The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-01
WRITER OF NOTE
 BUYS SITE FOR A
 HOME IN BEDDING
Questions To Be Considered At The Putnam Park For
 estry Meeting.
Special to The Farmer.o


 means that the towns literary ce'aFy, he leading celebrity of which wee for nlerly the late Mark Twain. is to re- seive an acquisition of note in the per son of Henry Foreman of New York. He has purchased from Jesse L. San lord building site on Meekerss Hill having road frontage of 140 feet and comprising about two acres. A small tenement house is now located on the tract and this will be removed in the spring to be replaced by larger and superior domici1e. Mr. Foreman .is a we'll known professional writer of es- tabHshed and growing reputation, his recently published novel, The Soul Of Man. having been the subject of evry favorable comment from the re- viewers. He was formerly on the edi- tOrial staff of the New York Sun. Sub sequently he edited the North Ameri- can Review for a while. He has also served as an editor of The Literary Digest and of Golfers Weekly his present connection being with the lat ter publication which will send him 7 to California this winter on a special huised he intends to abandon his pres ent line of work and devote himself entirely to the writing of books. the success of his recent volume having encouragedf him in that purpose and remoyal tosithe country being decided upon because he thinks rural condi- tiohs and their quiet more favorable for creative literary work than the rity with it's manifold distractions.
 The conditions under which national rifle clubs must be formed are fully set forth in the documents received by Herr Schoch last week from the War Department. The minimum age ( limit Is 16 years and the minimum statement regarding the maximuIn{ Rifles are supplied free on the ratio Of one for every i've members, but a bond of s each for the rifles must be furnished to cover losses and damage- Rifles may also be purchased outright Tor $5 each. Free ammunition is pro- vided at the rate of 120 rounds of ball cartridges per rifle and if more is wanted 1t may be had at cost price. The application for official recognition must be accompanied by a. club mem bership fee of $10 and the application must be approved by the adjutant gem eral of the State. The department gives instructions as to the itting up of ranges and if difficulty is had in se- curing the ground for range the aI1- thorities of the State National Guard will be asked to give their aid in the matter Medals are issued for three grades of qualification, mark snaanship, sharpshooter and expert rifleman. and those qualifying in the two latter classes will receive an additionaI rifle free Provision is also made for in door target practice and members of clubs who qualify properly may com pete in the National Association prize contests
 An Interesting circular letter has been issued by State Forester E1lIey in connection with the forestry meeting and basket picnic to be held at Put nem Park on Saturday of this week It states that of F'airf1 cid county's to- tai area about 127,0O0 acres or 31 per cent is occupied by forest growth Even the transient is interested in the scenic beauty to which this growth so greatly adds and the owner and even the non-oWning taxpayer has a aEcIoser interest and may well seek answers to the following questions: Would this forest land produce agricultural crops if cleared2 As forest land is 1t now { yielding maximum returns2 Can greater returns be secured by other use pr by better management2 In an- sver Mir Filley says the great bulk Of the land is too rough or too sterile for crop growing As to the second query the, damage from fire in the past 25 years and that from chestnut blight in the last 10 years is pointed out In addition changing industrial condf- tlons have so affected the market for wood products in this country that the stumpage value of cordwood six miles from market is very small. Ties rfIas and piles are a little more profitable but material of suitable size is fast disappearing and there is doubt if the s blight allows chestnut growth to come back at all As only a small part of the and. is suitable for orchard or fruit growing purposes the rest must con t1nue to grow trees or be cut LID into building lots if it is to produce rev enue- The demand for wood products is increasing and the prices going up and the important question is whether the forest land as such can be turned to better account by better manage ment We must grow what the mar ket demands, and protect if during growth against fire. A solution of the problem stated is being attempted and will form the subject of discussion at Saturdays meeting.
 At the next monthly meeting of the nre departmetn to be held on Tuesday evening, October 5, several proposed amendments tc the bylaws are to be acted upon. One of them creates 4E,e position of supervisor of munitions and makes it the duty of the incun- bent to have charge of the truck llset9 to carry the recharges for the chem teal engines, ladders and other minor equipment.
 Sheriff Banks went to a1ddIetown last Friday to serve papers on J. H. Duncan ill the tax shortage suit Of $3,oO0 brought by the American Surety CO, and fourd tEe patient in excellent physical condition and in a fnen4aI condition apparently about as good. In fact he is SC much better that his family arc hopeful of his complete re- coevry, an expectation which the hos pital doctors do not greatly encourage. They believe that Duncan ilas soften ing of the brain
 Jean yerd, tho pianist. concluded his so5ourn in Bedding On Tuesday and went to New York to prepare for q concert season in the west. The chair with his name inscri ption presented him by the pupils of the Sanford school remains at the school as a tangible expression of the sentiment that h9 will always be a welcome visitor there.
 TEe gift of 2 complete encyciorelia set which Miss Clara E. Smith made to the Center school last spring has hael,