The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-12
FAIRFIELD

The snow storm greatly hampered 5-reet traffic in Fairfield, but tho -rolley cars maintained their sched Ile. Trolley sweepers kept the ines Jpen all day yesterday and few de | pys were experienced. Conductors reported a record mum Der of passen- gerS due to the fact that many peo-
 le who usually walk took advanta ge of the cars to carry them to their .e-.-ationS
 wires were reported down. Residents ire busy cleaning their sidewalks Of he heavy fall of snow Many automobiles were stalled in snow and s1ush and experienced great difficulty in getting out. The school plan laid down by Su- oerintendent of Schools Smith at the last town meeting has more than been carried out according to First Selectman Fred A. Burr.
 In his report MT. Smith said that what Fairfield needed was a definite building program. He said that the the last six years had been such that it would take eight rooms annually to keep. pace with the increase The town adopted plan of adding eight each year until caught up with the school population which has far out distanced Fairfield. Superintendent Smith said that no school could be run efficiently in a very congested condition any more than railroad could be run efficiently with all the sidings and the freight houses jam med with unmovable freight.
 So far four rooms have been added to Greenfield, four to Stratf;eld and two to the Nathan Hale schools. With the additions to the schools and the building of the new Grasmere school, MT. Burr thinks that the town has carried out it's part of the program,
 With the contemplation of the new  been relieved from the Holland Hill and Roger Sherman schools. The ad- ditions to the Stratf1eld school has greatly relieved the pressure in that district.
 It was recommended that four rooms be added to the Nathan Hale school but only two have been added thus far.
 the attention of the town officials is the high school
 According to records given out 1o3 deaths occurred in Fairfield during
 A search of the records for the violent deaths shows that the great est number occurred through acci- dental drowning, six being recorded. Five deaths occurred through rail road accidents, one case being sui eide. Two suicides are recorded and one death from eating poison candy Two deaths came about through street accidents.
 On June fifth, Grace Fazlhas. age ', was seized with violent convu1sions and died before medical aid could reach her. Death was due to the eat ing of candy and ice cream believed to have been poisoned. though not intentionally.
 One of the largest and saddest drowning accidents happened on July 15. when Josephine Mills, 46, Nellie Marks. il. and Iil1ie B. Lockwood s4. who were digging for clans on The incoming tide prevented their escape from the reef and before aid could reach them they were drowned. This was the greatest drowning ac- cident that ever happened in Fair field. A triple funeral was held for the victims.
 George Dert, age three, was drown ed before aid could reach him, on
 On July 30. little Frank Bereski, age two, and Harry Dinerstein, eight, were both accidentally drowned when they wandered away from their homes and fell into a pond.
 September 16, Jennie Bulur1a, age one, fell into tub of water and be- fore the childs mother could reach her, she was drowned.
 The death of Francis R. Hammer. l age ten, occurred on July 22, last ] when he was hit by an express train i and mutilated almost beyond recog- l milton.
 An express train hit William Dess- ! ing, age 6, on May 1s and killed him i instantly.
 Alexander Becke1, s46, died on July 23 from the shock incurred when a | fast train hit him.
 Two hours after being struck by | a rai1road train Howard E. Wood l died. The accident occurred on Aug i 23.
 May an automobile hit Leroy G. | 23, and death occurred soon | after the accident
 
 m mobile on the Post road on Aug. 8 | cident.
 Louis Szabo, 23. was run over by : a. street car in Bridgeport on Nov. 1. | and died from the shock and injur- ies sustained in the accident
 Kalman Neda, age 33. Respondent l over failure to obtain work, hurled l himself in front of a Boston express ] train and was horribly mutilated on . December 13. Death occurred in stantly and the coroners verdict was suicide.
 December 3. last. the dead body of pr. Elizabeth Radon was found on Benson road near the home of John : Carlson. superintendent of the Jen- complicated, a murder theory being advanced by those conducting the investigation of the mysterious Heath But the verdict of suicide | given by Dr. William H. Donaldson ! examiner was sustained by | he coroner's verdict when evide | of murder was not forthcoming. AMERICAN BANK AND