The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-07
REDDING
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pu'blicans had a majority on the State |
ticket much below the usual figure. |
The Democratic high spot was the |
election of Paul Connery as repre-
sentative by a majority Of 16 over |
John H. Holman. S. c. Shaw, the |
other representative chosen, was on
both tickets. D. s. Sanford, Demo !
cratic candidate for State senator,
had majority of IT. over Blssell, a
backing by his home town of which
he has reason to be proud. Some of
the other figures are: Hplcomb, 1853;
Spellacy, 1877; for congress, L. o. Peck,
d, 140; Merritt, r, 1874; for lieutenant
governor, Lockwood, d, 140; Wilson,
r. 1874. Those elected justices of the
peace are joel Godfrey, Daniel
Vaughn, Rufus A. Lyon, John Muen-
Mich, F. A. Judd, A. G. Barnett and
Joel G. Hawley.
The plan of division into districts
with a contractor for each instead Of
having the new road repair contract
embrace the entire town was thor
oughly discussed by the road commit
tee at their meeting on Monday and
finally adopted. A number Of argu-
ments were advanced in favor Of the
plan. One was that while with the
single contract method not more than
two or three bids were likely to be
called out a division of territory
would elicit proposals from more than
this number for each section. Such
increase of competition, it is believed,
will inure to the benefit Of the town.
Furthermore there would naturally be
some rivalry among the contractors
and this should tend to greater thor
oughness and excellence in the work
Little river and the saugatuck river
are to form the interior boundary
lines in the division, making a, west
ern, a center and an eastern section.
The committee further decided, in adj
vertising' for bids, to invite proposals
for each of these sections and also
bids for the town as a whole. If the
award goes to a single contractor he
will have the privilege of sub-letter
as regards two of the sections de-
fined.
H. C. Mcclellan, chairman of the
local committee in charge Of the
united drive which begins next Mon
day for the joint benefit of various
war relief organizations, has appoint
ed the following associate members,
each having the designation of cap
tain: Ridge section, Mrs. Raymond
Cunningham; Center, Mrs. J. B. San
ford; Sanfortown, Mrs. E. M. San
ford; Pleasant Valley, Mrs. W. c.
Sanford; hometown, Mrs. w. H. Hill.
The canvass in West Redding will be
Supervised by e. P. Sanford, whose
appointment comes from the district
committee, and in Georgetown by MI
chael Connery, permanent chairman
of war relief work in that section.
The amount which the committee has
set as it's goal is $2,500 Mr.. McCol-
lam has succeeded in getting the orig
inal territorial arrangement changed
so that Redding instead of being d.
vtded will constitute a unit subsi-
diary to the Danbury district.
The influenza touched this town
very lightly except in Georgetown
where it was epidemic to a degree
probably not e0ce1led in any COM
munity of the country. Out of a
population of from five to six hun
dred at least two hundred were vic
tins of the nalady. Among the con-
siderable Italian and Polish elements
of the population 1t left hardly a sin
gle person unaffected. In comparison
with the number of sick the mortality
L., d IeTIll1dIlOn having
resulted in less than half a dozen
cases. These were mostly cases where
pneumonia succeeded the influenza.
The worst Of the epidemic seems to
be past, there having been practically
no new cases in the last few days
and most of the earlier patients being
in favorable progress towards recov-
cry. In the other parts of the town
pneumonia cases, none Of which
proved fatal.
A letter from Lyman D. Dunnell,
written from military hospital at
Chichester, England, brought to his
parents at their summer home on the
Ridge a few days ago news of his hav-
ing been wounded while taking part
in a general engagement on the
French front. His command had
overrun the first line of enemy
trenches and was cleaning up the sec
ond when his left shoulder was pierced
by a bullet, putting him out Of action
The letter gives a graphic account OF
his experience in the battle and makes
light OF his injury. Young DunneH is
one of the enlisted contingent, having
Joined the famous 7th N. Y. regiment
after Americas entrance into the war
The 18th afterwards was merged will
the 10th. He is a former pupil Of the
Sanford school and held a business po
sItion in New York at the time of hi
enlistment.
Miss Elizabeth s. Sanford is lpca
representative to assist in the helpfl
work the Red Cross has undertaken
in the matter of getting Christina
packages to the soldiers overseas Sht
has a supply of the standard contain
ers which have been. provided AM
will furnish them upon application
made to her at the Town Clerks of
flee. The Red Cross pays transporta
ton charges on the packages commit
ted to their care, and Nov 20 is tn
time limit set for forwarding thes
packages.
In reporting the trife wounding i
France last month of ]. B. Sanford
Jr., The Times correspondent mad
vertently misstated his rank. He wa
q corporal in the Redding HON
Guard when he enlisted and won a
appointment to the same position a
Bis training camp in this country. o
Che other slice he was promoted to
sergeantcy which rank he NOW hold
He is a member of Co. K, 107th regi
ment, 9th division.
OF the 20 Redding men in the Sc,
vice to whom ballots for Tuesday
election were sent only six made re
turns. These were Herman Smitl
francis Malone, George Russell. ID
Deming, Thomas Darragh and Samu,
Day.
Rev Raymond Cunningham an