The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-18
FAIRFIELD
Board of Revlew Electricity Hunting for Farms-VitaI Statistics = More Mosaic Glass Windows.

Mosaic Glass Windows.
 Yesterday the board of review held
 its last public meeting at the town
 house. A good number of people were
 present hoping to get tn air taxes abat-
 ed. It IS not understood that there has been any unusual complaint this year in regard to the assessments.
 Talking with one of the incorpOratOrs of the Fairfield Electric Light Com
 pany yesterday, he said that work
 would be pushed as soon as the spring opens, and the gentlemen of the Hum
 mating company of Bridgeport will put
 up their own poles to carry the cable.
 Out of regard for the feelings of the residents of the center of the town, a proposition is now being considered to put the wires underground along Main and Broad streets, and probably to a point beyond the post office, for it is thought likely the lines will be con- tinued to Southport.
 Already gentlemen are coming to town looking for places to rent for the summer, where they can have some land and keep poultry, and possibly there are not more than two or three such places in town. One of these is the house on Wakeman avenue which was used last summer by the Y. M. c. A. of Bridgeport for a summer resort for young men. It did not prove to be as attractive as was expected or else the young men of the city did not feel like mourning the expense incl dental to a residence at the club house.
 Signs of spring are not wanting in town thus early in the season Yes terday w. c. Kinsella noticed that the lilac bushes on his lawn are in full bud, and sending up new sprouts, and in several places red buds have ap- peared on the maple trees, while in the grounds of the Flint mansion, un- der the large fir trees. the grass is as green as in April
 There was but one wedding in town last month, that of James E. Douarow to Ada May Beers. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Frank s. Child.
 MT. Dalling was at work yesterday improving the sidewalks in the center of the town, giving them a top dress ing of gravel, and in some instances crushed stone. The street which runs past the post office out to the house occupied by Assistant Postmaster Smith was being improved in this manner. It has been very muddy and needed attention.
 ,. An opossum weighing q pounds was killed a day or two ago on Greenfield Hill and is now ripening in the ice box of Carl Och's restaurant preparatory to a dinner which will soon be served.
 Postmaster and Mrs. Pickett went to Yonkers yesterday to attend the fu- neral of Mrs. Pickett's brother-in-law, the husband of her sister.
 Miss Mabel Pickett has gone to Franklin, Mass, to attend the cele- bration of Founders Day at the school where she was educated.
 The births in town during January were asl follows: Elvira c. Ross, to MT. and Mrs. Frank Ross, on the 4th; boy to MT. and Mrs. William Briulich, on the 30th Paule B. Frederickson, to MT. and Mrs. Karl Robert Frederick son, on the 18th; Jennette M. Nichols, to MT. and Mrs. Henry B. Nichols, on the 11th; Bertie 10th, to MT. and Mrs. Andras 10th, on the sth; William W. Murphy to MT. and Mrs. Edward T. Murphy, on the 18th; John E.. Mofte- sen to MT. and Mrs. Niels Mortesen, on the 20th; and Victorine J. Grasso, to MT. and Mrs. Prospero Grasso, on the 7th.
 Mrs. John R. Taylor, wife of the con- tractor and builder, with her two chil- dren, left town Tuesday evening for Me, to attend the> funeral of her mother.
 Yesterday men were at work for the Company, laying pipes to carry water to the east bound depot.
 ,I company is anxious to light it's de- pots in town with electricity, and thus get rid of the dangerous kerosene lamps which have more than once set the depot on fire during the past year.
 A great deal of freight is now arriv- ing at the depot, so much that both sidings are tested to their fullest ca- pacity. A good deal of the freight consists of coal, aluminium, flour far the various grocery stores, and other 
 The Fire Company held a meeting on night and transacted tho usual routine business.
 The F'oresters held one of their reg ular meetings last night.
 It is known in town that a wealthy gentleman, once a resident, but said now to be of New York, proposes to present the Congregational church with a series of windows, to be made by Tiffany, to correspond with the costly mosaic windows presented by Miss Anna B. Jennings. The drawings have already been made, and the subject to be illustrated in the picture placques is the flower of the field and the fruit of the vine. These windows, if ru- nor is correct, will be placed on the northern side of the church. It is known that such windows are very costly, those by Miss Jennings costing some $10,00O.
 It is said that notwithstanding the severe storm there was a good audi ence at the Peuuot library on Tuesday night to listen to a lecture by Miss Mabel Worstell of New York, on the Geological Garden of New York. She was once employed in the garden and could speak by the book.
 Miss Mabel Sherwood is down with the measles.
 Mrs. Arthur HubbeH is visiting her sons, Chester and Frank, in Syracuse, N. Y. She expects to be absent for a fortnight.
 Tuesday afternoon while in the act of carrying a bag of feed from the house of Mrs. John Wilson to the barn, Frederick Nichols of the Fairfield Woods district, fell dead in the road way. He was 67 years of age and had been employed on the Wilson place for P years. The funeral took place this afternoon from the house of Mrs. Will son.
 Saturday at Things Shoe Store.