The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-02
'H. s. OSBORNE WILL
 TO DIVIDE ESTATE
 OF ABOUT $IOO,OOO.
Bedding Barns To Be Rebuilt One Tree Blaze WOr-
 rieS Warden.
No Appraisal Completed Yet But This Believed Fair
 Estimate.


 filed for probate, names Sanford H. Osborn the older son. as executor. To EIeanor and Samuel, the other cnil-# dren, is bequeathed the homestead residence on the Ridge and twenty acres of land adjoining. A life ten ancy of this property is given the l widow for whom further provision ] is made by the creation of a trust fund of $1O,OOO. The income from this will be paid her during her-Hfe- time and upon her demise the fund is to go in equal portions to the three children who also share equally in all the residuary estate. Thus the chill dren are treated alike except as to the l homestead and the explanation of Sanford's exclusion from this Is found in the fact that the fine resi- dence built for him a few years ago had already been deeded him by his father Judge Sanford has named Herbert S. Barnes of this town and H. H. Woodman of Bethel! The lat ter's selection was influenced by the fact that the estate comprises many parcels of real estate in Bethel and Danbury. In this town MT. Osborn owned not for from 200 acres. An estimate of the estate believed to be fairly accurate places it's value at about S10os00o.
 Rev. c. F. Luther, a former pas tor of the Center Congregational church, came from Mystic last Thurs day to ofHciate at MT. Osborn's fun eraI which was held in the afternoon with services at the home and inter naent in the Ridge cemetery Of the representative gathering there was not one who did not feel in the pas. sing of the deceased a sense of per sonal loss, and this sentiment found expression in the brief address made by MT. Luther. He alluded to the fact that Mr. Osborn died in the
  Quite naturally and properly, said the clergyman, MT. Osborn cherished pride in his ancestors because of their sound honest principles and re- 11gious proclivities. The deceased proved a worthy recipient of this ing marked by the traits and acts which made a man beloved of his fellow men The pail bearers, all nepheWs of the deceased, were Sam l1el and John Randall Bartlett and LernueI Sanford, Oscar Merchant and Arthur Haight. The floral offerings included some elaborate pieces.
 Arrangements for rebuilding are being made by George P. Williams. whose barns, live stock and farming implements were wiped out by fire on Wednesday night of last week Some half dozen of his neighboxs furnish ed teams to help remove the wreck age which was quite a formidable job on account of the forty carcasses which had to be taken away and bur fed Of the live stock which he lost MT. Williams had just sold eight Ho1- stein he1fers and the purchaser was to take them last Friday. There was also burned a load of hay that was on the wagon ready to be taken to Danbury the next day. Nothing fur ther has been learned as to the origin of ths fire. but that it was incendiary | %-.. stated in last Thursdays Farmer spe- ciaI, Mr. Williams recently establish ed retail milk route in Bethel fol- lowing a loss Of several hundred dol lars from Stamford wholesalers who had bought his milk and defauIted in payment He pedd1ed the milk at six cents quart, q cut of two cents from the regular rate and this caus- ed enInity on the part of the other dealers and their friends, an en1n1ty which led to threats that at the first favorable opportunity Williams would receive a beating up." That the bad blood thus shown may have led to arson instead of physical violence is merely g theory with no known facts to support it Another guess is that tae fire may have been the work of transient persons to whom MT. Will flame gave employment and parted with on bad terms. The total insur- suranoe was $2,e00 instead of $2,s00 as a. m1GpH4nt made it in last Thurs days issue.
 well filled by an interested audience last Friday evening on the occasion of the agricultural meeting held in connection with the Farm Bureau movement. County Agent Wright spoke briefly on the general objects and was followed by T. J. Brundage of storT's College with a lecture on school garden clubs. It happens that the Center School of this town has already engaged quite actively and successfully in the work MT. and an extension of the work to the other local schools is probable in the near future This work consists in the raising by the pupils of vegetables and fruit with accom- panying fnstruc- ton relating to the doing of the work in the most intelligent or in other words a scientific way. MT. Brundafe showed that by the canning of toma- toes and other vegetables grown by the children they could obtain an ex- oe1lsnt return from their labor and announced that 9torrs College would be glad to furnish information and other aid to any school willing to en- gage in the undertaking.
 So fRr this spring this locality has l escaped grass and woodland fires of a serious nature, but there came a kc1ose approach to one last Sunday on the farm of Albert BartraTn in Lone- town. lBour Bethel boys, out for a walk, saw a squirrel run into a huge. chestnut tree which was hollow the whole length of the trunk and started fire at It's base to smoke out the animal. The blaze was soon roaring through the tree's interior in way which thoroughly frightened the youn gsters and they ran to MT. Bar 1 tram's house and gave the alarm. He and some of the neighbors hastened- to the scene and found conditions so scary that a cali was sent to Fire Warden Warner who promptly res- bonded with a. force of helpers. When they arrived at about 6 o'clock the tree was veritab1e furnace, the