The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-18
BEDDING

Bedding, Jan. 1S-The original plan to provide fire apparatus for the Ridge contemplated the purchase of a chem ical engine at cost of from $1.o00 to 1,500, the machine being equipped with ladders and of weight which would require two horses to draw it. While in New York last week, John Muennick spent some time in looking further into the problem. and upon his return the amended program which he submitted received the approval of those interested. His report favored the acquisition of an Ajax chemical having a fifty gallon tank and weigh ing, when ready for service, only $50 pounds, so that 1t can readily be drawn by one horse or even by hand power. One type of this engine costs S185 and another $285, the size being the same and the only difference being in the interior mechanism. The lack of lad ders in this outfit is not viewed as serious drawback because most cOun- try places are supplied with ladders. The machine throws a stream to distance of 60 feet and a height of 45 feet MT. Muennich talked with resi- dents of several New York and New Jersey villages who had found these tinguishers. One New Jersey town which formerly relied on a good sized steam engine had supplanted it with six of the chemicals. of the kind men toned. It is proposed that two be obtained for the use of the Ridge section, and that they be stored at points about a mile apart. One great advantage of having two machines Is ished while the other is at work, thus affording continuous service. The pro ject will probably soon take definite shape in the formation of a volunteer fire company on the Ridge as the first step in the undertaking.
 John F'eEowes and family of New York, are now occupying the house on the Mark Twain estate, known as the I .nhSto1- Pnf having moved in Monday. last They will remain there until the completion of the bungalow which MT. Fehowes will build in the spring on the forty acre tract which he purchased last fall from Harry Lounsbury.
 The stone house on the west side which formerly belonged to the Mer- chant family and was sold last fall by Mrs. Anna Remington to Lamar Buck ley of Mt. Vernon, N. Y-, has again changed ownership. having been pur- Driggs of New York. The property includes a farm of about 100 acres. The consideration in the recent trans action has not been made public, but OOO. '
 The three -year-old daughter of Mrs. F, ora Lloyd of Weston, was severely bitten in the face, recently. by a bird dog belonging to George Kicks Mrs. Lloyd was at the time making a call on the Kicks family and the dogs attack on the child was prompted py the latter's pulling the animals tail. The dog had been bitten a few weeks before by another stray dog, supposed to be mad After the biting of the little girl Kicks gave no heed to a de- mand that he kill the offending dog.
 Carl Klein of Kle'n Brothers, the Ridge merchants, prolonged his recent stay in Bridgeport on account of hay ing undergone a slight operation for adenoids. The growth which was re- moved proved to be the cause of de fectiye hearing.
 With a load of ice behind them the horses of A H. Sanford ran away on Meeker's hill, last week. Mir. Sanford was thrown out and bruised and one of the horses cut about the legs.
 Aaron M. Read is abe to be out again after a siege of several weeks with an abscess on the leg.