The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-09
Fairfield County News

Poh1man "a Deputy Collector
 Neceasitated by the increased duties of the internal revenue collectors as the result of the new war tax. F'air- field county has been made a separate and distinct division, with two col1ec- tors in charge Albert M. Poh1man of South Norwalk has been appointed deputy collector and has assumed his duties. He works with WI |. Davis of Trumbull, who is the other deputy collector.
 New Municipal Plant.
 East NorwaIk's new electric light plant got going "Wednesday evening for the first time. The street lighting sys- tenn Es being taken care of by this plant. The plant is of the gas produc- CT, gas engine type and consists of two generators of fifty kfIowat power each and two gas engines, one of which drives one of the generators
 Probate of Wills.
 The will of Charles B. Gay1or. who died on November 10. 1914. has been ad- rnitted to probate at Stamford. It dis poses of an estate of $19. 900. A trust fund Is created of one third to be ad- 1ninistered for the testators son, New ton, until he arrives at the age of 21- The residue goes to the widow. Under the wRl of Mrs. Elizabeth L Smith, widow of Walter M Smith, which has been admitted to probate a beouest of S, 300 is made to the Good will Home Association of Hinckley, Me- as an endowment of the Eliza beth Wilcox Smith cottage there. The residue estimated at about $T0, 900, is divided equally betweep Mrs Smith s daughters, Mrs. Esther Hungerford and Mrs M Louise Cutts of Tenady, N. J.
 Bankrupt in Greenwich. Josie B. Peek of Greenwich, has filed | a petition in bankruptcy and she made oath that she did not have the money to pay the fling fee Her liabilities are listed at $3,653 8, and $1, ,925. 80 Is unsecured, and $1, ,72s.o3. the bankrupt declares, should be paid by others The only assets are 54 cents and $S.S0S. .59, the latter amount representing a note given Josie E. Peck by Joseph B. Peck, who has been adjudicated a. bankrupt and but a. small amount in the way or a dividend is expected to be paid on the note.
 Not CriminalIy Negligent. | That Charles vaast. of South Nor walk, who was driving the autono- bile which struck George Seriber at Danbury on the night of November 20, causing injuries from which he died, was not guilty of criminal negli- gence. is the finding made by Coroner Phelan. He finds that Scriber was under the influence of Iquor," that Vaast saw him in the street and turn ed to avoid him, and that Scrtber then turned in front of the machine.
 Objection Made. Judge Thomas, in the United States court, Monday, heard arguments on exceptions to the report of John w. Banks, as special master in the mat ter Of George A. Stafford, of Stamford, bankrupt The special master recom- mended a discharge from bankruptcy. The objections were that in his sched- u1es, Stafford did not make a correct statement of assets and liabilities, and there were other exceptions to the masters report advanced.
 i. Liquor License Money
 The liquor license money taken in | by the county commissioners during November was as follows: Stamford, $30,3 ,320; Norwalk, s21 ,960; Newtown, $1,- $50; Huntington. $S,375; Fairfield, s, 7B0; New Canaan, $21.60 Darien. s1,- TIC; WestporGs $z,835. Brookdeld, $270;