The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-12
Fairfield County News
Fight Over Charter.

There was lively little struggle 1 before the committee on banks at Hartford when the question for charter for a trust company in Green l wieh came up for consideration It eventually developed into a discussion as to whether the WaIshes were in favor of a gas company. The new company has the backing of such men as Robert e. Chamberlain, Ralph | Brush, Walter Anderson and Don c. seitz and there was opposition by aI Of men who it was claimed l were sent to the hearing by the waIshes Each one was firm in the belief that there was no need of an- I other bank in Greenwich.
 Object to 10 cent Fare The railroads committee at Hartford last week heard a well developed op- position to the methods of the Dan i bury & Bethel Railway Company. Representative stevens of Danbury spoke in favor of a. bill concerning fares and transfers of the Danbury & Bethel Electric Railway Company. He said that the kick was in connection with the cross town line, the fare on which was cents, except during the week of the Danbury fair, when it was raised to 10 cents. J. Moss Ives appeared for the railway company and said that it was not a matter for the railroads committee to consider, but that it should be taken up by the pub lie utilities commission.
 Fire Caused $500 Loss.
 Starting from some unknown cause in the home of Richard Reddy, at NorwaIl1, Wednesday evening, fire cause a. loss of about $500 to the build ing owned by Edith A. Marvin and to the furniture in the Reddy home.
 wnl Pay All Debts
 
 burywhfch went into the hands of a receiver last summer, will pay dollar for dollar, it announced by Judge Flu gene c. Dempsey in statement to Judge Milton A. Shumway. Judge Dempsey explained that because of the far-reaching effects of the suit of the Associated Hat Manufacturers against certain hat manufacturers the final settlement cannot be made until the termination of that suit, which may be several months, possibly years.
 Touring Car wrecked.
 A dve-passenger touring ear belong ing to F. A. Russ of Greenwich was wrecked Friday at Stamford. The left rear wheel of the car collapsed, ment. No one hurt. Sf-t-
 Burglars in Greenwich.
 The summer home in Greenwich of Rita Johnson Young, the playwright, known as the Italian villa, had been burglarized and wearing apparel, house linen and si1verware taken. The stolen property is covered by burglary insurance, and the company has de tectives on the case. The house had been closed since last fall.
 Case in Bankruptcy.
 Benjamin Spiro, who conducted a clothing and shoe store in Stamford filed a petition in bankruptcy and he made an oath that he did not have $50 to pay the filing fee. His liabili- ties are listed at $17,326 29 and $13- 142.22 of the amount is secured. His assets are listed at SIT, 300 and of this $1 500 represents value of real estate $500 value of machinery, 5000 stock in trade, and $500 debts due on open account.
 Body Found.
 Frozen stiff from long exposure, the body of Benny Able, piano player at the Pleasant: Hour theatre in Norwalk, was found Saturday in a rowboat l at Oyster Bay. The boat had evident 1y drifted some distance. Able set out from Norwalk. Sunday, March 2, 1 to take a customary sail in his boat, l which was a combination sail and | rowboat.
 Civil Suit Brought
 Suit for s2.OOO for islander has been brought by Edward Bennett against | John Scofeld. Both are Wilton par l ties and figured in recent liquor case In Fear of Typhoid. A case of typhoid fever which had 1 reached an advanced stage before de | lection was. discovered last week on | the watershed of the Norwalk reser- voir in Ridgefeld. As soon as the case was reported to Dr. Tracey he had the patient hurried to the Dan 1 bury hospital and a force of men was put to work disinfecting every thing in the house where the patient lived and the grounds about the place 1 from which the germs of the disease might be carried into the brook. The 1 patient who was taken to the Dan- bury hospital is Oscar Scott, eight l years old.
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