Republican farmer., 1918-10-25
BEDDING
Special to The Times.)


 Bedding. Oct 24.---Of1cially $4O,00O and actually more than $110,000 is the support given by Bedding to the last Liberty Loan. The conflict of figures arises from the fact that the district loan managers sliced from Bedding and annexed to Ridgefield the village of Georgetown, the former towns most populous community and repre- senting in property more than one third it's grand list. Chairman W. c. Sanford of the Bedding finance com mittee and M Connery. chairman of l the Georgetown committee, labored to secure a change in the arrangement, but without avail. Nevertheless Red ding in it's shorn state, came across with $4O.O0O thereby exceeding it's ffuota by upwards of $12,00O Of this amount about $1O,OOO comes from res idents of Georgetown who were anx- ious to correct the apportionment in- justice and to that end took pains to deliver their subscriptions to the Red ding instead of to their own local committee. The astonishing feature of the situation is that Georgetown should have taken out not far from | $100.0 .0O0 of the bonds. A big lift to- WdfuS llllS achievement was gwen from the two hours stay in the place last Thursday of the War car con- taining American soldiers returned from France and an assortment of war making material. The exhibit drew a large crowd which was bom- barded with bond buying appeals. The result was subscriptions to the amount of $40,000. Many of them were ob- tained through matching propositions, that is the offer of individuals to take a certain sum if another man would do the same. There were fears last week that the loan campaign would locally prove a comparative failure and hence the overwhelming success
 achieved causes great rejoicing and brings to the town an honor flag.
 Judge Kellogg of the Superior Court has handed down a decision of the suits in which Commodore Luttgen and Mrs. L. O. Peck sought to re- cover from the town for taxes alleged to have been excessive in consequence of the over valuation of their real es- tate at Sunset Hill by the assessing | boards. The case had been heard by } John W. Banks as committee of the Superior Court and was sent back to him at the instance of the plaintiffs for a more comprehensive pronounce ment as to certain points at issue. . Both reports submitted by Referee Banks were in favor of the town and
 a second remOnstranee against the amended report was argued by plain
 tiffs' counsel before Judge Kellogg.
 The latter now gives judgment con-
 firming the referees finding on all
 essential matters. The plaintiffs have
 therefore lost their case unless they
 carry it to the Court of Errors and
 obtain a reversal of judgment from
 that tribunal. One effect of the de-
 cision is the taxation of triple costs
 against the plaintiffs. The litigation
 has so far cost the town $769 of which
 $500 represents counsel fees to Messrs.
 Lockwood and Shaw.
 A bill for S53 was recently presented
 to the town by John Muennich to se- cure compensation for damage done ' to his car one night early. in this
 month in an endeavor to force it's
 passage up the hill west of Bedding
 Center. The road had been heavily
 top dressed by Contractor Banks with
 A red clay which the rain converted into a. sticky mass almost impossible
 of navigation. After two new tires
 had been ruined in the effort Mr. y Muennich gave up the job and left the 2 car by the roadside. Both the select a men and MT. Banks dfsclaim respon- sibility for the damage. A lawyer n advises MT Muennich that he has ia 1; good case against the town and he q may decide to bring suit. The same d sort of top dressing material has been {; productive of much trouble to auto l. ists in previous seasons.
 {; The recent destruction of the D. S. lsanford barn at the Ridge and the q one in hometown occupied by John O ABurtis lengthens, without breaking as