The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-13
BEDDING

Bedding, Nov. 13-InVentory of the
 estate of the late Daniel G. Wood as
 reported to the probate court by
 Judge Woodman of Bethel and w. H. Hill, the appraisers, shows a value of something over $31,oO0. This rep
 resents only the personal property
 left by the decedent who conveyed, in his lifetime all his real estate, val ued at approximately $25,0OO, to one
 of his sons. All the personal prop
 erty was bequeathed by will to the widow. Most of it is in the form
 of mortgage securities, the balance consisting of sevings bank deposits Henry Hemingway and Mclean Buckingham of Watertown spoke. at the Episcopal church last Sunday
 upon the church's nationwide cam paign. Both were lay delegates to the recent General Convention at De- troit and diIated upon the movement from the layma1's point of view. At the services next Sunday the local committee will make a preliminary
 report upon the work of the survey
 as far as 1t has extended.
 In accordance with instructions voted at the annual town meeting the se!ectrnen have taken action towards placing warning signs at various To-
 cations in town dangerous for auto travellers. Eight large signs like those
 used on the state roads have been or dered and will be set as soon as they
 arrive. The work of safeguarding other danger points will be extended as these places are called to the se- lectmen'S atten nuon.
 Members of the Parish Aid society of the Episcopal church put in a busy
 
 part of the Ridge store in preparation for the opening of the public library there about two weeks hence. Dona- tions of books continue to be made and Mrs. F. A. Maibrey has contrib uted the stove that was needed. Mrs. Mabrey has been elected president of the society to succeed Mrs. Archer, resigned.
 Francis Malone writes from Paris where he has been stationed for the past two years as a, U. s. postal agent that despite the dreadfully high prices supposed to prevail in Europe for all the necessaries of life he recently out fitted himself with a, fairly good suit of clothes and a pair of shoes at a cost of only $50. He expects release from his present assignment in time to be at home for Christmas.
 A musical program followed by the serving of refreshments and a season of dancing imparted special interest and enjoyment to the regular meet ing of Redding Grange on Wednes- day evening of last week. Two new m embers were received and the at tempt to infuse the organization with new life is felt to have made an en- couraging start.
 William E. Banks, for severa,
 years one of the force of carpenters | in the employ of Contractor H. c McCollam, has started in as a boss builder on his own account. His first job in this capacity is the Gaynor bungalow, now nearing completion.
 First class music and an appetizine lunch, the latter furnished by Mary and Jennie Peterson as caterers, were
 features of the dance given at the
 Mark Twain Library last Friday ev-
 ening in aid of the town hall build ing fund. There was a fine attend ance and the net proceeds were SIS. Mrs. Margaret Lounsbury has re- tired as teacher of the Unpawaus
 school and Miss Murphy is substitut- ing in the position until a perma- nent successor can be obtained. The retiring teacher, who filled the place most satisfactorily, was paid at the
 rate of $S50 per year, and to secure another incumbent the indications are that these figures must be ad- vanced to about $1,000.
 Mrs Charles Archer and daughter Miss Marion, who ] R for some time made their home N-,h the formers sister, Mrs. H. s. Barnes, are abou to change their place of residence tc Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Archer wa:
 active in church and other welfare 1 oF | pie will be a distinct loss to the socia i life of the Ridge.
 Mrs. Ranney has asked the select { men to expedite matters in adjusting the fence building controversy be | tween herself and her neighbor, Dun can Gay, setting forth that the pres 1 ent unsettled conditions are causing | her no little tribulations. She claim: ] that MT. Gay has made matter! | worse by fencing off what was for. merly an outlet for the passage ot l her cattle to the highway from his land and that now the only way fol | their return is across the SaugatucE river. When attempts are made tc drive them across they wander uI and down the stream seeking abou every means of egress but the righ one, so that often several hours are necessary 10 get tIeIl pdCk OL their own territory. She further sets forth as another grievance that MT Gay sometimes stones her cows to gel them off his premises and that the
 other evening he pushed her and as- sailed her with disa greeable langua ge while she was trying to reclaim the errant live stock. She says she does
 not wish to have her cattle annoy the neighbors and is willing to do heI legal and equitable share towards keeping them within bounds by pro. viding proper fences. As for the SC. lectmen they say that there are com plications in the case which hindereG an immediate decision, but that one | will be formulated in due season.