The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-24
FAIRFIELD

 | church propose ito give a lawn fete early in August. The one held last year on the lawn of Mrs. Harry Glow CTS residence was largely attended and very enjoyable.
 It is announced that MT. W. S. Banta has arrived in Southport, to take charge of the branch telephone office in that town.
 A little son has been born at the beach, Reef Villa,'' to MT. and Mrs. H. B. Sniffen.
 MT. and Mrs. M. P. Clark of Mill Plain have been rendered a surprise party with dancing and music. The following books have recently been presented to the library and plac- ed upon it's shelves for circulation: Two In Italy. Mrs. H. H. Elliott; Younger Set, F. w. Chambers; Lara mic, Queen of Bedlam. Charles King; Lure of the Mask, Harold McGrath; {; Fairfield. Ancient and Modern, F. S. Child; Initial Experience, Charles King; Aramintha, J. c. Snaith; In Mysterious Way, Anne Warner; Pop Wright; Standards in Education, A. H. Chamberlain; Text Book of Com mercial Geography, c. c. Adams; Story of New Netherland, w. E. Grif- Theodore Roosevelt, James Morgan; -Campfres on Desert and Lava, W. T. Hornaday; Bride Roses, w. D. How els: Room 45 by the same author; Poems and Two Men of Sandy Bar, Bret Harte; Minor Poems, John Mill ton; Score of Famous Composers, N. H. Dole; Wild Animals I Have Known, E. Seaton Thompson; History of France, Mrs. H. W. Pierson; Bells, Poe; Songs, Eugene Field; How to At day; Bettina, Mrs. B. Brainard; Anne thyst Cross, Fergus Hume; With Paul Jones, J. T. Mcintyre; On Your Mark, P. H. Barbour; Day: Her Year in C Dispatcher, B. E. Stevenson; Red Pa triot; Among Fur Traders, J. D. Ka- Ter.
 A small fire took place in town yes- terday when the little cottage owned by Anton Meeker, on the Greenfield Hill road, was discovered to be in dan ger. The whistle blew at about three o'clock, and the fire department res bonded promptly although the house was outside of its district. The building with its contents was con stunned. The truck was taken to the fire and home again by one of Mr. Samuel Wheeler's automobiles. On the way to the truck house the ma chine lost one of it's wheels. Two new wheels have been ordered and the boys propose to put it into condition to be used, until such time as they can pur- chase the Ajax Chemical engine.
 Al large audience assembled at the Country Club House on Greenfield Hill on Thursday evening to enjoy the entertainment given by First Se- lectman Fox. Some disappointment neither Mrs. Hulse nor MT. Tomlin- son was present, as had been an- nounced, but Mrs. Knapp and others volunteered to fill the hiatus and did so very acceptably. Refreshments were served, and President Nellis Sherwood presided in his usual hap py manner.
 Mrs. William C. Kinsella and daugh- ter have been in New York for a few days.
 Miss Emma F. Wekeman will soon go upon her annual vacation, and in tends to pass a portion of it at Lake Waramung.
 It is now announced that MT. and Mrs O. G. Jennings have gone to Bar Maine for the rest of the sum- mer, instead of Newport
 MT. and Mrs. Koch of Thorp avenue have been entertaining MT. and Mrs. c. Post, Harold Post, Misses M. Mead, Lola Bump and Nita Stebbins.
 Mrs Fillmore S. Banks has been wis iting in New York.
 MT. and Mrs. John Cobb are home from a visit to New Haven
 The Unquowa club, the Shakespeare Circle, the Audubon society, and the Friday afternoon club, as well as the Sewing Society, while they have not really and truly disbanded, heated season.
 Frederick British, after a visit in town, has returned to Boston.
 Mir and Mrs. c. O. Sniffin, at the Nautilus cottage, have visitors from New York.
 Mrs. John King of Bridgeport has been visiting at the Dunes, her cot tage on the beach.
 Among the visitors at the Greens Farms fair last Thursday night were nd Ire c