The Newtown bee., 1890-06-27
FAIRFIELD.

No one can be blind to the need of fire department in Fairfield. Within a few months, several severe fires have oc- cured, causing loss of thousands of dollars. In some cases, an efficient fire department could have done much good and saved considerable property.
 James Mooney has been appointed dog agent and those who have not paid up will be called on promptly.
 Philip Callahan, John Walsh, William Kelly, Thomas Donahue, five suspicious near the acid works, last week Thursday afternoon, by four Bridgeport officers who were looking for a couple of toughs who had attempted to stop and rob a Bridgeport young man while driving in from Fairfield. The five vagrants were taken to Bridgeport and lodged in the station house until Friday noon, when Sheriff Pike took charge of them. Sat urday, Justice Hawkins went to Bridge port and held justice court at the station. The tramps were bound over to the Su- prrior court under bonds of $500 each.
 Rev MT Child has instituted series of praise services for Sunday evening at the Town Hall, where the Congregational church still holds service. A quartet was expected in place of the singing by the congregation, last Sunday evening, but, owing to the unavoidable absence of a member, the program was altered.
 A valuable Shepherd pup belonging to Alfred Wyrtzen was killed by morning express, Monday.
 Miss Martha Mccullough, popular empioye of the rubber works. was mar ried at St. Thomas, last week Thursday to Thomas Daley. Father Coleman per- formed the ceremony. MT and Mrs Dali ley will reside in Southport, where the groom has fitted up a home.
 Report of St. Paul's parish:
 ParochiaI support, s1967 fl; parochial en- dowment, $65l AS; parochiaI work, $73S Sl diocesan work, $394 92; domestic church work $s07 90; foreign and domestic missions, s $l4S 99 total, s4709 42. The parish has received from the estate ofthe late Miss Eliza Beers, sI00 fol the church and $50 for the Sunday school. A gentleman ofthe parish has given $10o which is not accounted in above report. for improve lnent of church property
 J. Frank BrothwelI of Adams Express Co. is spending the week at home. nrth T rotl tlaarc Ina ,xya ,aoa rlv taha the new house for Mrs Ellis, near St Thomas church. 1t is to be painted straw color, with dark green trimmings and red blinds. Mrs Ellis will occupy it about August l.
 i There was strawberry and ice cream ! festival at Hope chapel, Fairfield Woods, for the benefit of the minister's fund ot the chapel.
 1 Miss Katie Moloney is administratris on the estate of her brother, Daniel Mo loney.
 A flag raising will take place at the Mill Plain school house, Friday after noon. The flag has been presented by Henry c. Sturges and the pole is ready Appropriate exercises will be given, the board of education and number o1 l teachers having been invited. W.H. Ey erett and Miss E. Otstot, the teachers al Mill Plain, hope to see n goodly attend ance of friends of the school.
 There is to be a meeting of the teach CTS of the Congregational Sunday school next Sunday, to determine the object te which the proceeds of the Harvest home festival of the school are to be devoted It is quite likely that greater part vii go to the building fund.
 {. No meeting of the committee of 12 appointed by the Congregational society to obtain information in regard to thu cost, etc, of a new church, as the archi tects had not been able to prepare def nite plans. A meeting is, however, call ed for Saturday, 18th, at Samuel More houses.
 It is understood that the railroad i preparing plans for abolishing all grad' crossings in town.
 Fairfield is justly proud of It's broad well kept streets and it's handsome, pleas ant residences. Just new, ii, the ful flush of simmer beauty, the village |