The Newtown bee., 1891-09-25
FAIRFIELD.

sion all day in charge of temporary teacher, who could hold the position one day without a certificate. Friday,it was opened by Wilbur E. Winton of Noble avenue, East Bridgeport, who was re- garded as another temporary teacher. He had, however, been engaged by MT More house as committee of the board of edu- cation and was examined, last week, by Lawyers Wells and Toomey,by whom he was granted certificate, ranking 70 per cent. and over. He has taught in subur- ban schools for years and is said to be fully competent to take charge of the school. For the present, he continues his residence in East Bridgeport, committing daily as far as the horse cars will bring him and walking the rest of the way. There is an attendance of from 12 to 15 scholars and the school appears to be go- ing on satisfactorily, despite lock break ing, midnight bell ringing and other antics indulged in during the two weeks and three days in which the school was with out teacher.
 H. I. Flint started, Monday, for visit to his farm at Point Mountain, West Vir- ginia.
 Town officials do not appear greatly all armed at the dire threats made by the Bridgeport board of education, in regard to excluding Fairfield scholars from Bridgeport schools unless tuition fees are promptly paid in advance and stand ing bills settled in full. The Fairfield board denies the existence of any agree ment whereby the town can be made to pay. Members of the Bridgeport board say that there has been for years an ar engagement by which Bridgeport and Fair field "traded scholars" no charge being made as long as the number from each town balanced; any excess, from either town, to be paid. There has been an ex- cess of Fairfield scholars who attended city schools and the bill for their tuition now reaches something like $100. This has been presented to Fairfield, who sim ply files it away with care. Dr Bouton, superintendent of Bridgeport schools, ,has held conferences with members of the
 
 forthcoming and the city now talks law The Fairfield school board say that there might have been an arrangement made between Rev Charles G. Adams and Su- perintendent Harrington, when they were in charge of the school affairs; but the records are not at hand to prove it. M. B. Lacey, a veteran member of the Fairfield board, says that the exchange was arranged years ago by J. Jarvis Jones, to allow children at $. Sterling Edwards and Lorenzo Halls, on the Bridgeport side of the division highway, to attend school in Fairfield, ,as they could not walk five miles to Bridgeport. The understanding then was that certain scholars were to attend Bridgeport schools, in exchange for these and that no money was to be paid and no account made of the excess of children from one town or the other. It is held that such an agreement was binding only upon the board making it; and that, as no bargain has been made in regard to these scholars, the city can collect only from the par ents. ''If we have good schools here, e,we want the scholars to attend," said mem- Der. 'It is like paying a double tax, or supporting two schools, for us to main- tain schools in our own town and then use public money to pay Bridgeport to educate our children
 Wallace M. Bulkley is an adept at rais- ing peaches. From two young trees, he has gathered nine bushels of superfine peaches; seven bushels of white Craw- lords from one, two bushels of yellow peaches from the other. Fruit from both trees is of unusual size, perfect shape and remarkably toothsome.
 Nelson Alvord quotes the following prices:
 White onions $4; small whites for pickles, $5 to $7; red, $1 70; yellow, s2 to $2 50; pota toes, $1 50 to $l 75; apples, $l to $1 25.
 The house at Camp Danbury has again been broken into, the lock being shot to pieces. Nothing of value was taken.
 About p colored people of Fairfield were taken to Bridgeport in one of W. M. Bulkley's teams, Monday night, to hear ''the colored Jenny Lind" at the 4. M. B. Zion church.
 MT and Mrs Arthur Talcott are with Mrs Talcott's parents, MT and Mrs H. Edwards Rowland, at Rowland Home- stead.
 Town Committee Francis B. Wakeley has called the Republican caucus for Tuesday evening, 29th, at the Town hall, at 30. Town officers will be nominated and town committee chosen.
 Fairfield is now called upon to contrib ute to the support of the six Luddington children, who are still in Bridgeport and have been supported by the city. A bill for their maintenance since September 8 has been presented. Fairfielders think that they have suffered enough from the depredations of Luddington and his gang without being obliged to support his children.
 Application has been made to have Mrs Joanna Shay removed to the insane asy- lum and she will be taken there as soon as there is room.
 Chairman Edward Hawkins and Sec retary J. D. Toomey, Jr, of the town committee have called the Democratic caucus for Wednesday evening, 30th, at o'clock at the Town hall, to nominate own officers and choose town commit- ee.
 Besides their meeting with the town Jerk to make voters, next Saturday from