The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-05
Fairfield County News
Auto Accidents.

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 A n1n9usine car owned by Arthur R. Ely of Greenwich was in collision with a trolley car there Friday afternoon Thomas Vandergneve, the chauffeur. suffering from slight injuries. Miss Austin, a teacher at the Ely School; MT. Ely and two students, all occu- pants Of the car, escaped injury. A trolley car running in the opposite di- rection evidently confused the driver or else he was unaware of it's ap- proach. The rear wheel of the ma car and tore off the front step and the hand rail, after which it crashed into a tree. When the car hit the the steering wheel, and was rendered unconscious. It was said at the hos pital, that no bones were broken, and unless internal injuries set in, he will probably be around again in fer" days
 While lodging another car in round ing a curve in Brauchville WedneSday night an automobile belonging to Mrs. cupantS, Swerved to the side of the roadway and turned turtle. The five occupants were pinforred under the machine, and three of them were quite seriously hurt The injured were: Mrs. Libertino, who sustained bruises about the head and face; Vincen2o Attardo, Mrs. Attardo. shoulder injured. Miss Mamie Libertino and William Liber- tino, who was operating the car, es- capped undnjured. The other machine passed by without stopping. It ran so close to Mrs. Libertimo's car that it just barely grazed the wheels. An other car came along a few minutes afterward, and the passengers remov- ed the overturned car and freed those beneath it. The automobile was only slightly damaged. William Idbertino declared that the accident was entirely the fault of the driver. of the other car, who was running his machine rapidly and did not turn out suffi- ciently.
 Caught an Oposs1m.
 A dog owned by Peter Burns of opossum Wednesday night. An opos- sum is a rare animal in this section.
 Ridgefield's Liquor Cases
 The cases growing out of the recent 1iquor raids in Ridgefeld were all disposed of Friday by Justice Henry A. Purdy and Prosecuting Agent Nor man c. Beers. In three cases the seized liquors were ordered destroyed. In the case of Henry K. Gilbert, a of seizure and criminal proceedings. Fines and costs imposed in the case of Jerry Zadere amounted to $196. The result of the raids amounts to over $2, 800.
 The Radgefeld Road.
 Fred J. Kellogg, of Danbury, is the lowest bidder and probably will re ceive the contract for the construction of a section of state road between Cornent'S Corners and Lockwood s Corners in the town of Ridgefeld. This section of highway is on the main road between Ridgedeld and Danbury, and when it is completed about one half the distance between RidgefieId and the Sugar Hollow road will have been improved. With the completion of the Danbury-Norwa1k road. the contract for which has been awarded, there will be lacking less than two miles of improved highway between Danbury and Ridgefield. The work now contracted for or about to be contracted for, should be completed by the middle of next summer. New York state has extended its state highway system through South Salem to Rridgefeld line during the present sea- son.