The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-03
TAXATION CASES
 WILL BE TRIED BY JUDGE BANKS
Referee Will Hold Hearings
 As Committee of Su- A perior Court

suits brought against this town by L. O. Peck, his wife and Commodore Luttgen. By arrangement agreed up- on by all parties the cases will be tried in Bedding and the hearings are expected to begin about a month hence, probably at the town house. There ae four of these suits, two on behalf of Laura B. Peck and one by each of the other plaintiffs. So far not much in the way of preparations appears to have been done by. either side. The plaintiffs will bring evil dence designed to show that the as- sessment valuations of which they complain are inequitable to them be- cause disproportionately higher than the valuations on a large part of the other town property. Necessarily the defense must attempt a general justi- fication of the official valuations Whether they will rely solely on the assessors and board. of relief members in their endeavor to fortify their op- inions by the evidence of other wit nesses classed as experts will be de- termined' by the towns counsel who are Charles Lockwood and S. c. Shaw. In any event the hearings must be lengthy, involving as they will a de- tailed and searching review of two grand lists. The plaintiffs were rep- resented by Attorney Bowers of Bridgeport.
 J. B. Sanford has been appointed local representative of the state body which is conducting a campaign for an enlarged planting of food crops and has named as his associates E.. A Pinkney, George Elston, Jr., c. H. Plump, A. G. Barnett, w. c. Sanford, Rev. w. s. Woolworth, L. S. Warner. Herman Smith and J. B, Sanford, jr. An extensive distribution of the liter, ature prepared to aid in the campaign and comprising leaflets giving instruc- tions for potato growing and small garden paintings is being made by the escommittee. There is another docu- ment for the pledging of labor aid to the movement, declaring the wish to join a canning club and making agreement to increase over last year the acreage devoted to food crops production c. H. Plump is the local agent to pass upon applications from those who desire to obtain loans for the purchase of seeds and fertilizers. The applicant need provide no secur- ity as a basis for such loans beyond showing his general good standing and the necessity for increased means to carry out his planting projects.
 One of the water company's patrol of the name of Reilly was thrown violently from his mount one day last week as the result of his horse com ing qropper fin jumping ditch in Easto1i. < The morse nadia leg broken and Reilly was found in an-unconsctous condition at the scene of the acci- i{o renee. He did not regain consciousness for nearly two days and then explain ed how the accident happened.
 To be on top a big load of hay which Is careening down long, and steep hill in the nighttime behind a a pair of runaway horses is not a desirable sort of an adventure. but it Is one which. a man named Finka. oc- cupying the former R1fkin place at Jump Hill, experienced last Saturday evening. The hill was the one lead ing from the center towards the Ridge. Near the bottom the wagon went over the edge of a bank and was upset, good part of the load having previously been jolted off. MT. Finka maintained his perch to the last and, although tossed a rod or more landed clear of the stone wall and was but slightly hurt. One of the.horses was disabled, but will prob ably recover. y
 The union service held at the Gen. ter Congregational church last Satur- day evening in the interest of the rur- al T. M. c. A. movement was fairly well attended. Rev. MT. Case of the Methodist church offered prayer, Rev MT. Woolworth preached the sermon and his son, who is student in the Union Theological Seminary, made an address explanatory of the work. No specific action was taken towards the establishment of local branch.
 The committee in charge of the project for public flag raising at the Center are having some difficulty in finding suitable pole. A ship mast was the first proposition, but the cost proved to be almost prohibitive and so a search of the woods hereabouts was made for a native stick. A white wood tree on the farm of B. B. Banks is the most promising material yet discovered.
 the Livermore place Ralph Rockwell last Thursday met another car driven by man named Nathan and slowing up, drew aside to give it room to pass. The other man swerved so much that his car ran upon the shelv- ing ledge at that point and toppled over upon MT. Rockwelrs car. It was a queer and unpleasant situation, but the machines were finally separated without any particular damage hav- ing resulted.
 A water company representative called upon Robert H. Nichols a few days since and offered him $30 an acre for about fifteen acres located east of the Ridge school house.
 MT. Nichols refused to sell for less than $50 an acre and there the par lev closed. Last summer he nearly made a sale of the same tract for about $1,5O0, the prospective purchas- CT baking when the deal seemed as good as closed.
 An unfastened back door of the vacant Glider cottage on the Ridge, this condition being caused by the displacement of two staples which secured the inside bolt, and some dis order among the contents of the house led to the conclusion that burglar ious entry had been made. As far as learned, however, nothing had been taken. The discovery was made last Saturday in connection with visit from New York of MT. and Mrs. Litchfie1d. The latter is the owner of the property and will occupy 1t this