The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-03-12
TORRlNGTON
|HARWINTON YOUTH
 GETS LIGHT FINE
Joseph Agenta Penalized $14.4O for Driving
 Brakeless Car
CoFrespOndent-rhomas Carr Phone T'OrringtOn oa1S

Judge Timothy J. Lyons in city court yesterday. One was sent to jail, two were given suspended sentences and lone was fined.
 Joseph Argenta, R. r. D. 2, Harwinton, charged with operating a car with insufficient brakes, was fined $5 with costs of $40. He was ordered into court Sunday aft CT an accident which occurred on Water street. It was alleged that Argenta, driving north on Water street, was turning into Railroad square when his car struck and knocked down Mrs Mary McDon- nell of 107 French street, who was coming from the station platform. She was not injured, police were informed.
 Argenta said he did not see the woman as he was looking at the train. which was just leaving the station.
 John Williams, 43, negro, of West Torrington, whose trial was continued from Saturday, was fined $1 for intoxication and sentenced to thirty days in jail for assault. Execution of the jail sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for six months after he had promised to abstain from the use of intoxicating liquor. A plea for leniency had been made by his counsel, Atty B. E. Higgins. Will Hams, the court was infromed, was involved in a drunken disturbance with Norman Bennett early Satur- day morning. Williams was alleged to have wounded Bennett early Go 1Ysdo t~n 1fo alleged to have wounded Bennett slightly in the arm with a jack knife.
 William Ferrari, 55, of 164 North Elm street, charged with in- was fined $1 with costs of $40 and sent to jail for ten days. He was arrested Sunday evening fol- lowing fight with Louis Hazard of 164 North Elm street.
 Flanagan Funeral This Morning Funeral services for Mary A. Flanagan, 75, were held from the home of her niece, Mrs John o. Connor of AZ High street, this morning at S:45 o'clock and at St Francis church at 9:30. Burial was in the family plot in old St Fran cis' cemetery.
 Miss Flanagan, resident of this city for the past 51 years. died Sunday morning at the Charlotte Hungerford hospital, where she has been a patient since February 23. She was born in Salisbury. Survivors include brother, Michael of Terryville; two nieces, Mrs John O'Connor and Mrs Mar tin Gleeson, both of Torrington; four nephews, Terrence Mulligan, Benjamin Mulligan and the Rev Joseph Flanagan, assistant pastor of St Francis church, all of Tor rington. and the Rev Harry Elan agan of Greenwich; several nieces and nephews in Bristol, Terryville and Waterbury, also two grand nephews and one grandniece. Engagement Announced Mrs Assunta Pieribone an- nounces the engagement of her daughter, Mis- Angie Pieribone, to Henry Degroumois, son of Camille Degoumois of West Goshen. The date for the wedding has not been set.
 Meeting of odd Fellows Ridgely lodge members will at- tend a district meeting of Odd Eel lows in Winsted this evening. Col linsville, Canaan, and Winsted odd Fellows will attend. An interesting program has been arranged. Re- treatments will be served.
 NOvey Opens Better Housing Week
 Better housing week was official
 1y opened bw Mayor Ernest E.
 Novey with a three minute speech
 in the Warner theater yesterday
 evening at 8:15. Every effort is be-
 ing made to push the movement
 for home improvements and re-
 modelling as part of the national
 campaign to add impetus to build
 ing activities.
 Wilcox-Foster Wedding
 Miss Marion Estella Wilcox,
 daughter of MT and Mrs Guy H.
 Wilcox of East Litchfield, and
 Frank W. Foster. son of Mrs r. ,.
 Graham of S3 South Main street.
 were married Friday. The cere-
 mony was performed at the Bap-
 tist parsonage in Amenia, N. r.,
 by Rev O. Charles Newton. The at-
 tendant was Miss Marguerite New
 ton.
 The bride. who formerly attend
 ed the ,Litchfield High school. ex-
 poets to complete a course at the
 Torrington secretarial schol in two
 or three months. MT and Mrs Fos-
 ter will reside at 83 South Main | street