The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25

| isfactorfly and with excellent progress on the part of the pupils. MT Hodg don came here from Vermont, in which was well liked by the scholars and a so. made a favorable impression among their elders. Consequently when the news of his dismissal was
 followed by. a report that Supervisor Parker had got rid of him In order to make a place for Mrs. Harry
 Brownlow of Danbury, indignation and
 surprise. When it was learned, how
 ever, that Mrs. Brownlow had not
 been secured as MT. Hodgdon's sue
 cessor, but was ony filling a tempor-
 in the teaching force, a different phase
 was placed on the situation Mrs.
 Brownlow taught the Upawaug school here three years ago.
 The alleged assault made on MT.
 Hodgdon by Committeeman Ferris in
 connection with an effective effort to exclude the former from the school building when he sought to enter it
 the surprising features of the affair. MT. Ferris fills a responsible position in the office of the Gilbert & Bennett Mfg. Co, and Is of the sedate and substantial type of citizen to whom the idea of vio' ent or unseenly con duct seems entirely foreign. He has performed for years useful service in connection with the school, and when last year it was created an fndepen- dent district by legislative enactment, he was virtually the unanimous choice for its committee under the new order of things. When talked with by the writer, Tuesday, Hr. Ferris declined to make any statement for publication, saying that all the facts would come out in due time and that for the present he was content to let the other side do the talking. On his behalf, however, the charge that he struck or pushed i MT. Hodgdon while standing guard at the school entrance is stoutly denied. The explanation given is that he threw out his hands in a gesture de- signed to emphasize some remark ard that MT. Hodgdon, taking alarm, step ped back hastily and fell, the fall az gravating an injury he had previously received. At any rate, the fall dis abled the ex-principal so that he is still laid up and he threatens to seek satisfaction in a suit against MT. Fer ris for dama ges. He also announces hts purpose to sue for his salary for the full term of his engagement Nat urally. the success of such an action would depend largely on the wording of the contract. known as District No. 10 of Wilton, has four teachers and upwards of 100 pupils. One reason for changing it from a union to an independent dis trict was to avoid possible complica- tions which might deprive it of the bequest devised to it by the late Ed win Gilbert. This gift consisted of S1O.0OO in stock of the Gilbert & Ben nett Co. The income, amounting at the company's present dividend rate, to $1,200 per annum, comes to the dis trict this year for the first time.
 Daniel R. Warner has bought of E. | I. Miller of Bethel the latter's farm at Bedding Center for a consideration said to be not far from $7,OOo:. The prop erty was very nearly sold to various 1 other parties within the past two or three years, but these deals. failed of consummation. MT. Warner has oc- l cltpied the place under rental for about 1 ten years, and is engaged in the pro- 1 duction of milk for the Bridgeport | market. If the reported purchase fig 1 ure is correct, the deal is bargain | for him.
 The vital statistics of the town as compiled by Town Clerk Sanford show | that in 1911 Bedding had 35 births, 30 | deaths and 10 marriages.
 H. C. McCo lam and most Of the ! members of his family are recovering | from the grippe.
 Mrs William DeBruycker, who has ! eral years, died in New York on Mon 1 day. The remains were brought here | Tuesday and inferred in the Sanford | town cemetery. has for the present given up her posi- l ton as teacher Of English in the San l ford school, owing to ill health;
 Marion, the young daughter of How | ard Platt, was hurt in coasting- ac- | cident on Monday, so that several | stitches were required to close a gash | in her forehead
 While at work in the woods on | Tuesday, Fred Couch of Hometown | spied d red fox and having his gun handy brought down the animal with l d lucky shot.
 The RidFefie1d School basketball team played the Sanford School on | Monday, at the Iatter's gym, and won, l 40 to ,.
 The officers of the Ridge Spraying i Association met on Monday to plan ! for the coming seasons work. It was decided to obtain from members an l estimate of the amount of work they | wanted done in order that it might l "e known what supp ies to purchase. | George $. Banks, A. H. Sanford and | Stephen Sanford were appointed a committee to handle the machines
 William Kennedy has taken the | Klein Brothers blacksmith shop, sue