The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-09
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS
Road Preservatives.

Road Preservatives.
 The Danbury public works depart nnent is considering trying calcium chloride, a road preservative, on some of the dirt streets in the city. The presexvative not only lays the dust, but the manufacturers claim that it preserves gravel and dirt roads by forming a compact surface. Tuesday the state highway department made contract for several tons of the cal- ciuxn chloride for use on the state road in NH Plain. Colonel Louis Con1ey has used the preparation on the main roads of his estate in Ridgeheld for several miles. It is said that the se cret of the success of calcium chloride is the fact that the substance absorbs moisture in the night and gradually loses it under the heat of the sun in the day time. Tn this manner the roads upon which it as used are kept moist
 warden wheeler of New Canaan has placed an order for four tons of gran a1ated calcium chloride which will be placed on the borough streets in place of oil. This material is slipped in drums One drum is said to cover 175 square yards. Tn making the applica- ton, the road is first sprinkled with water, as this aids the calcium chlo- ride to dissolve and penetrate more thoroughly. Besides being a dust layer, it serves as disinfectant aand does away with the offensive smell of the oil.
 silk Works Organize.
 The Imperial SILK works of Danbury has filed with the secretary of the state a certificate of organization The officers are: President-treasurer, Geo. D. won Gal; secretary, Emil Cantert. These officers, with Charles R. Helen of Danbury. are directors: The amount of capital authorized is $2O, 100, divided into 2o1 shares Of common stock. par cash is $S.0oo and in property other than cash, $14,600
 Putnam Park Commission.
 Judge Robert s. Alexander of Dan bury was on Tuesday reelected presi- dent of the Putnam Memorial Park commission. The other officers chosen are Mrs Caroline c. Gorham of Red ding, as vice-president; Daniel San ford of Bedding, secretary, and John HI Reid Of Bethel as treasurer. Judge Alexander named Mrs. Gorham, MT Reid and MT. sanford as the executive committee for the ensuing term.
 Autos Collide
 An automobile owned and driven by David Sananoaz of Georgetown and a car owned and driven by Darius J.. Stevens ofs Danbury, came into col1is- Ls anok car, which according to reports was on the wrong side of the road crashed into the left side of the Ste Yens caGrs smashing the radiator, the front lamps and teh mud guard and bending one front wheel The Saranok car was damaged eyen4 more. The Gront portion Of the car was badly smashed and the engine was put out of commission. Mir. Saranok acknow1- edged his responsibility by having the Stevens ear taken to a garage owned I by him and making repairs.
 l ALercurial Polsonirns.
 After a record fight for life against l the effects Of bichloride of mercury poisoning taken June 12, Mrs Lena B. Carg1u of Norwalk, died Thursday 1 evening. Mrs. CargiII had lived just eighteen days over the record and e,c- cept for the fact that the twenty-five and a half grains of poison had aI- ready done great damage before it l was discovered that she had taken it l by mistake for headache tablet her life might have been saved. The 1 stomach Things. eaten away by the mercury, left the vital organs of the blood distributing system exposed and hem orrhages were almost continu ous It was impossible to give the victim any nourishment.
 Estate of $500, 900. l Practically all of the estate of the late Colonel Edwin H. Mathewson oi 1 Norwalk, is bequeathed equally to his l wife and daughter. One thousand dollars each is bequeafhed to each o1 the several brothers and to the sis- ters. In addition the sum of $1.O0o is left to Lewis R. Hurlbutt, who has I been Associated with Colonial Mathew son for number of years in the shoe firm of Lounsbury, Mathewson & Go There is every reason to believe thai the estate will inventory at least half million dollars. The wife, Grace Crofut Nathewson. and the daughter chief benedciaries.
 Tax of II NLilIs
 The borough of Greenwich has lev jed a tax of Il mills.
 New Tuberc01ar Germ
 The laboratory work of Dr. William M. StockweI1, superintendent of the state tuberculosis institution at Cor am is producing results which are gratifying to the tuberculosis com mission. He has discovered a germ in the sputum of tuberculosis patients which, it is hoped may be helpful in the treatment of the patients He l has had the germ examined by the ex- perts of the laboratory at Yale uni | NCASAeS 1Ai1 AAe1Ss pe-HeA1 zp1Ae SPuturn IC PhiIadelphia. where it has also been examined by experts. No positive opinion has been given on the nature of the germ The discovery has en- ab1ed him to adopt a course in the 1 treatment of patients suffering from tuberculosis which has been of great benefit to them
 l Attempted Suicide.
 Miss Annie Elkowitz, middle aged woman, is in precarious condition | in the Stamford hospital, as a result of an attempt to take her life, Tues day morning. She swallowed a quan- tity of chloroform, and also inhaled illuminating gas Miss Ellzowitz l brother. Jacob, said that his sister was subject to a spell of moodiness.