The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-04-04
BEDDING

l Bedding, April 4-Holding to the | pay as you go policy the town meet 1 ing voted a tax rate of 8 mills to
 make sure that no part of the $5,00O | to be expended this year for State
 road construction should be added to | the permanent debt The vote was | attended by no fault finding over the | imposition of the highest rate the town has ever levied. A discussion
 relative to the proposal that the State highway appropriation, or some | of it, be expended in a. short stretch
 at the Ridge brought out a comment | which occasionally finds expression, one citizen inquiring if the Ridge had not already received enough in the
 way of special favors- The question built at the Georgetown or Ridge end of the route to be improved and as the decision rests with Con- Bennett
 he will probably be asked to come here and give. a hearing upon the subject.
 "Clearstream'' is the name adopted for a new film company which has
 been organized with Miss Anne Nor
 gan, the Harr1mans and other social
 and financial magnates of New York
 among the shareholders and with
 which the Countess TurecZynowicz of
 Bedding Ridge signed a contract last
 week as organizing director. The
 corporation starts with unlimited re-
 sources and highly ambitious plans,
 it's purpose being to create screen pro-
 auctions devoid of the tawdry and
 lurid sensationa1isTn, mawkish Senti-
 mentalism and sex obtrusiveness
 which are among the faults of 50
 many of the current picture shows.
 Real artistry and cultural and edu- cative influences rather than profits are the dominating incentives of the new departure, the general object be- ing to cater to the higher rather than the lower tastes of the public and iGn -fo orI 1nfI n Tn supply, and demand. To this end the cooperation of colleges and other in tellectual groups is being secured. Subsidiary companies are to be form ed in every state of the Union and their organization is the particular work in which the Countess will be engaged.
 Rev. MT. Kidd, district superinten- dent, preached at the Center Metho- dist church last Sunday and took oc- caSion to express his entire approval of the plan for a union with the neighbor Congregational church in the ownership of all Methodist church property is vested in the Conference that body could, by deny ing the use of the Methodist edtfice, place a veto on carrying out the partnership arrangement MT. Kidd, however, is confident that the Conference will not exercise this veto power but on the contrary at its Ses- sion in April, will indirectly sanction the union plan by making no assign ment of a pastor to the Center church. The joint committee of the two churches will not engage a min fster until the Conference adjourns. Several applications for the positio on have already been received Since last December the Methodist and the Baptist church of Easton have had in effect a union arrangement like the one in process of adoption here.
 nf ba local literary contingent, has scored another big hit with his story Grit lately published by a New York mag azine. Like his earlier notable sue cess, "'Terwil1iger,'' it has been be- spoken for presentation in the movies. Furthermore the appreciative maga- zine publishers have added to the compensation originally agreed upon or fin other words handsomely SWe1Ied | the authors check.
 Operations on the trunk highway | were suspended all last week on ac- count of the sudden death of the 12- son of Contractor Valerie at his home in Stamford. The boy wis ited his father here on the previous Saturday and during his stay played | the violin and appeared in the best of | health An acute attack caused a1ds | d cath on the evening of the next l day.
 Still another burglary of the .fa- miliar local type came to light last K. Teets at the Ridge being entered by | prying up a window, and the con tents overhauIed and scattered about | Little if anything aPpears aan ;2.,,s to hiTe aSe previous belief that the numerous jobs are the work of a resident oper- ator The irritating circumstances about tke matter is that he cam work l so long and frequently without get ting caught Episcopal organ fund will be given | at the nome of A. G. Barnett as the main feature. Messrs. Roseneau, and Nash will sing. A whist for the fund is scheduled Tor | Saturday evening at the sanford school
 Two of tFle largest dairy farms In the town, each of from three to four hundred. acres are on the narkee along with their live stock and equlp- ment- The price on each Is between S40,0n0 and S50,000.
 The Easter congregation Of the F5piscopzI church was the largest In l were beautiful and appropriate ana fine musical program was offered
 The illness from grip of D. S. San ford Jr reached an alarming stage last Thursday, due to a re1apse' rDb 3bo the crisis was safely passed. The ! elder MT. Sanford, also a grip Vlc- tim, is nearly recovered.
 The infant son of Rev. Raymond Cunningham received baptism at the | Episcopal church last Saturday, be- ing named for his father.
 H. Sanford Osborn resumed work this week on his State road contract | near Middletown.
 Mrs. Mary Wainwright, for the past 1 five years housekeeper for Mrs. | Marietta Lyon, suffered a breakdown | last week from heart trouble and | was taken by her son to his home at | Hampstead, L. l.
 Cornelius O'Keefe, a well known | Ridge resident is seriously ill with | pneumonia
 Jesse Sanford has given up his | position in the Bethel bank to join |