The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-22
FAIRFIELD
A Quiet Wedding-The Eskimos - St. Paul's Spire-Balls and Receptions
 Audubon Society. y..MOvements of People

Weddings are rare in this quiet old
 town. and the times are so prosperous, ] (nit) that the young folks do not con- template getting married. Nevertheless on Saturday afternoon MT. John Cru sack ST., took a coach and drove to | Bridgeport with Miss Lizzie Liptack, and the two were married in the Hun garian church. MT. Crusack lost his wife about one year ago. He lives on Main street, extended, and is a well to do farmer.
 | trolley this evening and go over to the PeQuot Library to listen to a lecture
 by MT. Cross upon Life With the Eski- mos. They are peculiar people, but appear to be anliable, and willing to learn Peary says he found them diff fic'llt to deal with since they have come in contact with the whites They have learned the tricks of civilization, and are rather amazed at the persist ence of all kinds of white people in trying to find a mythical north pole. Some of them. especially the women, are of fine physique. and resemble bronze statues. As far north as Labrador they manage to raise lettuce, potatoes. rhubarg. horseradish. and sometimes they have @ few pansies in bloom. AS the lecture is free, and many fine views of the polar regions will be thrown upon the screen, a large audience is anticipated.
 Supt. William A. Wheatley was in Stamford on Saturday attending the Round Table meeting of the teachers of Fairfield county.
 Miss Emma F. Wakenan spent Sat urday and Sunday in Middletown, visiting friends.
 Postmaster Pickett and wife return ed on Saturday from their trip to oh txno JryI1o Tn 0f- tend the funeral of the husband of Mrs. Pickett's sister.
 Asst. Postmaster Smiths greenhouses are now showing a wealth of carnatiOn blossoms. He is able to keep them in bloom nearly all the year round.
 The spire of St. Pauls church ap- pears to be a favorite place for birds and bees. Some years ago a swarm of bees which had hived in the tower of the Congregational church. thinking doubtless. to change their religious views. left that church and settled in the spire of St. Paul's. Imagine their consternation when the high church people began to smoke them out with birthstone. They wished they had re- mained with the kind hearted Con- gregationalists. After the bees went the pigeons came and screens were put up to keep them out. And now the starlings have crept in.
 Saturday men were at work on Main street, from Ash creek, west, giving the roadway a good top dressing of crushed stone. As soon as this works down in the soft mud. and the road bed dries up. an excellent surface will be the result.
 While Mrs. George Long, the organ ist of Trinity church. Southport. is on her wedding tour with her husband, Miss Clara F'risbie of Bridgeport. will preside at the organ.
 To-day being a legal holiday all the places of business are closed. and little given this evening at Perry's hall by the TruQkmen'S Association.
 MT. Schepp. who for many years has driven the Frisbie pie cart through town, is i'll and has had to employ a substitute. He seems to have given out all together. and needs prolonged rest.
 To-day from to 6 o'clock, the Misses Elizabeth and Kate Perry. daughters of MT. and Mrs. Frank Perry, gave a reception to some 20 of their friends.
 Mr. and Mrs. E.. A. Robinson. ST.. of Albany, will move to Greenfield Hill, l and live with E.. A. Robinson. IT,. on Burr street.
 Robert Baramore and family of Bridgeport passed Sunday with MT. and Mrs. N. W. Ogden.
 MT. Isaac Millbrook of Los Angeles, | Cal, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary l E.. Millbrook.
 It is announced that George Brett, l Edward SandfOrd and Theodore Sturges l have been so fortunate as to get their | ice houses filled before the great thaw set in.
 If all goes well tonight is the time | appointed for supper to be given to Judge Banks and Commissioner Pease.
 Mrs. Elmore s. Banks has returned from her trip to Paris. It will be re- collected she went abroad just after 1 the Judge became Speaker of the l House.
 It has finally been decided to place 1 a fire escape upon the school house in 1 Southport.
 On Friday last there was a very pleasant meeting of the Audubon | Society at the residence of Miss Mary | Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright l presided and the subject of bird pro- lection was gone over. It was agreed that the open winter has been a very | favorable one for the birds. A num- | Der of well known ladies were present. | Refreshments were served.
 Mr. Louis Warehouse returned this l evening to his studies at Pratt Insti- 1 tute. Brooklyn.
 Mrs. William E. Glover was in New l Haven on Saturday to attend a meet l ing of the Consumers League. Among l other business was the consideration of 1 the bill relating to child labor prepared l by the league and which is to be pre- l sented at Hartford.