The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-09-07
Redding Politics
Feel Approach Of
Election Time

Redding, Sept. THE posting of
caucus notices by both parties is a
reminder that another election ap-
proaches, it's date being Monday, Oct.
2. Only two officers are to be choS-
en-. The Republican caucus will be
held on Saturday evening of this week
and the Democratic caucus on the
of Interests in the election are 80 far
faint. The trouncing which the Re-
publican Old Guard received last fall
left it's leaders dazed and demoralized.
Whether they still have a disposition
to dominate will be shown at the
things and succeed another bad de-
feat for them may. safely be predict
ed. From the ranks of either party
there is as yet no stepping or thrust
ing forward of candidates with the
exception perhaps of Albert A. Cor
ham who has Informed his friends
that he would like a selectman's
nomination. If matters do not shape
readily to this end. he would, for the
sake of giving strength to the ticket,
go on as assessor or town treasurer.
Some of the Republicans would like
to have e. A. Pinkney named as their
party's candidate for first selectman
on the ground that he is exceptionally
we'll qualified and also because of the
mean treatment he received when he
ran for reelection last fall. Mr..
Pinkney, however, is doing nothing to
has also been talked of for the place.
but says he is not seeking the honor
although he might accept If 1t were
rendered with unanimous voice.
Sanford H. Sanford has also been
asked to allow the use of his name
will succeed himself as town clerk is
a. fOregone conclusion.
At a meeting held on Monday Of
those who combined last spring and
bought two power sprayers it was
voted that the organization should be
known as the Tree Conservation As
ISOLATION. There We're also passed
several votes designed to enlarge the
activities and usefulness of the body.
One provided for an expert pruning
crew as we'll as a spraying crew. An
other was to provide a bureau of in
formation prepared to advise regard
ing the best varieties of fruit trees
for this section and also what nur-
series could be depended upon for
straight goods and fair dealing. Ar
engagements are also to be made to
furnish the members with bulletins
issued by experiment stations relative
to the planting and cultivation of
trees including shade trees and shrub
berry. The treaSurer'S report showed
satisfactory condition Of the as
sociation's finances.
The fall term of the Sanford school
begins Sept 18th. A new member of
the staff of instructors is Emil Schoch
who was educated at the universities
of Bern and LuSanne and has held
positions in several European institu-
tions of learning. The other assist
ants of Headmaster D. S. Sanford are
James M Aldrich. Mrs. Sanford, Miss
Dora Read Goodale, Miss Esther J.
Tarbell and J. w. Blakeborough, the
latter having agriculture and manual
training.
Another road has been planned by
Representative L. o. Peck for the
territory east of the Sunset Hill high
way which territory is already inter-
sected by two driveways each more
than a mile long that were built by
Commodore Luttgen. The new road
is to start from Mr.. Peck's house
grounds and extend northeasterly to
the old and now disused highway
across Pismire Hill, the layout skirt
ing the Luttgen lake and connecting
with the road which partly borders