The Newtown bee., 1906-08-17
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
GREENFIELD HILL
THE COUNTRY CLUB FAIR.

THE COUNTRY CLUB FAIR.
 The officers and members of the Country Club fair are beginning prep aratiOnS in earnest for their fair which is to be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, September II, 12 and 13. Everything now points to the largest and most attractive fair they have yet had. A new cattle shed, 125 12 feet, is te be erected west of the track. The size of the grand stand is to be just doubled, with a nice lunch room un der the east end. The machinery building is to have an addition just half the present size built on to it, making it third larger than it was before. The wire fence is to be moved to the extreme west side of their prop erty, making more room west of the track for hitching horses. Other im- provements are being planned. w. H. Wilson is getting the track in A No. l condition. l.. c. Acker, with force of men, begin the work of making the improvements, next Monday. The restaurant at the club house, the lunch room under the grand stand and the lunch room near the west end of the dog kennell are all to be in charge of the Andrews Catering Co.,, of Bridgeport, who thoroughly under stand their business and will keep the people we'll filled without any long waiting. The officers and committee of the fair are making plans to have everything done for the comfort and enjoyment of all who attend the fair. Remember the dates.
 Mrs Milton P. Hackett and daugt- ter of Trumbull, were guests, We'd nesday, of Mrs Hackett's parents, MI and Mrs George Lover.
 Mrs B. B. MiddlebrOoks has returned from 10 days visit with friends in Roxbury, Judd's Bridge, Danbury and Ridgebury. Mrs pr Griffith and daughter, Eleanor, who cared for Mrs Middlebrooks' home in her absence, have returned to their home in Bridge port.
 G. F. Monroe, the Cross Highway blacksmith. is looking for good boy to learn the blacksmith trade. MI Monroe is a first-class workman and it would be good place for the righ, Mrs G. E. Monroe is again quite poorly.
 Mrs William Metcalf and son. Da vid, of Oxford, are spending few days here, the guests of MT and Mrs Isaac E. Smith. Mrs John F. Sammis, Jr. and children of Bridgeport also spent a few days with them, last week. Chester U. Read and family of Syra' cuse, N. Y., are spending few days here, the guests of Miss Adelia w Hubbell.
 Miss Georgia Banks, who has been quite i'll, is now gaining nicely. Royal Whitaker, who has been ill is now gaining.
 Mrs George Lover, Jr., of Newtown was guest, one day last week, of MI f and Mrs George Lover, ST. N. w. Ogden, with force of men is putting the Burr street road in gooc order.
 Lloyd Sherwood is in very poo, health.
 Mrs Fletcher Lockwood, who is 81 years old, had the misfortune, last Saturday, as she went to step out O1 her house, to make misstep and fall breaking one ot her hips quite badly Dr Gorham of Weston set the hip and she is now doing as we'll as could be expected.
 Mr Beecher, who purchased the Mo ses Banks place, has had the house moved to the north of the barn, which he is fitting up for lodge for his hired men. and is to build handsome residence on the site where the house stood. He is also to make many other improvements about the place.
 Henry B. Ogden has just had a handsome Quincy granite cap sarcoph. agus monument placed in .the Oak Lawn cemetery for his family. J. s. Bates, the Norwalk monument man, had the contract.
 Morris L. Wilson is having erected in the Oak Lawn cemetery on his lot a handsome Barre granite monument. J. s. Bates, the NOrwalk monument man, is doing the work.