The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-18
E.. Fl. DILLON & co.
Fairfield County News.
A Missing Boy.

A Missing Boy.
 John Palermo, aged IT and son of Stamford fruit dealer, was employ ed in his fathers store up to about a month ago, but his father thought else, and support himself, since he will not attend school. The boy was told he must find other employme ent. For about two weeks he went about the town, saying he was looking for a job, but his father suspected he was not looking for work, so he frequently scolded him, and told him he must get out and make his own way in the world Two weeks ago he ate break fast at the home of his parents and then left. He has not been seen nor heard of since.
 Killed by Fall.
 Gertrude Keene, the ive-year-old ford, was fatally injured, Thursday afternoon, when she fell from the back porch of her home to the brick areaway beneath. She died of the injuries received in her fall.
 Died of Burns.
 John P. McGinniss, of Danbury, who with Stephen Fitzpatrick, was serious ly burned when fire destroyed a small building used as a club house, last Friday evenings died later in the Danbury hospital His death was the result of burns received and com- plications which set in day or two after the fire. Both McGinniss and Fitzpatrick were badly burned. The men were sleeping in the small build- ing. It is said that one of the men had been smoking and that sparks from the tobacco set fire to furnish ings in the room. Both slept until they. were choking with smoke. Fitz- patrick has passed the danger mark and he is expected to recover. The fire destroyed the building and its contents.
 Girl in Boys Raiment.
 Miss Mary McDougall of Stamford and John Simmon, a Sound Beach youth laid plans for a romantic sort of wedding in New York, Thursday but the practical policemen down that way spoiled the plans. The couple decided that they'd elope, and the bride adopted some male wear ing apparel, sufficient to give the inn pression she was a boy. So they went off together and reached New York. A sharp-eye detective mo- ticed something a little bit out of true ish-looklng boy. He followed a block or two, and then realized that it was a girl in boys attire. He stopped her and she 'fessed. Then the dis appointed elopers were taken to a station house, and word was sent 60 the brides relatives.
 Danburians Involved.
 A number of Danbury investors learned with no little concern Thurs lishirg Co.,, a corporation formed to control the consolidated Hampton Columbian magazine, had been thrown into involuntary bankruptcy. Not a few Danbury investors hold stock in the corporation. The assets The company holds the stock of Hampton's Magazine and the Colum- bian Magazine had been recently merg- ed with it. According to an official, the trouble was caused by muck raking'' articles which appeared in Hampton's Magazine. Certain War street interests, this official claims, as a result of the publication by the magazine of these articles, influencen the banks to refuse to extend the magazine any favOrS, and it became recessary to merge Hampton's Maga- zine with the Columbian Magazine in order to save the former magazines concern said that the direct cause of the sudden smash was that when the merger was made, t was found that the Columbian Magazine had lit- tie DeS1deS debts With Wh1cd to start in on.
 Auto Driver Fined
 Tn the Danbury City Court, Thurs day, Geo. Kirke, Jr., of Ridgeheld was conv icted of driving his automobile recklcssly on the night of October 5, when Thomas Crane, or Miry Brook, was struck by the machine. MT. Kirke was fined $25 and costs MT. Crane was considerably injured in the accident. He received a rag ged wound over the left eye, an inch and a half cut on the back of his head and bruise over the left hip. MT. Kirke was driving toward his home when he came upon MT Crane, who was working with a road sprink- Ter and was carrying lantern a short distance behind the cart MT Crane said that he knew nothing of the approch of the automobile from the rear until the machine struck him. MT. Kirke testified that he did not see the water cart ahead of Mr. Crane and that he swerved to the left of the road sufficiently to clear the man with the lantern. He said that when he was about opposite the man he saw the water cart directly ahead and damned on the brakes causing the rear of the machine to whip about toward MT. Crane. Judge Booth, in finding Mr. Kirke guilty of driving with greater speed than is reason able or proper said that the auto mobilist should have slowed suffi- ciently before passing the man with the lantern to determine whether or