The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-16
Fairfield County News.
Grade Crossings.

That the grade crossings at Glen brook road and Crescent Street in Glenbrook will not be eliminated for [ the present, at least is apparent in a letter just received from the Railroad Commissioners. Under date of June notified Nhat the railroad company has withdrawn its petition to elimin- ate the crossings. The reasons for withdrawal as given in the letter are determined opposition by the resi- dents and authorities of the town of Stanford"
 To Have Gas Mains
 The Connecticut Co. has been given permission to lay it's gas mains through the streets of the borough of New Canaan.
 Struck By Lightning.
 The South Norwalk Congregational church was struck by lightning Sum day night A large section of the slate was torn off one of the towers.
 Darien in Opposition.
 Darien arose in its might last week and hurled defiance at the railroad company, which, in its plans for estab- fishing a new grade for it's tracks, proposes to close Hoyt street.
 Dog Gets Bun
 A dog owned by a Bethel family has contracted a habit that is somewhat 1t unique. It was a long time ago that a man in charge of bake wagon, that makes daily trips through the streets, tossed the dog a bun. The next time the bakers wagon was sighted by him on that street, the animal was after it and continued to bark vigorously until a bun thrown from the wagon landed in his open mouth. Each day thereafter, as reg ularly as he bakers bell sounded, the dog was On hand for his bun, and con- tinued to follow the wagon and bark until his free lunch was Forthcoming, and is still keeping it up. Many times he Is not hungry enough to eat the bun and leaves 1t partly eaten or takes it off and buries it.
 Attempted Suicide.
 John Jurinski, Danbury natter, Respondent over lack of employment, t, attempted to take his life by drink ing poison, Friday His recovery is uncertain. MT Jurinski has a wife and seven children.
 Is Now a Reverend.
 Rev. Aaron Cutler Coburn, son of Dr. J. Milton Coburn, of South Nor walk. was ordained at Middletown last week.
 Mother Sues Daughter.
 Eliza w. widow of Andrew J. Ber- rien of East Port Chester has started suit for s12,5OO against her daugh- ter. Ida T. Berrian, who lives in a house adjoining the Berrien home stead. Real estate in the amount of s15,00O has been attached. The suit, it appears, has grown out of the daugh- ter's refusal to return to the mother a deed for a parcel of property con- taining about five acres, and on which he former was given a mortgage by the latter in the sum of four thou sand dollars, some years ago. As se- curfty Mrs. Berrien gave the daugh- ter a deed to the property, and now, It is claimed the latter refuses to turn 1t over The suit has been brought to compel the daughter to turn over the deed or to pay the sum of S12, ,50O, which the mother claims is still due her on the parcel. if the daughter should agree to keep it in her possess sion. Mrs. Berrien contends that she is willing to pay off the S40O0 mort gage against the property.
 Trolley Co. Pays Share.
 The Selectmen of Stamford. those of Darien and the officials of the New Haven Road. have arrived at an agreement regarding the Noroton Bridge crossing When the matter was first proposed the bridge was to be widened 15 feet on the south side and for this purpose s1.250 would be enough to pay Stamfords share of tthe work. But lately the railroad peo.