The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-03-13


of two weeks, reopening March 25 by
which time it is hoped that the cpl
demic of measles will have subsid-
ed.
Swallowed a Wheel
The quick action of Mrs. John Her
ring saved the life of Samuel Levy,
the young son of Mr.. Samuel Levy,
Of Norwalk, Thursday, when, by swal-
lowing one of the small wheels of
watch, the youngster nearly choked
to death. Mrs. Herring turned the
youngster upside down and shook him,
the wheel becoming loosened by the
shaking.
B. B. Davenport Bankrupt
Benjamin B. Davenport, of Daven-
port Ridge, Stamford, has filed a vol
untary petition in bankruptcy. CIV
ing his liabilities as S452, 1919, divided
as follows: Secured debts, 1914, 1851;
unsecured Sos, 417.42. His assets are
given as 500, of which $50 represents
household furniture and $50 cash in
bank under attachment.
In Superior Court
Judge Ralph Wheeler at Danbury.
Friday granted a divorce to Georgia
Scott Lataine and reserved decision
in the case of Grin " Morrell VS..
Charlotte Morrell. Both cases were
uncontested. Mr. and Mrs. La Foun-
tain were married on Octo. IS, 1899,
and lived together until about the
first of January 1905 They separated
and Mr.. La Fountaine brought suit
for divorce, alleging desertion. Mrs.
La Fountaine in her cross complaint
alleged neglect. abuse and cruelty.
Neither contested the case of the
other. Judge Wheeler granted the d.
vorce to Mrs. La Fountaine and gave
her the custody of ten year old
son. Mr.. Morrell is twenty-five years
old. They We're married in 1908 Mr..
Morrell testified that they lived to-
gether less than a week, when his
wife left him.
Drove Car in German Fashion
After colliding with two wagons in
Greenwich, Friday afternoon, and ruiz
ming a car without a license, Anton
Hachne a German chauffeur in tho
employ Of Paul Schwartz, was arrest
ed. The man has been in this coun-
try only two days. and cannot speak
to drive a car on the left hand side
Of the road. He attempted to drive
the car on the left hand side of the
road. The machine first struck the
wagon of George Peabody doing con-
siderable damage. Soon after he ran
into the curbing He was fined IS
and costs.
New Canaan'S Grand List
The board Of Relief of the town of
New Canaan finished it's work last
Friday afternoon The amount de-
Quoted totaled to. s1S 1a5 and the in.
crease amounted to s3.432 The grand
list, as changed. totals $5.o1S,0S6.
Found Burglar in House
the residence of George S. Wilson at
Stamford, a burglar dashed out of
the house, Sunday evening. Mrs. Will
son followed him, calling for help. At
the outer door, the man chung to the
knob, while Mrs. Wilson tried to turn
tol at her, but she continued to cry
for assistance. Then the man ran
down the steps and fled.
Schools Turned Down
The special Greenwich town meet
ing, Saturday afternoon, voted in IA
vor of an indefinite postponement and
dismissal of the. report of the school
building committee, after a heated
discussion lasting nearly two hours
only one approved was an appropria-
ton of 50 S50.44 for evening schools
and supplies.
Summer Liquor License
Several of the big hotels in Green
witch want summer licenses for the
summer months. Although the legis-
lature recently passed a law allow.
ing summer hotels even in no license
communities to- sell liqdor four
months in the year: the situation in
Greenwich is compiled ted The town
already has the number of licenses
to which it is entitled according to
population.
The Railroad Surveys
The general plan of the railroad, in
making recent surveys is said to be
to establish the shortest and most di-
rect route possible between New York
and Montreal. by way of Pittsfield
and Bennington. VT. The railroad
map shows that Bennington is almost
directly north of Danhury and that
the route by way of Stamford, Will,
ton, Danbury and Brockheld juno
ton would afford about as straight
line of track as would be possible.
The plans of the railroad are under
stood to contemplate the double
tracking of the former Danbury and
Norwalk and Housatonic roads and
the elimination of curves and grade
crossings. The statement made III
New Haven on Saturday was to the
erect that an expenditure of several
million dollars in carrying out these
improvements was contemplated, but
that no immediate steps would be
He Carried an Odor.
The Danbury News tells the follow
ing story: "Jim'' Connolly a farm
hand living in Redding came to this
city Saturday night and within ten
minutes of his arrival had located an
other Redding man, who had left Red
ding hours before and started for
New York. The hunted man was Jer-
ry Dorm, who started for New York
to dispose of some skins he got trap
ping near his home About the time
Jerry arrived in this city. that part
of Danbury. which was drifting up
and down Main street began talking
about skunks. There was no ques-
ton but that Jerry brought to Dan
hurry the Objectionable part Of skunbs
and while he strolled complacently
through the streets with several
skunk skins over his arm, those near
est him widened the intervening
space between them and the skins
He stopped in two or three saloons,
though the bartenders asked him to
leave as soon as the Skunk Skins were
seen or their door detected After
Jerry left his home members of his
family learned that the address he
had skin dealers in New York was
wrong and that unless he was reach
ed before depa rtiug from Danbury he
would have trouble disposing Of the
skins. Jim Connolly agreed to search
Derhury for him. The task was
much easier than might be expected
--easier even than Connolly had sus-
pected. The road from Redding to
Dsnhury gave strong odoriferous evil
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