The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-01
FAIRFIELD
A Lincoln Celebration Scheol Fire Es. cape Normal Training for Sunday School Teachers s-The NOrwalk Lee. tures-Wedding.

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 An interesting programme is being , prepared for the Tooth anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. There
 will be meeting of the Historical So-
 ciety on the evening of the 18th inst,
 at the hall of the Memorial Library,
 for the purpose of celebrating the
 event. While no speaker of repute is expected from abroad, it Is understood read one of Lincoln's addresses, pre- sumably the famous Gettysburg ora tion, and there will be other readings from his speeches. It might be a good thing if some one would repeat his favorite poem beginning: "Oh why should the spirit of mortal be proud?'' It Is at least a delight to know that take part in the celebration. as well as the children in the public schools, who will devote Friday afternoon to ap- prOpriate exercises.
 There are those who think it would be azgood thing to have a modern fire escape put upon the Pequot school building in Southport. A fire is 8 very dreadful thing, and no one woull wish to face the responsibility if through neglect some little children should lose their lives. This is the only school in town where there are children on three floors, and the house as rather old wooden structure, which if 1t once took ire would burn rapidly. Possibly some of the public spirited gentlemen of the town will see to 1t that a fire escape is placed where it will do the most good.
 The ice harvest is not all that one could wish, nine or ten inches in thick ness, and rather poor at that, being below the average All the same it is said the Jennings ice houses on Green dield Hill are being filled.
 Mfr. Charles B. Reed, of Overlook farm, is recovering from a recent op- eration.-
 Dr. Donaldson of this town was one of the gentlemen who heard and en- joyed Rev.. Dr. Parkhurst's remark able address of few days ago at The Stratfield.
 =. The Oneida hockey team will not be abfc> to play any more match games for sometime to come as the snow has put the ice out of commission.
 fMr. Bacon Wakeman, MT. Benjamin Betts and Supt. Wheatley recently went to Bridgeport to listen to an ad- Eition to institute normal training classes for teachers in Sunday Schools. There was a good attendance and much Interest was shown. The time appears. to have come when Sunday School teachers shauld be taught how a1uQ WL4L lO ISdSii, tliC cc>iIlC do tCcSAl- CTS in the public schools. Not every man or woman is qualified to teach a Sunday school class. There should be system and a common aim.
 Mrs. w. D. Hotchkiss is suffering from an attack of the grip.
 i; There was a report in town on Sat- mrday that horse belonging to MT. from its stable the night before. The horse was discovered the next day in a stable in Bridgeport. How it got loose from its own stall and found it's way to the city is a mystery.
 A large delegation of young folks went from this town to the Bridgeport High School last Friday night to wit ness the play or rather illustrated talk upon Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. In the hall one saw John Donaldson and his sister Maude, Arthur Deyo, Andrew and David Huntington, Mrs. l.. G. Smith, Helen F'orsythe, Mrs. o. c. Jen- nings, Elsie and Henry Jennings, Mrs. Chtus King, Iva King. Miss .Holbrook, Catherine Glover, Amy Child, Tai- 1madge Wakeman, Miss Dorothy Smith, Arthur Parshley, MT. Andrew B. Hunt 1ngton, Miss Garrett, Lillie and Nellie McGarry and Welton Hotchkiss.
 The school teachers of this town are taking a commendable interest in the lectures ingsgiven in South Norwalk by Prof. Charles H. Judd of Yale His subject is quite refreshing and new. He talks upon Applied Psychology" in it's practical application to teaching. Many experiments have been made in the at Yale, but only those which have yielded practical results are set before the teachers. Besides Su- rintendent Wheatley, who is one of the attendants. the following teachers teachers are of the number who drink in Prof. Judd's wisdom: Miss Julia B. Banks. Miss Mary McGarry Miss Cum innings, Miss Keogh, Miss Francis, Miss Esmedley, and Miss Scofeld. Altogeth- CT something like 100 teachers from So. and the surrounding towns Those = who attended the Mckinley dinner from this town were Town Clerk Joseph I. Flint, Attorney Clitus H. King, D. Frank Brown, w. Ii. Gould and O. H. Jennings.
 Mr.. Calvin Harding has taken the place at the depotr1eft vacant by MT. Crusack.
 Mir Dalling and a number of his countrymen, attended the Clan Camp bell concert in honor of the birth or Robert Burns
 The deep fall of snow has suspended Tor the present the laying of the foun- cations for the new addition to the l