The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-22
Fairfield County News.
Injured While Coasting.


 James Brennan, Jr., Joseph sprin- ger and Jake Cohen were more or less seriously injured. at Stamford, Wed nesday afternoon, in coasting acci- deEt. Brennan is suffering from a s ignt concussion of the brain and a severe cut over the chest.
 Darten's Fire Warden.
 W. H. Wf1mott. Jr., has been ap- pointed forest fire warden in Darien, and has appointed as F1:S deputies Ed. Charles Bennett, for Noroton district. William Dugdale, for Noroton Heights strict, John NJ. Worth. for Spring dale district.
 S15,00o From Carnegie.
 A committee from the directors Of the Bethel Public Library has been for some time in communication with MT. Andrew Carnegie and he is will ing to erect library building to cost from $10.00o to $15,Go0, providing the town will raise by taxation the sum of g, ,000 each year for it's maintenance: that is if the town will give $500 more than it is now giving.
 Fall Proves Fatal.
 Mrs J. E. Rfehtmyer. 72 years ola. died at Stamford. Friday night On Monday Mrs. Richtmyer, who had been rather feeble for some time, stumbled over a chair, and EFactursad her hip in the fall The fracture was a serious one.
 Deer in Danbury.
 When J. E. Bristol went into the lot in the rear Of his barn. on his place at Danb17v. Sunday afternoon, to find out why his horse was snort to find a large doe standing neslr the horse. It finally left for the woods.
 That Personal Tax.
 The first case of personal tax de- linquent before local court occurred in South Norwa'k, Monda v, when I Judge Tammany and in addition to paying the tax, settled a. ST fine i'm posed by the court.
 Mad Dog Bites Fuur.
 After having bitten four persons and a large number of dogs. and spread terror through the town. a dog sui fering from a violent case Of rabies was killed at Green w'cF1, Monday. af- ter ten minutes of fighting, He Dit William R. Webb on the leg: Mss Henrietta Sunstron on the throat, and attacked two other persons, biting them.
 Four Feet Of Frost
 There is now four feet of frost iD it has penetrated in many years, ac- cordfng to the best information Ob- tainable.
 O 'dest resident says that it was never so thick before
 Contest Over Estate
 Although there was no indication that there would be a contest in the estate of Peter Mitchell of Greenwich, an appeal has been taken to the Su- perior court by Attorney William J. Ferris, as guardian ad Item for the daughters of the deceased, Florence aged 12; Comfort, aged 10. and Eir- gfnia, aged months. Judge Tferney appointed Attorney Wilbur s. Wright as guardian ad liteEn for the sons. Al bert E., 19: Fillmore, 1T; Theodore, 135 Milo, ': AlbiIfo, 5, and AFtino, g. Mi Mitchell, who was a prosperous con tractor living in North NIianus, mads a will about a week before his death Under it's terms, each daughter was to receive Ss00 absolute v, and S200 was given to each son. To his wife he gave the nse of all property during her life unless she married, when 1t was to go to the sons Any benefit funds from insurance goes 10 the Wld- ow The residue goes to the widow during hsar lifetime.
 James Clendenin Ectert Of Stamford is to com est the will Of his father, Gen. Thomas T Fckert, Suprems Court Justice Gerard, on his aDpiica- ton. appointed Ronald K Brown, Eckert the eigh+ cen -year-oId daugh- ter Of James c. Eckert. The p~obate of Gen. Eckert's will, which made his younger son. Thomas T. Eckert, the principal heir to his s, 000, 000. was hot Iv fought in the Surrogates Court by James C1endenin Eelzert, but SuTro- gata Cohalan admitted it ShoUId the win he upset Miss Fcl1ert would be emitted to about S10o. GOO.