess i of S65. .000 in any one year This is a large allowance and the citizens of | this Town can readily see what might i be done if the office of the Highway ! Commissioner is properly conducted. If elected, I shall urge such remedial legislation as would benefit our State. I am going before the people of this Town for their approval. with the dis tinct aVowal that I believe in Equal ity for all and special privileges for none