The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-02
Fairfield County News
Transacted BY Burglars.

Ransacked by burglars who appar-
emily knew the combination of a, safe
in the house, the country residence of
F. w. Buggerhof in Noroton is strip
ped of silverware valued at thousands
of dollars. Slowed away in this safe
were keys to another safe, and keys
house. So greedy were the burglars
for silver. that they tore it off the
backs of hairbrushes and Clothes
brushes. They broke cut-gIass bottles
the necks and the ornam entail silver
on the body of the bottles. Mr. and
Mrs. Bruggerhof are stopping in New
York, and until they make an fnven~
tory of their possessions, the extent
of the robbery cannot be known.
Fight Over Knapp Estate.
An appeal has boon taken from the
probating of the will of Rachael Ann
Knapp of Greenwich, by the widow
and children of William Todd Rey-
nolds of Omaha. Mrs. Knapp left an
estate valued at $4,000, and in her
will bequeathed her property to niece,
nieces, but left nothing to the chill
dren of her brother, William r. Rey-
nolds. At the time the Will was exc
cuted, her husband was alive, but
there was no legacy beQueathed to
him. BY codicil, that portion of
her estate which she had given to
taken from them. The will is con-
tested on the ground that the deceas-
ed was not in her right mind when
the instrument was executed.
Work of Firebugs.
The second attempt to destroy, by
fire, the home of Henry Schfrmer, of
Noroton Heights, took place Sunday
at $50 a. m. The blaze was discov
cred in time to allow Mr.. Schirmer
and hired man to put it out. A
prompt investigation resulted in the
finding of rags soaked with kerosene
in the rooms on the first floor, as well
the building being soaked with the
oil and in the beams on the roof of
the cellar, oiled rags were hidden to
aid the flames The total loss will be
about 500. The house is insured.
Tax of 81 Mills.
The South NorwaIk Board of Esti-
mate and Taxation has veted to levy
nine and three-quarter mill tax.
Bankrupt in Stamford.
Howard B. Hilton, who lives in
Stamford and who describes himself
as a fireman one of the electric
locomotives that run between Siam
ford and New York, has filed d petit
ton in bankruptcy. His liabilities
covering many years and are for the
necesEaries of life, physicians bills
and lawyers fees. They foot 81, 1854 3
and $2,247.33 of the amount is IN
secured. He has no assets
School Trouble Settled.
Principal John j. Frye of the Cos
cob School has withdrawn his resig-
nation For several weeks past there
was friction in certain matters per
tanning to the school, but these have
been adjusted to the satisfaction of
all concerned.
New Corporations.
The Indian Spring Land Company
of Greenwich. has been organized
with an authorized and paid in capt.
tai of $4,000. George b. Cooke Of
Greenwich holds 573 shares of the
stock and Thomas N. Cooke and John
J. Bueb hold one share each
The Atlantic Gas & Electric Com
pany has been organized in Stamford
with q, paid in capital of $1,000. The
preside is d. L. BaboOck of New
York with three shares, the vice-pres-
ident is Fl. M. Smith of Brooklyn, N.
Y with four shares and the secre-
tary treasurer is r. v. Shannon of
New York with three shares.
Liens Against Hatters Filed.
Liens on the properties of Norwalk
matters who were defendants in the
suit of Dietrich Loewe ct ais of Dan
bury, against the United Hatters Of
North America, have been filed in the
office of the town clerk. The liens
are against Fanton w. Beers, Albert
Berg, Edward Cunningham, George A
Davis, Addison F. Hathaway, Patrick
Heating, James Humane Thomas
Layhe, Robert Pearson John Red
way, John E. Rooney, Thomas T.
Sc nders, John w. Scully, Peter Ward
and William J. Weisheit