The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-24
Fairfield County News.

Burglary in East Port Chester.
 The store of Victor Cuneo, East Port Chester, was robbed Sunday night of about s100 in tobacco, cigars. pipes and cash A bartender who lives near the store reports that clothing and watch were stolen from his room.
 Danbury & Harlem Sale.
 Holders of the bonds of the defunct Danbury & Harlem electric railroad that was intended to connect Danbury and Goldens Bridge, N. Y., will receive S4s.s2 upon each S1, GOO bond held by them, according to the report of Ref cree Frederick D. Sherman. who was appointed to handle the affairs of the company. Stockholders and other creditors will receive nothing Many of the stockholders are Danbury, Ridgebury and North Salem people. None of the bonds are held in Dan bury, practically all of them have been disposed of to investors in Pennsyl- vania and New Jersey and southern cities.
 Destroyed by Fire.
 An automobile, model of 1907, with the license tag 97.S56 N. Y, catching fire in some unexplainable manner in Fairfield, was totally destroyed Sum- day. The car was insured for S2,500. In the car at the time were the owner, Frederick Perthold, an architect, Of New York, who was driving:' MT. and Mrs. Luchmann, and Mrs. Perthold- MT Perthold noticed the smoke and, applying the brakes. leaped out and assisted MT. Luchmann in getting the two women out, as well as the bag gage. The car went along a few feet and became wrapped in flames. None of the occupants were injured. Frank Fowler. Frank Fowler. the portrait and fig ure painter, died on Thursday at the home of his sisters at New Canaan, from heart weakness. MT. Fowler was born in Brooklyn, N. T., on July F, 1852.
 Split the Switch. Peter Marren, a lineman in the em- ploy of the Connecticut Company, was terribly injured last week in Darien, when he was caught between the run ming board of a double truck trolley car and a pile of ties, and both legs horribly mangled. The line car was run into the Darien switch, so that the regular passenger vehicle could have a clear track. It was up to MT. Mar ren to throw the switch. Going back he did this and the regular car struck the turning point The first truck of the big car took the switch and as the rear came abreast of MT. Marren he hopped on, intending to ride up to the line car The hind truck, however, split the switch, that is, going on the opposite track from what the forward truck took. As the heavy car lurched over to the right, it jammed into a large pile of railroad ties, and Marren was caught between it and the pile of | ties.
 May be Blind. Lawrence Dunn of Glenbrook may | lose both eyes as the result of being | hit by foul ball at a game between the Dutchtowns and Brooksville teams An operation has been performed. and one eye taken out, and the doctors are doubtful about saving the sight of the other.
 Chicken-Killing Dogs. | Dog Warden Bryan H. Silk of Nor walk, has shot the two dogs which | have killed over 200 fine chickens be | longing to residents of East Norwalk | The canines were the property of All
 bert and Henry Wright of East Nor walk The town has paid all of the | owners a fair market price for the | fowls killed, and the town in turn will look for reimbursement from the Messrs. Wright.
 Held for Trial. Judge Lockwood of Norwalk. has | rendered his finding in the accident case which resulted in the death ot