The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-20
i.ITCHFIELD COUNTY NEWS
Loss by fire.

A very mysterious fire Wednesday morning caused the destruction of the Birdsell bungalow on Rocky River, New Milford, and the surprising thing is that Edward Walden and his fam fly, four in all, were not burned to death. As it was, they just had time to- escape in their night clothes. The building, an entire loss, was valued at s5,O00, partly covered by insurance. The Walden family lost everything.
 Rabbit Meets Train.
 Michael Welch, conductor on the c. N. E. railway, is said to have dis covered a trained jack rabbit on his run between Winsted and Norfolk. Every morning when the engineer blows the whistle for Grants station, the rabbit scampers for the grade crossing at Smiths and waits for the train. MT. Welch is always ready to meet his pet with small parcel of food which he throws to the rabbit as the train passes.
 Mustered Tn.
 The Norfolk unit of the Connecticut Home Guard, consisting of 58 pri- yates and three temporary commis- stoned officers, was mustered into the
 
 states service Wednesday night.
 Run Down by Auto.
 Howard Wilcox, eight-year-old son of Darius e. Wilcox of Stamford, was hit by the automobile of w. F. Mallow Wednesday. The boys skull was frac- tured ard his hip was broken.
 New 2-Year-Old Holstein Record.
 A new record has recently been set -S1 o1l 1Jo f4r seven days by the heifer Ideal Lady Pauline No. 276,890, owned by c. N. Herold of New Canaan. The test which was authenticated by the Con- necticut Agricultural college during the last month shows a production of 4037 pounds of milk containing 17.45 pounds of Tat, equivalent to 21.81 pounds of 80 per cent. butter. This raises the record in that class little over two pounds and a half and puts the COW owned by MT. Herold well into the 20-pound class.
 Suicide by Shooting
 Primo Cullett of Danbury ended his life Tuesday night by shooting him self through the head with a revolver. The cause of the deed is mystery. Dies of Pneumonia
 Alfred P. Chihak, victim of an au- tonobile accident on the Connecticut turnpike Sunday night. died We1nes- day night at the Norwalk hospital of pneumonia, complication. certified to by Medical Examiner s. H. Hunting ton as resulting from fractured skull, compound fracture of the left leg and other injuries. The driver of the car, Daniel Gall, claimed that he did not see the man until it was too late and that he tried to avoid strik- ing the man.
 s1,o00 to Church.
 One thousand dollars has been add ed to the endowment of the North Stamford Congregational church by the three heirs-at-law of the late Will liam B. Weed of North Stamford-his widow, Mrs. Hester H. Weed; Miss Mary E. Weed and Mrs. Louise L. Scofeld, sister of the deceased. MT. Wed left no will but on account of his expressed expectation to give one thousand dollars to the church, his heirs-at-law have thus voluntarily fol- lowed his wishes.
 Raided by State Police.
 The state police, with Robert W. Bridgeman, sergeant-in-ch charge, with six assistants mounted on motorcy- cles, swooped down on New Canaan Thursday afternoon and made haul of six persons who were guilty of maintaining punch boards in their places of business and selling liquor The persons arrested for the lottery charge were Edward L. Jones, Samuel ! Silverberg and A. B. Kaplan. Those for selling liquor. Alois Kohler, Joe Paperna and Dominica Casserta. Jones, Silverberg and Kaplan pleaded guilty and were each fined $2O and costs, amounting to s323s MT. Koh- ler's case was continued. Joe Paperna pleaded guilty to selling cider He was fined $50 and costs. amounting to 575.5 .5S He paid up. Dominica Cassera stated he was guilty of selling cider for he was told it was not against the law. Evidence brought forth from an- other person in the employ of the state police showed that he sold a glass of whiskey for 10 cents on March II, IT, IS, and four glasses of cider on March 25 He was fined $75 and costs.