The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-23
FREIGHT TRAIN HITS AND KILLS
 R.R. BRAKEMAN
Brother of Victim, Leaving
 Passing Engine, Identi- fies Body.
Special to The Farmer.)

q NeWtOWn, OcI. ZS.-W. U. w WdlOHor oI New Haven. brakeman, was killed near Hawleyville at about a. m. Sat nrday. He was Tagging Ill eastbound Ersins approaching the station, as a greek in the railroad yards had ef- -ectually blocked traffic in every dtrec- klon An eastbound freight engineer seeipg the warning red light slowed his train at once, and when just pass Ing the lights knew by the jolt that his engine or cab had run over some body or obstruction. Coming to stop the train crew found body
 It proved to be the rear brakeman dead. His lights lad been planted and he apparently had been returning to his car when struck, but no one on the train saw anything of him. The theory was advanced that he tried to ride into the station on the pilot of . he engine, and failed to procure safe 2 hord Medical Examiner. w. H. Kier- nan pronounced it accidental death and turned the body over to Honan & Brew, the local undertakers, who took the remains to New Haven Saturday night Wafdner was 23 years of age, and singular fact is that an older brother, who was fireman on another train which arrived in Hawleyville just as the fatality occurred, and was one of the first on the scene to recog- nize the victim. Coroner J. J. Phelan was notified at ohce and is expected to make an inquest. f"
 [ At the annual grand lodge meeting of the Knights of Pythias in Water bury last week. Rev. James H. George of Trinity was reelected grand pre- late.
 Joseph Retx, who purchased the Bare Hills farm of H. G. Curtis & Son, is building a house on the foundation of the building on the premises which was destroyed by fire several years ago. William Robinson of Brookfield, son of George Robinson, has purchased the property of the late Edward Peeson from Frank Wright, administrator. It is occupied by the son of the new owner.
 M. J. Lynch of Gas street is the owner of a new car, purchased last week.
 The Girls Friendly club had an in- teresting meeting Friday afternoon with Mrs. James H. George at Trinity rcctory. x
 Allan B. Cooke of Middlebury, state. lecturer of the grange. will be the speaker before Pootatuck grange Tues day night A full attendance is re- quested.
 The young people of St. Roses church will hold a Halloween sociable at St. .Mary's hall, Oct. 31, for the ben eft of the church. Several new fea- 1ure~ are being arranged to please the patrons of the affair.
 Misses Mary and Jennie Lynch, Mrs. 4 IT Mrs. Fred Leiss and son, Charles, Miss Florence Gaffney, the Misses winifred Paetsch and Winifred Ward were week end visitors at Bridgeport.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. J.. Smith and fam fly, Harold Ray, Alvin Coger, Robert Tiemann, Mtss Mary Kelly, w. A. Hayes and Miss Susan E. Ccudder visited the Yale pageant Saturday.
 Custer Post, G. A. R., No. IS, was represented at the Yale celebration Saturday by Comrades B. D. Briscoe, Edward Troy and Oliver Blakeman. The veterans went by auto by the courtesy of Edward w. Troy.
 Mrs. c. G. Meeker returned Satur- day from New Haven and New York where she was visiting few days.
 Taunton young persons are rehears- ing for their annual entertainment to be given soonl
 The Holy Name society will go to confession Saturday, Oct. 28, and go to Holy Communion Sunday at the 8 o'clock mass in St. Roses church.
 Mrs. Jerry Lynch and son Harold of Bridgeport were guests, Sunday, of MT. and. Mrs. T. J. Corbett.
 Paul Keane of Bridgeport is visiting relatives in Gas street this week.
 Principal Hickson chaperoned the N. H. s. students to the Yale Bowl Sat- urday.
 Marvin Schnetter, who is employed in Bridgeport, was a week end guest E of friends in Sandy Hook.
 Mir and Mrs. Barnum Seeley of Bridgeport autoed to Newtown, Satur- day, and called on friends.
 X The Equal Franchise league will meet at Mrs. Cora Pierce's home Nov. |.