The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-08
BEDDING WILL FLY OLD GLORY FROM
 ITS TOWN HALL
Selectmen Feel That Tense Time Calls for Such
 Patriotic Reminder

Oy E. A. Pinkney in letter from
 -:ayonne. N. J., and the selectmen act l.. upon it at their meeting on Mon
 cay by voting to purchase a flag, in
 size ten by six feet and a pole sixteen
 feet long, on which to display it. AL
 bert A. Gorham, who acts as janitor
 of the building, offered to attend to
 the flags raising and lowering with
 out extra pay. The selectmen's ac-
 ton in the matter will be warmly ap- proved by the public. There has been
 forwarded to Hartford by the board f20 filed out blanks as returns of the
 recent military census and about 25
 more will complete the list. Of the canvassers Selectman Perry, whose
 district was in Georgetown, had the
 hardest job on account of the foreign
 element. Ten of these refused to an-
 swer the census questions, their con
 tumacy evidently inspired by the fear
 that their enrolment was preliminary
 to a call to arms. The names or
 these ten are to be obtained and sent
 to Hartford in order that they may
 be proceeded against in the event of a penalty being decreed against the
 recalcitrants of their class
 The parting word of Attorney Bow CTS to the board of relief was that suits would follow their refusal to
 grant satisfactory reductions in the tax assessments of Commodore Luett-
 gen and Mrs. l.. o. Peck. In the case of Mrs. Peck the board has made no change from the assessors valuation
 while the commodore receives a net reduction of $1,750, so that as regards the former further Initiation may be expected Whether the concession to the other appellant will be accept ed remains to be seen The assess ors raised the commodore $9,000 above last years figures on his build ings and against the lesser valuation he also protested at the time. so that the chances would seem to be in fa- vpr of his soon going to the courts.
 Altogether the relief board made reductions of $4,000 and additions of s3,245 Soldiers exemptions amount ed S1,9S5. The reductions comprised the following: Herbert s. Barnes, $500 on. house and $500 on barns; Miss J. H. Sanford. $1,s00 on build ings; Floyd Bouton, $260 on house; George o. Sanford and the Mcdonald sisters, $200 each on autos. The total of the grand list as revised is 1$1,721,7S5.
 After a long delay a letter has reached John Muennich from his aunt in Germany confirming the story pub lished in these columns last summer regarding the huge fortune to which the family lays claims on what ap- pears to be sufficient basis of legal fly as well as justice. This fortune, :, consists of the estates formerly own- ed by MT. Muennich's grandfather, who was field marshal in the Prus- sian army when Queen Elizabeth was on Prussia's throne Charges of seri-, ous misconduct brought against the marshal led to his dismissal from the service, his Imprisonment and the conf1scation of his property which was taken by the Crown. He always claimed that his downfall had been effected through a plot aided by fabri- cated evidence and after a considera- ble lapse of time documents were found establishing this claim and af- fording him complete vindication. Be- fore steps could be carried out for ther estDration of his honors and property, however, the documents mysterio,,sly disappeared. About three years ago they were rediscovered, but before Il 2 family could make use of them the war broke out. MT. Muen- nich first learned of the later phases of the case from an article published by Brooklyn German paper. When he sought information by personal inquiry at the office of this news paper the attaches could only tell him that they had obtained the at- ticle from newspaper published in Germany. Whether it's allegations were fact or fiction they did not know. About the same time Mr. Muennich and his friends wrote let ters of inquiry to Germany, but no response came until the arrival of the letter from his aunt above referred to. Tn 1t she says that the statements in the Brooklyn newspaper article are substantially correct and that she is advised by lawyers that prospects for successful prosecution of the fam ily's claims are highly encouraging.
 It would be useless, however, to attempt to do anything while the war is on. The amount of the property involved is about $10,O00,00O and much more if additions for interest are recognized. The heirs are two sisters in Germany, John Muennich oi Bedding Ridge, his brother and their two sisters.
 No cases of scarlet fever have ap. peared in town in addition to the sirl- gle one in Georgetown reported last week and Dr. Smith says the quaran- tine in that has proved effective. Some alarm exists on the east side over small pox in Easton, where there are about half dozen cases of the dis- case.
 0 4. Bartram of hometown has pre- sented to the Center Methodist church a reading desk to be placed in the church parlors. It is entirely the handiwork of MT. Bartram and a very creditable example of the cabinet makers are.
 R. W. Walbridge is arranging to build a cottage at his summer place in> Pleasant Valley for the occupancy of some of his help. It will adjoin the laundry building on the premises
 William c. Sanford, who has been indisposed for several weeks from nerve fatigue and inc:pient blood poi- soning, is about to make a brief southern trip for his health, already much improved.
 The Ladies Aid society of the Gen. .ar Methodist church will give va rIety sociabie in the cnurch parlors on the evening of Tuesday, March 8. Admission is 15 cents and refresh ments will be served.