Republican farmer., 1919-08-29
BEDDING

on Sunset Hlu, the town loses one of its prominent ana respected resi- dents. Mir Wood had been in i'm paired health for several years from a complication of ailments which
 caused him occasional attacks of in | tense suffering, but his prostrating final illness began only about three | weeks before his decease. Since he | same to Bedding between 40 and 50 years ago he conducted his farm of | more than 300 acres as a dairy farm, | being one of the towns pioneers In
 that speciality. He was born in the | Long Ridge district near Danbury S1 years ago, the son of Daniel Wood | and wife, the latter's maiden name l having been Rowena Bates. While a youth he learned the hatter's trade | but work at that occupation so af- fectod his health that q doctor | told him that he would not live long unless he made a change to outdoor pursuits. Taking heed of this warn | ing he became the superintendent | of a large farm near Paterson, N. J.. ' While in that position he hired, Tn his capacity as school committee, | Miss Almira Knapp to teach the local | school The acquaintance thus form | ed speedily led the young lady into | dHOlnGT engagement WHICH ICSuALC-A | a few months later in her becoming | the committeeman's wife.
 | This was in 1869 and soon after
 wards MT. Wood bought a farm in
 Paterson where he lived for five years before removing to this town. Mir.
 Wood always refused to be a candi- date for public office, having no in clination in that direction on account of absorption in his own affairs, an absorption which found expression in
 a devoted care of his family and in a
 close attention to the details of farm
 management He is survived by his
 wife, and three sons, Floyd, a residen of Danbury, Enoch, living in Bethel,
 and Fred erick, who has remained on the home place and to whom few
 months since the father deeded the farm. There were also two daush- ters, both now deceased. One of them
 married Louis c. Rumsey and the other George O. Sanford. The funeral of MT. Wood was held last Saturday with services at the house conducted by Rev. MT. Allen, a Congregational minister of Bethel. The pail bearers wero Albert Williams, George O. San ford, William Hoyt and l.. c. Rumsey.
 Interment was in the Ridge cemetery. Plans for the new building in Put nam Park have been decided upon
 and bids for its construction will soon
 be invited. It is to be a on, story | structure of uncut stone with ground
 dimensions of A by 31 feet. The par titions are arranged so as to provid e a large room in the center of the
 building with fire place facing the entrance. On one side of
 this main apartment will be a smaller room and upon the other an l nI lyi
 It is designed to expend only S8,5OC
 on the building itself, leaving $1,5O(
 of the $10,OOO appropriation to be
 used for furnishing. To provide
 building material the Park Commis-
 sion has purchased part of a stone
 quarry near the upper end of the l Park road.
 ! One day last week an officer came from Bridgeport and arrested Frank
 Fanrean on a charge of non-support
 while the latter was working with
 the trunk highway construction
 force. When arraigned in Bridge. port the defendant secured a con tinuance and furnished bonds for hi. appearance on the date fixed for tho trial His prosecution came abuu- through the efforts of his wife to SC
 cure the admission of their infan - ! SliA lb al pllAlAAC lllSL-tlllOll. ne CIllt
 is about a year old and will soon b, operated upon for the removal O
 cataracts which makes her blind. Tn,
 managers of the institution, upo1
 learning that Favereau was not nov , supporting his family, caused his ar , rest. The defense of the accused vii
 be the claim that he furnished , proper support so long as his wifi,
 lived with him, but withheld it whel she left him for another man.
 The final meeting of the creditor f of the Relph Rockwell estate in bank , ruptcy is called for today CThurs
 dayD Receiver Muennich has beei , able to realize only S313 from asset - of the estate and unsecured claim
 amount to S3,247. The debts incIud ! S69 for taxes and settlement expense - will further diminish the cash re , sources so that the balance will yicl, T a detail of less than five cents on tn dollar.
 As q casualty fruitage of the bal
 game played at West Bedding by tn
 home against the Ridge team las
 Saturday Attorney g. c. Shaw is nurs
 ling a twisted and swollen ankle. H
 was guarding first base for the Ridg
 CTS and received the injury by col
 lision with another player whil
 sprinting for the ball. It was a goo
 deal of game from the opening unti the last tense moment. The end O q the ninth inning found the score tie | at 13 In the tenth the Ridger
 squeezed out another run and victory ;, making a record of two straight Tn teams will probably have anothe = game at the Ridge on the afternoon o U Labor Day.
 The Putnam Park road has bee , Closei at the Bethel end in conse C quence of the starting Of constructio work on the trunk highway and mort ' and south travel above Five Points u now confined to the Sunset Hill rout,
 a condition which will probably con u tinua until next spring T. is under v stood that the cOntractCs will als ; sta-t operations before long at tn
 Easton end Of the line. One result ( , the undertaking is to further diminis u the previously scanty supply of farr - help in this vicinity, the road jo -t wages proving the diversive lure. an U one which farmers cannot afford II compete with. Last year the labc e shortage was due to the war and no
 the situation is worse than ever frol
 another cause.
 Since the opening of the seasc 'A the Ridge Inn has been filled to c: IL l with crpS+s and al