The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-24
BEDDING

Rnddkyz rscf 34-Two meetings have been held by the committee chosen to seours road supervisor, and as no necisive action resulted another is to be held this afternoon. Three names for sthe appointment are now before the co1nmittes, one IS that or @ MT MT some experience in road work inx that town and has lately been working on a Sate road. MT connery preseas@d .4 way, and fn faot none of the members are fnsistant in their support of any candidate 70 far mentioned, all pro sfessiuz to be only anxious to get a man equal to the job and whose ap- pointnent shan meet the approval of te H snsard o6orn e0oad oa tSis toWn iTEs was one of the contractors who bui1k the Staee road across the lower Ridge and during the past season has lof sae Naorwa1k and Danbufy State road The third candidate was brought forward by MT, Peck and. is a i1y of New Haven and now of Bridge port. CaAnoa has badoi considerable. experience in road construction, IS nighIy recommended and is the only one of the three who possesses expert qualifications both as regards tech inioal training and practical experience 9n advanced grades of work. The aP- pofntment of a supervisor lacking such qualifications would not, in MT. Peck's opinion. measure up to the standard
 
 sfor a change in the present system had in mind MT. Peck also thinks ifhat the supervisor should be selected from outside the town so that he may center upon his position free from ham per1nE influences, political, clquewlse or otherwise. and in this view the public doubtless agrees with him. There are many people in town Wno sgxouId rejoice at the failure of the new project, the success of which depenos on the calibre and capacity of the su- pervfsor
 The Mark Twain villa has been care fully inspected within the past few days by a Miss Home of Farmington. who made the inspection with view no the purchase of the property. No bargain has yet been reacineo, put ,t a fair prospect that a sale will be ef- fected should Miss Home acquire L1,,np the PrGPd 1sdies. seminary. sen @ So far there has been no conveyance of the Lob sfeT Pot'' house which forms part of the Mark Twain estate and vas sol gold . about three weeks ago to a Miss Tfb- .betts of New York. She made a pay .ment on the transaction, but delays in closing up the deal
 The Bedding Ridge fire department. which has been dormant during the summer, held meeting last Thurs day evening at Ridgewoid. A f1nan- cfaf statement was submitted showing that the department owes about $400 on it's three engines. A committee ecriptions and 1t has since secured about s1OO. mostly from the summer residents of Pleasant Valley. One Of Ridge and placed in service in that lo- <cality Mrs. B. P. Sanford and Herr s5chock were appointed a committee to arrange three entertainments Tor the benefit. of the department.
 Reading Grange expect to have their new building ready for use about the lam is doing the carpenter work and besides his own force has the help of some of the Grange members. The skeatn1ng will have an outside cover sng of shingles with beanor board as 4he inside covering
 The estimate of s75o for the new have been too low. as s1 600 is the least figure at which a contractor will take .fhe job AZ there is now only $750 sa s9Ai,xf bx ti,e stSU town m and $500 donated by N F. Hoggson, effort will be made fo raise the nemaining $25o by sub E1y. At the request of the selectmen W. c Sanford has undertaken the task pf securing these subscriptions.
 mppearance of George A. Sanford's Cow. The animal strayed from it's pasture in Sanfordtown a week ago fIrnpfke headed for Weston. The woods and swamps thereabout have been thoroughly explored and inquiries gent out covering a wide range or ter Fftory but the COW still remains un- found and unaccounted for One theory is that she ran across drove of cattle which some dealer was talk ing to market and went along with them
 On Tuesday Mr. and Mrs Albert Bartram celebrated their fiftieth mar riage anniversary or golden wedding at their home in hometown. About 1oo invitations had been extended, mostly to relatives of the couple, who held a reception from 2 to 10 o'clock and received the congratulations of a numerous assemblage. The guests Drought many, appropriate gifts. MT and Mrs. Bartram are the parents Of three surviving children, all of whom are married and were present with their children
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