The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-21
Fairfield County News.
IA Motorists Held LID.


 Darien. Monday, by constables and thirteen of them were discharged. The other one, A. K. Patrick of New York, was held on a charge of reckless driv-
 that he must slow his car and blow
 a warning signal on approaching cross
 walks, side streets, bridges and in
 clines. He was also warned of Darien officials propose to hold mo-
 torists to a strict compliance with the law.
 Fell From Wagon. Thomas Walker employed by George
 Adams, of Weston. was dragged along the South Wilton road Saturday after noon by a team of horses he was drfv ing. He was taken to the Norwalk hospital. There was a ghastly look ing wound on the mans head, allow over like a. flap. According to Walk CTS story, he was driving along leis-
 urely toward Weston, and suddenly lost control of himself. The police
 stated that he had been drinking and
 the same was said at the hospital. He will recover.
 Brown a Bad One. George Brown, who was arrested by the Bethel authorities about week ago for a burglary, is evidently bad man. The evidence against him on the Bethel charge is considered con- vincing and two other burglaries, one in Newtown and the other in Bethle- hem, have been traced to him. Let terS from Waterbury make inquiries about Brown, describing two watches, some rings and a pearl handled revol- yer that he was suspected of stealing from the house of Mrs. Wilbur Judson in Bethlehem. A watch that Brown was wearing agreed with the descrip-
 tion of one of the timepieces stolen in Bethlehem and a pearl handled revol- yer, apparently the one taken from the Qokh 1oh0 fr1 ftraa Newtown house which Brown is ac- cused of entering. The rings taken in Bethlehem were found on Brown when
 he was taken into custody in Bethel. Train Hit Automobile. At Danbury, Friday. a train struck Rufus c. Reeds automobile on | crossing, but MT. Reed escaped injury although the machine was badly smashed. MT. Reed was driving his
 machine up the Libarty street hill over the crossing when the power gave out, He started to back down and the ma chine stopped on the railroad crossing just as the train approached. MT. Reed jumped from the machine. Burglars in Darien. Second-story burglars who entered
 Darien, last week, were interrupted by
 Dr. Fitch before they could steal any, thing. There was no one in the house when the burglars climbed up
  ond-story window. Dr. Fitch reach ed home before the men had gotten busy, and they got out through win dow and jumped off the veranda when she entered the house.
 Missing a Month.
 Hughey Ayers, the youthful son of Bert Ayres of South Norwalk, has been missing more than month. He told i his father one morning that he was going to school. and would see him Cnhn Vy1C never showed up again. It is SuppoS- ed that he simply ran off with some | other boys, and decided to see the country.
 Auto in River.
 George Mortison's car went into | Byram river, Friday, and the only reason MT. Morrison didn't go in with | it was that he jumped out of the car as it was going over the bank He was hurt slightly and the car got | thorough soaking. Two horses pulled it out later. MT. Morrison is super
 intendent of Quaker Ridge Farm in Greenwich.
 Will Contest Ended. The annual account of Christine F. w. Geyer. executrix and trustee under the will of the late Miss Mary Mott Jones, has been allowed. The ac- count reveals the fact that contest of Miss Jones' will nas been settled by a payment of $5. 900 to the contest ing heirs-William P. Jones, brother, and Mrs. Virginia J. Leeds, sister, Of Stamford, and Eleanor M. Jones, an other sister of Quoge, Long Island. Miss Jones died in Stamford, Aug. 15, 1906, leaving an estate of 10000, of which $5, 900 was real estate. She left 9 will in which Miss Geyer received all her household effects, pictures, plate, etc., and lie use of the income from the rest of her estate. Upon her death, this residue was to go outright to
 Franklin M. Jones of Noroton, a nephew. The other brother and sis ters of Miss Jones contested the will, alleging testamentary incapacity and undue influence. The account shows that the net income of the estate for the year was $3924-sS and the balance applicable to the trust was $50, OPS. The University of Liverpool will con-