The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-07
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS
Peculiar Incident.

! On Monday Thomas IargetC oA EDanbury, while crossing a street m that city, waved a friendly greeting | to a neighbor.i Just at that moment k7ne was close to an automobile carry Fling as one of it's passengers large EgbuIIdog The dog mfsconstrued Tar tzget's motives and as the car passed EHore a piece out of MT. Targets lip. The car did not stop nor did Targett E,get its number.
 Fishing in Housatonic.
 The arrest of several men on Tues. .sday by Game Warden Charles H. Hall Icharging them with fishing in the FHousatonic river during the season Of ssrestriction contains warning Tor fishermen. The warden says that { there have been a lot of complaints 2 about people fishing above the dam and especially on the Shelton side of z the river.
 Section s,172 Of the fish and game { laws reads as follows: 'tNo person 2 shall set or draw any seine or net in ! the Housatonic river between it's E function with the Naugatuck river 1 and the dam of the Ousatonic Water i Co.,, between the first day of April and the first day of August. No person ! shall take or attempt to take any fish in or from the Housatonic river or i. between the bridge known as Zoar : bridge and the dam of the Ousatonic
  : hook and line, or troll, and no person : shall fish in said river. between the dam of the Ousatonic Water Co. and i the bridge over said river known as ] Bennett's bridge, except during the : months of July, August, September : and October Section 3,196 provides a penalty for each person violating the foregoing of a fine of not less than sten dollars nor more than fifty dollars tor imprisonment of not more than thirty days, or both.
 A Fatal Runaway.
 While the Misses Mary and Anna EBrinckerhof of Georgetown, and their guest, Miss Jean Letlock of New York city, were enjoying a. ride last Eweek, and while descending one of Ethe steep hills in Bedding part holding the shafts broke, which frightened the horse and caused it to z run away, throwing the ladies out of the carriage when Miss Letloclz's 1skull was fractured. She died at the EDanbury hospital where they had taken her, and Miss Mary Brfncker- thof, the latter suffering with a frac- itured ankle, while Miss Anna Brinck- .erhof was taken to her home and lp1aced under medical treatment ne kcessitated by a severe nervous shock.
 Labor Troubles Settled. An agreement between carpenters
 
 Eported Wednesday evening to the Car fpenters' union and it's acceptance was Ia declaration of peace between the 1.-two organizations for a year. The funion carpenters asked for 65 cents Ian hour for eight hours; time and a Ehaf for Saturday afternoons and other sovertime work until g p. m.; dounb1e ffirne after g p. m. and for Sundays land holidays. The requests relative ito time and a half and double time f1d rate lagreed between the union committee land bosses at 50 cents hour, mak- ling $4 a day.
 The tinsniths' strike in Stamford is keettled. All of the men who went on lstrfke June 1, are back at work The tsett1ement is a compromise, although sthe timers won out,. and will now re- Jcetve the same weekly wage as will kbe paid to plumbers This wage is at kthe rate of $4.75 per day, which, with Ia half holiday Saturday, amounts to E$26.13 per week.
 Burglary in Wilton. Burglars entered the home of P. D. t1dason at South Wi1t~n, Saturday might, and ransacked the first floor, making away with amount of cash, Ia gold watch and numerous things to f1esse" value.
 Attacked by Bull.
 Hurled to the pavement just east of Westport, Friday, when g. huge bull being led from a wagon, became frightened and kicked the wagon to kindling wood, John Korsoki suffered f a compound fracture of the skull and is expected to die.
 Losses by Fire.
 The house of Mrs. Mary D1ugo- kescka, a widow with five or six cI1 l. dren, was destroyed by fire at Hulls Farms, Westport, Friday. Neighbors saved some of the furniture, but the ! house and part of the furniture was totally destroyed TLe loss is esti- mated at about $1,0o0, which is partly ] insured.
 West Points class for 1916 will be erad11zfed nn .T11na