Republican farmer., 1919-05-09
BEDDING


 ditional features of tte program for the welcome nome reception to be given Readings soldier boys at Put nam Park on June IA. These and other details were decided upon at a meeting of the arrang gements com mittee held last Friday evening. It was also decided to raise s1,00O by popular subscription to meet the expenses of the affair. 4 standard of S1 per individual was settled upon but if impulse dictates the giving of larger sum it will not be refused. Sergeant r. B. Nash will design and supervise the erection of the arch at the main entrance of the park and will also have charge of the arrange ments for the athletic games. One of these events is to be a pushmo- bile contest in which about 20 com petitors are desired.
 The boys are expected to build their own pushm obiIes, a performance within the capacity of any boy having q fair degree of mechanical ingenuity. In the race one boy will ride in the vehicle and another push it for half the distance and then exchange places for the rest of the way. Other events oI the athletic program are as fol- lows: 150 yards dash, hurdle race, three legged race. tub race, broad jump, high jump, egg spoon race; 2e0 yards dash; hurdle obstacle race. Entries should be made to Ser geant Nash and may be by post card. MT. Nash will also show the boys how to construct pushmobiles. The special finance committee for. the reception, are J. W. Sanford and Michael Con nery and P. B. Nash and E. A Pink the decOr. oo1o7
 Following the example of Davy Crocketts coon, Easton officials came down without waiting for shooting to follow a warning. After preparing the papers for petition to ghe Coun- ty Commissioners in the Jump Hill road matter Attorney Shaw r--afied the towns road inspectors of the step taken and said that further action 1 would be suspended in the case, pro- Vided the required repairs were made promptly. As a result the inspectors served notice upon Road Contractor and First SeIectman E. P. Mills to get busy with the job and he proceeded to do so. Work done on Thursday and Friday last has placed the load in fairly good condition and now those who brought about the reform are sorry that they did not start something last year.
 The house on the lower Putnam Park road which has been known for the two years as the Bend -in-the- Road tea room will be occupied this season by the family Of Countess Laura de Gezdawa Turczynowicz, au- thor of the book When the Prussians Came to Poland The sister and the three children of the Countess moved into the house on Tuesday, but a 7 had been expected on account of recent call to return to Poland. Her book depicts the horrors that came upon that country from the Prussian invasion and of the hardship suffered by herself and the members of her family in making their escape. She is a native of Canada and obtained her title from marriage with one of the Polish nobility.
 West Side residents have complain ed to the seIectmen about the manner of Contractor Reads road repairing their objection being to the building up of the center with clods and other material taken from beyond the guI- ters. The method gives especially bad results on the narrow cross roads. The protest was referred to Michael Connery, local member of the road inspection committee.
 Aaron H. Sanford has sold his property in Winchester and moved to West Bedding where he and his wife will make their home with J. L. Black man, father of Mrs. Sanford
 Andrew Hingle and wife are again at their home at Bedding Center. hav- ing motored all the way from Florida where they passed the winter. The trip occupied r days.
 gEO- the total of Liberty Loan subscrip- tions to about S1Q,O0O which is $7,000 short of the allotment. Georgetown has already banked about $35. 900 paid by loan subscriptions and looks for g. final total of not less than $40, GOO.
 The recent final survey for the trunk highway included not only the northern section, the immediate build ing of which has been promised, but also the section below. The length of the whole is 12 miles and the cost of its construction is estimated at from $250, coo to $500. coo
 MT. and Mrs. George Arnold have been recent victims of pneumonia. The former is on the road to recovery and the condition of Mrs. Arnold shows slight improvement
 Former representatives of Bedding to the legislature went to Hartford yesterday to attend the tooth ami versary of the General Assembly, among them being W. H. Hill, J. B. Sanford, E. P. Sanford and Michael Connery, MT. Hill was the senior of the delegation, having served his first term about 50 years SEQ.
 Jacob Lieberg of Georgetown iz one of the returning members of the 77th Division, who recently arrived at New York. While in service he received wounds which kept him ia the hospital for two or three months. Hermann Smith of Bedding Center is also expected home in a few days, having sailed from a French port
 Quite a number of the towns dog owners will have to pay double rates this year, the number of licenses is- sued within the time limit being con siderably below the mark.
 Moses Baker and family have nlo~- ed from Easton to their house in Pleasant Valley.
 MT. and Mrs. Paul Conncry arriv- ed at Georgetown last Sunday on their return from their wedding trip.
 MT. and Mrs. Walbridge have ar