The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
OUR BEDDING
 NEWS LETTER
EPISCOPAL RECTOR TO HAVE VACATION - WILLIAM MILLER FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOUSE LIVED A RECLUSE.
Sanford Plans Series of Farmer In- stftute Meetings-Horse Moored in Ditch Removed With Difficulty Family Reunion Brings Eight ChiI- dren Together.

Bedding, Jan. 9-A special parish
 meeting of the Ridge Episcopal church.
 held last Saturday evening, voted to
 grant a months vacation, with salary,
 to Rev. E. W. Boone, the rector, who
 has been unable to conduct services
 for several weeks on account of poor
 health A communica ton from MT.
 Boone stated that a specialist whom
 he had consulted gave encouraging
 assurances regarding his ultimate re-
 covery. The clergyman has long been
 a. sufferer from asthma and among
 the many rem edies which he tried for
 that ailneEt finally found one which gave relief. While helpful in respect
 to the asthma, however, it's continued
 use made a. bad wreck of his stoIn- acn, resulting in a state of chronic inva1idisna- During his paatorate here
 esteem of his parishioners who sin
 cerely hope for his speedy restoration
 to health The meeting appointed D. s. Sanford a committee to arrange for church services during the period of
 MT. Boones disability.
 On Thursday last William Miller of
 Brooklyn, N. Y, was found dead at his daughter. Mrs. De Bruycker, where
 be had been living alone since last fall. He was in the habit of going
 quist a near neigFIbor, for milk, and was Hast seen alive on Christmas Day when he made his usual call there. His prolonged absence led MT. Der Qtrast to fear that something was wrong, and a, visit to the De Bruycker house resulted in the discovery of the cated that Miller. after disrobins, had fallen across his bed from being sud- denly stricken and died without being abl to summon assistance. In the room was a postal card from his daughter in Brooklyn which ha& been mailed on Dec. A and probably delfv- cred the next day. The deceased was about 30 years old and had been in feeble health for some time The fu- neral was held on Saturday with in terment in Sandfordtown cemetery.
 Upon the initiative of w c. Sanford, who is a member of. the State Board I of Agriculture, there has been started a, movement for holding a series of farmers institute meetings under the auspices of the board with practical, informing addresses by experts upon the various topics to be treated: The plan is to. secure the cooperation of Bedding Grange and the Protective League in the undertaking and to have the lectures and demonstrations in diff ferent localities of the town. For cur at the Ridge, D. s. Sanford has offered the free use of his school building. The other meetings will probably be held at the town house, the Mark Twain library and in Georgetown. w. c. Sanford and Emory P. Sanford are a committee to cOnGer with the OrSAn1ZaIlOnS nam ca in regard to the details of the pro gram.
 The bridge over Little River near the residence of Henry KenneH in Sandfordtown is being rebuilt by George s. Banks by direction of Road Supervisor BIooner. MT Kennel no tified the authorities that in his opin- ion the structure was unsafe and an proved the correctness of his estimate, several of the founda- ton tinbers being found to be badly decayed.
 During the violent storm of last Fri day night a horse from Nichols IiV- cry stable in Bethel got off the road l near the home of George Williams in and became mired in a ditch that had been newly filled in. The task of ektricating the animal proved a difficult. one, but was >finally accomplished by fastening a chain around Its neck and hauling with an other team. The livery horse was able to continue it's journey
 home of William Pinch'back on Dirnond l Hill brought together all the eight 1 only one of whom, Robert, 1 aged 16, is living at home. Two of his older brothers operate large farms l owned by them in Sa.watchkan prov ince in western Canada They raise big crops of wheat, but find the eli 1 mate rather trying in winter as the 1 temperature sometimes tdescends to 60 |
 Locally the parcel post business has though the carriers of both routes 1 the town had package or two the first day and there has since | been slow but steady increase, 1 which promises to keep on growing.
 Douglass Bodie. aged 13, fell and broke his ankle on Monday while play 1 ing with other boys in Dr. Smiths barn.
 Ruth, the three-year-o1d daughter of Frank Nfckerson, has been danger | ously sick for about a week with | bronchial pneumonia, but is now | slightly improved