The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-26
BEDDING

Bedding, March 26-The congrega-
 tions at the Center Methodist and
 Congregational churches unanimous
 ly adopted on Sunday the report
 agreed upon by the committees of 1 each for a combination of forces to I the extent of jointly hiring one pastor for both churches. The ratifying resolution also empowered the same committees to engage the pastor and execute other details incident to car rying out the arrangement By the terms of the contract the Congrega- tonal schurch makes an annual con- tribution of s1,200, besides furnishing an organist, and the Methodist church contributes $500. Proceeds from collections, other than those taken for specially designated pur- poses, are to go into a common fund and the same disposition will be made of other income. Services are to be held alternately in both churches, probably for half yearly periods. A member of the commit tee declares emphatica1ly that the denomination of the minister to be secured will give rise to no dispute 1 or unp1easantness- A Methodist or
 Congregationalist would be equally acceptable to both churches and the same might be said regarding an Episcopalian.
 A tax rate of IT mills, the highest in Red dding's history. has been decided upon by the town finance committee as the proper figure for recommends ton to the town meeting called for Thursday evening. The revenue from the recently perfected grand list does | appropriations of about $2S,0o0 wich the finance committee made 1 last fall, but to the expenditures called for during the fiscal year begin 1f 0.ofn Consequently the tax rate must be | fixed to provide for a budget, the 1 amount of which is now unknown and can be only approximately fore mill rate the committee had in mind the probable unusual outlay of s5,O0O towards extending the State aid road eastward from +Georgetown and also probably larger payments than heretofore on account of increased state and county taxa tion. Aside from these obligations it was estimated that requirements would be about as usual The rate for several years past has hovered around Is mills.
 MT. and Mrs. Philander Ferry, es- teemed and lifelong residents of the town, observed the 50th anniversary of their marriage on Monday even- ing by a family gathering at their home. Their three sons and one daughter, Frank and Robert of Red ding, Stanley of Danbury, and Mrs. Charles Favereau of, Bedding, were all present along with number of randchildren. The flowers and other decorations were of a golden hue in keeping with the occasion. A fine supper was served and the eld- erly h oSts received numerous gifts and congratu1atory messages.
 Two water tanks which have form Ted part of the filtration plant of the Bethel water company are being ne toI4 fnr Inv n nj O. place the wood tower tank burned a few weeks ago. Their tranSporta- tion from Bethel will be quite un- dertaking. The pressure method is to be applied in their operation and a building erected around them in their new location.
 The town has recently been visited by number of city people who were erty or sites on which td' build. The inquiries were generally for proper ties of moderate cost and several places in the market were inspected and passed over as not meeting this requirement. About as interesting real estate chapter as local history affords were the transactions by which the Barnett farm changed hands twice within a few weeks The first purchaser Barnet Goss of Bridgeport, paid what was consid er- ed a fair price and then, because his wife objected to living there sold it at loss of fully 5000 on the date when he was to take possession.
 D. S. Sanford is on the sick list with tonsihtis and his son, home from Yale. has the same ailment. /
 The former Sherwood house, which was Mark Twain's original property purchase in Bedding, has been sold by the trustees of the estate to w. E. Grumman of the west side. The consideration was about S5,00O.
 The Bridgeport water company has leased the Go-han place in San fordtown to a New York man named Benedict. The water company is do- ing little farming on it's own account this season, it's operations last year having resulted in siderable loss.
 The Hall Organ Co. has the con- tract for installing the Episcopal church's new pipe organ and is to have the instrument set up about June 1.
 Pirates of Penzance,'' to be produced by the Bedding Singing society on the evening of May 6, consists of w. F. Roseneau, Bart Sanford, Mrs. Herman Smith, Rev. MT. Cunning ham. Dr. D. H. Smith, Miss Clara Kline, Mrs. Randolph Bradley, Miss Alice Day, Mrs. Frank Meehan and Howard Luther. About 40 voices will take part in the performance.