The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-16
Fairfield County News
Loses a Foot.

William Deenthan, 19 years old, is in the Stamford Hospital in a serious condition, as a result ofa fall, Thursday, while trying to jump freight train Deenihan missed the handle Of the freight, was thrown to the ground, and, before he could roll from the rail, the fore wheel of the next freight car had passed over his right foot crushing it from toe to heel Dr. J. J. Clanan found it necessary to ankle.
 $10,0OO to Fight Mosquitoes. E A fund of $5, 900 is being raised by wealthy residents of Greenwich for extermination of mosquitoes, and a large proportion of that sum had been subscribed. Those who are raising the fund have received assurance of in addition to s1,OO0 already appro- priated.
 Prize for Corn.
 To the boy in Fairfield County whose one-half acre of corn scores the greatest number of points as per schedule of the State Board of a $50 trip to Washington. Providing there are at least six contestants. Notice of intention to compete must be for wart1ed to the Secretary of the State Board previous to June 1st.
 Road House Raided.
 Three members of the state police visited Shelton Sunday night, and go- ing to the road house on the Bridge port road, arrested all found in that place. The officers found the proprie- tor and two other women, who gave the names of Margaret Jennings and Mazie Siles, and four men who gave the names of Joseph Rinneat, John Bomke, Romeo Mansford and Morris Conan. The latter put up cash bonds of $50 for the proprietor and $25 each for the frequenters. Nina BigeIow was charged in the town court Monday with keeping a house of i'll repute and the others as being frequenters of the same. The woman in charge Of the house appeared for trial and pleading guilty was fined $50 and costs making a total of $72.73, which was paid The tinued. The state police search for evidence of the sale of liquor but found none.
 Losses by Fire
 Fire of mysterious origin partially destroyed the building owned by Frank Green at Noroton Heights Mon day at 1 a. The loss is estimated at $1,5OO and is partially covered by insurance. The building was occupied by John D. Green, grocer, and Will liam Moe, newsdea1er, in the store sec tions. and by MT. Greene and MT. Lane in the living apartments above
 Fire did damage to the old home stead owned by Mrs. Frank Morgan Freeman Mccoy. in Belle Haven, Sat urday, to the extent of about s. 900 The house i9 leased a1nd occupied week-ends by Mrs. Cosgrove, nee Miss Finch, and several students of the Finch school in New York. There were eight girls in the house. and all had gone to their rooms on the third floor. All were rescued. One girl begged the fremen to save her pet bulldog. She had also forgotten a dia- mond ring and two diamond pins. As- sistant Engineer Isaac M. Hubbard mounted the ladder and soon returned with the diamonds, but the dog could not be found.
 Reservoir Water Power
 The possibility of using the Bald Hill reservoir property for the purpose of generating power to operate the iGg talked of by people in South Nor walk.
 Shows Big Increase.
 The grand list of the taxable prop erty of the borough of Shelton has been completed. It shows an increase over that Of the previous list of $451, 216 making a grand total of $4, 561, ,512.
 Sale of Milk.
 Rtdgefeld has adopted an ordinance eIative to public health, by which the sale of milk in that boI oI1gh will be regulated and controlled No person will be permitted to sell milk or cream in RtcgefeId unless licensed to do So and applicants for such licenses will be reouired to produt certificates from the state comm ssioner on do- nestle animals showing that within thin ty days examinations have been made of the cows that are to produce the milk to be sold in Ridgefeld and that the animals are healthy and the dairy conditions sanitary. Permits to sell milk under these conditions are to be issued for six months only and pen aIty for violation of the provisions Of the ordinance will be fine of not more than $100.