The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-30
BEDDING WILL
 SELL FOUR SCHOOL HOUSES
Foundry, Center, hometown and Hull Districts Have Been Con- soIidated With Others
Some Doubt if Title to Property
 Has Formally Come Into Pos session of TOwn---Other News

session of TOWn---Other News
 Bedding, March 30-It has been de cided by the selectmen to sell the schoolhouses of the Foundry, Center hometown and Hull districts as in al probability they will never again be needed for school purposes. The Gen. ter is to have a new building and the other sections have been permanently merged with that former district ol the Ridge. After advertising the sale for Saturday of this week First Sc lectman Sanford withdrew the notices however, by reason of a doubt as tc whether the ownership of the property in question had legally passed to the town. Each district voted in the fall of 1909 to make the transfer and ap- pointed the several district commit veyance and there the matter has rested, no record ever being made o1 the action taken. It was therefore decided to take legal advice before proceeding with the sale.
 That William Bristol of the west side will receive an appointment as deputy from Sheriff Vollmer is the general already served in the same office and no other Bedding Democrat has come forward for the pending appointment Constable Warner is understood to be in receptive mood as regards the position, but has the disadvantage of being a Republican. In Bethel the deputship situation is rather peculiar AS there were five seeking the ap- pointment, Sheriff Vollmer requested that they and the town committee get together in an endeavor to agree upon 9 choice The result was that four of the five settled upon Henry Bren- nan who was not of their number The fifth aspirant, John McManus stood pat on himself. The chances are thought to be in MT. Brennan's favor
 Nothing was done by the selectmen last Saturday in the way of passing upon the claims of ex-Collector Cor ham and his relatives for vindica- tion and a release from financial re- sponsibility regarding his alleged in. debtedness to the town. The board are unconvinced by the contentious put forward in MT. GOrham's behalf at the recent conference and can sec no reason for again going over the ground once traversed by them ano later by an expert accountant with re- suits substantially the same. Should they conclude to frame formal re. ply to the former collectors appeal il would probably be in effect an ad' monition to forget it.''
 Henry Baldwin, the oldest and one of the best known of the towns color ed residents is at the point of death He does not know his exact age bu, it is at least 90 and probably 92 He is one of the three surviving sons o1 the late Sylvanus, or as the latter was commonly known .'Veene' Baldwin a6 hi @ progeny in a house located on the back road leading from above JumI Hill to the Forge district in Weston Veene owned this domicile and was therefore something of an aristocrat among his kind. In his later years he was a patriarchal figure of impressive dignity and widely famed as corn doctor. His sons were Major, Moses Abram, William, Frank, Henry Charles and one other whose name is not now recalled. William was a blacksmith and the others farm la borers with skill in "butchering" as a side accomplishment and all were industrious and useful citizens.
 Payment of the old tax bills has been proceeding at lively rate during the last few days, but while this will effect a considerable clearance by the end of the week there will remain a long list who will be subjects for legal proceedings on the part of Collector Duncan in accordance with the vote of last October's town meeting. The se- lectmen discussed the situation last Saturday and although taking no spe- cial action gave the collector to un- derstand that he was expected to start suits against delinquents from April l.
 Milo Osborne last week traded a pair of heavy work horses with Aaron CSz l,,rl@r f ha latter sold his newly acquired team to Sanford Osborn. Last Friday Milo Osborn went into the stall of one of his new team to adjust the halter rope and was thrown off his feet by the animal. Before he could rise the horse began prancing and kicking him and he was in a serious predicament when James Tucker, who happened to be near, came to the rescue. As it was MT. Osborn received an ugly scalp wound and bad bruises and lac erations on the back and arms.
 Mrs Frank L. Dunnell, whose sum mer home is on the Ridge. announces the engag cement of her daughter Miss Clara Barnes Danforth, to MT. Francis Bacon Hamlin. son of the late Rev. pr. Tennis s. Hamlin of Washington. D. c. MT. Hamlin was graduated from Yale in 1906 and is a lawyer. No date has been set for the wed- ding.
 The store and railroad depot prop erty at West Bedding has been sold by W. F. Vaudeville of Danbury to John H. Jennings who has been con ducting a store there since the re- tirement of Charles r. Bronson about a year ago. The reported price was about $4500.
 Invitations were extended to several in this town to attend the golden we'd I'm afOrat nf and Mrs. l. Newton Bartram at their home in Sharon. The couple formerly resided here and MT. Bartram donated ito tha State tha larger part of the