The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-04
Iitchfield County News
Silver Wedding at Warren


 Rev. and Mrs. Virgil w. Blackman celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary at the Congregational parsonage in Warren last Wednesday evening. Fifty representative people were present. Frederick Johnson and Arden Tanner handed the couple two pewter plates each containing $37 in silver, from the members. Thirty-six pieces of silver were received and s65 from other friends. Refreshments were served.
 Hold Annual Meeting
 The annual meeting of the Norfolk volunteer fire department was held Tuesday evening with sixty members present The treasurer reported that since the organization of the depart. ment g 800 had been contributed and of this s2.200 had been expended. The equipment now consists of seven reels of hose. total of 1,5O0 feet, a hook and ladder truck and uniforms. Twenty new members were eleced. A committee was appointed to collect subscriptions for installing an cleo tric alarm system.
 Reward for Body
 Miss Mary Considine, sister of Miss Margaret Considine, who left her home in Winsted on the evening of December Is, last, and disappeared, announced Monday that she will pay a reward of $100 to the person or per- sons finding the body of her sister. The search for the missing woman was kept up by organized searching parties for several weeks after her mysterious disappearance
 Matron and Assistant Secured
 Miss Elizabeth J. Hatch and Miss Riddle. graduates of University Hos pital Of Philadelphia have been en- gagged to succeed Misses Robinson and Wright, resigned, as matron and as- sistant matron, respectively, at Litch- field County hospital.
 Harwintons Public Library
 The Hungerford Memorial Public Library was formally opened at liar, winton Saturday afternoon under the direction of Mrs. Belle Holcomb Jofln- son of Hartford. state inspector of li- 5raries- She was assisted in the work of preparation and the instruc- tion of the librarian, Robert M Rey- holds and his assistant, Mrs. Alice Capshaw. by Miss Sheehan of Hart ford. The library, which is located on Sunset Hill was the gift of the late Theodore Al Hungerford. His nephew Newman Hungerford, donated the site and has been active in atetnding to the details of construction. Only three towns in the state of the size of Har- winton are so we'll equipped with a li-
 
 books is said to compare favorably with that of many city libraries
 Husband Left Her.
 Elsie A. A. Wiley Hanson, who for about six months has lived in New Britain, told Judge Curtis at Hartford Friday, that she was married to Charles Hanson at East Canaan on February ,, 1904 They went to live in the home of her father in Falls Vil- fyrn he after the marriage, her husband de- serted her and she has heard nothing from him since, although she is of the opinion that he is living in New York. She had no knowledge that her hus- band intended to desert her. When he left home he told her that he was going to Hawleyville to work, and that ne intended to establish a home and send for her, but he never wrote her or contributed towards her support or he support of the child born of the marriage. Judge Curtis decided that he woman was entitled to a divorce and in addition to being freed from Hanson, she will have legal custody of the child
 Breaks Up Furniture
 Mrs Boniface Goodman appeared in the Torrington borough court Mon 5ay against her husband, whom she charged with assault. After hearing he testimony Judge Holcomb dismiss ad the case and advised the woman 70 go home and allow her husband more freedom in running the house. On her return to the house in advance of MT. Goodman, the woman became vio- .ent and smashed the china and. fur niture and broke out fifty panes of glass from the windows. Captain Newett locked her up. She will be ex- amined as to her sanity. MT. Good man. who was widower is said to have advertised for a wife and to nave accepted her from the list of ap-