The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-28
BEDDING


 of it's prominent ana respected resi-
 dents Mir Wood had been in im-
 paired health for several years from
 a complication of ailments which
 caused him occasional attacks of in-
 tense suffering, but his prostraung
 final illness began only about three
 weeks before his decease. Since he
 same to Bedding between 40 and 50
 years ago he conducted his farm or
 more than 300 acres as dairy farm,
 being one of the towns pioneers in
 that specially. He was born in the
 Long Ridge district near Danbury sl
 years ago, the son of Daniel Wood
 and wife, the latter's maiden name
 having been Rowena Bates. While 8 youth he learned the hatter's trade
 but work at that occupation so af
 fected his health that a doctor told him that he would not live long unless he made a change to outdoor pursuits. Taking heed of this warn ing he became the superintendent l of a large farm near Paterson, N. J. While in that position he hired, n his capacity as school committee, Miss Almira Knapp to teach the local school The acquaintance thus form ed speedily led the young lady into ] another engagement which resulted a few months later in her becoming l the committeeman's wife.
 This was in 1869 and soon after wards MT. Wood bought a farm in | Paterson where he lived for five years before removing to this town. MT Wood always refused to be candi- date for public office, having no in clination in that direction on account of absorption in his own affairs, an CGf in a devoted care of his family and in close attention to the details of farm management. He i- survived by his wife, and three sons, Floyd, a resident of Danbury, Enoch, living in Bethel, and Frederick, who has remained on the home place and to whom few months since the father deeded the farm. There were also two daugh- ters, both now deceased. One of them married Louis c. Rumsey and the other George O. Sanford. The funeral of MT. Wood was held last Saturday with services at the house conducted by Rev. MT. Allen, a Congregational
 minister of Bethel. The pail bearers
 were Albert Williams, George O. San ford, William Hoyt and l.. C. Rumsey. interment was in the Ridge cemetery Plans for the new building in Put nam Park have been decided upon and bids for its construction will soon be invited. It is to be a onl story | structure of uncut stone with ground dimensions of A by 31 feet. The par ! titions are arranged so as to provide ! a large room in the center of the , building with a fire place facing | the entrance. On one side of
 this main apartment will be a i smaller room and upon the other an | old fashioned, well equipped kitchen. ! It is designed to expend only SS,500 | on the building itself, leaving 1.50O | of the S1O,OOO appropriation to be used for furnishing. To provide building ma ateriaI the Park Commis- sion has purchased part of a stone | quarry near the upper end of the | Park road.
 One day last week an officer came | from Bri geport and arrested Frank 1 Fanrean on a charge of non-support | while the latter was working with l the trunk highway construction ] force. When arraigned in Bridge | port the defendant secured a con-
 tinuance and furnished bonds for his ! appearance on the date fixed for the | trial His prosecution came about 1 through the efforts of his wife to se- i cure the admission of their infant | SlII IO d pubIC lilSl4lullOU I ne CIlIlu
 is about a year old and will soon be ! operated upon for the removal of
 cataracts which makes her blind. The | managers of the institution, upon | learning that Favereau was not now ' supporting his family, caused his ar
 rest. The defense of the accused vii
 be the claim that he furnished proper support so long as his wife
 lived with him, but withheld it wher
 she left him for another man.
 The final meeting of the creditor.
 of the ReIph Rockwell estate in bank
 ruptcy is called for today (Thurs-
 day) Receiver Muennich has beer able to realize only $313 from asset. of the estate and unsecured claim: amount to $3,247. The debts include $69 for taxes and settlement expense: will further diminish the cash re sources so that the balance will yielt a detail of less than five cents on the dollar.
 As a casualty fruitage of the bal game played at West Bedding by the home against the Ridge team las Saturday Attorney s. c. Shaw is nurs ing a twisted and swollen ankle. H, was guarding first base for the Ridg CTS and received the injury by col lision with another player whil, sprinting for the ball. It was a gooC deal of a game from the opening unti | the last tense moment. The end O the ninth inning found the score tiet ' at 13 In the tenth the Ridger 4 squeezed out another run and victory making a record of two straight. Tn teams will probably have anothe game at the Ridge on the afternoon o Labor Day.
 The Putnam Park road has ibeeI
 closed at the Bethel end in conse
 iquence of the starting of construction
 work on the trunk highway and nortl
 and south travel above Five Points i
 now confined to the Sunset Hill route
 a condition which will probably con
 tinue until next spring. It is under
 stood that the contractor will als
 start operations before long at tn
 Easton end of the line. One result O
 the undertaking is to further diminisl
 the previously scanty supply of farr . help in this vicinity, the road jo | wages proving the d,versive lure. an \ one which farmers cannot afford [ | compete with. Last year the labo k shortage was due to the war and no, the situation is worse than ever iron \ another cause.
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