Republican farmer., 1919-04-04
BEDDING
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 Redding April 3.---The new man. sion of Edgar J. Fellowes situated near the Saugatuck river a short dis tance above the Mark Twain Library was visited last Thursday night by house-breakers who got away with Considerable booty and left no clue giving prrnise of their apprehension. The house is unoccupied, the family making their home elsewhere during the winter. Entrance was gained by prying open a window sash of the ground floor. The chief plunder ob- tained were articles of solid silver ware valued at about $500. A large quantity of palted ware evidently re- ceived inspection. but was not taken. Besides the silver there were taken four guns and three pistols, all val uable. The circumstance that the house is a considerable distance from the highway and that there are no other dwellings, near was favorable to the purpose of the robbers who came and went without attracting observa- ton in the neighborhood. It Is be lieved that the job was the work of New York professionals.
 The center section was visited Fri day by an agent commissioned to solicit subscriptions for shares of the company which has undertaken to establish a plant in Bethel for the reduction of milk to powder form. There is still lacking about $10,O00 of the amount of capital needed to get the enter@rise under way. Some of those approached by the canvasser said that their dubious experience with the stock ofg the Farmers Dairy Co.,, had made them foreswear of 1ho+ bor acter, but others were in a more compliant mood and signed for var ious amounts aggregating several hundred dollars. Payment of these subscriptions was made conditional on the undertaking being carried to a point assuring actual operation. Most of the subscribers and others in the locality have agreed to sell their milk to the new company.
 The bad danger spot for motorists just east of Readings center has been made relatively safe through widen ing the roadway by blasting out and removing a slice of the high ledge at one side, The place was at a bend, the ledge nearly eight feet high and the former roadway only ten feet wide. The rock removal has increased the width to about 16 feet. Selectman L.. s. Warner has done the job for the $250 available, although the general guess was that the cost would be twice that sum. At an outlay of about $10O more the roadway could beg travelled and a slice taken from the top of the ledge so as to give travellers a clear view ahead while rounding the curve.
 That our citizens are not violently excited over the tax rate to be laid for the present year is evidenced by the fact that none of them respond ed to thee all for a special town meet ing last Saturday afternoon, that IS none except. Town Clerk Sanford and one of the selectnen. At former town meetings the tax rate has often form ed the main subject of interest and led to a protra cted discussion. The date of the postponed meeting to fix the rate is Saturday, April 12.
 The snowfall of last Friday was productive of a few drifts which had to be shovelIed out to make the roads passa ble. Mail Carrier Ward succeeded with considerable difficulty in getting over most of his route but on his homeward way was blocked by long bank at West Bedding and put up there TOT Il4e ll+S14N-
 Conveyance has been made by Alexander Schau to Edward Howard of the property locared a short dis tance below Bedding Center, which was formerly owned by the faca Aaron Squires It comprises a house barn and a few acres of land and the consideration was S2,500.
 D. s. Sanford went to New York Monday to attend the funeral of Samuel T. Dutton, a noted educator who preceded MT. Sanford as Princi- nal of the Brookline, Mass, High school. and has since held prom inent position in the administration of New York Citys public school system.
 The old Osborn house on Peaceable street. Georgetown, which was sold by B. B. Banks a few months ago to a South Norwalk man, was sold by the latter .ast week to a New York purchaser who will make consider a ble improvements on the property.
 George S. Banks has set up mill in Little River valley to convert into lumber the timber on the two tracts recently purchased by him in that To- cality.
 Joseph Kratkfy has sold his run about car and purchased another or larger size Frederick Miller of Pleas ant Valley has invested in second hand Overland.
 Fred Driggs and family are spa2d- ing a few days at their log cabin summer home in Pleasant Valley.
 F. A. Pinkney and wife have re- turned from New Rochelle and are at their Georgetown home for the sea- son.
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