The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-04
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today. but members attending the meeting of the selCctmen on Tues day gave informal reports which eX- pressed their views of the situation. These views were to tho effect that while all three contractors had per formed considerable of the work they were directed to do there yet re- mairou defCass that must be remedied before their Total performance should be approved. If this becomes the formal decision of the committee the contractors pay will be further held back until they make good Work on the permanent improve uents recently voted by the commit fec will be started next week, the first job undertaken being that near the Episcopal church. This job was left last season in an unfinished con dition.
 The conveyance by Mrs Charles Bradley Of her house at the Ridge to inc Countess Turczynowicz has been delayed by the discovery of a gap in the title succession dating back more than fifty years Joseph Tucker was a former owner of the property and upon his deCease it went to the widow and their children, but the town records fail to show any transfer either by owners or administrator s Gee1. Conveyance subsequently made by the widow. now deceased, appears 01 the record. The record defect a1'udcd 10 will he remedied through the execution by the surviving four children Of the late Mrs. Tucker of cuit claim deeds in favor of the Countess. This is expected to be dono during he present week and the now purchaser VIII then take pos session.
 An aftermath of the job of state road building done " Contractor H. Sanford Osborn in Wilton two years a=o is the D~tre'r- of a s2,00o suit aaaiust him by Phoebe s. NJ Beers, owner of a gravel deposit made use of lay the contractor. Mir. Osborn denies that the plaintiff has any real ground for the action. He says that she offered the gravel and also an old stone wall as material for the road in consideration of his fixing her driveway and removing some rocks from her property. These services he performed as agreed upon. but Mrs. Beers was aEerieved because he failed to also remove tho stone wall the removal of which, s he claims, q
 Cr uage G7 of the telephone dircc- tory annex tho space devoted to Red ding contains. under the head of Go r77r1scrDoufs," the words Baldwin Beach" Thcrefrom would naturally come the supDosition that this town possceses an aqua+'c resort bearing that designation whereas f. has noth- ing of tho kind. Tn the main part of the directory. however, the section devoted to Bedding subscribers anl their numbers incIu -os the name and number of Beach Baldwin, well known coioTed resident. Tn some way past understanding the telephone ed i.or---for there evidently is such a functionary---has transformed wor- thy and gnoffcnGing citizen into a rec rcation resort. Such conversion may not be HbeUous and GefamatoTy. but fl is in sense funny IS well as un- accounta -a. The same annex section also cradt-s Reading with a private school which is as much n fiction as Baldwin Beach, thus adding to the vonG Gc-mert regarding the said cdi- tors mentality and is processes.
 The towns jury list of jurors for the corning year is as follows: William Gorham. E L. GrUmman, Y. I. Cor ham, John Holman. Harry A. Louns- bury R w. Mead, H. Sanford Os- born, Howard C. Platt. T.. M. Bradley, A =. Benjamin. George RoUtOn, A. c. Barnett. Fred. Crouch, John Davis. E. |. Pinkney, John c. Read. Seth Rider Waiter ?. Rowland, Frank Rider, LeTnuei B. Sanford. J. B. sanford, Jr F. NJ Sanford. T.. Clinton Sanford, George O. Sanford. James Tucker George P. Williams.
 "The ArcaGians." Albert Bigelow Paine's latest book, is a narrative. en- torlainingiy and rather humorousiy told. of his coming to ReGEEng several years ago and his experiences in fix ing up for his habitation the old house on the west side which he purchased and has since sold, it's suec cessor. as his domiciie Neing a bungalow that he built Several well known residents appear in the work under fictitious names, one of these being Harry A. Lours5ury. Incidentally the author has much to say in praise of Bedding and it's natural attractions.
 The registrars of voters. F. NJ. BraI- ley and Milo l.. Osborn. will be in ses- sion at the town house from 1 to 5 D. m. on Thursday. Sept. IS. for the pur- pose of receiving applications from those seeking to be made voters in time for the October elections.
 Leslie Marshall and bride were guests last week at the Ridge. The former wife of Mr Marshall. who was Fanny shaw. died in the early part of last summer. About two weeks ago he married a Mrs Brook of Bir- minEham. Ala. widow.
 The town finances will show for the fiscal year soon 10 close a ball. once on the right side of at least S1.- oOG. thereby permitting the payment of one of the ten bonds of that amount which mature Nov. 1. The principal owners Of these bonds have agreed to accept an equal amount of a new issue bearing interest of 4 1-2 per can't. an increase of one per cent over the former rate.
 At the Episcopal church last Sun day Rev. Charles Brady. the retiring pastor. made a brief farewell address to the congreSa ton. He leaves this week for his former home al Fort Lufton. Col. On account of impaired health due to an attack of influenza he will take a rest of about year before resUming ministerial work.
 At the West Bedding ball grounds last week the local team suffered tbof- -rsrd successive defeaf af tha