Republican farmer., 1919-10-31
BEDDING
Special to The TimesD

ception was the 1000 allotted for inn proving the cross highway connecting the LCt1etOwn section of the State i road with the new trunk highNay l Upon it's being made apparent that 1 this sum was insufficient to do the i job properly the appropriation was . doubled by adding to it the S1 OG0 I,ro- posed to be used for road improve mentS of permanent character in other sections of the town. The di- version leaves this important depart ment unprovided for, for the first tTne in several years, an omission much to be regretted The assessors presented a request to the meeting that their pay he increased to 54 per day from the present rate of $3 and such increase was voted accompanied by the proVlso that it should cover the boards expenses for trausporta- ton. The qualification renders the concession of doubtful advantage to the nominal benefoiaries. as they must do a lot of travelling this year in or Ger to make an appra1sement of all property from personal inspection in accordance with the laws require mcuts. After some discussion the pro posed change by which taxes shall become payable on May 1 instead of Get. l was laid over for decisive ac- tion on the part Of the adjourned
 
 tax rate after the new gran- list is made up.
 W \. Lounsbury was the only one who spoke in opposition 10 the change. In fayOrtng il Michael Con nerT of the 1nanca committee, urged as advartages of the plan that it would permit o- harmony between the tax rate and the same years apprO- priarions, something impossible un- der the present system, and also per init If a &I0.Go0 or S12.gI0 reduction Of he towns Indebtedness with a | consequent saving of $400 or $500 yearly in interest charges. The prop osttion for he biennial election of all town officers was disposed by the 1 raseage of q resolution providing that ! the matter be voted upon by ballot a- l the annual town election next year. 1 The resignation of Rev. Raymond i Cunningham as rector of Christ Ep!s- i COpal church. to take effect after ! Easter Sunday or about May 1 of next ! year, was submitted to the vestry on ] Sunday last and accepted. His ac- ! ton was no surprise to the vestry- men as he had already discussed with | them in the frankest and friendIiest ] manner the fact of his having re- ! ceived a call from Washington, Litch- l field county, and the reasons which | tmpcIled him to it's acceptance. The ! coming severance of relations oCCa- ! sions sincere regret on both sides and also throughout the community l where NIr. Cunningham is personally i 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 1 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 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 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 ncnt, promoter of the Old Folks con- cert, a member of the Home Guard and Red Cross and Liberty Loan workers. These were only a few of | the causes which enlisted his efforts. i When he received the call to Wash :ngron some weeks ago he at first re- turned an absolute refusal. but cOnsid | erations of such convincing force were 1 urged that he came to feel that ac- ceptance was along the line of duty. The Washington parish to which he Tviu go is about double the size of | the Bedding parish
 \ report that Bedding Grange was about to surrender it's charter owing to decreased membership and interest
 dot ion tNa- ! ycnd the fact that such q step has been in contemplation but was voted ! down at the organizations last meet ing There are so many other calls. public and otherwise. on the atten- ton of the members that the meet ings have of late been poorly at tended and it was therefore decided that in future regular meetings should be held monthly instead of semi monthly A committee was ap- pointed to prepare a program of spe- cfal interest with out of town speak CTS for the next meeting under the new advancement which is to take place cn the evening of Nov. 5.
 Although the plan for Community house at the Ridge has been given up in it's full measure the library feaa- tura of the project i5 being carried forward with prospects Of Q success ful realiza ion. Some responses have been made to an appeal for the gift or loan of books and arrangeIne are progressing to obtain further supplies from the Mark Twain Library and the Bethel Library. The free use of the lower floor of the former Ridge storey hieh is owned by Henry San ford 2nd. has been offered for the un- dertaking
 The first entertainment in aid of
 the town hall building fund has been arranged for in the form of a dance to occur at the Mark Twain Library on the evening of Nov. '. The state
 nent that the Home Guard commit tee appointed to further the cause had been entirely dormant was not quite accurate. A meeting of the , committee held last June appointed D. s. Sanford. John Muennich and