The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-29
BEDDING

 l Moosers are locally existent in ans | force they modestly keep in the back | ground in a way entirely foreign to l the spirit of the movement of it's 1 leader. The announcement that A. G Barnett had consetned to act as the 1 party's agent so that the requisite preliminaries to give the party legal standing here might be complied with was expected to produce a quick re- l sponse but so far only one person has notified MT. Burnett that he desires | to be counted in for the cause This l solitary recruit is Louis Klein. It had been guessed that perhaps 30 Repub- l licans and half as many Democrats were sympathizers with the Third party. but the estimate appears to 1 have been wrong.
 The Equal Suffragists show more 1 activity. Their local leaders havs sent out several hundred invitations 1 wold Inn at 3 o'clock tomorrow (Fri- day) afternoon. The purpose of the | gathering is to crystalize the senti- ment in favor of the cause by effect 1 ing a permanent organization. There are to be addresses by Mrs. D. s. San" ford, Mrs. A. l.. Livermore and oth- CTS. NeWtoWn, Trumbun and other adjoining towns are expected to he well represented in response to the invita- tions sent out.
 The selectmen are to make one more appeal to Commissioner Mac donald in an effort to secure immedi- ate action for the building of the hometown road which was resurveyed and slated several weeks ago. Unless the State does the work now the town will have to eXpend considerable money this fall to put the road in decent shape. It has been in wretch ed condition since last spring. Even G State construction begun immediately the entire section could hardly be built this fall. but the worst stretches might be done so as to tide over the emergency. The 5000 gallons of oil furnished by the State have heen ap- piled to the Ridge road. A sprink- ling of sand followed the application as binder for the oil.
 A petition is to be circulated with the object of securing a vote upon license at the annual town meeting in October. More than the required number of signatures are already pledged, but there is small likelihood that 8 majority. for license can be obtained at the polls. The issue has been up in several previous elections and in every instance the saloon pro- position met with decisive defeat.
 Henry Barnun, for many years a missionary at Consta antinople, will de-
  gregational church on Sunday even ing. Accompanied by his wife he made the recent homeWard trip over land through Asia without n1isfap. After their arrival at Bedding Center few days ago, however, Mrs. Bar mum while moving about her room fell and broke her arm.
 . The six acre tract in the TTmpa- waug section known as Pine Noun tain and formerly belonging to the estate of Huldah Winship, has been sold by Harry Lounsbury to B. w Dening, the artist, for about $500. There is some talk of building a clnb house on the land, but the project is yet in embryo.
 Henry Sanford and wife were among this weeks arrivals at the Ridgewold nm. They are to remain only a few days. MT. Sanford brought two cars, a chauffeur for each, and a valet. An inspection of the Ridge Store building, which he owns, was followed by or ders for general improvements, iriclud- Ing a new floor, outside and inside re- painting, new outside platform and other changes
 W. c. Sanford and J. Arthur Sher- wood, of the State Board of Agricul- ture, have named Bartlett Sanford of this town and Charles P: spaulding and George Tomlinson of Oronoque, as their appointees under the offer made by the State Fair Association to provide A boys with a free week at the boys school to be held in con- nection with the fair which opens at Hartford next Monday. For the ap- pointments from this county there were six applications
 The disposition of the carcasses of three horses left by the soldiers, two at the Pleasant Valley camp and one at the Ridge, caused considerable trouble. The Bridgeport firm ex- pected to remove them failed to do so, and last Saturday residents of the Valley he'd them hauled off and bur- jed. ". c, Sanford supervised the job and will look to the government for compensation.
 Since Thursday of last week when Collector Duncan began sessions as receiving, agent, there have been paid him between 5000 and 5000 of taxes, which is about half the total sum due. This surpasses all previous rec ords. It was noticed that most of those who settled long standing ar rears last year in the general clean up were among those prompt in mak- ing payment this year
 The tree roots on the sites of the two additional small lakes which Com east of Sunset Hill are being blasted out by charges of dynamite and pow der. The job is an extensive one, as one of the lakes will cover about two and the other five acres. The black soil formed by decaying vege- tation is to be excaVated so as to pre- vent discoloration of the water.
 The massive stone wall fronting R. R. Walbridge's summer home beside the Aspetuck river in Pleasant Valley, is to be extended 200 feet by work now in progress, making it's total length about 700 feet. The wall is seven feet high and three feet wide at the base.
 The public schools reopen next Tuesday. Contractor O'Keefe, in view of the fact that he was the lowest bidder for the transportation contract for the Ridge section, feels aggrieved because. he did not get the job and talks of bringing suit to upset the award.
 L. o. Peck returned Tuesday even ing from a ten days stay at Narra ganset Pier, and found Hing him notice of his appointment by Gov. Baldwin as one of the four delegates from this State to the national confer ence in behalf of good roads to be held soon at Atlantic City.
 By the topping over of telegraph pole which he climbed last Friday to detach a wire, Otto Nelson, the tree doctor, had a fall resulting in 8 broken leg. He has been removed to