The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-10
Fairfield County News
July 4ah Accidents.


 Edward Hendricks of South Nor .wa1x had one of his fingers blown off, Joaenh Helfis was badly burned about ifhe lower limbs when his clothing caught fire, Louis Hoppe of Darien had hig face snaaftered with poWder' and John FIlcek was cut about the face in q series of accidents Tnurs- Winnrd Page of Stamford was one of the few Stamford victims of an ,1nsafe way pf ceiebrating the Fourth. The wind blew a lighted match too close to q @ bag oI powdsSr aSa he rowgaT waT vent % off. setting fire to his clothing ana burning his hands. Two men saw his predicament, and. pulling off the burning clothes, haEtenHd to wrap cfuehes about his body. and thus sti- fled the flames. The burns will probably not prove serious.
 Fred Crawford of Greenwich. aged 25, died Friday night from terrdble injuries received by the explosion of a toy cannot. He had broken up hfa own cannon the night before, say- ing that he wanted to take no chances on the Fourth. Thursday. however, he endeavored to show some Of his friends how to load cannon. He was holding the cannon between his knees when 1t exploded, the flying pieces of brass mutilating his body badly about the abdomen.
 when George A. McBam of Green wfch was attempting to fire can non. the powder exploded. and pieces of the iron flew in all directions: The sight of one eye was thought to be destroyed.
 oakley Brown. the little son of MT. Francis Kissarn Brown, of Greenwich, had his skull fractured Thursday night, wheE stick from a skyrocket, which had just been set off, struck him on the head. He is expected to recover.
 Creditors File Petition.
 A creditorS petition has been filed asking that Homer s. Beers, @ mar ketman doing business at Norwalk as Homer s. Beers & Co., be adtudicat- ed bankrupt. The petftioning credit ors and the amounts which they say are due them are: The Muller Com pany of Bridgeport, S1s0; the Jersey City Dairy Company. Jersey City, 1f4-1Ss the W. J. Farrell Company, New York, S3a1.a5; H. Brown & Co., New York. $61.60.
 Deer Pasfures With Cows.
 A strange incident was noticed in Westport last week when two large deer was noticed to be grazing with a herd of cows in the Edward Lehn field in the Roseviile district. They seemed to be contented there and made no attempt to move until . couple of youngsters got too neal when they soon disappeared in 3 nearby wood.
 Deer have recently been reported around Saltwater district, Stamford There appear to be three of the ani- mals and damage to gardens has been reported
 Losses by Fire.
 Stephen Greg and family of Brook field were burned out of house and home last Saturday night, barely es- caping with their lives. Mrs. Gres who was awakened by the crying and coughing of her baby. smelled smoke and upon investigation found ths house in flames. The hired man wal overcome by the smoke and wal dragged out in an unconscious condi. insured. Fire which caused damage estimated at $7s000. burned out the interior of the residence of Major Vincent N. King at Danbury, las week. When the flames were fnall. extinEufshed the interior of the house with the furnishings and all the cloth. ing and valuables belonging to ths family. The fire started in the kitch en- presumably from pot of emul sion for spraying plants that Mrs King was preparing upon the stove ME6. A1uR 1S1t -IuG TOOL a I6W mo ments before the fire started. A sud den flash from the kitchen was fol lowed by a dense column of smok, which drove her and her two daugh ters out of the house. Practically al of value that was recovered after tn, fire was a roll of bank bills amount ing to s7o, which had been left il the drawers of bureau on the sec ond floor. This money was fount In comparatively good condition ex ~cept for soaking of water. The in -urance on the property destroyed amounts to about 5000.
 Hit by Auto.
 While alighting from a Stamfor, trolley ear, Saturday night, Arthu June, one of the conductors on tn Connecticut Company's lines wa struck by a passing automobile ant Injured. No bones were broken, bu it is thought internal injuries ma. result The auto contained Mir. ant Mrs M. S. Benthan. Mrs. Benthal was driving.
 William Thompson was fined S ana costs Tn the South Norwalk cour Monday morning when found guilt. of driving an automobile without hi rear lamps lighted.
 Accepts the Call.
 Tha congregation of the First Pres