The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-04

ed too near to pile of burning rub bfsh. when it's clothing caught on fire
 Auto Accidents.
 A buggy belonging to Joseph Chris tiano was demolished at Greenwich Wednesday when young man from New York drove his limousine car into the vehicle. The driver was learning to run his car, and lost con- trol of the steering gear.
 Samuel A. Barnum of Danbury who purchased an automobile recently and started in, at the age of nearly eighty four years, to become a full-fedged motorist, met with mishap on Thursday which damaged the ma chine but in no way affected MT. Bar He expected to apply the reverse ped al, but threw the high gear into po- sition instead, and the machine leap ed forward unexpectedly. The dis tance to tree was short and the ma chine struck it with considerable force MT. Barnum retained his presence of mind and threw off the power. Examination disclosed the fact that the forward axle was twist ed.
 Clerical Changes
 At the morning services of the First Congregational Church of South Norwalk on Sunday, the pastor, Rev. Charles F. MacFarIane, rendered his resignation to take effect as soon as possible. On June 1, Rev MT. Mac Farlane will assume the secretary ship of the social service commission of the Federated Council of Church es of Christ in America The coun- cil is composed of Protestant church es of thirty-four denominations.
 Rev. J. H. Selden, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Green wich, read his resignation as pastor at his church Sunday, which will take effect immediately. Rev. MT. Selden has just returned from a two months trip abroad, a gift of his church. The reason for his resignation has not been made public.
 Clamdiggers Lose Case.
 In the Greenwich Borough Court Saturday, Judge Hubbard decided the case of Amos, Clarence and William Merritt, clam -diggers, who were ar rested the latter part of March for on the flats in front of the resident of Gustav Baumann, Field Point Park. They were found guilty and fined $1. The Judge said: :'They are charged with trespass un- der the statute which makes the same @ misdemeanor. As a defense, the claim has been set up that the de- fendants were in pursuit of their or dinary vocation of clam digging, and
 
 that had been theirs for more than twenty years. The State admits that the defendants had originally the right to dig clans be- tween high and low water mark, but offered in evidence a copy of an act of the General Assembly of Connec- ticut dated June 6, 1889, whereby 8 special grant of the premises in question appears to have been made to Oliver D. Mead, the then owner Of the premises. MT. Baumann subse- luently acquired the premises, to- gether with such rights to the land between low and high-water mark as was acquired by Oliver D. Mead is said special act. This Court has no over the constitutionaIity ,f the act. Taking the law as it is framed and upon the statute-books, Il nave no alternative but to find the guilty, and order a fine of ,1 without costs"
 Destroyed by Fire.
 Under mysterious circumstances the arge barn owned by John Morrison, near Lake Kenosia, caught fire at Thursday and burned to the ground. Several tons of hay and a were also destroyed. The damage, which is estimated at $2,0O0 s partially covered by insurance.
 Laid Ten Mill Tax The annual New Canaan town meeting was held Monday afternoon. The tax rate voted was ten mills or ,ne cent on the dollar.
 Chopped Down Pole. At Wilton, Monday, Louis Warncke | protested vainly against a telephone | wire crossing his land to the house | if Stanton Coley. Then he proceed | d to cut down the telephone pole.