The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-09
MOTOR GAR HITS ICE WAGON;
 ESCAPES AT HIGH SPEED
Irving webb and George Bartlett Thrown Oub--Intter Is Injured
 Internally.
STRATFORD
Especial to The Tarmer.1

fSD@CtGl &0 THG Ea1XnSTsB stratford, Aug. s.-That motorists
 again demonstrated yesterday when
 ar,5 ice wagon driven by Irving Webb
 wse struck by a touring car on the hIfl just beyond the Washington 1 bridge in Milford. MT. Webb ana
 George Bartlett. both well known otisly injured and the wagon was ! wrecked. The occupants of the mo- | for car pit on the high speed ana disappeared without stopping. MT. W'ebb who is a member of the nfm of F. S. Webb & Sons, dealers in ice. ! mad been to Milford and was return ing with a heavy load of Ice. me aufomobil struck the wagon on the sade. MT. Webb was thrown between the horses and luckily escaped with a sprained wrist and numoer ol bruises. MT. Bartlett was thrown to tha ground with great violence. pr. Sy. Sewell of Milford was passing i'm his motor car and took MT. Bart 1etf to his home in the north end. This morning his condition Is more alarming that expected and 1t IS fear ed that he has internal injuries. The motor car contiued on It's way toWaIo Milford without stopping. It carried a New York number but no one seems to have taken 1t
 few minutes after the accident in which Policeman Lowe of Bridge port was killed a motor cycle col lidhd with a motor car near bruce avenue on Barnt1m avenue. The rid CT whose name was not obtained was thrown and received a cut extending from his mouth to his ear. The handle bars Of the cycle was bent and twisted and the machine badly car No. zoo was held up for six min utes by the trolley men to watch the proceedings There was plenty of ex- cftsment for a short time. In making up time lost at the scene the trolley men ran by the white poles any where from 75 to 12b feet. The pas sengers feared that another accident might be an incident of the trip.
 Mrs Edgar Meller and daughter of Phihdelphia are the guests of Mrs. John Parks of East Broadway.
 As the result of wager between George o. Lines and Dudley Stafford a party consisting of A. B. Parks, Mir Lines went to WalAngford yes- terday in Mir. Statford's automobile and enjoyed dinner at a prominent hotel there.
 Large delegations from Harmony and Bridgeport Councils were present at the meeting of Gen. Walker coun- ell, Junior American Mechanics last night and the degree teams worked the third degree. At the next meet ing two candidates will be admitted to the council.
 The roof garden on the new Futile building was opened for private re- hearsal by the Dingbat club last night A part of the performance called for a fusilade of brick bats, boards and timbers and passersby easily imagined that q battle royal was in progress on the roof. The club was practicing for the initiation of new member, Ray McBr'd de hav- ing made application for membership. Mr. McBride will celebrate his 18th birthday next Tuesday when he will be taken into the club with all the pomp and pageant that attends such events.
 Roswell Bliss has returned from a ten days tour in the state of Maine where he found plenty of interesting scenes to visit.
 Star of Stratford lodge. Shepherds of Bethlehem will be represented at the national convention of the order which takes place in October, by Mrs. J. W. Rogerson who was the first president of the lodge. The order has