The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-07
Fairfield County News.
Is a ParanOiac.

The letters that AramlntO Sweeney is accused of having written to Mrs. E. c. Converse of Greenwich did not cut much figure Tn Fridays hearing in the Stamford Probate Court upon the question of Miss Sweeney's san lty. The hearing was on application of counsel for MT. and Mrs. Con- verse, for the commitment of Miss Sweeney to an asylum. It was all leged she was an indigent person and a resident in Darien. pr. Samuel Pierson of Stamford and Dr. William l.. Griswold of Greenwich testified that she was, in their opinion, in sane, and that the insanity took the she was being persecuted. Both phy : sicians said that the woman believed she was being persecuted by people living on the Converse estate. Dr. Pierson told of a brother-in-law of the woman who she fancied was pef- scouting her. It also appeared from his testimony that Miss Sweeney has an idea that a wealthy New Canaan man,-a milliOnaire-left her, recent ly, a large amount of money in his Twill. His son destroyed the will, she believes, and prevented her receiving the money.
 NOrwalk Parish Gets Wealth.
 Through the death of the late Mrs Maria P. James, St. PauFs parish, Norwalk, will be one of the wea1thi- est parishes in that section, for. when the estate of Mrs. James is settled and the proceeds go to the church, the net amount will be nearly S65,- about $90,OO0.
 Enumeration Reports.
 School officers report the following enumerations of children of school age: Bethel, ITS; Monroe, 196; New Canaan, 739; Huntington, 1545; Bridgeport, s22, ,257.
 Run Down By Auto.
 At Greenwich, Wednesday night, a large touring car driven by Charles Martin, chauffeur for A. L. Fennisey, collided with a runabout, Peter J. of the wagon, and suffered injuries about the head and arms. It is said that Martin was running his car at high rate of speed, Rainey claims it was on the wrong side of the road and intends to bring suit for dam the extent of $50, Martin figured in another accident on Thanksgiving Day, when he ran over ten-year-old Albert Johnson, the boy rtceiving compound fracture of the skull
 DivOrces Granted.
 Judge Gager handed down a de- ciSion in the superior court at Dan- bury, Friday granting to John Todd, of Bedding, a decree of divorce from Elsie Tood on the ground of deser- ton. The plaintiff alleged that hi. wife left him voluntarily a few weeks after their marriage and returned to her parents. The wife, who con- tested the divorce action, did so upon the ground that she left her hus- bands house at his bidding. Judge Gager also gave his decision in the case of Georgianna Seymour, who sought a divorce from George E. Sey- mour upon the ground of habitual in- toxication. This case was tried two weeks ago, and was, not contested. The divorce was granted.
 Asking for Connection.
 The Connecticut Company has filed g. petition with the railroad com missioners, asking for a connection in Norwalk between the company's tracks and the spur track of the Standard Oil Company, and also the method of construction necessary to the identification of one track of the Wilson Point branch from the con- nection with the street railway track in Wilson avenue, south to the old round house situated at Wilson Point.
 Thieves at Greens Farms.
 The barn on the property of Judge Marean in Greens Farms, was enter ed by burglars on Tuesday night and a number of blankets, robes, etc., stolen. The thieves also secured a valuable fur coat used by the chauf- feur, who drives the automobile for the family. Entrance was effected oy breaking a glass in the door and then