The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-10
NAMED FOR DAN BEARD IS A NEW
 BEDDING SCHOOL
No. 1 Fire Co. Discusses Plan For Purchase of a Chem
 ical Auto.
Special to The Farmer.)

Special to The Farmer.)
 Redding, Aug. 10.-In some of the magazines there is. being advertised the opening this fall of the Dan Beard school for boys of from 8 to 16 years. MT. Beard is widely known as nat uralist, writer, rtist-illustrator and pioneer and leader in the Boy. Scouts movement. This summer he Is con ducting a camp on his ranch in Pike county, Pa, which has an attendance of 43 boys He owns a 50 acre farm situated west of Bedding Center near the Saugatuck river, but this will not be the location of the new school. Its headquarters are to be the former Ar thur J. Todd place in the Umpawaug section, West Bedding, now owned by William B. Clahin of the architect firm of McKim, Mead & White of New York. MT. C1af1in occupies it only during the summer months so that 1t is available for other purposes during the rest of the year. The house IS large and as been remodeled by MT. Clafiin. His property comprises the large four story building formerly used as a tenefnen, by the lime kiln workers and that also can be utilized for the school. The advertisement says that naturecraft will be taught under the direction of MT. Beard and that the general manager will be Lieut.. Harry w. Bauor.
 The project of enlarging the equip ment c- Fire Co. No. by the pur- chase of a r tor truck chemical was introduced and discussed at the com pany's monthly meeting on Monday evening. Such an apparatus would of course e a most desirable acquisition, but the raising of the sum required. the amount being from $500 to $1,000, would probably not be an easy matter. That company still owes $100 on the hand pattern chemical which 1t re- gently bought and the mourning of a furtkr- big obligation is not likely to be approved by a majority of the members. They are rather inclined to favor the accumulation of the needed funds a- a condition precedent to the proposed purchase and this may take several years unless substantial be- quest or donation in some form solves the pro blem. One suggestion made during the discussion was that two of the four present chemicals be turned in towards paying for a motor power machine Secretary and Treasurer Muennich strongly opposed this idea, saying that if an auto engine was ob- tained the smaller machines should oe retained and stationed elsewhere for an increase of protection. It appeared that one incentive +o the new project came from the unwi.1in gness of one or more members to further use their touring cars to tow the small engines to fires, they having taken alarm from the fact that H Sanford Osborn had the frame of his auto cracked in doing this service cat the Center school fire. Dozens of other hauls have been made without damage and there is probably no real danger provided care is taken to properly .'hook up" the two ma chimes. The question at issue was temporarily disposed of by a vote di- recting Vice President Osborn, who occupied the chair, to appoint com n1ittee of two to obtain estimates on different kinds of auto machines from the makers. Another subject talked over was that the company recom- mend to all members and others the purchase of Wilson hand extin- guisher which is said to be wonder fully effective in subdu ing fires in their incipiant stage. Their regular price is $4 each, but the company can supply them at 8 and make slight
 
 some of the liquid with which they are charged will, f thrown on the fire in a stove or on hearth, put out any chimney blaze as a result of the generation by heat of a flame quenching gas.
 This month is the proper time for seeding down for grass alone as dis tinguished from cover crop seeding and in this section the application of lime with such seeding is quite as es- sential as the use of fertilizer to give the best results. Ground limestone, for which the preference over the burned product is growing. can be had in car lots from the West Stock bridge mills at little more than half the price charged by the local dealer at the railroad delivery point Those who wish, by a clubbing arrangement to secure the benefit of the lower rate should communicate with w. c. San ford who has consented as matter of accommodation to undertake the arr rangement of the details.
 Lightning scored two house hits on the east side during Tuesday after noon's shower. At the Jesse Cornwall place in -Sanfordtown bolt struck the chimney of an annex building ad- joining the main house, toppling it over and sending some of the frag- Tfients crashing through the roof Frank Ferry, the caretaker, was sit ting on the porch at the time and was shocked into inconsistencies although receiving no permanent injury. Some of the electric current darted within the main house. setting fire to cur tain, but leaving no further trace On the lower Ridge the house of Miss Emily Hill was struck and quantity of plaster dislodged from the walls in one room. The half dozen occupants Of the house had realizing sense of something unpleasant. but suffered no real injury.
 The Old Folks concert which is to De feature of the Episcopal church fair at the Sanford school gym tomor- row evening the 11th) should be we'll worth hearing as 1t will engage the services of large part of the towns best musical talent. Jean Verd. the great French pianist, is to assist and the old. heart moving melodies will be worthily rendered by a combination of about 90 voices
 The unpleasant discovery was made on Saturday morning by William Kenendy, occupying the Daniel Green ,7I1co that inc fha nj, l.: