The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-10
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS
Headquarters of Robbers.

The $500 horse, owed by Thomas
Glynu. of Westport, was found in a
copse of woods on the Charles Ket-
chum place, Saturday, by an en-
ploye of the property The animal
was dead, having had its throat. cut.
A barn. which is within half-mile of
the Glynn house, was apparently the
headquarters of the thief or thieves.
Under a floor in the barn, which has
practically been unoccupied by the
owners for over a year. were found
asuit of clothes. apparently of the
Jail variety; knife with which ap-
pareHtly the killing of the animal was
done; some checks, cancelled, signed
by Mary E. Morris, whose house was
robbed some time ago; blankets taken
from the Glynn stable a week before
the horse was stolen; three OF. four
photographs and other articles.
Held Up by Strike.
Greenwich building operations are
being held up at present by strike
Of laborers. The men are demand
ing three-dollar wage scale for eight
hours, and the bosses insist that they
cannot pay that scale and make rea-
sonable profit 1t is estimated that
almost 400 men are out. but thera has
been no show OF violence or disorder
thus far. 1t has been rumored that,
unless the men go back to work at
the old scale, which was $2-75 and in
some instances SO for nine hours
work, the contractors will pring In
strike-breakers from New York.
Stole Seed Potatoes.
The s.meanest man in Jersey walk
ed on his hands to save his feet. Nor
walk has Jersey beat a mile, for some
mean person has lowered to the ex-
tent of purloining seed potatoes which
were planted in q Norwalk garden.
Aucion Sale OF Holsteins.
Allenvail Hengerveld De Kol. nine
year old cow, brought the highest
price OF any of the cattle sold at the
auction on the Danbury Fair grounds
Wednesday, under the auspices of the
Western Connecticut Holstein Breed
ers' Sale Co. This COW was pur-
chased by F. H. Lee, Of Danbury, foI
$40. In all approximately $4,000
changed hands during the auction
Included in the list of cattle were
some highly bred animals and all Of
them were pedigreed stock of this
t10l6Leln SIFalu- Inc .dNCId6ci PIfCs
paid for the stock was III the vicinity
Of SITS. The lowest price pal fol
any animal was $40. This was al
eight months old bull calf. Mr.
Lee was one of the. heaviest purchas
ers Of cattle. paying 1880 for five
animals r. E. Atchinson & Sons
waterbury. bought 10 head for {
total of s1,4s0. C. p. Farrand, O.
Washington. purchased five head foi
S1,070 and Staub & Clark, of New
Milford, bought five head for 1925
c. e. Hough Of Washington, purch,- S
ed three head for s395 and Georg'
A. Harper, of Watertown, bough
four head for $3.50. c. R. Curtis. o
Danbury, bought an eleven month
old heifer calf. for ss5. Hattie c
Wood, Canaan. bid Off a yearlini
heifer, consigned by John Hunt, TO
sos. Walter c. Wood. of Canaan
bought another young heifer for 1920
Onatrue Matilda De Kol was bid OF
by G. L. Pierrepont. of Ridgefield. 70
$3.50. w. P. Atchison, Sherman. go
a heifer calf for $50. J. p. Banks
Bethlehem, paid 1920 for a 1
months old heifer calf. Segis Fayne
De Kol Pietertie I'd, a five months oil
bun calf, went to Edgar H, Beers
Brookfeld Junction. for SIS.