The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-15
BEDDING
Special to The Tmes.)

cons which have been in progress for the laeter's residence property at Ridge arc off temporarily and probably altogether after approaching the purchase by the Countess Turczy a point that gave promise of the pros peotive deals contamination. In re- spect to location and conveniences the house fully met the desires of the Countess and the failure of the par ties to reach an agreement was due to difference as to whether the barn should be included in the purchase. The original proposition was for the requirement. only of the house and about half the four acre lot in which 1t stands. The price named was s7.0OO and the transaction would probably have been effected on these terms had not tho matter of the barn become an obstacle. In the event of a sale it was the idea of Mrs. Bradley to build an- other house for her own occupancy upon the lower part of the lot. Fail ing to obtain the Bradley property the Countess. through the Sanford agency, began negotiations with John Muennich for the purchase of his res dence, the former Henry Shaw place. The object sought by he in getting a satisfactory home in the Ridge sec ton is proximity to the Sanford school In which institution she plans to ednI- cate her three children.
 In the building of the trunk high way A new layout will be followed for some distance above the Five Points for the purpose of providing a practically straight line. The new layout Is to be partly across land ac- Quired from Patrick Sullivan, Charles Morehouse and John Malone. Further north on the Putnam Park road are numerous bends which will be wholly eliminated or undergo material re- duction of the curves and there will also be a general widening. The contractor has bought a ledge near the Bethel line from Robert Edmonds and a stone crusher is on hand to start operations there. Near by a building Is in process of erection to furnish living quarters for the Italian laborers who will constitute most Of the working force. Resident labor CTS are also being engaged for the job, quite a number usually engaged In farming and other occupations. be- ing attracted by the s4 a day wage. It Is the plan to carry on construc- ton work throughout the winter to the extent that weather conditions ptrU1lb anu lue Oulphl OL IldltIldl
 will be continuous.
 The recent prosecution of a Bethel man who was fined $50 and costs for conducting a passenger auto service without having provided himself with a Federal license to do such business has set many car owners in this town to apprehensively questioning how they stand in relation to the new law To be on the safe side several have already taken out licenses and others will either follow suit or give up the transportation of passengers for hire. No one in Bedding makes a sole busi- ness of such transportation or con- ducts it upon a schedule as to routes and time table although several do a considerable volume of such busi- ness in response to individual calls. From the information obtained by most inquiries. however. the law re- quires the licensing of those who render auto transportation service for joy to any extent whatever A Fed eral license costs s10 and is a re- quirement entirely apart from those pertaining to state licenses. Bee own CTS as well as car owners find them selves subject to an additional re- sponsibility from a new statute re- quiring that hives of honey bees be registered at the town clerks office on or before Oct. 1 next. The regis tration fee of z5 cents covers all the hives In any one colony and the pen alty for failure to register is a fine not exceeding S5.
 A numerously signed petition pre- pared by West Bedding residents and seeking relief from the unsatisfac- tory travel conditions in that locality has not been presented to the select men because the road committee got busy with the same problem in time to anticipate the appeal and did 1t fin a way warrantins expectation that the activities set in motion will ac- complish the desired results. Moth ing done by this committee since 1t came into being has won greater ap- provaI than the program 1t decided upon at it's recent meeting. The pol icy of sharply holding the contract ors to the full letter of their obliga- tons is none the less welcome because delayed. and the extension of the permanent improvements program also commands general appreciation. The outlay so far had in the latter branch of road betterment Is felt to be money well expended and larger appropriations for the same purpose fin the future are suggested. Con tractor Banks Is resurfacins with gravel the two miles of Little York road included in his contract and ex- poets to follow this job with the gray cling of the hill road between the Center and Library Corner.
 At a corner above the Center few nights since the wheels of Sergt. J. B. Sanford's car passed over a yielding obstruction and startled him with a first impression that the object was a human body. Examination showed, however. that it was only a grain bag stuffed with other bags and shaped into the semblance of mans figure. Someone with leisure and a perverted conception of humor had fixed up and placed the object to produce a scare and therein was successful.
 First Seiectman Sanford has re- r,fyeI poeiCe that the allotment to