The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-12
Fairfield County News
Burned at a Bondre.


 Anna Feeney. daughter of Patrick Feeney Of Stamford, was burned, prob ably fatally, Thursday, while playing near her home The little girl, who is about four years of age, was playing with a number of others. They had started fire, unnoticed. Anna got too near. and her dress caught fire
 Large Catches of smelt.
 Several large catches of smelts have been reorted by fishermen in Green wich and Cos Cob harbors during the past week.. It Is said that one angler landed 300 fish at one sitting
 Collie Dog Goes Mad.
 A collie dog belonging to Mrs. An drew Barbour of East Port Chester, was shot Thursday afternoon, after it had gone mad.
 Highway Robbery.
 Joseph Bush, a carpenter, was the victim of a holdup in East Norwa1k Saturday night, when a auartette of young men. whom the police know, they say, attacked him. Bush was on his way home and had with him a package of meat The meat. SIS in money. and his gold watch were taken from him
 - Bold Burglars.
 The home Of George Drew, in White Hills, was entered by a burglar, Sat urday morning. while the family was away and the servants at work outside the house, and the burglar took some s1o from the trunk of the hired girl and about s12 from the trunk of the Kllied in Albany.
 George E. Smith, of Danbury, was killed On the railroad tracks near Al bany, N. r., few days ago. It is supposed that he either fell from a train or was struck by train while walking on the tracks
 Fine Lot of Game.
 R. C. Downs, Clinord Baldwin and J. w. VanAlstyne, of Danbury, and Landlord Berg, of Berg's hotel. Brook heId Junction. returned Friday even ing from a hunting trip to Kent HoI- low, bringing with them twelve par tridges, thirteen quail, eight woodcock, two pony rabbits. and one jack rabbit, and a raccoon weighing ten and a half pounds
 Sanford Bige1ow, of New Fairfield, caught a 'possum in a steel trap near hhs home a few nights ago. Besides this 'possum MT Bige1ow has had good success in the trapping line within the last ten days His string to date in cIudes sixteen skunks, ten musxr ats, Bevsn coon and four foxes The value of this bunch of fur. at the present. value, would approximate $70-
 Piteous Case of Destitution.
 Seven little tots ranging in age from len months to twelve years, sleeping without covering on an old blanket on the floor of an unheafed house in East NorwaIk, a wife and mother sitting shivering on a soap box, tell more plainly than words of the ill-fortune that has pursued William Beers, who came from Ridgeheld two weeks ago. The little furniture that the family possessed had>gone piece by piece dur Ing the days Of Beers' enforced idle ness, and Mrs. Beers with her seven children arrived in NorwaIk without. beds, a stove, or 9arnf<-ire o2 any @flzd.
 Hit by Freight Train.
 Andrew Dubois of East Port Chester was struck by a freight train in East Portchester. Monday. Dubois was pick Ing coaIs on the tracks, when an east bound freight train, coming around a rurve hit him. Both legs were crushed above the knees. He leaves wife and four small children.
 Miniature Cyclone.
 Sunday afternoon during the fierce Btorm which swept over all New Eng land. there was at Oronoque g minia- baasa tornado. Luckily there were no