The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-21
Fairfield County News.
Theft of Hnrae

@ Theft of Horse.
 A horse and carriage were stolen rom MT. Wilkinson of Ridgeneld, Friday.
 Suicide In Greenwich.
 John Eueen. Greenwich manager mitted suicide Friday, by shooting himself through the temple It Is supposed that the act was due to des- pondency over supposed shortage in his accounts amounting to $500.
 Both Legs Broken
 Thomas Crawford, of Darien, went through a most excruciating experi- ence from Tuesday afternoon until "Wednesday morning. when he was found in his greenhouse with bones in both legs fractured While work ing Tuesday afternoon. MT. Crawford fell. sustaining the serious injury and was unable to rouse help He was not missed at his home as 1t is fre- quently his custom to take food and spend a day or two at the greenhouse during. cold deather.
 He Inhaled Gas.
 James Murphy, formerly an inmate of the Soldiers Home, in Noroton, who is thought to have been about evenings in the Belmont Hotel. South Norwalk, as a result of inhaling gas which escaped from a partially open ed gascock- He was feeble and seem ed to be partially paralyzed in his legs, from the knee down The theory of the doctors is that he arose early Friday morning, not Knowing what he had dressed. After ascertaining the hour, he probably attempted 10 turn out the gas to take another nap. It is believed that he either failed to turn the gas-cock entirely of, or he struck it after he had turned it off. opening it just enough to let some escape, for the cock turned very easily.
 Destroyed By Fire.
 The large farm house on Hilltop farm, Cupboard Ridge, was burned to the ground Thursday afternoon. It was occupied by Samuel Gage, and owned by the Union Savings bank started, and the cause is not known. Loss s3,90o.
 Killed By a Horse.
 Conrad Rohr lies in critical con- dition at the Stamford Hospital, with fractured skull, as a result of a day morning. Rohr was collecting ashes with a horse and cart, assisted by James Palisto. The victim was bolding the animal by the bridIe, as cart. when it suddenly made a wild dash forward In some way Rohr Rotmixed up with the infuriated anil nal, and was kicked on the head.
 SOl0 without License.
 Over 100 gallons of native wine was destroyed by the authorities last week in the vicinity of Round Hill Greenwich John Purdy was selling without a license, and was fined $I0
 Killed By Fall
 Charles Barker. 6 roofer, was kill ed almost instantly at Stamford. Sat- Urday. He fell from the roof of a building. He fell upon a pile of slate fracturing his skull
 Clothing Burned on.
 Mrs. Albin Sims. a woman of sev- enty years, had almost all her clothes burned off Thursday morning. at New Canaan. Mrs. Sims chances of re- covery are considered very slim. While Mrs Sims was attending to her kitchen stove. a red-hot coal chanced to fall into her apron. She didn t notice the coal until her dress was and water to extinguish the flames. but before he succeeded. not only had his hands severely burned, but all of the clothes had been burned from Mrs Sims.
 Boatswain Garvey Dead
 Information has been received of the death at Hong Kong. China on December 14. of Frank Garvey A boatswain in the United States navy Garvey. who was Danbury man. had been in the navy twenty years and He had just completed three years of land duty at Cavite. and was on his way home on furiough-