The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-01-28
ONE WOMAN
 IS INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Poles on Trailer Sideswipe Trolley Gar at Ryder's
 Lane.
Especial to The Times.)

ceived minor injuries yesterday after noon in the trolley accident which oc- cured at Ryders Lane near Pine Rock Park about 4:S0 o'clock when the 3:30 Derby car out of Bridgeport figured in an accident with a work car at this point. The work car which was drawing 8 trailer loaded with trolley poles coming towards Strat- ford was not travelling at a very rap i'd rate of speed which fact is perhaps responsible fer not more damage be- ing done. Some of the poles on the trailer swayed to one side of the car sideswiping the passenger car and do- ing minor damage to the car. Only a few passengers were on the car at the time.
 Charles Abercrombie, the local newsdealer, had a very narrow es- cape yesterday afternoon from a bad smashup while returning from Bridgeport to Stratford when his ma chine skidded on Stratford avenue and went head-on into a standing trolley car Fortunately, MT. Aber- cronbie did not loose control of the car when 1t skidded and the only damage done was to the trolley car, which had its fender disabled from the accident.
 Charles Hardwick of Blakeman Place, is quite i'll at his home. A special communication of St. Johns lodge, No. 8, A. F. & A. M., was held in Odd Fellows hall last evening.
 The many friends of Mrs. Margaret
 
 1 sudden death which occurred at the home of her son, Joseph Derby, at | Walnut Beach, Monday night. Mrs. | Derby, who has Esided in Stratford l for about 20 yeats, had a, large circle 1 of steadfast friends here whom she | had made and maintained during her | residence here all of whom will. | mourn her loss. She was the widow | of the late Alonzo Derby, and was 66 l years of age. She is survived by i three sons, Joseph, Arthur and A1onzo | Derby. One daughter, Mrs. Heber l Durham, of New York, also survives her. The funeral will be held Thurs | day afternoon from the home of her
 son, AlonA Derby, on Main street,
 and the Rev. F. e amberlain, pastor
 of the Stratford Methodist church,
 will off1ciate. Interment will take 1 place in Union cemetery.
 In the death of Charles S. Smith,
 which occurred at his home on Main | street yesterday morning, Stratford 1 loses one of its well known and re- spected citizens. MT. Smith came to
 Stratford about 20 years ago from | Kent, Conn. He was an active worker
 in the Stratford Congregational
 church of which church he was for
 merIy a deacon. He was a member
 of the society's committee and at one time was the treasurer of the organf-
 zation. His death came after an ill.,
 ness of about two years. Funeral
 services will be held Thursday even ing at his late home at o'clock and the burial will take place at Kent
 The Rev. P. c. Whitehead will officiate , at the services. MT. Smith was 71
 years of age and besides a, widow is
 survived by one son, William c
 Smith of Wisconsin, and one brother 1 William R. Smith, of Texas.
 , What is thought to be the f1rsi ladies' auxiliary to any post of the
 American Legion in Connecticut was organized in the headquarters of the local post, on Main street, last week 3 when an auxiliary to the local pos i of the American Legion was formed Captain Louis Brague and Miss Flor ence Lewis being the Legion commit Z tee. Temporary officers were elected as follows: Mrs. Margart B. Della l cour, chairman; Mrs. Emma Johnson l vice chairman: Mrs. George W
 Carey, secretary; Mrs. Frank Sammss vice secretary. The members of tn l orga nj zation which will advance tn 3 interests of the American Legion ant y will assist the local members in thei 2 FOR SAIE+7 room, 1-fanily house I lot 10Ox100; price, $4,S0O. Appl
 Peter Gleason, Stratford, Conn. r CORTEZ c. ROCKWELL, p1umbin y and heating; jobbing a specialty $ Corner Main and Hillside avenue e Stratford. DlOtf