The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
REDDING

Redding, Sept 18-Some surprises
were furnished by the Republican eau
| Gus last, Saturday evening, one of them
| being the endorsement for the Office
of town clerk of J. B. Sanford, the
present incumbent and who was,
nominated by the Democrats on Mon
day evening. No one on the Re
publican side had disposition to
make the race against Mr.. Sanford and
when E. A. Pinkney advanced the en-
dorsenent proposition it met with
unanimous approval Mr.. Pinkney ac-
companied his presentation of Mr..
Sanford's name with some highly COM
pi1mentary remarks. The second sur
pr1ses of the evening was the nomip-
alton of w. Henry Hill for town treas
urer. Mr.. Hill filed that office for
more than twenty years and would
probably be holding it still but for
the discovery made three years ago
that his accounts were in a badly
muddled condition and showed a
shortage. 1t turned out that the
books of the contemporaneous tax col
leetor were also in unsatisfactory shape
and hence it was practically impossd-
BILE to absolutely determine the 1ndi-
vidua1 responsibility of the two off,
Gals for the existing deficit of about
$4,000. The expert accountant who
went over the records made q finding
in this respect of probabilities instead
of certainties- The final outcome was
and the collector about $1,000, leaving
some $500 unaceounted for AS the
investigation cost about $500 the de-
reflections of the two officials cost the
town altogether 81, 200 or s., 800.
Mr.. Hill always maintained that his
acts had been free from wrongful in
tent and the final popular verdict was
based on that assumption That is
the former treasurer was acquitted of
| a purpose to permanently divert to his
|
Hill has nevertheless desired, his
friends, say, that this charitable eenti-
ment should find formal expression
in again making him candidate for
his old office. He wanted such an ex-
cu1patory vote of restored confidence
in his personal integrity rather than
the office itself and in a kindly and
sympathetic spirit the caucus placed
his name on the ticket. Those who
voted for him have probably little ex-
pectatfon of his election especially in
view of the fact that the opposing
candidate is Senator L. o. Peck The
latter accepted the nomination, as ev-
eryone knows, entirely from a sense
of public duty.
The third surprise of the caucus was
the nomination of H. G. Barnes for
sehectman. His name had not been
heard in the preliminary discussion
and it was not supposed he would ac-
cept. His associate candidate is Za1-
board. The other nominations were
as follows: Tax collector, J. H. Dun
can assessor, Henry S. Osborn; audi
tor, E. A. Pinkney; town school COM
nittee, Dr. E. H. Smith; grand jur-
ors, J. H Duncan, George P. Williams,
B. B. Banks; constab1es, D. r. war
ner, w. E. Banks, Harry T. Osborn;
registrars of voters, L Warner, Au-
gust Churchill.
The Democratic caucus was held on
Monday evening with a fair attend
ance. For selectmen choice of new
candidates was made, Harry A. Louns-
bury and M. Joseph Sullivan being
first named by decisive majorfties. Mr..
Lounsbury subsequently withdrew and
T. Marvin Stocking of Georgetown was
selected to fill the vacancy. Mr..
Stocking was a member of the last
legislature and is one of the county
auditors. Mr.. Sullivan has already
| served one term as seIectman and
made an excellent record. After w.
c. Sanford had been nominated for
treasurer and declined the name of
Senator Peck was brought forward.
The latter said he had no desire for
the position, but would yield if no
other acceptable candidate could be
had. He was unanimously nominated.
A proposition to endorse J. H. Duncan
for tax collector, was done last
year, met with some opposition on the
ground that the party ought to have
| straight ticket. The name of william
A Grouse was then presented and ap-
proved by a unanimous vote. Martin
V. B. Burr, the well known builder,
was made the candidate for assessor
For town clerk j. B. Sanford was
named by acclamation. The other
nominees are: Town school commit
tee, D. S. Sanford; auditor, Rufus A.
Lyon; grand jurors, James Delaney,
Harry A Lounsbury, Walter B. Row
foh Do lob GS11IJi
Frank Rider, Arthur w. Stone; regis
trars of voters, Edward M. Bradley,
Nicholas Santinello.
The matter of voting on an appro-
priation for further state road build
ing will be included in the business
to come before the annual town meet
ing on October 6. Through inquiry
of Commissioner Bennett it has been
learned by First Selectman Sanford
that towns have until October 81 in
which to take such action and that
the subject may be passed upon by
the annual town meeting instead of by
a special town meeting has been
the custom. Consequently the propo-
sition will be comprised in the list of
subjects named in the warning for the
annual meeting.
+ Work is well advanced on the house
which is being built for John G. Eel
lows near the Saugatuck river above
Library corner. The structure stands
upon a slightly elevation among Die
turesque surroundings and will be a
notable addition to Readings growing
list of fine residences. It's cost will
be about $685. 900. To afford convenient
access from the highway on the east
a bridge with a, span of abou& so feet
is being constructed across the river.
part of the 30 acres owned by Mr..
Fellowes will be enclosed for a deer
park and various other improvements
are planned in the way Of landscape
development.
The Sanford School will reopen for
the coming year on Tuesday next with
about forty boarding pupils, a, consid-
cradle increase over the attendance of