The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-25
WESTPORT YOUNG MAN SUSTAINS POSSIBLE
 FRACTURE OF SKULL
HarTy Robinson Knocked From Wag-
 on, Failing on Iron Rail in Roadway.
Rr our epeoial oorregpondent.l

Westport, July 25-Harry Robinson of Burr avenue sustained a possible iarac<ure of the skull and probable in i4erna1 injuries yesterday morning when he was thrown from She team he was driving onto a heavy trolley rail which lay in the roadway. He is now mt his home under the care of Dr. Frank H. McLaury.
 Because of the closing of the State street bridge to all trolley traffic the Corn- Co. has been forced, to unload ratls which are brought up on flat ears lon one side of the bridge and have the rails dragged across sing1y by horses. One of these rails was placed in the roadway at the west end of the bridge. !Robinson, driving a team for Taylor and Richards, was approaching the bridge slowly. It is believed that one lof the wheels of the wagon struck the lraiI, slowing the wagon about so sud ldenly that Robinson was unseated. He Twas thrown headforemost towards the ground, his forehead and face striking ithe rail He lay in the road motion less while his team stopped. There iwere several who witnessed the acci- dent, all rushing to his side. He was carried to a position in front of the Westport garage and pr. McLaurey summoned. When he arrived the young man was unconscious and blood was streaming from his nostrils and
 
 When restoratives were administered the young man revived In the mean while a temporary cot was arranged in one of Leonard MacKenzie's trucks and the young man conveyed to his home in Burr avenue
 Robinsons brother James A. Rob inson. only died a few days ago, his funeral being held Wednesday morn ing at 1 o'clock, services being held at the Chapel of the Strangers by Rev.
 
 church. He was in his 30th year and well known about Westport- He died "a victim to typhoid fever. He is sur ivived by his parents, sister and two brothers.
 Robinson is the young man who only a short while ago alarmed his family and his friends by his sudden disap- pearance. He had gone to Norwalk with the intention of going on an ex- ,cursion When he did not return the same evening or the next day anxiety PTas expressed for his safety. The au- thoritfes were notified and a search made for him. Several days after the kxcursfon as planned and had gone to He explained that he had taken the Rxsursion as planned and had gone to R New Jersey town. He missed the boat on the return trip and being short iDf funds, returned to Westport by Root.
 Miss Ola Smith, daughter of MT. and Mrs Howard Smith of Compo street, became the bride Wednesday after bno0n at o'clock of MT. Leslie O'Dell. Fhe ceremony was performed by Rev. Hubert D. Jones, pastor of the Sauga- luck M. F. church. Mrs. Robert Allen bvas the maid-of-honor and Robert AL ] len. groom's man. The young couple | Aook a sail up the Hudson as far as Albany on their wedding trip. When khey return they will reside in Sauga- | luck
 The Board of SeIectmen have in their | Bands a report from a, representattv | Df the Berlin Construction Co. on the Etate street bridge. The seIectmen re- Eently conferred with a represent ta tive pf this company. The company's agent es said to have reported that repair | dng the old bridge was a waste of Funds but that 1t could be accom- plish- ed with sufficient results to stand for Beveral years more. The se1ectmen are not yet ready to make public the re- port
 Now comes the Connecticut Go. with possible action in the matter of the bridge Spurred to action by the many seomplaints lodged against them it has been learned that within a few days @oists and underpinning in the bridge, kepIacfng with new If. this is so it bTsI be good news to every resident of fWAstport The company has been han dIed without gloves by the popuIace. but when 1t comes to q. real fnconven- Dence. who has been put out more than khe trolley company?
 Every church In town with the ex- ception of the Methodist church in sauza4uck and the Church of the As sumption will be represented in the nnaon picnic of the churches to be held ,.