The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-03
BUSINESS CHANGE N PLEASANT VALLEY
E. P. Sanford Sells Out and Will
 Move Elsewhere

Move Elsewhere
 Bedding, Dec s-Ralph Rockwell ot Easton, has bought out the good will and equipment of B. P. sanford's meat
 business and will take possession as soon as he familiarizes himself with it's details, matter of a week or two. MT. Sanford expects by that time to have made arrang ements for vacating his present location in Pleasant VaI- ley and when he does so 1t will De available for the use of the new pro proprietor until April 1 at which time the property passes to the ownersnip of the Bridgeport Hydraulic Go. Whether the company will be willing to rent the property to lessee en- gagged in the meat business has not been ascertained. If MT. Rockwell cap- not arrange to remain there he will move to another location which he has conditionally secured. AS for MT. Sanford his plans are not yet per fected. He recently obtained an option on the store and residence property of John H. Jennings in West Bedding. This option will expire in Q. day or two. The reason of MT. MT. Jennings will ingness to sell Is the health of his wife for whom the doctors have ordered a change of climate. Another location in view by Mr. sanford is on the Ridge and he has also under consid- eration the purchase Of large and choice of one of the three proposi- tions will probably be made within a short time.
 The assessors have been busy for about week, covering in this time by automobile Pleasant Valley and parts of hometown and Sunset Hill. Their particular attention at the lat ter locality was given to the prop erty of Comndodore Luttgen, who last year applied, to the board of relief for considered because the assessors fail- ed to receive the list which he claimed to have sent them by mail. While the members Of this years board are going over the ground their inspection of property appears to be conducted In 8 manner fully as superfcialSas that given the work by last years board. In the Pleasant Valley section for in stance the only place at which they went so far as to stop and a4ight from property furnished one of the cases the auto was that of Phi1o Lyon. This for much controversy last year One member of the board justides the mere ly nominal nature of the inspection by saying that they are already so well acquainted with the property so far gone over that a closer examination Is unnecessarily. The policy Of the board,
 
 valuation, these In general being high enough in their estimation. Conse- quently the only increase of the grand list will come from new buildings and not enough building was done last. year to materially raise the total
 It was lately discovered by Chairman Pinknay of the town school committee that owing to mistake In the school enumeration the town has. for the past two years, been receiving more money from the state fund than it was en- titled to. The mistake arose from a double enrolment or the children in the Georgetown section of the Union district and amounted to 96 children in 1913 and 92 in 1912. The money amount was $32S. The state accepts Ioverp&id the town to the extent of , Shese figures. Strictly speaking the town loses nothing by the error There has simply been an excess payment which must be made good presumably by a corresponding deduction from the state fund allowance of this year. The effect will be to wipe out the allow ance or nearly so.
 One result of the accident by which Arthur Bassett was seriously injured from the cave in of a bank at Putnam Park may. be the insurance by the town of it's laberers as a protective measure under the Compensation Act The se1ectmen discussed the matter at their meeting on Saturday. but took no definite action not being sure of liability by towns under the laws. It is confidently asserted, how ever. that there has been an oficfal ending to effect that towns are liable. Bassett has said that he would not invoke the laws to secure damages provided he received fair treatment otherwise. This he defines as wages during the time he is disabled and payment Of his doctors bills. AL though somewhat improved he sti1I remains in bed in a condition of par- tiaI paralysis indicating spinal in- l Jury.
 being graveled from a point near the residence of Henry Osborn, south ward. It will be an extensive fob as the material is brought over the hills from the farm of D. R. Warner at the Center. Two years ago when the state highway department was repair ing one of these hills it deemed the cost of carting gravel from the fcot l ofs the hill too much and made use of inferior stuff found at the hilltop. All of which does not prove that the foepartment Is wrong in the way Of doing of its present job,4 but merely that its methods lack uniformity. Mary Carson, who received heavy lines and jail sentence last fall for keeping g, disorderly house and for other offenses, is back at her home on the west side. Her time sentence was up about November 15 and as the fines and costs would have detained her about two months longer the latter must either have been paid or abated 1 by the county commissioners.
 At the Sanford gymn on Saturday afternoon, December g. the ladies Of the Episcopal church will hold a sale of fancy articles with a tea from 3 tc 6 o'clock. Many of the articles offer ed will be found suitable for Christmas presents. On Saturday afternoon. December F, Bedding Grange will hold a like sale at the home Of MT. and Mrs. E. P. Sanford in Pleasant Val