The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-06
LIFE IN BEDDING
Republicans Seem to Feel that This Is Not Going to
 Be One of Their Years
Batch of Interesting News from Our Special Core spondent Aut hore S s Buys Old Burr House
Especial to The Farmerl

(Specia1 to inc F'drn0r.)
 Bedding, Oct. 6.-Really distressing and at the same time amusing is the situation among the Republicans here regarding their choice of representa- tive candidates. There is the usual p1entitude of aspirants for the 1egfsIa- tive job but the usual confidence that a nomination insures an election is a1togther lacking. And so longing strives with timidity and distrust, For /ohe thing there is the apathy among the Republican rank and file. disclos- ed by Mondays election, for another the personal animosities, which %haye been stirred up among the -bretbFen and for third the destructive spirit senatorial contest Furthermore and by no means least is the scare per taining to Edward M. Bradley and his vote getting capacity. Understanding that MT. Bradley may be one of the Democratic nominees the yearners of the other side view him with scorn Half a dozen of them have been to him to ask if he intends to go on the ticket. The inquiry was accompanied with the remark that if he did they Their evident hope was that MT. Bradley, with his usual willingness to do a favor for all corners, would of fer to stand aside in order to better giving this assurance, however, MT: Bradley has replied that he was still known to be dallying with represen- tative aspirations probably the most eager is B. B. Banks, who would like to have A. H. Sanford for his run ming mate Others aRe Aaron M. Read, Louis c. Rumsey, Sanford Os- born and perhaps E. A. Pinkney. The latter told his friends before last Mon days election that if defeated for se-, 1a ShnII1d enter the field for nonIina tion for representative. If he does it will have the opposite of calming effect 2n cond1fiong in7 go aiready 1oa1t as if Redding would have three Dem ocrats in the next General Assembly as Michael Connery has accepted the district The Republicans hold their caucus to nominate for the State tic ket on Saturday evening of this week and the Democrats on next Monday
 The winter schedule of prices fixed by the Crescent Milk ProducerS as ding and Easton farmers, went into effect Oct 1 and is to hold for seven months. The rate is 3-4 cents per quart, an increase of one quarter cent cents over the summer. rate.
 Word was received by First Select man Sanford from Highway Com Macdonald on Tuesday that the plans for State road construction would be ready to be advertised today. It is desired that the Ridge road be the if may be completed this fall. There will probably be local bids for this job and also perhaps for the construc- tion of the LonetoWn ana Putnam
 The number of ballots thrown out at Mondays election was twenty. Four were rejected before leaving the booth and the other Is because they had been improperly marked or not marked at all in the circle
 The suit brought by Lester O. Peck recover on $75 check which was first paid by the defendants brother to John Muennich for horse and af- rewards paid by MT. Muenich to MT. Peek has been postponed to Saturday. A complaint for cruelty to animals has been lodged with sqthe officers of Harlow who abandoned the horse on the Ridge. The animal is still in the keeping of Humane Agent Warner.
 The late Marshall Driggs left an es7 gives an annuity of $4,O00 to Alice Drigas, daughter of Sflas Driggs, the testator's brother, and apart from this provision divides the estate among Sf Ias Elliott and Mrs. Amillia Driggs, the latter, widow of Edmund Driggs, another brother The death of Silas the will so that his share goes to his two children, Fred and Alice. The former has summer home here. El1f- ott Driggs, has eight children and Mrs. Amelia Driggs three.
 Marcus H. Burr has sold the old house just above his own residence to Miss Blanchard, an authoress and Miss Waugh, artist, both of Ne&v York, for a price not made known but reported to be not far from s1,006. About an acre of land goes with the sloping roof and a big chimney, The new owners will reconstruct. 1t, pre-