Show LEFT HENS ON NESTS firemen used old system rather than disturb them there is a story of an old new hampshire doctor who on taking out a wagon that had not been used tor some time found that a hen was sit ting in it he merely harnessed up without disturbing her and he and biddy made a series of calls the boston herald offers this true story 0 the town of amesbury which owns a small fire apparatus outside the ire limits Is a small community that on petition received an appropriation for the purchase 0 a hand tub it was installed in an abandoned blacksmith shop where it remained for two years used only for decorative purposes in street parades last summer a stroke of lightning started a small fire in a farm house near by the volunteer department rallied at once but when they arrived at the engine house the foreman stood at the door dont touch her boys cried he I 1 ve got two bens settin in the let s use the buckets they agreed and the hens were al lowed to pursue their incubating ways |