The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-02
OUR BEDDING
 NEWS LETTER
P. SANFORD Vs. BRIDGEPORT HYDRAUIIC CONEPANY-COST
 OF LITIGATION.
REAL ESTATE CHANGES HANDS
Rushing State Road Work At George tovn-Rev. IL. F. Burgess Gets
 Purse Before His Departure.

Sanford will be paid by the former. That is the costs will be taxed against the company by the Superior Court including an allowance for the com pensation of MT. Sanford's attorneys but such counsel allowance will be nominal only, so that practically this considerable part of the total falls up- on MT. Sanford and Mrs. stephen San- ford. It is expected that the water company will soon make known their program of measures for preventing further pollution of the Aspetuck rfv- CT from sources on the Sanford prop erty Chief among these will be the removal of the slaughter houses and a diversion of drainage from the barns and other buildings so that the con- tsrninatir1s< Hquids will no longer dis charge into the stream Preliminary to effecting such changes an order must be obtained from the Superior Court provided the matter is not ar ranged for by agreement among the parties in interest The expense will be borne by the company, but the owners of the property are legally entitled to no compensatory damages. It is said that in no previous instance has the Hydraulic CO withdrawn a. condemnation suit unless the with drawaI was preced by the acquire ment of the property through direct purchase.
 A force Of about thirty men is en- gagged on the State road from George town, the construction of which was started last week S.. H. Osborn. the contractor, expects to complete the job within a week The specifications call for eight inches of stone as base with a covering of eight inches of gravel except for sections where cnly dirt classified as hardening material and gravel top dressing are used. The gravel is paid for by the square yard and the other materials by the cubic yard so that it is not yet known just how long a stretch. the appropriation will build, but it is expected to ap- proximate the mile which has been staked out.
 Rev. Louis F. Burgess took farewell of the Center Congregational church pastorate of about three years The Umpawaug chapel Sunday school, of which he has had charge, and the Center church Sunday school united in presenting him with a purse of $55 just before his departure Part of his household effects were moved to Bark hamsted by auto truck on Monday. Within about a mile of it's destination the truck went through a small bridge. Residents came to the rescue and with teams carried the furniture to the parsonage. Only one or two pieces had been broken
 As agent of the selectmen Constable licensed dogs and bringing the deIir- quent owners to terms. Last week he found thirteen, four of them being female dogs located on that very bumpy thoroughfare in the George town section known as Peaceab1e street One of the owners who stout ly denied having any dog on the
 
 when the officer invaded the cellar and found there a female and six pups
 The plans for the house which Mrs Elizabeth Giullarne is building on Umpawaug Hi11 have been changed to provide for a. larger and more preten- tfous structure than the original. It's well is to be sunk to furnish a water supply.
 The former John Sherman place on Ga11ows Hill has been sold by Luke Cavenaugh, who recently removed from the west side to Brooklyn, to property consists of a. small house and less than an acre of land.
 Miss Nichols, principal of the Cen ter school, and Miss YuetzIer, her as- sistant, have rented the parsonage of the Center Methodist church for one year and will occupy it about Sept 1 when Rev. MT. Gilman vacates to take possession of the SchalI place.
 The ladies of Christ Episcopal church have decided upon Aug. 4 as the date for their annual fair. The fair of the Center Methodist church will be held on Aug. 12. Last year both these entertainments surpassed all their predecessors as regards pa tronage and profits.
 A 1ox %T, varied and attractive features is being arranged for by the Bedding Ridge fire department to occur on Friday or Saturday evening of next week at the Sanford school gymnasium and the grounds adjoining
 F. F. Terry of Bethel has a steam sawni1l in operation in tract of woodland at the Center belonging to J. B. Sanford.
 w. Fischer of Larchmont is occupy ing his summer place at Mt. Tom and has engaged Constable O'Keefe as farm foreman.
 Prof. Frank Abbott of Princeton University is doniciled for the sum- mer in the old family homestead at the Center.
 The local telephone system was sup posed to have been thoroughly righted after it's recent demoralization, but continues buggy and uncertain and needs further doctoring. This ex- change should have a resident line man instead of being dependent on Danbury.
 has had a telephone placed in his shop. Number 17-5.
 Robert Ferry has resumed his for mer position with MT. Muennich at the Ridge store.