The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-03
BEDDING

Reddipgs May 3-A tract of between 70 and 50 acres which was part of the farm formerly = owned by, the late Aaron M. Read has been purchased by John c. Read from A. G. Barnett. It consists mostly of pasture land and rounds out the buyers former hold ings in good shape. The reported con- alteration is in the. neighborhood of $1.500
 The dancing school which has been conducted at the Mark Twain Libra ry during the past winter came to a o1ose on Tuesday evening of last week with a reception rendered to Prof. Pendegast, the teacher, and to the Easton pupils by the Bedding pupils. There were about 30 couples in the grand march and a total attendance o< about 100. Refreshments were serv- cd. The school has had an average attendance of about 40.
 For the present at least no prose- cution will be brought against those delinquent in the matter of. paying the personal tax. The selectmen briefly discussed the subject at Sat- urday's meeting and reached the con- clusion that to arrest and fine delin- Quents would probably mean pecuni- ary loss as few of those who have not already paid would be likely to settle If proceeded against.
 Yesterday was the last day for the taking out of dog licenses without the payment of an additional dollar per license by way of penalty for the de- lay and an unusually large propor- ton of dog owners overstayed the in the town about 250 licenses, but up to last Saturday evening only about 30 had been called for. There was quite a rush on the first three days of this week although not enough to make anything like a complete cleanup.
 Rev. A. J. Tongue. the new pastor of the Center Methodist church, and Mrs Tongue were the special guests at a reception held last Thursday ev- ening in the churchbasement. Among the gathering were Rev MT. Burgess. and Rev MT. Boone. rector of the Episcopal church. Both made ad- dresses extending a cordial welcome to their brother minister
 Considering the weather drawbacks the Sanford school addition is rapidly being pushed forward towards com pletion. The plasterers are now fin ishing their part of the work and the entire job is expected to be done by June 1, the date named in the con- tract.
 If was to Highway Com Macdonald and not to the county commissioners that Mail Carrier Ward recently made complaint of a section of town road in hometown. AS part of the high way is of State construction MT. Ward supposed that MT. Macdonald had Jurisdiction in the matter, but subse- quently learned that in this he was mistaken
 Curtis Hungerford. whose extensive series of thefts from Miss J. H. Sam ford his employer. was reported last week. has made over to Miss Sanford the $1,15o which he had on deposit in a Danbury bank and also the motor cycle. gold watch. diamond ring and diamond pin which were bought with stolen money.
 The stone crusher of l.. O. Peck has been in operation lately. breaking up several hundred loads of stone for use on his place and that of Commodore Luttgen.
 A son was born to MT. and Mrs. George Williams of hometown on Fri day last.
 A steam sawmill set up a few days ago is in-sapsration ron Randolph Bradley's land.
 A dance wf1is be held at the san ford school gym tomorrow F'riday) evening under the auspices of the Bedding fire department.