The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-11
Fairfield County News
Dog KiIIs Opossu1n.

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 Dog Kills Opossum. | Vincent Egan, of 1Danbury, was out on a bicycle trip through the upper, end of 5Newtown Wednesday afternoon and when he return ed he brought with. him an opossum which his dog | had Killed.
 RrooIsfeId Case. -f-- Judge Reed of the Superior court has handed down a decision in the case of C.. Kellogg ct sals, vs. the town of -Brookfeld. The action was taken to compel the town of Brookfe1d to open and maintain a section of high way which the seIectmen had deemed advisable to close. The county com rnissioners first heard the petitioners and decided that the selectmen had acted within their legal rights. An appeal was taken to the superior court. =. Jud dge Reed sustains the con tention that the selectmen acted with in their legal. rights. .is Harbors Work
 The annual report of the Chief of Engineers of the War Department say the present project at Norwalk har- bor was completed several years ago and nothing but surveying was done last year. The project at F'ive-MiIe River Harbor is about 82 per cent. completed, but it is proposed to re- vive the project. Work at StaIn- ford harbor was limited to inspections | during last year. The channels have been dredged to full project di1nen- l siOns. A consequent reduction in freight rates has benefited Stamford. A contract was entered into for com pleting the project at Southport har- l bor, as modified. Dredging has been done, two points of ledge rock rernoV- l ed and the breakwater repaired. | Operations in Greenwich Harbor | were limited to surveys. Arrange ments have been made, however, for dredging to restore the channel, which has shoaled. With reference to Westport harbor and SaugatucIz Riv- CT, the report says that channels of | nearly the prescribed dimensions were lcompleted in 1896, the removal of the ledge opposite Stony Point is com p1eted and a part of the powders were 1 removed. The Cedar Point break water has been repaired and extended. Thet channel has shoaIed, so that its full technical. depth is not available 1 except at high tide. The report states that 'tthe Improvements made have not been sufficient to materially i decrease freight rates, which are much higher in this harbor than in any other improved harbor in this .vi- cinity.
 Call to Bronx Church. | the Danbury Baptist church, has re- i ceived call to a church in the Eor- ough, of the Bronx, New York city, has not yet decided whether he will ac- cept it or not.
 TunneIing Under Safe. Evidences of an attempt to rob the Alexander Weed jewelry store at morning. hole was found in the foundation, nearly under the safe. lSn- trance had evidently been made into the cellar, through back door, found unfastened. The hole in the foJln- dation was large enough for a man to squeeze through. It is thought that the intention of the would-be burglars was to work upward to the safe. | Losses By Fire.
 Fire Thursday night, destroyed the I7house on Belden Hill, Wilton, owned by Lemuel Hurlburt, of New York city. The house was unoccupied.
 What is believed to have been an night in one of the historic old houses of the Fitch estate in Norwal!1 The house is the property of James Monroe, who recently purchased it. The structure was being torn down for the purpose of removal. The blaze was confined to the walls on the east side. The house is over 100 years old.
 Fire destroyed the barns, hennery. ice house and si1o, of Fred c. Mich 0Is, | of White Hills, Monday, the loss be- ing very nearly entire as there was comparatively little insurance, and be- sides the building, there were some seventy-f1ve tons of hay, and one hun
 dred and twenty-five tons of si1age de- stroyed. Forty head of cattle were left without shelter and food, and the
 loss will probably reach $2,OOO to $2,-
 500.
 Car Tips Over.
 William F. StoH, of Danbury, was
 seriously injured and Adam Hammer, received minor injuries, Saturday night, when an automobile owned and driven by MT. Sto11, skidded, and hit
 ting the curbstone sideways, turned over, pinning both occupants under , meath the car. A nasty examination
 showed that three ribs on Mir StoIl's l right side had been broken, and that } he had received numerous cuts and bruises MT. Hammer was found tC
 be less severely hurt, his principal in juries consisting of cuts and contu- sions
 f The secret of flaky pie crust is thu l use of hot water (not boiling) rathe than cold in mixing the dough. If thit ) suggestion is followed the crust vii