The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24

July IL Similar examinations will be held on the same day at Bridge port. Greenwich and South Norwallz-
 Found in St. Louis
 Charles A Reed, whose mysterious disappearance from his home in Dan bury, Wednesday evening, has been the cause Of a widespread search, has been located in St. Louis. Mrs Reed received a. telegram from William Coulter in St. Louis which informed her that her husband was there, a nervous wreck MT. Coulter is a breeder of high grade hogs in St. Louis MT. Reed had been working l to start in raising hogs on his farm and had purchased g, boar from Mir. Coulter He had also bargained for a sow and had sent an advance pay ment of fifty dollars, but had not re- ceived the hogs. A blow received on | the head last Wednesday is believed to have been the cause of his sudden l ly leaving DarJbl1ry for St Louis. In his sernd-confused condition 1t is be- Iieved that he conceived the idea. of going out to see Mir. Coulter and strengthening out affairs and did not remember to inform his wife of his trip.
 A $25o, 600 Hospital
 Com E. C. Benedict has undertaken to finance a new hospital association, to be known as the Greenwich Hospi- 2 tai ASSOCIATION, WnDC0 IS To Cdh6 over the endoWrnents and properties of the Greenwich hospital and the Greenwich general hospital It Is proposed to erect a S250O0O hospital plant on prop erty of William G. and Perciva1 Rockefeller The Greenwich hospital plant will be disposed of, but the Greenwich general hospital. a. gift of Robert M. Bruce also the WdthereIl Memorial pavilion, a gift of Mrs. Ma thanie1 :WIthereH will be retained. The former vd1 be used for conta- gious cases and the latter, as at pres Endowments tptalling $90,O00 will be turned over to the new associations Use A1edfaevaI Methods In an outlying part of Danb41ry there is a. garden which has long been the pride of Che neighborhood. An nually. in the summer time it has yielded good crop of market produce of all kinds, and in hot days in May and June the sight of two men blow ing the garden with the aid of a faithful old horse has been held up as an example Of industry. But one l of tne hottest days of the season the horse euccumbed under the heat and fell dead The brothers were in a quandary as to how to proceed with the blowing. The problem was finally solved by one of them harnessing himself to the blow and the other ! holding the handles, and 1n this medfaeva1 manner the ti11ing of the garden was accomplished.
 Made Master of Forestry, Harold Barlow of shelton had the l degree of Master of Forestry con- ferred on him during the commence ment week exercise at Yale, being enc of the tour to receive this honor. The degree is awarded a result of five years of sturdy, three years in the graduate and two years in the post graduate department
 Skin Turning Black
 1 Afflicted by a disease commonly known as magrams, Burdette Lock- wood, 40 years old, an inmate of the Stamford town farm since 1911, has I lost his reason. A peculiartty of the disease is that it has caused MT. Gockwood's skin to lose its natural color and to turn black. The change of color has become more pronounced as the mental condition progressed. Some physicians call 1t katatonia- 1 This change in the color of the skin is due, according to physicians. to faulty circulation of, the blood and to loss of noa1rishment. It is an extreme- l Iy rare disease.
 D. Edward Tanjore Corwfn, one of the oldest ministers uf the Reformed church of America, died at New Bruns-