The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-11
CONSTABLE FACES
 ASSAULT CHARGE
Newtown Official Arrested on Cross Complaint and Lawyers Have Field
 Day
CspecfaI to the Farmer.l

Newtown, Feb. 11-Bridgeport law yers, A. J. Hull and Arthur Conley, had another field day in the Newtown court today in Hattertown. The cases were another batch of actions growing out of the Conger-B1ock all tercatton of January last. Last week Jacob Block and his son. Herman, had Conger, who Is town constable, arrested under 8 body writ alleging assault and breach Of the peace at tach1ng also the property of the con stable in a suit for damages of $S.000. The cases were entered in the Bridge port higher court. They also got grand jury complaints out against Conger, signed by Abraham Geduidig, a Justice of the Peace of Bridgeport.
 These cases were tried in the town center Monday, and the state brought along a Bridgeport Justice of the Peace, George F. Mara. There was 9 hot time between the lawyers en- gagged, Messrs. A. J. Hull and Herbert A. Hill, but the result was against Conger who was fined $35 and costs on two counts of breach of the peace. and assault.
 Today Conger had. his inning when he ha1ed the Blocks before Justice Of th0 peace, Carlos D. Sti1lson of New town on the charges of assault, breach of the peace, and for operating a mo tor vehicle without rear lights after. the legal hour past sundown- A. U. Hull was the prosecutor for the state, while Attorney A. Conley appeared for the Blocks.
 The trial began at il a. m. and after the examination of a dozen witnesses it was 5 :31 D. m. when the Justice a,d- journed both cases till Monday, Feb. Is, when the arguments will be heard.
 The trial was marked by much bit ter acrimony among the friends of the contending feudists
 Prof. L. M Johnson of the local high school, wednesday. was selected as one of the directors of the Fair field County Farm Bureau. which orr ganizati on took form and shape yes- terday in Norwalk The object of this organization is to unifys the in- terests of the urban and farmer pop ulation of the county, and incidentally corral the appropriation prpvided for such work by the Federal department of agriculture.
 Thomas F. Mccarthy of this town, who has been an inmate of the Dan bury hospital for several months was removed to Bridgeport "Wednesday af- ternoon. In theKact of being remov- ed from the baggage car at Bridge port, he fell to the station platform and was much bruised He was hur- ried to St. Vincentss hospital for treat ment.
 Miss Eva Briscoe has returned to her home on Botsferd Hill from a visit with Shelton relatives.
 Thomas Brown is recovering from illness at the home of ". W. Peck of Botsford.
 Farmer Of the sudden death of Miss Anna M. Lee of Bridgeport was re- ceived- with great sorrow by many ac- l quaintances here, who loved her gen. tie ways. The deceased was a sum- mer visitor in Newtown for many seasons.
 Town Clerk Pitzscher received to. l day a marriage return from the reg i istrar of vital statistics of Woodbury in which it is recorded that Peter I Scan1on of NeWtown was married tc Mary Gilbert also Of Newtown, or l January 27, 1915, by Rev. A. L. Wye. l kon of WoodFbury.
 Mrs. c. B. Johnson went to South. ington, Monday. for a visit with he1 daughter, Mrs. s. F. King. 1 Mrs, w. B. Glover and son Walter De Forest Glover, were in Bridgeport Tuesday,
 Druggist A. J. Grove of corbett 8 Grove, paid 2. visit to his home 1T Bethel, Wednesday.
 T <As @AAS AANSlAAA4S " keE$ street blacksmith. was in Bridgeport New Haven and Derby. "Wednesday Ice harvesting for the second crop this seteson. began today on man. I ponds. This last freeze permits tn. dilatory dairy1nen who did not avai themselves Of the January ice harves to house a crop of nine inch ice now Rarely, however, have the farmer I had two opportunities for ice cuttin, the same season.
 Joseph Dayton. proprietor of Day I toms bakery, Is sick and off duty tfai week. George Dayton has takel the formers place. while Roger Hub
 bard now drives the bakery wagon
 through Newtown streets.