The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-01
Fairfield County News.
Four Persons Injured.

] wagon and trolley car, four persons were hurt the automobile was bad y damaged, and the wagon smashed. | Theodore F. Glover Or East Norwalk was driving the automobile and with him in the machine was James J. LlnXWeller of South NOrwalk- Glover told the police that as he approacl ei the spot where the coll sion occurred he saw two vehicles ahead of him. A trolley car was approaching from the opposite direction, but he thought [ he had sufficient room to pass be- tween the rear vehic e, a business wagon, and the trolley car, and tried however; and the automobile, striking | the wagon, threw it against the troll | ley car, which the motorman, fore i seeing the crash, had brought to standstin. The wagon was smashed and the occupants, MT. and Mrs. Jo- seph Evan,t Polish people of South Norwalk, were thrown out. MT. Ev- an was suffering with a severe scalp wound and his wife was badly shaken up and had erceived a number of bruises. Glover and his companion were also shaken up and brui- ed Glow CT was later arrested and held in bonds of $20o for a hearing to be held when the Evans have recovered 1 suctently to appear in court.
 Postal Savings Banks.
 Postal savings banks will be open ed at Sandy Hook and Riverside. ASKS SoUO damages
 Thomas W. Crane of Danbury, has brought suit against George Kirk, Jr., of Ridgefield, for $500 damages as the result of an accident on the even ing of October 5, last. MT. Crane, who was employed by the contract who were building a state highway, was struck by an automobile owned and driven by MT. Kirk and received severe injuries.
 Achieves a Success.
 Word comes from Nice on the Ri Vtera, France, that Jenny vou Widen rath of Brookf1eld, has executed an order in sculpture of the heads of SO ia" and Ray Grass" of the famous stables owned by James Hennessy, one of the richest and most successful racing men in Europe
 Losses by Fire.
 Aroused from their beds by the cries of fire, MT. and Mrs. w. G. Shaw and their two daughters and two sons, barely escaped with their lives from the seeth'ng furnace into which their home at Roton Hill was turned when fire broke out in their parlor shortly before daybreak Saturday morning. The house was burned to the ground and all the furnishings and clo+ hing des -royed. Total insurance, $S.50O.
 In a fire which destroyed a barn on the farm of Joseph Markowski. on what is known as the Tanning place, in Mountainville, Danbury, Thursday afternoon, one horse and two sows II. unknown origin. The barn was to- tally destroyed, and all the contents, which included about eight tons of hay, large number of tools, several The loss is partly covered by insur- ance.
 A Cremation Club.
 South NorwaIk has a cremation so- ciety, a branch of the Crema- ion asso- citation of New York having been oad ok I,oJ6 ternoon. The members believe that cremation is a more scientific and san itary way of disposing of the dead body than is that of burial.
 Demand for Artificial Ice
 The Diamond Ice Company of Sam ford, has been filling several private ice houses with artificial ice this win ter. It appears that a number of people who had been accustomed to cut ice from ponds. and store it on their own premises, concluded to abandon the practice, preferring to have ice which they know is absolute ly pure.
 Slightly over 20 inches of ice is the record for Sound Beach ths year, a f record which is likely to stand for a number of years.
 Granted a Divorce
 A decree of divorce has been granted Olivia Lowndes Clark of Stamford, by Justice Bischoff of the Supreme Court of New York. Miss Olivia Lowndes was the daughter of Mrs. Oliver Lowndes of Stamford. She was mar 1 19, 1905. There were no children.
 Freaks of an Auto The driver of a large touring car | nearly came to grief on Bennett's i Hill. Danbury the steep incline con meeting the north end of Pleasant St, i with West St, early Sunday evening. | Although the cars rear tires were | equipped with chains the slippery l a short distance down the hill, the ] rear wheels slipped and the big car skidded entirely around, so that it l headed up the hill. The driver then 1 this time the front wheels slipped and | the car again spun clear around, so l that it headed down the hill again. | When nearly to the foot of the hiH the | the machine once more headed | up the hill, having skidded l around. The driver of the au- omo- bile kept his head every minute and at last got the big machine down on the level.
 Corporation Papers Filed
 Corporation papers as follows have been filed with the state secretary: The J. Banks & Spitzer Company of Norwalk; certificate showing increase of capital from S3,OOO to 5000
 The East NorwaIk Yacht Club Com pany of Norwalk; to start with SS,OOO
 
 ble, James Golden. Edward E. Cor i ham and Harry Rider. The Housatonic Valley Tobacco Go . of New Milford; to start with $1 900 capital; incorporated by William D. Wanzer. James H. Dodd and. Fred I. Wanzer.
 The Vigilant Corporation of Stam- ford; final certificate of dissolution 1
 Mrs MarshalTs Suit.
 A suit which dates back to June 5, 1871, has been filed in the Superior Court, and it deals with the time that the old Rideeheld and New York Rail road Company was in active exiS+ ence- It is the case of Sarah M. Marshall Of Stamford against the Rtdgefield and New York Railroad Company and the New York, New Haven and Hartford Company. The plaintiff asks tNo c~v'-t Q c--an+ a~ Ioiupr+ioo ~e straining the New Haven road from taking water from premises which she 1eeded to the Ridgefe' and New York Company many years ago. The p aim