The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-25
POT
 BOILS IN BEDDING
Expert Soule Suspends Probe In, to Political Frenzied Finance Until Shaw Returns = Other News

Bedding, Aug. 25-The Democratic caucus for the election of delegates to the State. congressional, senatorial and county conventions, will be held at the town house at o'clock on the evening of Saturday, Aug. 27. The Republican caucus is to be held next week on date yet to be named It will be called by George $. Banks as chairman of his party's town commit tee although he last fall rendered his resignation of the position. As the resignation was not acted upon he still holds the place and will act ac- cordingly. From the conditions in the local Republican ranks the pros poets are that politics on that side of the house will this fall resemble sev- veral kinds of fireworks and also Donnybrook fair. On the Democra- tic side matters will probably pro- ceed in the usual sedate fashion.
 Nothing iss being done by Expert Soule this week in the audit of the town accounts, it having been decided to await the return from Europe of Attorney Shaw before proceeding further. MT. Shaw is relied upon to straighten out the complication due to the fact that no record can be found as to the payment to the town of about s4Oo represented by tax liens. As the case stands on the present showing MT. Shaw paid this sum but is not credited with it except so far as a credit appears from the release of the liens, there being no entries to correspond on the books of the tor Gorham. The belief is that MT. Shaw will be able to show receipts for the money and thus clear the sit Uation
 In accordance with a new method adopted Tax Collector Duncan last week mailed bills to all the taxpay- CTS for what they owe on the last grand list. He began collecting in Georgetown on Tuesday and the re- ceipts indicated that the advance presentation of bills and the plan to enforce. the statute providing for an interest charge unless payment was made, within a month had produced a stimulating effect on the payments. Former Collector E. M Sanford has turned over the rate books for the last two years to the new collector and also placed liens against all de- linquents. There were 9S of the liens representing a total of $932
 After brief period of mourning Charles Nordmann, whose late wife died at the Danbury hospital the lat ter part of last month, went to Dan bury last Friday and took to himself a new matrimonial partner. The couple held an informal reception in the evening at the groom's flat over his blacksmith shop. The gayety was eclipsed, however, and a gloom cast over the occasion by the sudden and violent illness of the bride whose seizure was attributed to a dietary indiscretion consisting of combina- ton of canned clams and milk for supper. doctor was called and In two or three days she recovered. { Clinton Whit ehead, whose self mut1- Iation was mentioned in this core spondence last week, is now in the Bridgeport hospital in serious con dition. His particular danger is blood poisoning which the doctors say injuries He gives no explanation of his singular act which can only be ascribed to an insane impulse.
 The funeral of Miss Mary Bassett, who died at the residence in Easton of Mrs. Thomas Brown, her niece, was held Monday afternoon with ser vices at the Episcopal church and in torment in the Ridge cemetery. Her age was about 70. A brother and a sister had died within year.
 By invitation the officers of Red- ding Grange went to Danbury on Wednesday evening of last week and dined at the Country Club, the oc- casion being a meeting under the au- spices of the State Business Mems Association in the interest of that bodv's Public Utilities Bill. speeches were made, in explanation and sup mort of the bill by Senator Chandler and Ralph Wells. Past Master E. p Sanford furnished auto transpor- tation for the Bedding party.
 work has been started on a house for Duncan Gay near the Saugatuck river at the lower part of the Glen. IF will be. 36 by 34 feet with the lower story of stone. Mrs. Gay was one of the two Coker sisters who came here three years ago, from North Carolina in consequence of reading, in the papers that Mark Twain had chosen this town for a place of resi- dence.
 Albert Perrin, who occupies F. P. Sanford's medicinal spring farm in Easton, has bought the John Good sell place below Jump Hill and will occupy it this fall.
 Joseph Bishop has yielded to the wishes of the Hill Academy trustees and re-engaged for another year as principal of that institution.
 MT. and Mrs. D. s. Sanford re- turned Saturday from the Adirondacks after a sojourn of several weeks.
 Engineer Innis of Com. Macdonalds staff inspected the towns State roads last Saturday to ascertain their con- dition after the recent repairs
 There is no particular change in the