The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-22
HER FINGER CRUHSED BY
 SAFE DOOR
Mrs. Godfrey Hardwick of Curtis Place Has Awful
 Accident.
Especial to The Times)

Stratford, April 22-Mrs. Godfrey Fardwick of Curtis Place this town who is employed as confidential sec retary at one of the large factories of Bridgeport met with a very pain ful accident shortly after noon yester- day. Mrs. Hardwicik went to the large safe of the factory to get some valuable papers and in shutting the heavy ron door she failed to remove her hand from the casing with the result that the finger of the left hand was badly crushed.
 Medical assistance was at once se- cured and after a short spell it was found that the young woman could be taken to her home where she is now resting comfortably. The accident while a bad one was not as bad as at first thought as the young woman will not lose her finger although it will need attention for some time yet.
 Reports that the old Sterling Bun nell house at the center had been entered by burglars sometime during Sunday night were received at the police station yesterday morning and officers were at once despatched to the house by Chief Nichols of the po lice department. The police found q rear window broken out but there was no evidence that any property had been taken away.
 ''The Village Blacksmith" a can tata is to be presented by the High school glee club at the Congregation al church on Friday evening, May 2. RehearsaIs for this affair have been held for some time past and it is said that the entertainment will be of a very high order.
 Price of ice in this town will be the same as that charged by the dealers in Bridgeport according to a state ment made by the local ice men. At the conclusion of the meeting of Oronoque lodge of Odd Fellows next Friday night during which the third degree will be conferred on five candidates a number of the members | are to leave Stratford, in automobiles for Hartford to attend the tooth an niversary of Odd Fellowship which is ! to be celebrated on Saturday. The 1 Stratford delegation expect to arrive i in Hartford in time for early break i fast and to have the entire day for i sightseeing and to attend the cele- : bration.
 1 One of the smaller whippet tanks 1 said to. have been used in France will i be on exhibition at Stratford center for one hour Wednesday afternoon. The hour. will be from S.30 to 4.3o and all the citizens or SiraIIofd Who can be present are asked by the Idb- erty Loan committee to be present as { the tank is well worth seeing.
 This tank is one of a number which !, are being exhibited about the coun- i try during the drive for the Victory
 Loan. The men who man this tank
 will give an exhibition of what the
 machine will do during the hour il
 is in Stratford.
 Y The exact quota for Stratford as
 given out by Elliott W. Peck, yes iterday is $6,100, for Oronoque $1.-
 800, for Putney the same, and fo1
 Lordship Manor $3,000. It is expect
 ed according to statements made by
 members of the Liberty Loan com
 rnittee that the town of Stratford vii
 more than double her quota for this
 loan.
 The members of the Standard Bear
 CTS of the Methodist church will meet
 We'd esday afternoon at the home ot
 Miss Ruth Doe, California street, and
 hold a farewell meeting in honor o1
 Miss Esther Carpenter who is to leave
 town on Thursday.
 | Mrs. Henry Riddeu will entertain 1 5u Thursday at har home on Ea,z