The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-16
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Ind Commodore Luttgen rested their
cases. The latter, who was open to
cross-examination regarding the COM
pleteness Of his return to the assess
ors in the matter of personal prop
erty, did not go on the witness stand.
Neither did the towns attorneys
present an order from a Superior
Court judge for the enforcement of
an answer from ex-senator Peck rel
alive to the assumption that his wife
owned valuable diamonds which did
not appear in the list of property she
submitted to the assessors so that
the personal property issue did not
figure in the days proceedings. 1t
may yet be interjected, however, in
which event the plaintiffs attorneys
intend to go extensively, into the
question in an endeavor to show that
many of the towns residents who
possess valuable securities have. neg
dected to list them for taxation. A
diversion of that kind would greatly
pFolong the trial and doubtless prove
Jdisagreeable to the outsiders called
I in and placed on the grill.
The morning session was occupied
with the further examination Of H.
9. Mcclellan and Henry A. Gilbert,
appraisers for the plaintiffs. In the
afternoon Judge Banks and counsel
visited the Peck and Luttgen proper
ties on Sunset Hill. The farm of
Daniel G. Wood and other places in
the locality were also reviewed and
the inspection was subsequently ex-
tended to Redding Ridge, the Lone
town district, and Umpawaug. The
Mark Twain villa was included in the
survey. The assessors have been dis
posed to give a special value to the
road frontage portion of the Peck es-
bate on account of its natural advan-
tages for building sites and Satur-
days inspection was planned to in
;clude other localities possessing to
some degree the Same advantages,
but which. according to Mr.. Peck's
claim. are given only farm value
rating. A further hearing Of the
case is to be had on Saturday Of this
week when III. 8. Barnes. I. H. Terry
&nd Harry Lounsbury. appraisers for
the town. win testify.
Fonowing their drill at the Dam
4erryN armory Tuesday evening the
BEDDING Home Guard held an election
Tor seconod lieutenant to I'LL a va
oancy. There were two candidates,
supply Sergeant John Muennich and
Sergeant p. Britt Nash, and the
FORMER won by vote Of 80 to II.
During O. short absence OF Captain
Barnes. First Lieutenant Ward, who
q chairman of the company's COM
mittee ON discipline, addressed the
menberS regarding undetermined ag-
1tation by which some OF them had
sought to GUST Captain Barnes from
the command. He said the move
ment was breach OF discipline.
making those concerned in it liable
70 court martial and that its origina-
tor cauld and yet might be brought
TO account. He gave warning that
any future movement of the kind
would not pass without prosecution
m the Offenders. 1t may be said that
most members Of the company are
sntirely loyal to their present COM
pandant. They realize that he has
bored faithfully to bring them to
sneir present well trained condition
md is entitled to full credit therefor,
z The insurance on the burned barn
-of p. s. Sanford and it's contents
amounts to about two-thirds the loss.
Mr. Sanford will probably not re-
build until spring and then upon a
new site. A conjecture that the fire
may have started from the electric
light wires In the barn has nothing
- support IT as the wires were en-
tciosed in tubing and extended to no
part Of the building except the sta
bile. Furthermore the current was
switched or from these wires at the
time. Indirectly the fire nearly caus.
ed the death of one of Mr.. Sanford,s
pair OF oxen. Their driver left them
on the highway to hasten to the fire
and in his absence they ran away
npsetting the cart, and throwing the
catue- One was held underneath the
orner and was strangling from the
Pressure Of the bow when Marion
W1liiams CHANGED along and liberated
the animal.
ny IurHre mvement he kindoeein
A demonstration Of substitutes for
sugar was given at the town house on
41onday afternoon by Miss Green of
the State Conservation Bureau. She
made ana baked before the r,uunerous
and Interested assemblies of ladfes I'm
Axrendance several loaves of cake. u.s.
ING for gweetening about one-third
honey and the rest corn syrup. For
enortening she used cleo instead Of
ppter The cake was highly palat
eple, although somewhat lacking in
ne quality which some of the ladies'
Inscribed az substance" One Of the
lew men present made the subsequent
acciaration that molasses cake solely,
fne production Of all other kinds be-
ing discontinued, seemed a. superior
proposition to that advanced by Miss
Green why not?" he added. Honey
- expensive and corn syrup not 30
Eood 9 cake sweetener as moIasses of
ne right grade. With my scheme
10 cut out both sugar and erru apd