Republican farmer., 1918-09-13
BEDDING
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9L the ttepuD11cdn caucus last SdtuT. day night. Aided by Augustus A. Churchill, a leader in the insurgent movement which defeated Captain H. s. Barnes for the Legislature two years ago, he mustered the recruits that comprised a large majority of the caucus gathering of about 50. The chief victim of the aX which this ma 5ority wielded was Edward A. Pink 1 ney, who this year completedl his sec ond three year term as assessor. Only four votes went to him for renon- nation. MT. Gorham getting most of the others. For the past six years or so MT. Pinkney has also been one of the town auditors. A professional ac- countant of long experience he was | exceptionally we'll qualified 6or the position, but this counted for nothing with the caucus and Fred A. Judd of Sanfordtown was promptly named as i the auditor candidate. Since the
 change of the school system to the
 town management plan went into ef-
 feet some ten years ago Mir. Pinkney
 has been chairman of the town school
 committee anu in that capacity has labored zealously and efficiently with
 practically no compensation. No one
 could deny him a good share of the
 credit due for the great improvement
 brought about in the local shool sit
 uation. The caucus executioners not content with the two blows they had
 already dealt, sought also to divest
 MT. Pinkney of his school mantle and
 transfer it to MT. Judd. The caucus
 declined to follow to this extent, how ever, and MT. Pinkney was renamed
 as member of the school committed
 AS his share of the honors Leader Churchill was content with place on the ticket as registrar of voters. An
 unusual incident was a vote expresii- ing appreciation of the efficient man.
 ner in which John Muennich had per-
 formed his duties as tax collector. The full list of candidates is as follows:
 Assessor, A. A. Gorham. Selectmen.
 William E. Hazen, L. S. aWrner Tax collector, John Muennich Auditor F. A. Judd. Registrar of voters, A. A. Churchill, Milo L. Osborn. School
 committee, E. A. Pinkney. Consta-
 bles, D. R. aWrner, E. Clinton san-
 ford, Hull Bartram. Grand jurors, F. M. Stafford, John c. Read, Zalnon
 Read.
 It is a ticket which gives the Demo-
 crats increased confidence of success
 on election day as the turning down
 of a capable and faithful public ser
 want like MT. Pinkney, whose stead fast and unself1sh efforts to improve local conditions in many ways should be rewarded with a laurel wreath in
 stead of kicks canot fail to provoke r resentment among the better elements , of the Republican party. A belief , that personal malice largely inspired f the crusade against him will heighten
 this resentNent. Joel Godfrey, the 3 candidate opposing MT. Gorham for 5 assessor, is a retired business man of 2 good judgment and high integrity. The adverse aspect to the Republicans {, of the existing situation is aggravated : by a re-stirring of the animosities = aroused in the party fight against t Captain Barnes two years ago.
 The meeting of creditors of the ) bankrupt estate of Ralph F. Rock : well resulted in, the appointment of l John Muennich as trustee and George
 S. Banks and E. M. Bradley as ap- i praisers. The principal item in the e small total of assets scheduled is S400 g in book accounts owned by about 50 8 persons and regarded as. mostly un- l. collectable. On the real estate which n Rockwell bought for $4.000 is a first r mortgage of $3,000 to Aaron H. San : ford and a second mortgage of $2,O0O = to Joseph Hall of Danbury. There is e also owned the former $75 and to Hall $132 for interest. Debts to meat C wholesalers are: John B. Woodruff,
 Bridgeport, $750; Swift Co.,, Dan-
 bury, $554; Morris Co.,, Bridgeport
 $50; Omaha Beef Co.,, Danbury, $468;
 Morris Beef Co.,, Bridgeport, $55O
 Debts for auto tires are: Fox Tire } Co.,, Bridgeport $150; G. A. Lew is, V Danbury, $125; Todd Rubber Co.,, S75.
 1 The Felloin Auto Go. of Danbury has - a claim of $230 for auto repairs and = upon two cars there is owed $675 e Some of the other debts are these: if Bethel Elevator Co.,. $200; B. F n Parker, for wages, $50; Clinton San u ford, wood, SEQ; E. Dolan, coal, $27i 7l Peter Mcdonald, coal, SIP; Bridge. n port Hydraulic Co.,, rent for ice house e $10.
 1T As everyone should know another
 Liberty loan campaign is approach d ing, being scheduled to start on ol e about Sept. IS. Horace Shepard, as Il istant manager for this district, has 9a appointed w. s. Sanford chairman ot e he Bedding committee, and the latter l. has named the following as his as
 sociates: H. S. Barnes, Rudolph lA Bradley, J. B. Sanford, H. A. Louns' a bury, E. P. Sanford, Mrs. Charles III Hill, Mrs. H. Sanford Osborn, Mrs le N. F. Hoggson; publicity members II Charles McCollam, Rufus A. Lyon A meeting of the committee to ar
 range the preliminaries for gettins - nto action will be. held on Saturday ~ evening" The members are empow : cred to collect and receipt for pay ments incident to subscriptions fo -, bonds and hope to find the local pub o lie in a state of preparedness whicl ,t shall insure a successful campaign h. The town has responded so hand
 somely to the previous calls of th' l. same kind that it would be grea ,e pity if the high record so far estab I'd lished should not be maintained, es 4y pecially when things are now goln' ,e so well with the Hun on the run. r. mjintagageC ?Cino
 Considering the gaps made in tn a. ranks of prep school teachers by wa m calls D, s. Sanford has been yer ,h fortunate in filling his staff for tn is coming year which begins Sept. 2S e, As before he will himself be in charg h. of Latin, Greek, Civics and Curren
 Events, and Mrs. Sanford will handl
 Mathematics and History. Angus
 Zabuesnic, University of Munich an
 the Sorbonne, will teach French an N Spanish; Harold R. French, forme 'A ,-,b1;o ecboo1 nrinciDal commO