The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-17
BEDDING
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 Bedding, Dec. IT, Apparently everyone is pleased with the result of the Probate recount in the Supe- rior court at Bridgeport last week, election day count by which F. A. Judd won over J. B. Sanford by a single vote. By the court review of the ballots MT. Sanford gained two votes just enough to win. Of the re- jected ballots the one marked for MT. Sanford with a character resembling the figure 8 was admitted by Judge Maltbie and correction of an error in tabulation to the ballots ac- Septed by the election counters gave she petitioner in the action a bare majority NatuHlly the outcome sustained in the claims on which the suit was based, MT. Judd is compla- cent over being relieved of the re-. responsibilities of an office he did not desire and the public is satisfied at the retention of an official whose ser vices have been eminently satisfac- tory. Special interest attaches to the controversy from the fact that MT. Judas candidacy had more impor- tance than the purely personal inter ests which it involved, being as 1t was a protest against the growing To- cal tendency to mixed tickets-that is to the same nomination. of certain candidates by both parties. Since MT. Judd became a voter in Bedding he has strongly opposi l this practice on
  ocratic bargaining by cliques and de- prived the rank and file of a chance for the sc1ective choice essential for popular government in its full meas ure. Consequently when the Repub- hcan nomination pr the probate judgeship went begging last fall he accepted it in order that his acts might accord with his professions The merits of his general attitude are of course open to argument, but cer- tain it is that many voters of both parties in this town are in accord with his views on the subject. To that fact is largely to be attributed the present factiona1 fight among Bedding Republicans On the Dem ocratic side there have been many expressions of discomfort by reason of the same issue, a discomfort find ing some expression at the polls all though as yet productive of no open contests at caucuseS.
 Exercises commemorative of Mark Twain's S5th birthday anniversary were held last Sunday afternoon in the Library which he founded. They consisted of an introductory talk by D. s. Sanford, the reading of selec- lions by Mir. Clausen Katherine Barnes, Theodora Sanford, Vera Day, and Kenneth McCollam from the two songs by Messrs. Carr, Sheffield and Cutler, Sanford school trio. This is the first local observance in mem ory of the great humorist and phil
 
 casion for surprise that it was de- iayed so long after his death.
 The committee of the Episcopal church which went to Derby last Sat urday to inspect a pipe organ with a view to it's purchase will report to a parish meeting next Sunday. They round the instrument to be fine one and i" perfect condition. The price is $SV0 and according to an es- timate obtained from the Hall Organ Co. like sum will be required for Its taking down, reassembling and changes necessary to fit it to the space available in the church here.
 A pair of horses owned by LemueI Sanford and left in front of the Gen. loading of lot of rubbish from the school basement were frightened into a wild runaway in consequence of be- ing stoned by one of the boy pupils. Ihey banged the wagon against a fence, became entangled in the broken harness and finally got stalled by one of them getting caught between the wagon spokes. a predicament from which they were fortunately extri- cated without further harm.
 At the Ridge gym last week the town basketball team defeated the Bethel highs, IS to 9. and the San Newtown Communities, 3S to 21 The schools girl team and the towns ju- nior team have entered upon regular practice work with Rev. MT. Cunning. ham as coach.
 The assessors have practically fin ished their work for the making UT of the new grand list which will show no substantial difference as compared with the total of the 1919 list The larg. est single addition comes from the A B. Frost residential property whicf is listed at $2S,000. Of this the gar age and contents, which include ; large dynamo and living quarters were put in by the owner at $12,OOO
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