The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-11
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Redding, jan 1o-The vacancy on
the beard of relief was not filed by
the selectmen at their meeting this
week owing to the absence by reaeon
Of indisposidon Of First Selectman
Sanford Names considered for the
position by the other two members
were those of John c. Read and B.
B Fanks, the latter on the gr ,und
that Georgetown should have = rep
resentative on the board The sec
tons already represented are West
| Redding by Robert Rider, and TIE
east side by H C. Mcclellan An
| ether subject discussed without defn-
tie action being taken was the Idak-
ing of a complete new index for the
| towns land records, and re-indeIns
on the part of all towns having been
ordered by a statute passed by the
1918 Legislature and re-enacted by
the succeeding Legislature with a
penalty added for Noncompliance
| Readings records comprise 80 vol
umes, each of which contains an in
dex within its covers. These will
undergo rovisory veriication and be
brought together in one or more
looks so as to be more convenient
| for reference. The job, for the COM
pledon of " hich the year 1920 is set
as the time limit, is a considerable
one and will probably not cost far
from $500 It is probable that the
contract will go to Town Clerk Sac-
ford.
Samuel Osborn and Samuel RandaN,
who had been at their homes here
] on leaves of absence, left on Sunday,
the former for Spartanbdrg and the
latter for Yaphank. Mr.. Randall
has recently been pronhNted from
second to first lieutenant. A letter has
been received from Francis Malone,
written at Washington, D. c., in
which he says he is about to make
departure for france as one of a
party of rs postal clerks assigned to
oversee service. Allan Murphy, an
other of the Redding soldier boys, has
recently been a victim Of measles at
a southern camp.
George E. Hazen has sold his home
property in Georgetown consisting of
about 80 acres besides the buildings
to William Warwick of Brooklyn, N.
Y. Mr.. Hazen, who for about d year
past has been working in Naugatuck,
retains ownership of the former Eu-
gene Banks place in Georgetown,
which he purchased two or three
years ago.
At the Congregational church in
Georgetown last Sunday evening, A
Mckay gave an interesting talk re-
counting his experiences and observa-
lions in the ambulance service in
France. He was with one of the
original contingents of Harvard Uni
versity undergraduates which went
over previous to this country's war
declaration Enlistment of these was
subsequently required and Mckay
failed of acceptance because sightless
in one eye. His narrative was given
in colloquia1, vivid style which made
it highly realistic.
The resumption Of the Sanford
school, following the holidays recess
has been delayed by Generalization
of the water supply consequent upon
the freezing of the tower stand pipe
and the scanning of many Of the
! smaller pipes. The damage is about
$3.50.
The milder temperature this week
| permitted a renewal of ice getting
hereabouts. There prevails the I'M
usual condition of ice too thick to be
conveniently handled, the CONCEAL
ment depth being two feet and more
Miss Eleanor Dayton has closed
her house at the Center and gone Il
New Jersey for the winter
Harry lies and family, who renov.
ed to Bridgeport last spring, have
moved back to Redding Center. Har.
ry, Jr. is one of those recently Iaid
off from the Remington force, but hi.
brother and father retain their jobs
:! Fred Crouch has also returned from
= Bridgeport.
If Redding made any gain in pop
ulation last year it must have com,
from immigration as the DEATH
numbered Is and the births only Is
The number of marriages was ais,
10. Last year the births were "a
4 1 ieaths p and marriages 10.