Republican farmer., 1919-09-05
BEDDING


 mittee did not make the seasons sec ond inspection of the highways until today, but members attending the meeting of the selectmen on Tues day gave informal reports which eX- pressed their views of the situation. These views were to the effect that while all three contractors had per formed considerable of the work they were directed to do there yet re mained defects that must be remedied before their total performance should be approved. If this becomes the formal decision of the committee the contractors pay will be further held back until they make good. Work on the permanent improve ments recently voted by the commit tee will be started next week, the first job undertaken being that near the Episcopal church. This job was left last season in an unfinished con- ditIou.
 The conveyance by Mrs Charles Bradley of her house at the Ridge to the Countess TurCzynowiCz has been delayed By the discovery of a gap in the title succession eating back more than fifty years. Joseph Tucker was a former owner of the property and upon his deCease it went to the widow and their children, but the town records fail to show any transfer either by owners or administrator s deed. Conveyance subsequently made by the widow, now deceased, appears on the record. The record defect alluded to will be rcrnedied through the execution by the surviving four children of the late Mrs. Tucker of quit claim deeds in favor of the Countess. This is expected to be done during the present week and the new purchaser will then take pos session.
 An aftermath of the job of state road building done by Contractor H. Sanford Osborn in Wilton two years ago is the bringing of a S2,000 suit against him by Phoebe s. M. Beers, owner of gravel deposit made use of by the contractor. Mir. osborn denies that the plaintiff has any real ground for the action. He says that she offered the gravel and also an old stone wall as material for the road in consideration of his fixing her driveway and removing some rocks from her property. These services he performed as agreed upon, but
 
 failed to also remove the stone wall the removal of which, as he claims was not a part of the bargain.
 On page s7 of the telephone direC- tory annex the space devoted to Red ding contains. under the head of 'Amusements," the words Baldwin Beach" Thercfrom would naturally come the supposition that this town possesses an aquatic resort bearing that designation whereas it has noth- ing of the kind Tn the main part of the directory, however, the section devoted to Bedding subscribers and their numbers inClu1cs the name and number of Beach Baldwin, a well known c0lored resident. In some way past understanding the telephone ed- itor---for there evidently is such functionary--- transformed a wor- thy and unoffending citizen into a rec reation resort Such conversion may not be HbelIous and defamatory. but it is in a. sense funny as well as un- accountable. The same annex section also credits Bedding with a private school which is as much a fiction as Baldwin Beach, thus adding to the 1vonderment regarding the said edi- tors mentality and it's processes.
 The towns jury list of jurors for the coming year is as follows: William Gorham, P. L. GrUmman, F. I. Cor ham, John Holman. Harry A. Louns- bury, R. w Mead, H. Sanford Os- horn, Howar1 c. Platt. F. NJ. Bradley. "A s. Benian'n. George Bouton. A. c. Barnett. Fred Crouch. John Davis. E. A. Pinkney, John c. Read. Seth Rider. Walter P. Rowland, Frank Rider. LcmueI B. Sanford. J. P. sanford. Jr., F. N. Sanford, F. Clinton Sanford, George O. Sanford, James Tucker, George p. Williams.
 The Arcadians" Albert Bigelow Paine's latest book, is a narrative en- tertainingly and rather humorously told. of his coming to Red[tng several years ago and his experiences in fix inE up for his habitation the old house on the west side which he purchased and has since sold, it's successor, as h.s dOmicile being a bungalow that he built. Several well known residents appear in the work under fictitious names. one of these being Harry A. Lounsbury. Incidentally the author has much to say in praise of Bedding and it's natural attractions.
 The registrars of voters, F.. NJ. Brad ley and Milo L. Osborn, will be in ses- sion at the town house from 1 to 3 p. m. on Thursday. Sept. IS. for the pur- pose of receiving applications from those seeking to be made voters in time for the October elections.
 Leslie Marshall and bride were guests last week at the Ridge. The former wife Of Mir. Marshall, who was Fanny Shaw, died in the early part Of last summer About two weeks ago he married a Mrs. Brook of Bir- mingham, Ala, a widow.
 The town finances will show for the fiscal year soon to close a bal ance on the right side of at least ST. 900, thereby permitting the payment of one of the ten bonds of that amount which mature Nov. 1. The principal owners of these bonds have agreed 10 accept an equal amount of a new issue bearing interest of 1-2 per cent. an increase of one per cent over the former rate.
 At the Episcopal church last Sun day Rev. Charles Brady. the retiring d..