The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-27
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Three copies of the abstract contain ing the official result should have been prepared but only a single copy was made out and this went into the
 ballot box and being under seal along
 with the ballots could not be reach ed The check list showed that a to- tai of 236 votes was cast. From vari- ous sources Chairman Barnett of the i Repunlican town committee finally assembled the material he was in search of and turned it over to At torney Ives.
 The Congregational church at the Center has extended a unanimous call to Rev. Louis F. Burgess of Ridge
 bury and he has informally signified his intention of accepting. MT. Bur gess is about 60 years old and has occupied his present pastorate at Ridgebury for the past eight years
 one of his daughters was married this week and another is a teacher in the Danbury High school.
 The tax liens appearing on the rec ords as having been released but the money for which has not been receiv- ed by the town will be among the claims turned over to the tax col1ec- tor for collection. While the releases liens have been paid the property own CTS against whom they were filed re-
 main legally liable for the bills un- less they can show receipt from the former collector or unless the col1ec- tors books contain a record of pay
 ment. The rate books show no such interest who have been interviewed on the subject have no receipts. The claims of this class amount to about s4O0
 While James Treadwel of Sanford town was driving homeward through
 Weston last Friday night the light Of lantern suddenly flashed in his face and as quickly disappeared. The next instant his wagon struck a team heavily loaded with barrels of cider, smashing one of his wheels and pitch ing him forward so that after land in OT1& Io r.
 fractured and one of his shoulders was badly wrenched and bruised.
 George o. Sanford and Miss Viola Wood, daughter of MT. and Mrs Dan iel S. Wood. were united in marriage Sunset Hill: Rev. H. 2. Judd of the Methodist church performed the cere- mony. The brides gown was of white satin. It was a very quiet wedding the only guests being the parents and brothers and sisters of the contracting parties. Among the numerous pres ents to the bride was one of $500 from her father MT. and Mrs. Sanford are to return this week from their we'd ding trip and until their new house is completed will make their home with the groom's parents MT. and Mrs Jesse T. Sanford.
 An occasion of much enjoyment to the hundred or more guests partici- pating was the complimentary dance given last Wednesday evening by Commodore Luttgen to his employees at the Sanford gymnasium. The hall was decorated with bunting, palms and Japanese lanterns and at one end was displayed the house flags of Villa Linta'' the CoTnnodore's sum mer house, and of ''Pootatuck'' that of his daughter. The orchestra of the Danbury Opera house furnished the music. Refreshments were served and thSre were pretty favors for the danc-
 The last chance of being made an elector is offered on Friday (tonor- row) when the board of registration will be in session in Georgetown from 10 o'clock until one and at the town business house in the Center from until 5. At last Fridays meeting of the board only five voters were made. How differently different lawyers sometimes view the same question is shown by the varying opinions given the selectmen in response to their in Quiry as to how they would meet the difficulty Of admitting electors with out the cooperation of the town clerk. MT Holconb, then the Attorney Gen era1, advised that the town clerk re- sign for one day to permit the ap- pointment of a temporary town clerk Tweedy said there was no precedent
 to go by. but advised that the town committees of the two parties pledge themselves to raise no contention as to the legality of the boards action in admitting electors in the town clerks absence. A third opinion from
 J ii. U, General, was to the effect that as long as a majority of the selectmen and the registrars took part in the proceedings the absence of the town clerk made no difference.
 A beehive which Albert Bartram of Lonetown placed on the roof of his homeless swarm for which it was in tended and lately he discovered that the bees had settled in the chimney. Last week he set about fishing out J1yhi the chimney and succeeded in getting 60 pounds. Considerable went to
 waste from dropping to the bottom ! and some found Judgement in a con- meeting stove pipe.
 The contract for building the State
 road on the Ridge has been signed born will begin work on the job as soon as the stakes are driven. Oper- ations are actively in progress on the 1 reconstructions by Commodore Lutt- gen and L. o. Peck of the road across 1 Sunset Hill.
 Owing to the incapacity through ill 1 ness of Probate Judge Nickerson it 1 has been arranged that his Judicial du- 1 ties shall be performed by Judge Her 1 bert Woodman of Bethel This ar 1 engagement will probably be contin- | ued until January when the judge | elected here in November will assume 1 office. Judge WocIman held his first 1 sitting here on Tuesday. For the | past two weeks Judge Nickerson has 1 been too weak to leave his bed. | Mrs. Elizabeth Deming. colored, has l asked the selectmen to relieve her of 1 the care of her little granddaughter l Fred Deming, the child's father, and | his wife separated last summer with an agreement that each should pro- l vide for one of their two children l The wife recently left the girl with | the elder Mrs. Denning while she went 1 to the Danbury fair and has neglected 1 to take the little one back.
 Attorney Barnes is about to build 1 an ice house and will also enlarge his | fowl house. A poultry house 45 feet 1 long is being completed by his neigh l bor, S. H. Osborn.
 A water supply is to be installed in