The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-16
BRIEF ITEMS OF
 LOCAL INTEREST

BRIEF ITEMS OF
 LOCAL INTEREST ADD BRIEFS.
 Suspected of knowing about the dis appearance of a watch from a West End factory. Emery Joseph Gilbert, IT years old of s5o State street, and chas- Markle. r years old of the same ad- dress. were taken into custody ro- day.
 Because he did not like the way Emil Nelson was doing his work, 103 Lexington avenue, proceeded to pummel Nelson over the head with a club. Grasso was arrested charged with assault.
 John Graminga, local representative of s'L' Opiniones' living at 31e Strat- ford avenue, today caused the arrest of Gerard Casale, 20 years old, charg- ed with the theft of SPA. Graminga claims he befriended the accused and in return was robbed of the money.
 The Connecticut Marine Boiler Works at the foot of Pembroke street has reported the theft of bicycle from an employe.
 Superintendent Spencer R. Gordon of the Charities Department and pr. J J. Macdonald, superintendent of Lokeview, are in New York examining into the details of modern almshouse construction.
 Fred Metz, of 27o Frank street was tcund not guilty by Judge Wild CT at today's city court session of acting in an improper manner on three occasions h the vicinity Of Grand and Pequon- mock streets.
 Joseph, sajak. 50 years old. a farm hand living at SIP Pembroke street. walked into the emergency hospital last night in a weak condition from siege of malaria. He was sent to St. vincent's hospital
 Joseph Doyle Of SIS Logan street, while at work in the plant of the by an iron bar and received injuries to his right arm and shoulder He was taken to Bridgeport hospital.
 While cutting grass. Thomas White, fl years old, of 25s Warren street, al- gash one and a half inches long on his left index finger. Surgical atten- ton was given at the emergency hos- pitaL
 
 Albert Durant of IS Lexington ave nue an enlploye of the Nonparen Roofing & Covering Co, clipped on a roof at the plant of the Salts Textile Co. today, fell 20 feet and received a compound dis1ocation of his right an- kle. He was taken to Bridgeport hos pital.
 seventy-ave men in the employ of the city are at work in the East End preparing a number of streets there for the second and final oil sprink- ling.
 While driving ahead of the director of public works automobile Tn which the aldermanic lamps committee was making a. tour of the city last night, City Clerk Robinson drove his Ford runabout into a trolley car and badly wrecked his machine. MT. Robinson attempted to turn into East Main street from Hast Washington avenue and while watching another autorrao- bile on the other side Of the street he struck the car. The front wheel was smashed, lamps crushed, mud guards twisted out of shape and front axle bent. He continued the tour in the directors car.
 The entire downtown district was plunged into darkness shortly after II o'clock last night when an engine in the John street station of the United Illuminating Go. broke down. It was nearly 12 o'clock before repairs were made to the engine, and the lights turned on again.
 About 12.8e last night the burglar alarm which connects the Peoples Savings bank in Main street with the special watchman's service of the w. T. U. Go. went off, bringing two watch men and the policemen on the beat to the scene No one was found inside the building.
 Members of the Pacific Engine Go. will meet at their headquarters at Bulls Head at 8 o'clock this even ing to consider an invitation to at tend the Volunteer Ffremens' con- vention in West New York. N J., and an invitation from the volunteer fire i fighters of Greenwich to visit that town. Plans for the annual outing will be discussed.
 Acting for the New York authori- ties. the police are trying to locate relatives Of Paul Gas11o, who is re- ported as being very i'll in the vole 1lteer Hospital in that city. Pau1's address is given as IFS Pembroke street, this city. Inquiry in that | rei ghborhood was unsuccessful in lo- eating anyone knowing him. David Finke1stein's death from gas | a fi0r acrfdarfaI aooor5-