Republican farmer., 1919-11-28
BEDDING
Especial to The Times

W
 Redding, Nov. 26.---The selectmen 1 the contract to improve the Lone | loWn-Putnam Park cross highway ac- cord1ng to plans and specifications | which they have, caused to he pre- pared by Engineer Edward jDoherty | or Bridgeport. The engineers esti- l mates, based on the plans, pIomise a | great improvement of the thorough 1 fare by the outlay of the S2 900 appro- pflated for the job. A comparatively | small part of the construction work IS to consist of telford, grading, gray | cling and a drainage system which l calls for six new culverts being the main features. It is hoped that the contract can be let within the figures Of the appropriation and the work finished before spring, result de- pending largely on weather condi- uons.
 A call has been issued for spe- cial meeting of Fire Go. No. 1 to be held at the Ridge on the evening of Dec. 8 the first to occur since the annual meeting in July, 1918. Des- bite the lethargy indicated by this interim of inaction the departm ent has meanwhile been kept in state of practical efficiency through the care given by Chief Marcus Burr to the apparatus and the other details required for a prompt and serviceable response to alarm calls. There should be a full muster of both ac- tive and honorary members at the coming meeting as several important questions bearing on the continued life and usefulness of the organiZa-
 ton are to be considered. A minor one is whether there should be an at tempt to collect in full the two years
 dues now, owing and another and m ore important the proposition to of fer the company's apparteus, valued
 at more than $1,000, to the town in connection with the proposed estaib- lishment of a town fire departm ent.
 If No. 2 Co.,, having headquarters at West Bedding, joins in the proposi- ton there would be made available an equipment capable of affording a fair degree of protection to all sec tions of the town with the exception of the Georgetown district and that locality can be depended upon to do it's share towards carrying into effect any expansion deemed necessary.
 A town department would of course be maintained by many from the pub lie treasury whereas the expense is now met by private contributions, al- though service is rendered without | distinction between those who con l tribute and those who do not. If the proposed change comes it will prob
 ably not be right away as favorable
 action on the part of a town meeting [ would first be necessary, but it does
 no harm to ascertain now the senti- 1 ment of the membership of the two ] companies in regard to the project. l Somewhat in the nature of house | warming will be the supper to be l given at the Community house on Tuesday evening of next week. The 1 occasion is one to which all mem
 bers of the Episcopal parish are in 1 vited and a good turnout is looked
 for. Supper is to be served about T o'clock. Rev. GeraldA Cunningham l and Miss Virginia Runyon are to be the speakers. Yesterday the Parish
 Aid society did more renovation and furnishing work in the interior and
 were aided in cleaning up the outside premises by volunteers from the San
 ford school. The society Is to hold a sale of fancy articles on the evening
 of Dec. 16 for the benefit of the up-
 keep fund and a course of lectures | and entertainments has been arrang- l ed for the same object.
 | A puDllC "60l1IIS HI tile Interest Ol education is to be held at the Mark
 Twain Library this evening under the direction of the State board. Follow ing is the program: Music by the ischool children; Introductory remarks, Supervisor H. D. Sylvester; demon
 stration lessons in history conducted
 by Mrs. Pauline Sanford of the Gen.
 ter school; lessons in reading con-
 ducted by Miss Vera Anderson of the
 coH 1Si.. od1 h1y A n
 Simpson, supervising agent.
 The Red Cross enrolment recently
 completed produced an enrolment of
 about 200 names as against 266 regis
 tered in the wartime period. While not so good a record as hoped for the
 additional BIO subscribers secured in
 the Georgetown district makes a pret- , lty good showing for a town of this size. The organization, while holding
 no work meeting at present, is ir shape to renew productive activities ! Fairfield Chapter. Considerable ma, terial from the former supplies re, mains on hand to be fashioned into hospital supplies whenever the neet , of it is made known.
 , The outlines of a farcica1 nusica sketch have been fabricated by Ser
 geant Nash, managing director, fol
 use as one of the chief features Of the
 minstrel show which the east side
 section is to produce about the middle of January in aid of the towN hal y fund. The program is also to com . prise a strong element of the old-tin1t . black face minstrelsy and altogethel is expected to make the public sit III and take notice.
 ; w. c. Sanford, chairman of the To ; cal committee on the Episcopal na . tional campaign, made an outline re port of the work done at the churcl
 service last Sunday morning. H : said that without exception tn committee were received in thei . canvass with a manifestation of in = terest and an expressed desire to co : operate in the movement which wa Fl in the highest degree encouraging There was 100 per cent respons y in filling out the blanks submitte
 and a mojority of those visited als became subscribers to some one 0
 the church papers. The campaig7
 banquet to be given at the Hote
 Green on the evening of Dec. vii
 be attended by representatives of tn y kchurches of Danbury, Bedding