The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-29

The Greenwich library was entered by burglars Sunday night. One of the large drawers in the librarians $ desk was broken open, and ninety cents taken.
 Three Horses Burned to Death.
 Three horses were burned to death Saturday night in a fire which occur red in the barn of MT. Shanen at Stamford. Other horses in the barn were removed. The cause of the fire is unknown.
 Called to Providence.
 Rev. Hugh B. Carpenter, pastor of the South Norwalk Baptist church, was unanimously called Thursday ev- ening to the Cranston Street Baptist church in Providence, R. I.
 Norwalk's Grand List.
 Town Clerk Smith has completed the abstract of the grand list of Nor walk and finds that in October, 1910, the town had taxable property to the extent of $2O,24S,296. The figures for the preceding year were $19,746,- 094, showing an increase of $502,202.
 Crane Loses $500 Stud.
 Theodore T. Crane of New Canaan was robbed of a diamond stud worth $500 at the Stamford railroad sta tion, Saturday afternoon. While
 
 a New Canaan train he was jostled by a group of men, one of whom showed newspaper into his face, while still another nimbly unscrewed the stud from MT. Cranes shirt front. When the theft was discovered the pick pockets were beyond reach.
 Foundations Are Sinking.
 The foundations of the Shelton Town and Borough building are stead -S- -1-s~ particular place, but at several points the walls have sunken. so as to pre- sent the appearance of drawing away from the floors. It is stated that when the building was erected, it was found that no stable foundation pense, and apparently it was not thought best to incur this.
 Granted Divorce.
 In the Superior court at Danbury, Friday, Judge Case granted Grace P. Richardson, of Danbury, a divorce from Arthur Richardson. The de- cree was given upon the ground of intolerable cruelty. The proceed ings were uncOntested. The children, boys, aged three and five years res- pectiyely. were in the fathers keep ing, pending the decision of the di- vorce action. Judge Case gave the mother the custody of the children.
 $2,0O0 for Boys Life.
 The jury in the case of Andrew De- mond vs. the Danbury & Bethel Street Railway Company has returned a verdict of $2,000 against the defen- dant. The action was brought by the Iate Alvah Demond, a minor, to recover $5,0O0 damages for alleged negligence arising out of the death of Alvah Demond, five-year-old boy who was run over by trolley car last year. Attorneys for the plaintiff ligent in using cars without reason ably proper and improved fender. The defense tried to prove that the mo- tormen exercised due care in trying to prevent the accident as soon as he saw the boy crossing the street in front of the car. and that there was contributory negligence on the part of the boy in running in front of the trolley car.
 Legacy Awaits Frank Smith.
 Under the will of the late Mary Barnes ,now in process of settlement in the Greenwich Probate Court, a legacy of $500 is bequeathed to Frank Smith, who has not been heard from in oyer twenty years.
 Taken for Joy Ride.
 Last week Frank P. Moshier jr., OI MOSuIGf 5 avery III dreenW1cn missed an automobile from the ga- rage. The machine was returned to it's owner, for the next morning, Mr. Moshier found the car in the garage Some one evidently took the car out for a joy ride.
 To Wind Up Zoar Church.
 The Connecticut Baptist Conven- ton, the general advisory body of the Baptist religious denomination in the state, has filed petition with the su- perior court asking that the Baptist society in Newtown, Zoar parish, be terminated and it's affairs wound up The reason for the winding up of the
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