Republican farmer., 1919-03-21
BEDDING


 starting of work to build the Bridge port-Danbury trunk highway led to the appointment of D. s. Sanford, Henry J. FOrman and H. c. McCol- lam as a committee to visit Hartford and interview Highway Commissioner Bennett upon the subject. The trip was made on Tuesday. Commissioner Bennett expressed himself as sympa- thetic toward the object of their mis- sion and said he should like to be able to give assurances that the entire line would be completed before next winter. There were numerous other projects calling for attention how ever and the best he could do was to promise that construction would be- gin this season and be extended northward from the Ridge to Bethel by fall In talking about the lower section of the line Mr. Bennett made it known that he was aware of the wretched conditions prevailing from about half mile above Jump Hill to a mile or more below. Probably no stretch of main highway in the state IS in worse shape and as Easton does nothing in the way of repairs condi- uons continue to get worse despite the fact that the limit seemed to have
 
 only apparent remedy is an appeal to the county commissioners asking that the Easton authorities be compelled to do their duty in the matter and it is probable that such action will be taken by some of the many subjected to the hardships and dangers attend ing travel over the road.
 Besides the encoura ging report brought back by the committee rela- tive to the trunk highway they had good news. also obtained at Hartford to impart about another matter of local interest. This is the proposed erection of a new building at Putnam Park to serve. among other purposes as museum for the parks collection of historical relics. Two years ago an effort to secure special appro- priation of $10,OO0 for the museum met with failure. This year the Put nam Park Commission renewed the application and it has been the sub ject of hearings before the LegisIa- ture committees with the outcome seemingly in considerable doubt On Tuesday. Col. Patron, chairman of the Appropriations committee inform ed Mir. Sanford that both his com mittee and that upon State parks had acted favOrably on the measure thereby practically insuring its sue cess. With the providing of a place in which the Revolutionary and other relics can be safely stored and con- veniently exhibited it is believed that the present collection will be largely increased.
 The lawsuits threatened in conse- quence Of q business mix up in which hh al ,1, unexpectedly bad, another unexpect- edly good, a. grocery bill and the sale Of a COW, are not to nateriaHze. As told in this column last week An thony KOlosky. informally restored to himself possession of 9 COW which he sold Gabriel Finck, taking this action on the assumption that the S74 check given in payment by Finck was worth less as had proved the S24 check pre- viously given by Finck to John Muen- mich. The latter handled Kolosky's check, but advanced nothing upon it. When the check was honored by the bank AIuennich retained from the $74 the sum of $4439, representing a gro cery bill which Finck owed him. and offered Finck the balance. The latter vehemently protested and demanded back the COW. but finally accepted Muennich's proposition Thus the equilibrium is equitably restored de- spite legal irregularities about some phases of the affair.
 The following memorial was placed in circulation the latter part of last week copies being placed at West Bedding, Georgetown, the Center and the Ridge:
 We the undersigned, citizens of Bedding, regardless of party af1ilia- tions, wish to go on record as heartily approving the general idea of a League of Nations to safeguard the peace of the world, as endorsed by President Wilson and ex-President Taft, and we respectfully urge our Senators to support such covenant"
 The reception accorded the docu- ment is, almost without exception, favora ble. Hardly any refusals to sign are so far reported, and several who withheld their signatures did so on the ground that they had not reached a decision on the question
 Pleasant Valley people are rather pluming themselves on the prompt ness of action which enabled them to fill all their ice houses, theirs being the only section of the town harvest ing a full supply There has been some vague talk of esq blishine an ice making plant on the Ridge to supply the void in that locality, but the de- mand is not of sufficient volume to make such an enterprise profitable. Bethel is also iceless and many have resort to the artificial article.
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 Town Clerk Sanford went to Wash ington on Monday to see his sister. Mrs Martha Osborn, who was pros trated there by apopIetic attacks about amonth ago. She has failed slightly since the early part of last week.
 Preliminary steps towards arrange ments for a welcoming reception to r the towns returned soldier boys were taken this week by W. c. Sanford, chairman of the local War Bureau The selection of committees and the raising of funds to meet the expenses are now in progress.
 As the majority of the Bedding boys are still in Europe the date for the reception will probably not be an early one.