The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-12
Fairfield County News
Crushed By Car.


 w Augustus Green of Stamford, conductor on the New Canaan branch train. is in the Stamford hospital, in serious condition, his chest, and ribs crushed. MT Green was caught be tween the motor car and the coach at New Canaan, Thursday while at tempting to couple the two together Ills chest bone and several ribs were broken
 For Breach of Promise.
 Miss Georgia A Craig. has brought a suit for breach Of promise against Warren F. Knapp, of Stamford and she asks g. 900 damages for his fail are to keep his promise and for the ex- pense she has been put to. In her suit she says that the defendant asked her to marry him on the evening of Feb I2, 1912, and, on her agreement in a reasonable time She says that she has expended large sum of mon ey in preparing a rousseau
 Secured Rare Specimen.
 In Apotheearies Hall, Shelton, is a small specimen of what is known as the ''goldbanded" racer, a snake that was formerly quite common about the state, but which is now seldom seen Many years ago a bounty was placed on the destruction of this snake along with the red adder, and both became almost extinct I1n The ; present e1aI, spee1- was found by D. M Ritchie- The reptile is a handsome fellow with perfect ring about it's neck of bright
  vicious creature.
 Ransacked by Burglars.
 When Miss Margaret F. Jennings and her mother, Mrs. Emma Jennings, the White Mountains, they found that their home had been burg1arized- A window had been broken open, and the house had been ransacked from ron to bottom A few small articles of jewelry were stolen.
 Delicate Surgical Operation.
 A section of bone about three inches long and two inches wide has been cuzzi of Stamford, to relieve pres sure on the brain. The boy has shown sone improvement since the operation and there are hopes that it will arrest a process of mental decay Boccuzzi is about 10 years old, and his condition had been growing steadily worse dur inH the past three years.
 Judge Dempsey Retires.
 Judge Eugene C. Dempsey has an- nounced that he would not be candi- date for renomination for judge of pro bate of the district of Danbury and New Fairfield.
 No Criminal Negligence. After an inquest which. lasted two hours in Norwalk, Friday, Coroner Phelan gave a decision of accidental death in the killing of Russell B. James, the six year old son of Cap tain William F. James who was struck by the Chalmers-Detroit automobile
 
 teius, Jr., a New York architect who has a summer home in New Canaan. The coroner found no evidence to show criminal negligence on the part of MT. 1 Aathesius.
 No Plumbers Strike. The recent demands upon the part | of the Stamford Plumbers and Steam filters Union were settled Friday ev- joint conference with the bosses. Mu- 1 sual concessions were made A re- l quest had been made for $4.50 per day | with half holiday on Saturday with l out pay. The men have been receiv- l ing A a day, and, during the last l whsch has been half holiday. This rf1 meant SPA per week. The bosses grant | d s24 per week with the Saturday l nos go into effect. however. until after | Jan. l.
 Motorists Still Defy Law
 For operating a car when he was under eighteen years of age, and not l having a license Harold Ritch of l Stamford was fined s1 and costs by l Judge Hubbard. in the Greenwich | Borough Court, Saturday morning morning. Young Ritch was driving a 1 car belonging to his father. Norman Hunzinger failed to appear | 10 answer the charges preferred | e gainst him for not having rear mum ] bers on his car. Chief Ritch was was 1 authorized to communicate with the | Secretary of State
 S 4. Rowe of New Haven and Thomas 1 Buchanan of Stamford were arrested | Monday Vincent Minchents was la ken into custody for not having the | engine of his car muffIed.
 Mortimer Cobb of Huntington. L. l.. v as fined s1 and costs for not having the engine of his car muffled.
 Black Hand Attack
 An attempt was made Sunday night on the life of John Connelia, of Da- ~fen His home was broken into by unother Italian and three shots fired et ra n&om within None found their intended victim. The victim is be- 1:eved to be that of the Black Hand Society. About nine o'clock a man l