The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

out lights ran into the rear of his wagon throwing it across the street and throwing the driver to the around by the impact, started at a mad pace back. clearing itself after a few jumps from the wagon which was partly wre ecked by the auto. The horse continued on for perhaps Ia quarter of a mile when 1t veered toward the left side of the street and struck a telegraph pole. Ashmore was unable to tell anything about the. automobil except that it was a medium sized car and that it's Occu- pants did not stop after running into his outfit. It was too dark for him to distinguish the license number on the car or even to see If there was one. Ashmore was uninjured. The wagon was wrecked and the harness torn to pieces. The horse was an unussally valuable one.
 Jackson Loses Two Feet.
 Alexander Jackson of Greenwich, who recently had one of his feet am putated above, the ankle, due to blood-poisoning, had the other foot taken off Saturday,. The young man ton.
 Fife at AIianus.
 Fire broke out in an old barn own nus, Saturday The building was partially destroyed Several horses belonging to Byron TT Newman truckman, were in the barn, but were taken out just in time. Four tons of hay was burned. Damage to the carried no insurance. It is believ- ed that some tramp who had been in the barn dropped a match.
 Decrease in Attendance.
 The Danbury Fair of 1911 came to a close Saturday afternoon with the attendance record of 56.346 for the week, a decrease of 14,138 from last year. Two of the five days that the Fair was in progress were rainy. The storm of Saturday was responsible for the calling off of the automobile races. While the rain had not dam aged the track on the home and back stretches, it was discovered when a careful examination was made that the upper turn was soft and dangerous and T. s. Shoemaker, secretary of the contest board of the A. A. A. under whose supervision the races were to have been run off, withdrew the sanction which his or ganization had given. He stated that the races could proceed, if the Fair association considered it advisable, unsanctioned and at the associations s
 
 to assume che risk.
 Remarkable Recovery.
 James Hoard, of Watertown, who was terribly injured several weeks ago, while employed as brakeman on the railroad, when his legs were struck by a passing train,. was dis charged from the Norwalk hospital Monday Hoard received a double fracture of one leg, and a broken knee cap, but. in spite of the serious ness of the breaks, fine treatment has resulted in his complete recovery. He is able to walk without trouble.
 Now Have Electricity.
 After six months of preparatory work the Housatonic Power Com pany has been able to turn electric ity into Wilton, Cannon Station and Georgetown. Nearly every home stead in Wilton and Cannon Station has installed the lights
 Poor Debtors' Oath.
 George oldham, who was com mitted to the Danbury jail, after ment for $25 against him. following civil trial for assault was refused Thursday upon his taking the poor debtors oath.
 A Defaualting Clerk.
 After confessing to the officers of the Dresden Lace works of NorwaIk that he had stolen money from the concern, E.. J. Bechert, Of New York, who has been employed at the shop for the past six months made his es- cape Wednesday afternoon.
 Bechert had charge of the petty cash accounts. It was his scheme to change the amounts on checks and in this way would appropriatae much for himself. He confessed what he had been doing and on hearing that he would be arrested he made off.
 Pulpit Changes.
 Rev. Elliott B. Barber, pastor of the Universalist church in Rumford, Me, has accepted the call recently extended to him by the Danbury Uni- versalist church.
 Rev Ellis B. Dean of Christ Me morial church. Westport, has resign ed because of ill health.
 Rev. Frank s. Warehouse. rector of St Peters Episcopal church in Ches hire. has been engaged as assistant to Rev. George W. Davenport, rector of St James Episcopal church of Danbury.