The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-10
Fairfield County News.
s.south Station,

| s'South Station.''
 Residents of Norwa1k who dislike to
 have the name South Norwalk applied i to the southern section of that town are circulating a petition addressed to
 the officials of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, in which
 they ask that the name of the railroad Est3tIon in that section be designated
 in the time tables as South Station,'' instead of South Norwa1k.
 i ] 325 Acres For $35O, 1000. An Important reaI-estate deal vtas put through at Greenwich, Tuesday,
 when d tract Of land, embracing some
 S25 acres, was sold to a MT. Croaf of
 Pittsburgh It is said that the prop erty brought about $35o,0OO. The land belonging to George Merwin Mead; the entire DeCraft farm, some l 50 acres; the residence of Mrs. Han
 nah M. Peck and 93 acres, the Augus- i tus Reynolds farm of 88 acres, and l the Misses Julia and Mary Reynolds farm of IA acres. MT. Croaf is a
 brick manufacturer. It is repofted ] that he intends to convert the farms iinto a large estate similar to that of E. c. Converse, and engage in scient1-
 f1c farming.
 + Declared Dead.
 Judge Cunningham, in the Danbury \ probate court has granted a motioni to have Charles Candy, who disap-
 peared from Danbury in 1905. de- clared presumptively dead and to ap- point an administrator to look after
 his estate. Gandy's Fdisappearance
 was a mysterious one and nothing has 1 been heard from him since he left, although his sister, Mrs Carrie Earl l ing, of New Haven, and other reIa- l lives have maintained an unceasing
 search which has extended into every state in the union. l
 Oscar E. Hedman of Norwa1k has filed a petition in Szbanlruptcy. He
 operated 9 jitney, andF conducted al I market and grocery store. He has un-#
 secured liabilities Of $6.33O.18. As sets consist of stock in trade, valued
 at $3,00O, and debts due on open ac- count, listed at $521.31. l Left $3s,OOO in Will
 Thirty y-eight thousand dollars, in jround numbers. was the amount of the estate of Mrs Joseph M. Brown,
 who died at Norwa1k, Thursday. Of this amount two-thirds goes to her
 daughter and one-third to her son. l Fine of $50.
 John Frank of. Rutherford.z N J., was fined $50 and costs in the Green wich Borough Court, Saturday, on
 under the influence of liquor, and reckless driving. The latter charge
 was .no1Ied. Frank pleaded guilty to the first charge. August Moe1lering, who was with him. in the car that ran over a stone wall turning turtle in a l lot close by, was charged with intoxi- cation, but this charge was nolled 1 Neither man was hurt though the car
 was badly damaged./
 Fur Prices Higher. Hunters and trappers who frequent the woods in this part of the state are
 said to be making unusual efforts this l season to capture fur-bearing ami I mals. as market. prices for furs are
 higher than ever before and the sup ply is not equal to the demand. Honorable Mention.
 Charles D. Hine, secretary of the state board of education, has an
 nounced awards in a theses prize con- ! test inaugurated last summer, open
 to teachers in schools under state su-
 peryision. The following receives | honorabIe mention:-LuelIa J. Hull
 RtdgefeId, age 12, standard No. 8, I who wrote on SsWhy Country Life is ] Better Than City Life"
 Losses By Fire. A | Loss estimated at between s$1O,O0O and $12,000 was caused Monday when. I fire broke out in 8 three and one half story frame building at Norwalks and, before it was put out, had gutted
 the structure from basement to attic. The building was owned by Mrs. Kate. L. Linsley and was occupied by Oscar
 M. Squires' bakery land restaurant on the first floor, the home of Wallace
 Kunes on the second floor and that of
 William Nash on the top floor. The
 loss is partially covered by insurance.
 The fire was probably caused by short circuit in the wiring in the base
 ment.
 1 Petition In Bankruptcy l The Frost & Bartlett Co. of Stam-
 ford has filed a bankruptcy petition. with liabilities of $14,68O.97 and as-
 sets of $6,350.
 1/ Hurt In Accident. Edward -Canale of Danbury was seriously injured and Miss Lena Har- grave had hair-breadth escape from :: beng injured Monday afternoon when
 the automobiles of Lfvio Tosis and Robert c. Mauck came. togther in a lhead-on collision. MT. CaraIe was
 riding with MT. sTosi. while MT. Mauck
 was driving alone. Miss Hargrave
 Twas walking Both autornobfIes were 4 badly damaged. MT. CanaIe was hurled