The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-27
Fairfield
LOCOMOBILE TESTER
 CRASHES MILK WAGON.
Early Morning Chauffeur Takes Dan- gerOus Curve at High Rate of Speed-Nfilk Wagon Smashed to Debris.-Other Fair
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Especial to The Farmer.

Special to The Farmer.)
 Fairfield, Nov. 27-Traveling at high rate of speed on one of the most dangerous curves between Bridgeport and New York, chauffeur driving milk wagon of William M. Meeker, in front of the Oliver Turney place, at o'clock Saturday morning.. It was just before daylight when the two met on the turn. rMeeker was going toward Bridgeport while the auto was bound in the opposite direction. Meek CT claims to have been in the trolley tracks and on they right side of the road. while the chauffeur claims that no lights were on, the coming vehicle and could see nothing but clear road.
 A loud crash, followed by splitting steel and wood,-then a dead silence. Meeker found himself about 20 feet away from the mixup, where he had jumped to save himself from being pinned under the wreck, and the driv CT of the auto sitting in his seat as though stunned
 In few minutes both were working hard to straighten out the mixup, but the wagon was so demolished that it was dragged to one side of the road where it was later taken away. Gal Ions of milk. was spilled in the road. The horse was unhurt. ,-5s
 ], Thomas O'connell a well knoNn cit izen of this town, met with painful accident Saturday morning., when he had the top of his thumb crushed so that it was thought amputa tion was necessary. O'Connell was working for William Dalling. on the Whites hill job, when his hand caught between two heavy blanks. 2, He was taken to DnnQ 16Cnnsc :, h11f was out on a call The thumb was dressed temporarily at the Boyle phar- macy, until the doctor returned. SSv- eral stitches were taken to save the thumb from being amputated. s4
 The members of the Greenfield Hill Country Club who have been holding clay pigeon shoots for the past month, held the most exciting one Saturday afternoon. There were about dozen on hand to try out their luck at breaking the. birds. At this event a prize was offered to the one making the best score of the afternoon. The prize was large rooster, supposed to be the biggest bird on Greenfield Hill and was won by Howard Gray. His score was out Of 25 chots. The next best scores were made by Sprague Brothwell, William Bulkley, S. Everett Lobdell, Fred Jennings, and Clayton Elwood.
 The post office hours for Thanksgiv- ing day will be as follows: 6 a. m. until il a. m., and from D. m. until 8 D. m.
 The. people of the town are still talking about the danger of FIint's corner after dark Several electric road at this place and were operated by the Connecticut Company, who also had three Or four poles there. Some time ago the poles were moved to one side of the road and the lights taken out. This has left the place in total darkness and it Is all one can do to walk around the corner without rum ming into fence or some other Ob- ject.
 Thursday evening at the Greenfield Hill Country Club was what they call ed s"Pie and Doughnut Night" The name was good for the event, as the large crowd of members who attended were given all the home made pie and dnnshnuts that they could eat. The evenings fun was under the manage ment of Mrs. William Blu kley, who acted as substitute for Mrs. Clarence H. Bradley. The three contests were entered into with much zest. In the time spelling match Miss Gala Brad ley and N. H. Sherwood won out. Miss Bradley received a handsome book, while Mr. Sherwood a primer A musical game followed with Miss Edna Bulkley at the piano. Those receiving presents at the contests were Mrs. Fred B. Wakeman and Mrs. Charles Gray. The doughnut eating contest was won by Howard L. Wake man and Mrs. Eli Wakeman. Refresh mentS were served.
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