The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1920-09-10
REDDINC

Wedding, Sept ia comm1ttee'
of which Mrs J. B. Sanford is chair
man, are reminding the women OF
the town of their new suffrage privi-
1eges and urging upon them theSde-
STABILITY of promptly getting their
names on the registry lists, so that
they can vote at the town election
in October well as at the national
and state election in November Ac-
ton comforting the right to vote at
local elections is expected to be taken
by the Legislature at its special ses-
/ sion called for next week. September
! Is is the last date upon which the
names of applicants to be made
voter can be entered upon the pre-
| liminary lists in time to qualify for
| the town election. For the November
election qualification may be estab-
| Hshed later. The committee's efforts
are arousing a degree of interest
which promises a good representa-
| ton of Redding women at the polls
! in October provided the legislation
! enabling them to their participate is
/ enacted.
Two of the three road repair con-
/ tractors, B. B. Banks and Charles
\ Stauffer, had their last bills, which
1 were held UP from the previous
month, approved by the selectmen at
the boards regular monthly meeting
on Monday. This brings their pay
ments up to date. Zalmon Reads bill
was again deferred, making a record
of two deferments out of a possible
three. The selectmen admit that the
other two contractors have also fail
ed to fully perform their obligations
although evidently doing their hes
ii in that direction against adverse cir
cumstances. Road conditions have
this season been less satisfactory
than usual and when the present
contracts expire next year the public
may be reminded to try some other
system. possibly that of a single
supervisor under salary. This has
been given one years experience and
was discontinued because deemed too
expensive.
The fall term of the Sanford
school begins on September 20 with
prospects of a full enrolment. For
the coming year there has been en-
gagged exceptionally strong teach
ing staff, all of them experienced
men and women.
The end of the fiscal year finds
the town in an unusually good fnan-
I cia1 condition, the balance in the
treasury being about $4,000. Against
this sum there remains only one
| charge of any size, an item of about
5000 for road repair work. OF the
$4,000 appropriated last year for re-
building the Lonetown-Putnam Park
highway there has been expended
only $500, but the balance of $1,70o
is more than offset by the unantici-
pated outlay of $4,000 for clearing
/ the highways of snow. The net bal
\ ance in the treasury is therefore up
/ wards of $4,000 and the captions
critic might inquire why the select
| men did not use some of it in cutting
| roadside weeds and brushes.
| On Wednesday evening of last week
| Redding Grange entertained about rs
= visitors from Ridgeae1d, Greenfield
Hill and Danbury. Refreshments
were served and an interesting pro-
gram offered. Mrs. Hawley of Green
J field read poem and Mrs. Holconnb
a, professional elocutionist Of the same
4 place, gave recitation as did Miss
1 Ruth Rumsey of Redding. Harold
Brundage of DaTfb1ry described his
visit to a New Jersey poultry farm
and Charles Brundage. county in
spector for the order. told of condi-
tions, as he found them, in severa.
oranges Should the farmers wife
take a vacaton?" was the subject OF
a paper read by Mrs. George o. San
ford of Redding. 'tBy all means was
| the substance of her conclusions
provided that she can find the time
But there seemed never to be any
time, no matter what season of the
year it was sought for. As a rule,
therefore, the farmers wife usually
did not take a vacation no matter
how much she might need it,
A third performance of Esther u
given at the Sanford school gym last
Friday evening, attracted a crowded
house and was a repetition as a pop
ular and artistic success Of the pre-
vious presentations. Miss katherine
! Barnett sang and acted the tile role
very com petently and the same May
be said of the other members of tNe
= cast.
Members of the Pleasant Valley
summer colony to the number OF
about 40 were dinner guests of their
brother colonist, John G. Stetson, on
4 Labor Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Perry. and
4 the 1atter's sister, Miss Merwin, were
away last Sunday and Monday on an
auto trip to New London and return.