The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-11
BEDDING

There aFe about 400 holders of the es7rqznfssory notes given for milk sJ1ls and approximately tvo-thirds of fbeSo. holders have signed an agree- ment te accept in the reorganized company common stock for the same amounts Some of the holders who prefer present cash to stock are esins settled with at the rate of ss Ia cents on tho dollar. The aim is te secure adjustment of 90 per cent of all these claims, this being essential to the success of the under. taking, Many of the creditors are strongly expressing the grievance they feel by reason of the failure of the company's former managers to pursue Q policy of entire frank ness in making known the company's real financial conditfou. Enough would be disclosed at Lines to sup port an appeal for raising addition ai capital, but these statements were always Accompanied by optimistic estimates as to the future estimates which failed to n7ateria1ize, and 1t was not until the First National Bank actively entered Into the situation that there was a full revelation.
 Engineers are engaged this week in making a final survey of that part of the trunk highway lying between Bedding Ridts and Bethel, this be- ing tho section which Highway Com missioner Bennett has promised to build during the present season. With the finish Of the survey plans will be prepared as a basis for bids, so that construction work ii likely to be started within a month or so. For bidding purposes the stretch will be divided into two sections It is un- derstood that concrete will not be called for in the plans. the material to be used being mainly stone and gravel As to the next piece of State aid road which the town has voted to build the se1ectmen do not know. just how the situation stands. The appropriation made for that class of work by the previous legislature contained a promise that 1t should not be expended until the war end ed. The fact that no notice of the allotment to which this town will be entitled has been received would indicate that the State authorities do not regard the armistice as an ending and are waiting until final peace terms are reached before releasing the appropriation.
 A member of the State police has been working on the Felomas bur glary case for about a week, but without tangible results as so far pI ears, although at the start he ex- pressed the opinion that he rather expected to land the culprits. By way of preparation for that desirable con- tingency two John Doe warrants were obtained from tho local pros acutor In these papers the value of the property stolen is placed at $1,25O.
 Miss Anna Wilson of this town IS a patient at the Bridgeport Hospital in consequence of severe burns about the upper part of the body. The house in Clinton avenue, Bridgeport, where she has been living during the winter took fire near her sleeping room one night last week and while seeking a way out she fell and was reached by the flames before rescue came. Her injuries are serious Sut not dangerous.
 The bill introduced by Representa- tive S. c, Shaw, making an appropri- ation of s10,0o0 for the erection of a new building on the Putnam Park gre Irds has passed the lower branch cL N-iS ltS5 Ao4ed UT D. 1Ile TG5u pro 2riatjon of $4,50O for the main tenance of the park for two years will be included in the general bud get of the committee on appropria- tions.
 During the absence from home one day last week of Gilson Peet ana his fa-4ily their house, located on the Stepney road near the Redding- Easton line was broken into and rob bed of>a sum of money. The job is supp9sed to be the work of home talent"
 Mrs. Sadie K. Creel. daughter of Louis J. Kearns of Georgetown, died at her home in New Jersey from in fuen7a on Saturday last after an ill., ness of only A hours. The body was brought to Georgetown for burial.
 Cyrus Brewster and family have moved from Miss Belle Stanford's house to the Henry s. Osborn home stead. Miss Eleanor Osborn, who re- turned to Washington after her step mothers funeral expects to be held there by the dudes of her govern ment position until midsummer at leasL
 Sergeant 'Bart'' Sanford returned to his home at Bedding Center last week after being mustered out of service. He has had two or three of'srs of business positions. but will probably decline them and resume the management of his fathers farm
 Wallace Williams of Georgetown is in failing health, supposedly from reCurrence of the intestinal trouble for which he underwent an operation last December.
 The adjourned special town meet ing to decide upon the tax rate will be held on Saturday afternoon of aA;s week.
 rdrs. Holland has moved her household effects from Yonkers to the reGLience in Georgetown which she purchased last fall from Arthur Nash.
 The leave of absence voted by Christ Episcopal church to Rev Raymond Cunningham. their rector, was to November 1. but will probably be extended as Cha plain Cunning ham writes that he does not expect release from the service until next Christmas or New Years. In a let ter to a Bedding friend under date of March 12 he says: We have now &,