The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-18
Fairfield County News.
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 Dr. watson R. Rdce was thrown to the ground when a motor car he was driving struck a tree in Stamford, on Thursday. It is thought that the breaking of the steering knucaSle of the car may have caused the accident. The front axle WAS twisted. the spring was broken, mud guards bent, and oth- Yer damage done by the accident
 Recovers His Car.
 stephen s. Jarvis, Of Norwalk has recovered his automobile stolen from in front of the Nprwalk Armory, on "Wednesday evening It haa been abandoned in Port Chester, after tfie machine suffered a flat tire, 4 silver watch on the car was not touched by the thieves, nor were the robes and other things which were in the car
 Losses by Fire.
 For two or three months a mysteri- GUS fire has been burning in a swamp in Greenwich, despite efforts Of dre- men to put it out The fire continues to eat It's way underground The swamp Is owned by a family named lDoukherty. It ts 300 or 800 fest from the highway. There was formerly a pond in the swamp. It is said that piled up until they dnaIly formed a caixed mass Eome time ago fire broke through the fence and started the marsh going.
 Fire caused several hundred do1- lars damage Thursday in Darien when the small house owned by zisnsan Ma son was totally destroyed by fire. The cause of the blaze is unknown and the house was unoccupied The dam age was covered by insurance. The house was worth about S7Oo Reports from the fire in R1dgef1eld Of Mrs. W. s. Hawk was damaged, in- dfcated that the damage would be much larger than was estimated and that instead of s1o.poo the damage would probably reach nearer s2o.- 900.
 Hunting Accident,
 James F1tch, age 2l years of parien, dental discharge of 9 rifle he was car rying, while shooting Thursday. He accidentally jammed the hammer. it is supposed. and the bullet o1 .S2 ca1fbre entered his left foot over the instep, coming out underneath.
 Burglars in NorwaTk
 A band Of bold and daring robbers is operating in Norwalk and the sum total of their work Wednesday night Is three entries. The home Of Mr. Frederfch IT. Oehlschiegel was entered and footed, jewelry and money that will make a loss Of nearly $eo0 being taken: the home of Mrs. Annie G. Harris was entered, but Mrs Harris. awakening before the burglar had started operations, saved any loss; the clothing store of Rogers 6 Stevens was broken Into and clothing valued at $200 or more was stolen. The next night a burglar visited the honae of Mark M. Henderson and wife, raak- ing his escape had to brush by Mrs Henderson. The burglar was right ened away before he secured anything Thieves entered Clarence M. Sam mis' home in New Canaan, Thursday morning and got safely away with a sum of money and other articles of value The daylight thieves took the opportunity offered when Mrs Sam n1is. who was alone, went to visit her mother. she was gone about an hour, and during that time the burg lars gained an entrance through a sec ond story window by climbing up the piazza posts.
 Prize Bird Coming
 Among the prize-winning birds which will be shown at the annual ex- hFbition Of the estern Connecticut Poultry association. inc. in panbury, November 26, 27 and 2s, will be sir Royal, a White Leghof-n cock, bred and owned by s. w. Merrill, Woodward Farm, of South Wilton. Sir Royal is said to be valued at q s5O0. He is three years old.