The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-02
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS
VIII Have No Water.


 The public utilities commission has issued finding in the matter of the complaint of Henrietta Gum and oth- CTS. of the failure Of the Noroton Wa ter Company to furnish service in East Sprfngdale in which it says that there is no present method whereby the complafnants can practically be supplied by the com npany or by the Springda1e Water Company and that the comm ission does not feel war ranted in issuing any order at this time requiring the NorotOn company to supply the complainants with wa ter The complaint is therefore dis missed The Noroton Waters Com pany has charter rights to supply wa ter in the eerr1tory in question. The Speingdale Water Conpany has water mains already laid which approach near to the territory, but since East Springdale is not within the charter | ed territory of this company the com mission has no authority to order the company to lay mains to supply wa ter in East Springda1e against the company's will. The Noroton com pany has given assurances that a res- ervoir will probably be built within a year or two and that then it will be able to supply the territory
 To Be a Missionary.
 Miss Minnie Carter, of Bethel. who
 
 for the past two or three years. will about q year hence leave for South Africa, to take up missionary work in the Zulu Mission.
 Gets a Spring.
 A warranty deed for a, tract of land containing a spring, near the sanato- rum at Shelton. has been accepted by the Tuberculosis commission. The grantor is Alfred Shaw of Hunting f11ot ieS1 led as an dw ditfon to the water supply at the sam atorium. The recent General As senbIy made an appropriation of $1,- 1 500 for the purchase of the land. Salary Now $S.1OO.
 Thanks to the fact that the re- ceipts of the past year at the South 1Eorwa1k post office exceed those of the previous year by $1,365, Postmas- ter Andrew Leary will get an in- crease of $10o in his salary. thus ma king his annual pay come up to the $3,10e mark.
 Saved From Drowning. l /Evers Kent, 12 years old, son of James Kent. of Greenwich, became a candidate for Carnegie medal, the other day. when he jumped into the harbor, and hauled out Alfred flick 1 boys were fully dressed. Hickman, in his struggles pulled Kent under the surface once or twice. having se- cured a firm grip upon the latter's throat. Hickman, after several punches in the face, released his hold and .Evers hauled him ashore. Both boys were almost exhausted.
 Losses By Fire.
 Six tons Of hay, together with a 1 quantity of farming tools and other paraphernaFIa. used on a farm. were destroyed Monday evening, when the large barn on Mrs J. E. Wa1sh's place, in Danbury, was burned to the ground. The origin of the fire is un- known. Loss $s5O.
 On. Tuesday fire broke out in the barn and outbui1dings of Ignace Pore tik. in Greens Farms. Tn ebarn, partly filled with hay, was totally de- stroyed. Loss is estimated at $1,0oO
 A mysterious fire destroyed a barn owned by Everett Raymond, in Stam- ford. Tuesday. The barn had not been in use for many months. There was no insurance. and nothing is left but ashes and the foundation.
 While Harold E. Meeker with his wife and little child were returning to Danbury Sunday afternoon from a ten l days automobile trip to Fitchburg, 1 Mass, the rear of the machine caught fire and was all ablaze before the occu pants realized it. They were able to save only two suit cases before the