The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
Fairfield County News
News of the Autos


 Henry J. Moran. chauffeur, holding . Hcense from the state of New Jer- sey, who left this state after an acci- dent, after giving a promise to appear before the town court of Westport to answer to charge 0f operating an and in . reckless manner, appeared before the court Saturday and was fined a total of $es.76. including costs Moran. while driving q car that cost ee.000 . year before, entered into a race with a motorcycle and lost con- trol of hts car. with the result that it upset and was destroyed. His appear ance before the Westport court was obtained through the reciprocity agreement between thet automobile authorities of this state and New Jer-
 Louis Ksiner of New York was ar rested in Greenwich. Wednesday af- a dealers number, but no license at- fached Jearle B. Baker (coloredl of New York and Charles D.; McCorkle, of New York were taken into custody for having mufflers 'cut outs"
 In Greenwich Court. Wednesday, operating cafs with muffler cut outs. The eases of Lewis H. FOgel of Brook lyn, Albert O. Smith of New York and Homer A .GOtt of Massachusetts were nolled on payment of costs. Carl Oel- son of Port Chester and James Core ney of Mount Vernon were each fined g and coats. George D. Dunlap of Sound Beach was fined $1 and costs with sentenced suspended.
 Louis Keimar, arrested in Green wich. for running car without a operator,s license was fined $1 and wich Court. Percy Hall ,(colored) of Nov York received similar fine for operating car with cut out open. The cases of Earl s. Williams, of Ba- tavia, and Benjamin Hicks were nol- led on payment of costs. Fines of $1 and costs, with execution suspended, were imposed upon e. o. Strothers of York.
 Newtown authorities have just is- sued q warning that the muffler cut out law will be enforced in. that 5bor- the law is violated. The law in rela- ton to mufflers reads: NO motor ve- hicle shall be operated upon the pub lie highway within the limits of any city or borough of this state at any time nor on any public highways be- evening and six o'clock in the morn Ing unless the egie of such vehicles ShaIl be muffled while so operated. No motorcycle shall be operated at any time with it's muffler open Under Section IT the penalty for violation of this act is fine of not more than el0e, or imprisonment not more than ten days. or both, for the first offense, and q fne not more than $500, or inn prieonment not more than six months, or both, for any subsequent offense.
 Losing control of his automobile, while trying to free the clutch which had become caught. William White head allowed an automobile to smash Norwa1k Sunday noon The machine Is owned by Frederick F. Whitehead, and contained his two sons, William and Charles. and James McGerry, of East Norwalk. The machine was smashed beyond all further use and the driver, William Whitehead, was slightly cut by glass from the sma sh- ed wind shield, but the other occu- pants of the car were uninjured. The car was sold for junk.
 Silas F. Elliott, of Stamford, broke both wrists and was badly shaken up and bruised in an automobile accident Thursday. Rounding a turn in the road, an obetruction loomed up ahead. He had not time to stop his car and it crashed into the obstruction, said to be a railroad rail and wooden ties. He was thrown out and the car was badly damaged.
 Town Bonds Sold.
 Sputzer. Rorick & Company. of New fork were the successful bidders for the x-year (seriaD refunding bonds of the town of Greenwich. to the amount of $160. .000s -at 1 1-4 per cent Their