The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-30
Fairfield County News.
Wedding on Saturday Afternoon.

Wedding on Saturday Afternoon. Before a gathering of relatives and : Ariends in Norwalk the mar eiage Of Miss Elsie May Nickerson. daughter of MT. and Mrs. George K. EIicherson to Harry Lincoln Sterling, ;son of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Sterling, ! sof High street, was solemnized Satur- sday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the . shome of the bride in Belden avenue. Richard L. Storms, aged fifty-one years, died at the home of Hiram sday night. Funeral services were sheld Thursday. Dr. J. Howard Hoyt officiating and Wooster lodge conduct led services at the grave.
 Francis MoKendry died at his home 4p Cemetery street, New Canaan Thursday morning, after a lingering Jllness.
 eIce Tonss Hooked into His Mouth.
 Little Paul Murphy, the six-year- old son of Mir. and Mrs. James Mur- :phy of Winnipauk. received terrible wound a few days ago when the sharp tpoint of a pair of ice tongs hooked in ito the roof of his mouth he pitch sed head1ong from the rear step of an ice wagon. The tongs tore through his mouth and cut the cheek fright Efully and 1t is a wonder that he was rnot killed outright. The little chap twas on his way home from school in nwInnipauk. and he hopped on the rear of the ice wagon for a ride. The ice kSuddsnly the boy lost his balance and lfell and as he did so he caught on ffhe tongs. His weight fell on the ttongs which tore his mouth Screaming the boy hung on in ter :rihle agony and then the tongs slip, kpea from the wagon hook and he fell Eto the ground. Dr. Dexter Hitchcock kdressed the boys wounds and made Eh1m as comfortable as possible and fwhat the results will be is not yet k4known.
 Decker-Penny.
 At the Norwalk Methodist parsonage Miss Martha Mahala Penny and Chas. Morse Decker were united in the holy bond. os unatrimony by Rev. Frank D. Torrey of the Norwalk Methodist church. They were attended by Miss Helen Blackman and Herbert E. Penny.
 Walt lterhouse-Barnes.
 There was another pretty wedding fin the rectory of St. Mary's church in west avenue. It was the wedding of Miss Male Barnes to Archie Walter |. house The groom is now located in Stapleton, Staten Island. but was formerly a Norwalk young man liv- ing, in School street. The bride is NorwaIk girl and lived in School street , until today.
 Benedict-Jones.
 A very pretty home wedding was |; solenlnized, at the home of MT. and Mrs John T. Morrell, Third street, East Norwalk, when Miss Louise FL wood Jones became the bride of M. Norton Benedict, of South Norwalk.
 The. bride. carrying white roses. dress. She was attended by sis ter of the groom, Miss Eva M. Bene- dict. who carried pink roses. Richard Foster, of Bridgeport, a cousin of the bride. was best man. Rev. Frank D. Torrey, pastor of the Norwalk M. B. church. performed the ceremony. Rel atives and friends attended from New York Mt. Vernon, Cos Cob, Bridge port and the Norwalks-
 Secured $50 from Westport Man.
 A man giving his name as James & Booth, appeared at the automobile garage of Frank Reynolds, in West port, few days ago, with check for $50. which he requested MT. Rey- holds to cash. The latter, whose home Is In East Norwalk knew the man slightly, and he endorsed the check, and the money was secured from the Westport National Bank. Later he became suspicious and start ed in an automobile and overlook Mr. Booth. The latter appeared to be on his way to South NOrwalk and MT Reynolds asked him if he did not want a ride over. Booth promptly ac- cepted and on reaching the center of the city MT. Booth was turned over to Officer Raymond. The latter took him to the police station, where he said he was employed by the Buick people in Stamford. A telephone mes sage was sent there, and the firm de- nied that Booth had worked for them. The latter expressed a willingness to return the $50 and when he had done Pavnn1dc ROOth left the police station together.
 Sent to Jail
 When G. A. Adam missed 30 chick ems from his hen roosts some days ago he reported the theft to Deputy Sheriff Louis Rhoades of Canaan and Edward Hunker, and Homer Coons, two young men who live near the lime kilus were arraigned before Justice Ford on charge of chicken stealing. After hearing the evidence the boys were held in s2O0 bonds each. { William c. Church of Greenwich died June 27, aged 31 years. He leaves a widow, who is the daughter of John F. MacMath and three chill dren.
 A very pretty wedding took place . June 27 in Norwalk at 6:3O when Miss Jidian Isokovitch of New Rochelle was married to Morris vogel of North Main street by the Rev. Samuel Kes- sler al the Beth Israel Syna gogue.
 Auto Burned
 A two cylinder Pope Hartford auto mobile, bearing the license number 3092 and belonging to Dr. H. F. Moore of Bethel. caught fire Monday after noon and burned when near the cor ner of the Westport and the Sauga- tuck roads. just this side of the Lloyd Nash place. How the machine took fire. is a mystery. The car was quickly stopped. and every effort was