The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-09
BRIDGEPORT RUNS
 VIEWPOINT COURT
Park City Justice Presides
 and Others Appear in Block Conger Case
Especial to the Farmer. )


 peace and assault came up before George F. Mara, of Bridgeport, a Jus- tice of the peace for Fairfield county. sitting in the town hall yesterday. The accused was represented by Att tory A. J. Hull of Bridgeport, while Attorney Herbert A. Hill of the same city was prosecutor.
 The state had five witnesses, but the attorney for the defense refused to present his side. of the case. There was some dispute between the oppos-s ing counsel as to the Jurisdiction, but the justice decided he had the law and the facts on his side and found Conger guilty 6n both counts of the indictment, inf1icting a penalty of $25 and costs for assault and $10 and costs for breach of the peace.
 The accused took an appeal to the higher court on both charges, fur nishing the required bonds. The le- gal tang1e doubtless will be threshed out later in the court of common pleas at Bridgeport.
 The counter charge by Constable Conger against Herman Block for driving a motor vehicle on the street after the legal hour without rear lights, will come up February 10 be- fore the local justice of the peace, c. D. Stillson.
 John Hopkins, James B. Nichols and Mortimer Smith of Mount Pleas ant were witnesses today in the court of common pleas in Danbury on the case of O'Brien Construction Co. This suit is waged by the residents of this section of the town against the de- fendant company for breach, Of con- tract in which $7oe damages are claimed for payment of materials supplied the contracting firm that did the road work on the Danbury and Newtown section of the state trunk line last year.
 and got after the contractors for a1- legged breaches of contracts
 MT and Mrs E. L. Edwards and MT. and Mrs. Ernest Sanford of Bridgeport. were week end and Sun day guests of Eli B. Beers of Queen street.
 Frank Johnson returned to his stud ies in Trinity College. Hartford, Mon day, after 3. few days visit with his parents in South Center
 Miss Mary Murphy of the soph- more class of the High school, spent the week end and Sunday with shel- ton relatives.
 Miss Mamie Ffnnen of Pleasant street, paid visit to MT. and Mrs. P. H. Lynch of Long Hill. last week returning to her home Saturday
 The administration. eta. of the es- B will present his account before the probate court on February 20 at g a. m. for approval.
 Mrs. James O'Connell, who was op- erated on for goitre at the Roosevelt hospital. New York, last week, is re- ported as recovering nicely from the effects Of the operation.
 Mrs. Ernest HawIey of Haw1eyvilIe, will entertain the whist club Thurs day evening. at her home. AS this meeting will be the pre-Lenten gath ering of the members, it is expected it will have all the customary dash and life of the closing hours before the penitentia1 season Of rest from social activities.
 Miss. M. B. Scudder from the New Haven public schools, spent the week end and Sunday at her home in the borough.
 Mrs. L. c. Gilbert is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Milton B. HawIey, of Stepney.
 s Miss Irene Warren of the High school faculty spent Sunday at her home in New Britain.
 A. H. Patterson returned this morn ing to New York after few days visit at his home in South Center.
 P. H. Cannon spent yesterday in Bridgeport.
 Miss Helen Keane teacher in the public schools of LitchfeId county. spent the week end with her parents, MT. and Mrs Thomas c. Keane of Glen avenue.
 Mrs H. M. Greennan and children of Cold Spring Farms were recent guests of her parents in Tashua
 Deputy Game Warden wilkins of Da1bury, accompanied by Deputy Game Warden Wilbur Rrascoe of Dodgingtown, came to Newtown, Sun day, on the scent of some violators of the fish laws reported as indulging in the sport of pickereI fishing on our sacred Taunton pond against the sta tutes made and provided and against the peace of this Iaw-abiding com, munity But the tip came too late and the depredators were we'll on their way across the Housatonic river before the officers reached the center The telephone was requ estioned to get officer Thomas Carlson to intercept the laW-breakers, but the latter was busy on another case, and could not be reached. But the county officers are determined to break up the re- prehensible actions of these unfair sportsTnen, and a closer watch will be kept on these waters hereafter.
 l.. M. Johnson. Superintendent of the Thomas H. Bolner farm sold yes- terday three neat cattle to Samuel Strisik These brought good prices. as the purchaser is a purveyor for the kosher market trade of Bridge port, whcih has been much hampered in supply sources the past few months by the U. s. quarantine laws.
 Thomas Degnan has returned to town after a two months' sojourn in Danbury.
 Reports received to day from St. Vincent's hospital are reassuring as to the condition of John B. HubbelI who underwent slight operation last week. The physicians are confident that he will be able to return to his home in about the days.
 Charles Durand, son of Joseph Dur and of Palestine Hill is now in a hos pitaI in New York city for treatment of his eyes. Since he went to Mar seiles, France, to respond to the call to arms, he has been on duty on one of the French transatlantic steam