The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-30
BEDDING
Especial to The Times.)

amendment the adjourned town meet ] ing on Saturday afternoon adopted ali the Finance committees recommend ations to appropriations. The ex- ception was the S1,0N0 allotted for inn proving the cross highway connecting the hometown section of the State { road with the new trunk highway. l Upon its being made apparent that this sum was insufficient to do the ! job properly the appropriation was doubled by adding to 1t the s1.O00 pro- posed to be used for road improve ments of a permanent character in other sections of the town. The di- version leaves this important depart ment unprovided for, for the first time in several years an omission much to be regretted The assessors presented a request to the meeting that their pay be increased to S4 per day from the present rate of $3, and such increase was voted accompanied by the proviso that it should cover i the boards expenses for transporta- 1 tion. The qualification renders the concession of doubtful advantage to the nominal benefciaries, as they must do a lot of travelling this year in or der to make an appraisement of all property from personal inspection in accordance with the laws require ments. After some discussion the pro posed change by which taxes shall
 become payable on May instead of
 Oct. l was laid over for decisive ac-
 ton on the part of the adjourned meeting which is to be held to fix the
 tax rate after the new grand list is
 made up.
 w. A. Lounsbury was the only one
 who spoke in opposition to the
 change. In favoring it Michael Con- nery of the finance committee, urged ! as advantages of the plan that it
 would permit of harmony between the
 tax rate and the same years appro- 1 priations, something impossible un- :: der the present system, and also per
 init of a $10.o00 or $12,0O0 reduction of the towns indebtedness with a consequent saving of s4O0 or $500 i yearly in interest charges. The prop osition for the biennial election of all town officers was disposed by the 1 passage of a resolution providing that 1 the matter be voted upon by ballot at ] the annual town election next year. The resignation of Rev. Raymond Cunnin gham as rector of Christ Epis- 1 copaI church, to take effect after
 Easter Sunday or about May 1 of next year, was submitted to the vestry On l Sunday last and accepted. His ac- ton was no surprise to the vestry- men as he had already discussed with l them in the frankest and friendliest l manner the fact of his having re- i ceiyed a call from Washin gton, Litch-
 field county, and the reasons which i impelled him to its acceptance. The | coming severance of relations occa | sions sincere regret on both sides
 and also throughout the community
 where MT. Cunningham is personally
 known to all and liked by all. His
 present rectorship, which began in
 1914, has been continuous in respect
 to service except for several months
 of last year when he was on chap
 laincy duty in France. Coming to
 Bedding in 1910 as a teacher in the
 Sanford school he left that position | some three years later to en-
 ter upon his studies in prep
 aration for the ministry at the
 Theological Seminary in New York. A l six months period of service as as
 sistant pastor at Hoosac Falls pre- ' ceded his return to Bedding and as [ sumption of his present charge. En-
 ergetic and devoted in his pastoral i work he found time to lend a helping hand to civic activities in the way of community service, having been the
 first chief of the east side fire depart ment, promoter of the Old Folks con cert, 8 member of the Home Guard and Red Cross and Liberty Loan workers. These were only a few Of the causes which enlisted his efforts.
 When he received the call to Wash : ington some weeks ago he at first re- ; turned an absolute refusal. but consid-
 erations of such convincing force were urged that he came to feel that ac- , ceptance was along the line of duty. , The Washington parish to which he will go is about double the size of
 the Bedding parish.
 A report that Bedding Grange was f about to surrender it's charter owing ? to decreased membership and interes; 2 proves to have as a foundation be- = yond the fact that such a step has
 been in contemplation but was voted down at the organizations last meet 8 ing There are so many other calls f public and otherwise, on the atten-
 tion of the members that the meet = ings have of late been poorly at f tended and it was therefore decided l that in future regular meetings s should be held monthly instead oi
 semi-monthly. A committee was ap- ) pointed to prepare a program of spe- ] cial interest with out of town speak CTS for the next meeting under the new arrangement which is to take ) place on the evening of Nov. ,.
 Although the plan for a Community house at the Ridge has been given up
 in it's full measure the library feaa-
 
 ture of the project is being carried . forward with prospects of a success . full realiza ton. Some responses have , been made to an appeal for the gift or loan of books and arrangements , are progressing to obtain further
 supplies from the Mark Twain Library 2 and the Bethel Library. The free use , of the lower floor of the former Ridge r i storew hich is owned by Henry San , ford 2nd, has been offered for t-4e un- f dertaking
 The first entertainment In aid of 7 the town hall building fund has been l arranged for in the form of dance ) to occur at the Mark Twain Library
 1 on the evening of Nov. '. The state r 1 ment that the Home Guard commit tee appointed to further the cause
 had been entirely dormant was not
 | unite accurate. A meeting of the . committee held last June appointed D. s. Sanford, John Muennich and
 J. B. Sanford a subcommittee on en- /. i tertainments, but a. soon afterwards : a production of "Pinafore," for the