The Newtown bee., 1892-07-08
FAIRFIELD.

Elm cottage, Fresh Air home, was formally started, last Friday, by the ar rival of 12 little girls frem New York. With shady trees, grassy lawn, swings, hammocks, croquet, happier or more lively party of children it would be hard to find. One of the neighbors has extended an invitation to visit his cherry trees, which invitation has been unani- mously and frequently accepted. Not the least of the pleasures are the visits to the beach, where digging in the sand, paddling in the water and developing enormous appetites are indulged in. The committee in charge desire to cor rect mis-statement which found it's way into print, that $500 was cleared by the recent festival and, therefore, the treasury is full. Something over $100 was cleared by the festival. It is be- lieved that, as soon as the friends of the Fresh Air enterprise realize how much pleasure is being given by such very little effort, ample funds will be provided. No solicitation is to be made of any one for help to carry on the home, but everybody is cordially invited to call at Elm cottage and see the chil- dren. Elm cottage is on the road which runs from the Main street at Ben- sons corner toward the Sound.
 k. B. Knapp was appointed school com- mittee and treasurer of the Holland Hill district, E. II. Knapp clerk. c. W. Will son, Jr, of Greenfield Hill has been hired to teach the next term.
 R. B. Knapp entertained MT and Mrs George R. Barr, Mrs DuMond and daugh- ter, Fourth.
 Mir and Mrs Arthur Wheeler attended the wedding of MT Mills, his nephew, at the West End.
 Ed Burritt spent the Fourth at home.
 Dan Wheeler drew a heifer at the Os- borne rafile, last week. H. s. Knapp took one of his men along to help, in case he got one, but was not so lucky.
 Charles s. Orr's piggery is easy to To- cate, this warm weather.
 The board of school visitors held their last meeting for the present school year at the Town hall, Tuesday afternoon. The expenses and bills for meetings and visiting were ordered paid. Last year, the school visitors voted to renew the certificates for another year and, this year, a general examination of all the teachers will be held on July 2S. J. D. Toomey, Jr, E. L. Wells and Simeon Pease were appointed the examining committee. The full board will pass on the papers. Upon application, the fol lowing appointments were made, the dis tricts having failed to hold meetings or elect officers:
 Hoyden's hill-Asahel G G.Waleman, commit tee; John Lobdell, treasurer and clerk.
 Burr's district-Rufus B. Jennings commit tee; Sanford Jennings, treasurer and clerk.
 Banks North-John Nichols, committee Sherwood Banks, treasurer and clerk.
 The meeting adjourned to August l at ? 30pm.
 1he Lhau uoS, llVer anu WhlGe plfo dog, which bit dogs for John Reid and James Bain in Fairfield Woods recently, was killed at Herman Grosser's, ,where it was shut up after killing ducks. It wor- ried John W. Warehouses dogs and kill led cat at J. M. Brothwell's and, as it went toward the school house, MT More house and Frank Brothwell followed it up and killed it. John Reid's dog went mad after it was bitten, biting his other dog and was killed.
 Bad boys have abused Miss Lucy Wha- ley of Fairfield Woods, throwing stones through her windows and on to her bed. She is old and lame with rheumatism.