The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-19
BEDDING

superior court next Monday. Judge Banks finding is against the plaintiffs contention that their property was over-valued by the assessors rela- lively to the general run of the valu- ations made by them. The valuations placed by Judge Banks on the Peck and Luttgen properties are above those fixed by the assessors, Review" ing the assessed valuations of some of the other properties which figured in the hearing Judge Banks finds over valuations amounting to $117,000, a conclusion adverse to the plaintiffs claims that they were discriminated against. Most If not all of the prop erty classed by the committee as over- valued is located on the Ridge. Another of the committees findings is that the assessors in their work were not guided by the rule of fixing valuations below the real value of the property. It had been main tained by plaintints counsel that the assessors did follow such a rule based on a percentage of S5 per cent. On this point they offered no evidence beyond the testimony of these ex- perts, the 85 per cent. claim being 8 deduction from the experts figures As a matter of fact the assessors, in their report to the state tax commits sioner for 1915, stated that their val- nations were on 90 per cent basis. Last year they reported a 100 per cent. basis, although they had made no general raise of figures over those of the previous year and as regards the Umpawaug section made a gen. eral reduction. Should Judge Kellogg accept the report of Judge Banks the town will have won in the litigation provided the plaintiffs do not seek a reversal of the decision by an appeal to the supreme court. There Is also a possibility that the cases may be recommitted to Judge Banks for a further hearing as was the course taken with his first report.
 On the way from Danbury to the Ridge last Monday a ten ton truck of the Standard oil Co.,, carrying eight tons of oil, came to grief al one of the small bridges of the Put nam Park road. The bridge sagged under its weight 50 that one wheel of the truck went partly down the four feet embankment. The stall | ing of the machine caused a. block ade of about two hours duration and held a long string of vehicles on each side in waiting. In conse- l quence of the accident the selectner have replaced all the bridges on the road with stronger structures and posted signs at each warning against | the passage of loads in excess of l three and one-half tons.
 Buckwheat has become fashionable l hereabouts this season, many farm CTS returning to the old custom of suspending hay getting long enough to put in 8 patch of the grain which furnishes the nations favorite pam cake material. To these and also to the increased number of wheat and rye raisers the fact that the water company is getting out the timbers for g. large grain mill will be good | news. The oldtime grist mill, so [ common when the farmer made his own flour from home grown grain has mostly disappeared, one at San day Hook being the newest available 1 to this locality. The water com pany's mill which will probably be erected in Easton is to be equipped for all kinds of grinding besides | flour production and will prove a great convenience.
 The summer home of Henry Gras- muk at Gallows Hill, was struck by
 lightning during one of the heavy | laa Go
 The bolt landed on the side of the
 house and shattered a window ir
 it's passage to a room in which Mrs
 Grasmuk was sitting. She wa.
 stunned nearly to unconsciousness by
 the shock, but received no perman
 ent injury. The only other evidence
 left of the currents entry to tht
 room was a broken mirror.
 R. R, Wallbridge, who has beer
 doing Y. M. c, A. work in France fol
 several months, returned last weel
 Pleasant Valley on Thursday. Fo
 the convenience of the Valley la
 dies Mrs. Walbridge had placed tht
 house at their disposal for week.,
 Red Cross meetings, adding one nor
 to the several local branches alread.
 established. She is a skilled oper ator in the making of surgical dress
 ings and other hospital supplies an served as an instructor in this worl
 in New York during the past win
 ter.
 Louis c. Rumsey has finally capitu
 lated on the auto question after un 6ergoing an intermittent besiegemen by car salesmen for a period of afbou i've years. His acquisition to tn ; ranks makes that part of the tow nearly unanimous. To a Newtow 3 agent belongs the distinction of hi
 belated enrolment. The car is | Dodge touring.
 The towns investment and pledge D for War Savings Stamps amounts t e about 75 per cent. of its $20,0o0 allot e ment, not brilliant record in com : parison with what it has done 1 @ other war lines but notably good a
 compared with the record of man u other towns of the State. The con a mittee in charge of the canvass hay y strong hopes that the close of tn
 year will find Bedding in the 100 pc
 cent class on the W. s. s. issue. l. Rev MT. Cunningham left last wee ,r for Aver, Mass, where he will spen ,,, his months vacation, in serving g temporary pastor of the Aver Epii
 copal church and in doing T. M. c. work among the soldiers at Can iS Devens He is making his quarter > at one of the Association huts on tt st grounds. At the Ridge Episcop
 church last Sunday service was req
 by Percy Litchfleld.
 d Owing to unfavorable weather Aoi a ditions the condition of the growth -6 corn in this locality is very unsati 11laao obo,,I5