The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-20
BEDDING

at the disbandment meeting of the Redding Homo Guard in April, held It's first meeting on Tuesday evening with Chairman H. S. Barnes presid- ing. Some changes in and additions aa the mem bership raised it from nine s9 thirteen with the following per n~arfel: Ridge section, II. $. Barnes, John Muennich, D. s. Sanford, P. B. Nash: Center, J. E. Sanford, A. G. Barnett, c. IT. Ward; West Bedding, E. F. Sanford, Joel C.. Hawley, J. Johnson; Georgetown, M. Connery. B. B. Banks. Walter P. Rowland. It T>S voted that each section commit Soe should select its own chairman end that these should together form ~ @emmtttee on entertainments. This latter committee is expected to hold its first conference next week and lay out a general program.
 What sum should be tentatively fix ed upon as the cost of the new build ing was discussed and an estimate of S1O,0OO arrived at. It has been gen. orally understood that the building was to be erected on the Dayton lot which the town acquired last year, but on this point Town Clerk san ford presented an alternative sugges- ton that the present site, enlarged by more ground obtained through pur-
 
 and the present structure be remod- elled and expanded. Should the old site be abandoned 1t will revert to private ownership, the towns tenure being only conditional. No definite action was taken upon Mir. Sanford's suggestion. There is so far avail able for the building project the sum of about s125 donated by the Home Guard with the idea that it should be applied towards providing a sol diers' memorial room in the new building.
 By vote of the committee Chairman Barnes will confer with A F. Brink erhoH and Duncan Gay, architects who have summer houses in Redding, with a view of getting them to pre- pare plans for the projected hall. Be- fore this Is done, however. the matter of a site will probably be definitely settled.
 The case of Ezekiel Burr, charged with the theft from Harry Lounsbury of oats valued at s35, was disposed of last Thursday in the criminal Com mon Pleas court at Bridgeport to which an appeal had been taken by the defendant after he was fined and sentenced to jail in a local justice court upon his plea of guilty. Tn the higher court he also pleaded guilty
 
 $50 and costs and two months in iafl Sentence as to the Imprisonment was suspended upon his payment of the fine and costs. His attorney in last weeks proceedings was Robert J. Beecher.
 The extension of Federal aid to the Bridgeport-Bethe1 trunk highway pro- ject through this town means some thing of delay in starting construc- n 1d hn preliminaries must be closely exam ined and approved before funds from the National government appropria- ton can be applied to the work. Tn a conversation which IT. Sanford Os- born had last week with Highway Commissioner Bennett, the latter said that he could not say just when these preliminaries would be adjust ed, but that he was as anxious to get the job under way as anyone and that there would be no unnecessary delay. He seemed hopeful that the construction of the Ridge-Bethel sec ton might be accomplished this sea- son in accordance with the previous program.
 The Gilbert & Bennett wire mills fin Georgetown are unusually busy for this season of the year and despite all the talk about the surplus of labor
  to secure the desired number of hands. The difficulty can hardly be ascribed to the rate of wages paid by the company they are paying laborers S4 a day and their mechan- ics earn from $50 to $60 a week. A number of mechanics have been brought from Bridgeport, but most of them de-erted after a short stay for the al Tent reason that they find ax-s
 bA agreeable. This absence of movies and other thrill providers becomes simply uncomfortable and the nearby white lights of Danbury fail to fill the void.
 An inspection of the newly repaired highways was made on Tuesday by the special supervisory committee. T'se,y found the Ridge section, Charles G-1rrer contractor, and the Center sectiorm B. B. Banks contractor, tn quite satisfactory shape. there being noted only a few stretches which called for further attention. The west sidm section. ZalrTlon Read contractor. vi Zin generally poor condition One defect came from the faulty method of piling material in a ridge at the center of the road and there were other sections where no work had been done Until conditions are rem edied the committees' approval. which is a requisite preliminary to the pay 1nent of the contractors bills, will be withheld.
 The ejectnent suit brought by George Howard and wife against Sarah A Buchanan and in which the jury disagreed on June 9, was sched- uled Cor another hearing on Wednes- day of this week. this time without a jury, but by arrangement between counsel was adjourned to the coming Saturday. Negotiations are in pro- gress. with a fair prospect of success of a settlement of the controversy out of court
 A special town meeting will prob ably be called for some date mex: month to act upon the measure pass ed at the recent session of the Legis- lature fin regard to the repair of State Aid roads. The bill provides that towns avai1fng themselves of it's pro. visions may have these highways maintained for the next two years upon the payment of one-fourth the cost