Republican farmer., 1919-06-20
BEDDING

Tt the disbandment meeting of the tReddiog Home Guard in April, held It's first meeting on Tuesday evening with Chairman H. S. Barnes presid- ing. Some changes in and additions 70 the membership raised it from nine 10 thirteen with the following per sonnel: Ridge section, II. $. Barnes, John Muennich, D. S. Sanford, r. B. Nash; Center, T. B. Sanford. A. c. Barnett, C. H. Ward; West Bedding, E. r. Sanford, Joel G. Hawley, J. Johnson; Georgetown. M. Connery, B. 3. Banks Waiter r. Rowland. It was voted that each section commit tee should select it's own chairman and that there should together form committee on entertainments. This latter committee is expected to hold It's first conference next week and lay out n general program.
 What sum should be tentatively fix ed upon as ths cost of the new build ing was discussed and an estimate of SlO,OO0 arrived at. IL has been gem 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 Sam ford presented m alternative sugges- ton that the present site, enlarged by
 
 chase or condemnation. be retained and the present structure be remod- elled and expanded. Should the old site be abandoned it 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
  be applied towards providing a sol diers' memorial room in the new building.
 By vote of the committee Chairman Barnes will confer with 4. F. Brink erhofr and Duncan Gay, architects who have summer houses in Reddine with a view of getting them to pre- par eplans for the projected hall. Be- fore this Is done. however. the matter of O site will probably be definitely settled.
 The case of Ezekiel Burr, charged with the theft from Harry Lounsbury of oats vnlued at t35, 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 pleau of guilty. In the
 
 and received a sentence of q fine of $50 and costs and two months in jail Sentence as to the Imprisonment was surpcnded upon his payment of the fine and costs. His attorney in last weeks proceedings was Robert J. Beecher
 The extor sion of Federal aid to the Bridgeport-Beth trunk highway pro- 5ect through this town means some thing of n delay in starting construc- ton as the survey plans and other preliminartes must be closely exam ined and approved before funds from the National government appropria- ton can be applied to the work. In q conversation which H. Sanford Os- born had last week with Highway Commissioner Bennett, the latter said that he could not say just when these preiim.naries 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 6 Bennett wire mills in Georgetown are unusually busy for thie season of the year and despite all the talk about the surplus of labor seeking employment find it difficult to secure the desired number of hands. The difficulty can hardly be ascrioed to the rate of wages paid by the company as they are paying iaborers s4 a day and their mechan- ics earn from $50 to s6O a week. A number of mechanics have been brought from Bridgeport. but most of them deserted after q short stay for the apparent reason that they find life in this rural village too slow to be agreeable. This absence of movies and other thrill providers becomes simply uncomfortable and he 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 committed They found the Ridge section. Charles Stauffer contractor. and the Center section. B. E. Banks contractor, in quite satisfactory shape, there being noted only few stretches which called for further attention. The west eide section. Zalmon Read contractor, was in generally poor condition. One defect came from the faulty method of bling material in a ridge at the center of the road and there wers X other sections where no work had
 
 edied the committees approval. which is a requisite preliminary to the pay rnent of the contractors bills will be withheld.
 The eJectment suit brought by George Howard and wife against [ Sarah A Buchanan and in which the E jury disagreed on June 3, was sched- uled for another hearing on wednes- k day of this week. this time without a jury. but by arrangement between counsel was adjourned to the coming g Saturday. Negotiations are in pro- gress. with fair prospect of success. of n settlement of the controversy ou. of court
 A special town meeting will prob ably be called for some date next month to act upon the measure pass | ed at the recent session of the Legis- |. lature In regard to the repair of State ! Aid roads. The bill provides that | powns availins themselves of its pro- fagn hfpS,