The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-17
Fairfield County News,
I.osaes hv Fire.

Losses by Fire. Fire destroyed Louis Burrtccofs house 5 in Talmadge HfIl New Canaan Fri day morning The occupants had to jump out of the windows to save their lives. It is said that BtrTicco lost s20O which he drew from the bank Thursday. Y.s sss
 The Buttery house in Darien, for merIy occupied by Thomas Burke, which was afire on Friday night, was burned to the ground early Saturday mornings
 The large two and one-half story dwelling in Danhury. known as the Asa Knapp house, was totally destroy ed by fire Monday afternoon, causing a. loss estimated at about $1 ,500. The blaze is believed to have been started by someone who slept in the house without permission and built ire to keep warm The house had been unoccupied for some time The own CT was Nlchols Galexnnlo, of New Ca naan. IL is not known whether or not the property was insured.
 Auto Events.
 Thomas SarsdeId. of Stamford, was fined $15 and costs in the Greenwich borough court Monday, for violation of the motor vehicle 1aws-reckless driving. driving without a license and without a certificate of registration.
 The Ford automobile found at
 
 tiled as the property Of John J Ryan of Greenwich It was stolen from in front of the Greenwich theater, Fri day night and apparently was desert- ed.
 Fire that entaiIed losses of $1,se0 des-. troyed the garage owned by George B. Leland of Stamford. There was a stove in the back part of the garage. and 1t is supposed that sparks from this, setting in oil or gasoline, start 1 ed the blaze. A Buick car was de- stroyed with the building. Tho loss is partly covered by 1nsux9nce.
 Poisoned by Chestnuts. Within the last month eases have been reported to Danbury physicians | of persons who have been slightly pois- oned by eating chestnuts. One case was that of a young woman who was taken violently sick after eating ItaI- I ian chestnuts, and for a week was lthe first times that any trouble Of thts nature has been reported from eating Italian chestnuts, the trouble having been confined hitherto to native chest nuts. ;aMs IA l Ordained to Ministry
 At Danbury. Wednesday. John L.. lConlr1fn was ordained a minister of the Advent Christian church.
 A Curious Contract.
 
 | ed and with a bond attached, was brought to light in Danbury. Wednes- day. The fact was discovered there are living in that city two young wo- men who two years ago. put their thames to a mutual contract of a queer jsort. It contains On the part Of each lof the young women mutual promises that neither will marry for a period of five years. Each has signed a, bond Iof $10O which is to be forfeited to the other party in case the conditions are broken. The two young women ara 1 associated in business or q nature which requires the attention and time i of both to make it successful. and the dropping out of either partner would be likely to seriously Impair the bus1- ness. Marriage of either party was I considered to be the greatest danger to the continuance of the business which is now successful, and it was for this reason that the queer con tract was signed.
 James Howley's Will. j The will of James HowIey, filed ir the Greenwich probate court, disposes of property valued at $66, ,00o. $6O.00O oi which is personal property. His eirec heirs are Thomas F. HoWiey.e John J HoWIey, William H. HowIey, Misl Mary A. Reeney, Mrs. Kate Ttpnrnons Martin Howley and ChatIss 1za@ElsS' ley. The estate was left to the widow of the deceased or her heirs. Mrs Howley being deceased, the propert. will revert to the above-named heirs There was a codiciI attached, wlaicl ! bequeathed large portion of the req . estate to Mrs. Mary A Reeney. . Weight of Ice.
 Persons who wonder at the damag caused to wires by the recent ice storE . will be interested in recent demon stration by a. Bethel man to obtain: g idea of the weight of the. ice. .s E ! cut a. branch from a tree fn his var which was covered with ice and weigh . ed it. finding that the total weight { : the ice and branch was exactly on , pound. He then knocked the ice O } and weighed the branch, finding that . weighed only a fraction over an ounc I Going to Lowell. ' 3 Rev. Herbert E. Benton, pastor l the Stamford Universalist church fc the past five years, has resigned an q \. accepted a call to the pastorate { E Grace Universalist churrhs ns-LoYel . Mass. T V sss !" sEs 2 z4 = s4 = Spells of Burglars.
 It Is estimated that between $s5 an