The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13
FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEWS.
Two DiAorces Granted.

 Two DiVorces Granted. Judge Reed in the superior court at Danbury parted two couples. Mar guerite N. s. Shrine of Danbury was legally separated from Paul Shrine of Bethel Tho couple were married on June 10, 1911, but Shrine was cruel and in 1915, unable to stand her. hus- band longer Judge Reed granted the decree on the grounds of intolerable cruelty and gave the plaintiff the cus- tody of two children.
 Although deserted by her husband nearly a quarter of century ago. Mrs. Charles H. Mead of Danbury did not see fit to sue for a divorce until recently. The couple were married on October 21, 1884, and the husband de- sertedN his wife on May 5, 1893.' Test1- flying about the Assertion Mrs. Mead did not know why her husban1 left her. He just picked up his clothes and left.
 Very Generous Treatment. / The Stamford Trust company has adopted policy which, if generally followed by business and commercial houses, ought quickly to solve the en-
 
 has decided to preserve for them the position of every one of its employees who enlist. No matter how long or how short the term of service, such employees of this banking house as de- sire to join the colors will find their positions awaiting them when they come back from war; Not only will their positions be kept open for them, but the Trust company will also pay such employees full wages while they are in the service.
 Burglars at Work.
 The residence of George c. Brown was recently sacked at Tokeneke and about LOGO in valuaibles taken. The loss was discovered when MT. Brown visited his summer home to make pre-l iminary arrangements for the open ing. The burglars entered the cellar through a window and then chopped down door leading from the cellar to the main floor. The visited every nook and corner with the result that everything was disturbed. All bed ding and clothes were packed in trunks or in suit cases and in addition silverware, cut glass and smaller arti- cles were packed into the trunks and
 Cut Off In Will.
 The will of Robert Bieling, husband and father of Wilhelmina and Robert Bieling of Saugatuclx, filed and ad- mitted to probate in Brooklyn in the surrogatey court without a contest, cuts off seven of his children, which includes. Robert of Saugatuck; gives $500 to his widow; $10O to his daugh- nd Cf h estate to his son, Ernest Bieling.
 Buy 10000 Acres.
 Percy A. Rockefeller of Greenwich, and w. AverelI Hartman have bought 40, 900 acres of land near Dur ham, N. C., and will turn it into a winter resort. The price paid was approximately $600,OOO. The woods which are bountiful in game, and the brooks, full of fish, will be used as a preserve in which to build a recrea- tiona1 club. Plans have been drawn for the erection of $250,000 hotel, with an allotment of an additional $250,00O for development purposes. Tombstones Cracked When Staging Falls.
 Damage of several thousand dol
 
 tombstones in the cemetery near the Second Congregational church, in Greenwich, Friday afternoon, when scaffolding being used in repairing the steeple was blown down by a high wind.
 Bankruptcy Petitions Filed.
 William H. Geer of Norwalln, a wholesale dealer in canned goods, filed a petition in bankruptcy and he made oath that he dtd not have the money to pay the filing fee. He has liabili- ties of $11,61S.41, and $11,21S.41 of the amount stands as unsecured. He has no assets.
 Hit by Auto.
 Alfred P. Chihak, a Bohemian, is at the Norwalk hospital and may die as compound fracture of the left leg, sus- tained Sunday night, when he was struck by an automobile. Daniel Gall, owner and driver of the ma- chine, is held under $500 bonds, await ing the outcome of injuries. Chihak and his wife were walking on the east side of the turnpike, going towards Norwalk and their home in Spring Hill. They were walking along slowly. Chihak being on the outside of the apology for a sidewalk. The automobile driven by Gall, and hav- ing several young men as passengers, suddenly loomed out. Gall did not see the man and woman, so he claims, until he was right on top of them. They did not even now that danger was near.
 Destroyed By Fire.
 The handsome shore-front home of Irving Bacheller at Riverside, was to- tally destroyed by fire Wednesday evening. 1t was valued at $50,000. A