The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-02
OLD MAN SERIOUSLY HURT
John Ruskey Found by the Roadside With a Broken Leg-Afterwards Taken to the Hospital
Special to the Farmer)

Fairfield, June -On Wednesday af- ternoon John Ruskey, an old man who has often visited the vicinity, cut load of bean poles in Catamount swamp in the northern end of the town. At o'clock he was discovered lying by the roadside unable to move. The matter was reported to Mrs. M. L. Metcalf, the nearest neighbor, who immediately telephoned for a doctor
 Dr. Hetzel was absent from town, and Dr. J. Murray Johnson of Bridgeport was called and reduced a fracture of the left leg. advising that the patient be removed to a hospital immediate ly. Yesterday morning Dave Jack, the veteran driver of the ambulance in Bridgeport, drove out and removed the injured man to St. Vincent's hos pital, where he was reported last night as doing nicely. There are many suspicious circumstances connected with the case and the authorities will be asked to investigate. The old man has been in the habit of visiting this section of the town and buying pro- ducts of various kinds from the farm CTS. There are a number of Polish farmers in the vicinity and the old man was in the habit of doing busi- ness with them as well as with the English speaking residents of the neighborhood. On several occasions the old man has had trouble with the foreign born residents and threats have been made against him. On the afternoon that the old man was in- jured travellers on the roads in the vicinity heard sounds of quarrelling from the woods. but no attention was paid to them. The old man had cut his load of bean poles. placed them on his wagon which was found on the highway. There was no evidence that the horse had run away or that the old man had been thrown from the load. The accident Is the cause of much comment in the neighborhood. Many believe that the old man did not fall from his load but was the victim of an assault made by some of those whose enmity he had aroused in the past. The residents of the vii cinity complain of many acts of law lessness and the attention of the au thorities will be called to this section to remedy a reign of terror which is deemed to be imminent by those who have lived here for years.
 O. G. Jennings has been at the Gas tle-on-the-Hill for a short time this week, but is now attending the polo games in New York. It is expected that a string of fine coaches will reach the place in the near future. AL though the motor car is occupying the attention of everybody in this age of quick removes, MT. Jennings has not lost his love for the horse and pro- poses to maintain a fine stable. MT. | Jennings has only eight horses on the place at present, but proposes to add another four for coach work, not to i supersede the old four which Dennis | Cowan, the head coachman, has been so proud of in the past. but to sup plement them. MT Jennings has al- | ways maintained a steady going four in-band which not only makes a good | show but gets a lot of work during | the summer on the roads in this sec | tion. Although there are plenty of | motor cars at the Castle-in- the Hill, | it is safe to say that the horse will 1 never be entirely superseded there. l The coach horn will be heard on the 1 roads here again this season, and l everyone will be glad.
 The plans for the addition to the school building at Nichols Terrace have not yet been returned to the School committee, and consequently no bids for doing the work have yet been received. When the perfected plans are submitted the School Board will ask for bids and the work will be commenced.
 Simon C. Bradley has been over the line several times this spring looking for the old buck trout of the Aspe- tuck, but as yet no one has reported seeing the old fellow. Dry weather and the consequent low streams have made the life of the brook trout bur den this spring.
 Tomorrow the Sunday school parade takes place in Bridgeport, and a large number of the Sunday school scholars in this town will attend. Every Sun day school in town has been invited to take part, and many will avail themselves of the opportunity.
 The Bridgeport Gas Company has announced that gas will be introduced on Mill Plain street if enough sub scribers can be found to use their pro- duct It is probable that the matter will be satisfactorily arranged in a short time when the residents of that vicinity will enjoy all the advantages of living in the city without any of its discomforts