The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
Town Tax Rate 10 Mills.

|. The sNorvalk board of estimate and taxation has closed its business. The budget was given final pruning and when the work had finished the board laid tax of 10 mills.
 Filter For Reservoir
 Bethel has voted to provide a filter for the new Chestnut Ridge water supply, at a cost of A,110.
 Conduct an Open Shop
 = When the J. Banks & Spitzer hat factory in Norwalk commences opera tions again, which is expected within a week or ten days, the factory will be run as an independent shop. Fol- lowing demands for an increase in wages made by the employees of the concern and the announcement that the local employers would have to pay the same as in Bethel or Danbury, the concern decided to go as an open shop.
 Got Many Things for $1o0.
 Judge Platt in the United States court on Saturday made an order di- recting Payson Merrill of New York, arcilliary receiver in Connecticut of certain estate at Greenwich, to make a transfer of the property to Thomas Jefferson Gaines for $100. The prop erty at one time belonged to Charles Arthur Moore, Jr., of New York, against whom bankruptcy proceedings are pending. The property in ques- tion consists of window screens, avn ings, curtains, portieres, shades, shade appliances. garden and lawn tools, and other articles of personal property. The fact is that when Mir Moore became involved he had a nice residence at Greenwich. MT. Gaines has entered into an agreement to buy it at the price of s4o.oeo. As many of the ar ticles were specially made for the house, in so far as the receiver of Moore's estate knows, he appeared to be quite glad to get $1o0 for. them. a
 City Grand. List.
 The grand list of the city of Nor walk amounts to $6,207, ,877.99. The tax rate, 3-4 mills on 'the dollar will raise $60.62s.s0
 Losses by Fire.
 As the result of feud in the Ital- ian district of Noroton Heights, Frank Saf1no and family are homeless and devoid of any household belongings, all of which were destroyed when their house was burned to the ground We'd nesday evening, apparently set afire by the hand of an incendiary. On May 23 vincenzo Esteranne, an Italian who at one time boarded with the Safino family, entered the home home in No- rotor and chasing the little daughter from the house, slashed Mrs. Saf1no SO SeTIOuSly dpOuI Lu0 IdCS dAA0 uCSA that at the time it was feared she would die. Fortunately for Ester anne as we'll as herself, she recovered. Following the cutting affray Ester anne disappeared.
 A fire that nearly cost the lives of MT, and Mrs. Samuel Shilepsky and their son, of Winnipauk, broke out about Monday morning in the north end of the store of MT. Shilepsky in Winnipauk. The family resided over the store and had a narrow escape from being burned to death. The loss will amount to over $2,50O, of which $2.00o will be on the stock and fixtures. The building is damaged to the amount of $500. The cause of the fire is unknown, but is believed to have been due to spontaneous combustion.
 Dogs Kill Sheep
 Last Thursday dogs killed and wounded a number of sheep owned by William F. Hoyt, of Bethel. Since then complaint has also come to the select men of dogs killing fowls owned by w. B. Knowles.
 MT. Crofutt Confirmed
 The Senate has confirmed the Presi- dents appointment of Frederick B. Crofutt to be postmaster at Danbury.
 White Pine Culture.
 Twelve hundred white pine seedlings have been set out in Putnam Park, Bedding, recently, and a space twenty four feet wide has been cleared around the tract they occupy in order to les- sen the danger from fire.