The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-02
Fairfield County News.
Bitten by a Monkey.

Miss Mary Louise Fitzgerald or sGreenwich, is suffering from injuries tkey. She was walking towards the Ebarn at the rear Of her apartments. lShe saw the monkey tied to a post, and did not think his rope was long enough to reach her; The ti;e4,a1a anima har tan several places before she could beat ihirn off. Then he sprang across to Ethe other arm and bit her six times. lHer arm is swollen and she suffers lexcruciating pain, but the doctors have lassured her no serious results Will foi- How.
 Perverted Education. 1 A doa owner in Danbury Is trying to get a pointer pup into shape for naAl hunting by training the mind of. the Ianin1al in the direction of obedience. Mot long ago he went into his garden to pick tomatoes and pup went With fhine. He picked a green tomato for 1 the animal to play with and a IeW tdays later found the pup in the garden biting off the green tomatoes: NOW he Is trying to teach the pointer to trdoIr only those that are fully ripe. 1 H1orse and Harness Stolen 1 At Broad River, Norwalk. Sunday levening. somebody broke into A. jhorso and harness. leaving the wagon I L6E .brOk0N dI
 Miss Frances White. daughter of Evevely injured in ruraway accident on Sunday, while driving in company with her father. Their horse became kstartled by an automobile. the ap- Eproach of which had been obscured by treason of a sharp turn in the roadA lThe animal reared and tipped the wagon. throwing both the occupants out. Miss White fell upon some rocks I and was considerably cut and bruised | and received a fracture of her right |Ieg at the ankle.
 Attacked in shrubbery. l Al young woman employed as do- nestle was attacked by an unknown man near the residence of her employ CT in Stamford a week ar so ago. The girl was returning from a dance. about 3 in the morning. She dismissed her escort near the house. and went in by out from behind shrubbery and grab bed. her. There was a struggle, and lthe girl bit the man and scratched jhim He swore in pain and rage ana dragging her out to sidewalk GOV cred with crushed stone, deliberately lpounded her face on the stone until Il fwae a, mass of cuts and bruises. The man escaped
 N Looks Like Business.
 The Ridgefield and Port Chester roa6 work is being pushed forward. large force of engineers are buSlly en' gagged. This is the last or construc. ton survey, and when this is finished bids will be advertised for and work commenced. The line will start from { Port Chester and pass through Lewis boro and Ridgefield direct to Dan bury.
 Rag Weed Malady.
 Danbury physicians report that the rag weed malady known as hay fevel has already claimed more than the or dinary number of victims, many Wht have never suffered before being af flicted with the disagreeable trouble.
 Drowned Learning to Swim.
 While learning to swim Wednesda. Patrick Gallagher, a. lay brother of tn Society of Jesus, stationed at St. Pc terss College Jersey City, but spend ing two weeks in retreat at Keyse Island. South Norwalk, was drowned through stepping off flats into a. chan mel He never came to the surfac after he went from sight. Anothe father of the society was in a roy l boat not fifteen feet away when h went down and although he hurried t the spot, the unfortunate was not see1 again.