The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-01
BEDDING

Redding, Oct. 31-Another meeting
 bagt Saturday of the special town
 pupervisor concluded without break
 mw of the previous deadlock. MT.
 EnnnGry continued to not only cham
 paon Sanford Osborn for the position,
 hq1f made 1t known that his choice was
 una1 and unchangeable. He said that
 hn three of the selectmen were fa-
 m4nEs maintained his adherence to MT.
 B10oner of Ridgefield, while Mir. Peck remained fast in his advocacy Of Civil Engineer Cannon of Bridgeport. In the discussion MT Peck repeated and emphasized his former declaration that ehG conarnittee would not be carrying DEf the intention of the town meeting unless it appointed 8 man whose skill in ro=& building and practical knowl- edge of modern methods in the work gave him the standing of an expert. Tt wm@ not absolutely essential that the man should be civil engineer, although the fuller technical equip rnent devoted by the possession of an dsftriment. Hs said he had no per scnai interest In Mfr. Cannon and really no acquaintance with him, but i'm his competency, a belief based on 1he high endorsement of such men as B. D. Pierce, the veteran contractor however. failed to move the others and n6r. Peck could not see the force of their arguments. Mir. Osborn has HI846 appointment, occupying the attitude Of a receptive candidate. Other parties are doing such work as B being done sn his behalf and the assertion is con Eadentlv made that these parties do not wish the new departure which has been noted to effect any great change 1rorn = the d cld order of, of tnings. .u.. Howe Of Warrington for the purchase Dt the Mark Twain property. continue with fair prospect that the trans reported that she has made an offer of $5E.e00 which is $20oO0 less than the asling price: The fact that Mrs. fs~in Europe would naturally cause some delay in deciding the transac- t5on-
 The new Bethel bank, Of which IL O. Peck is president, will open for busi- ness on Thursday or Friday of next week Two safes for the bank have Prraved and the fixtures and furnish lngs are being rapidly installed. The capital is s25.0O0, aside from $5,000 provided to furnish the equipment. purchase of United States bonds will be taken out to the full amount a1- lowed. this being equal to 90 per cent. pf the bonds. Besides doing the usual business of a bank of discount the Bethel bank Is also to have savings department which will pay the GUS pm deposits. The cashier is J. D. Van Orlinda, formerly assistant sec retary of the Broadway Trust Go, of New York.
 The Klein Bros. closed aout their store business on the lower Ridge to- day, the stock they had on hand be- Ing taken d oxer , Dy bs 9onn f,n M- he.n Sa1nvan will return to Bridgeport where the former will start automobile agency In company with Henry Drucker. They have virtually arranged to lease a building on Lumber street from walter stapleton for their garage. MT Sullivan has on hand deal for the disposition of the store property here by exchange for other property. Unless he makes this exchange or a sale he will arrange for a resumption { For a century or more it has been Ene way of Bedding to keep in office age, disability or death made his ser vices no longer available. This was khe course pursued with the father and Krandfather of J. B. Sanford, the pres ent incumbent and also with his inn mediate predecessor. As the present Incumbent has shown that he fully measures up to the ideal requirements Bf the position there ought to be no noubt of his reelection next Tuesday. A probate judge in a. rural commun- Ety has, through force of custom, du- fsen and obIigadions differing some what from those associated with the game office in cities where estates are usually settled with the aid of a law yer. As many country estates are small no attorney is employed and the fudge. in addition to his judicial func- lions. acts as guide, counsellor and friend for all parties in interest. This requires patience, sympathet helpful 1 ness and absolute fairness and with | the possession and exercise of these l qualities the judge should have the 1 confidence of all. The record made | by Judge Sanford shows that he en- | joys and deserves such confidence.
 That the governm lent shas decided to | znaintain the star route mail service | Between the Ridge and West Bedding i is shown by the advertising for bids 1 to contract for carrying the mail. be- l tween these points for another term 1 of four years from July next. Such | bids as may be submitted will prob | ably fx a considerably higher figure !