The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-27
FAIRFIELD
Heavy Iron Gates-Teacher's Meeting- Summary Process Law-Sale of the Morris Estate = Proposed Education Society-Transfers of Real Estate.

There arrived in town yesterday three large and handsome wrought iron gates made in Cincinnati, to the order of A. Holland Forbes. They weigh over 500 pounds each, and are a~part of the great iron fence he is about to erect around his premises on Main street. to protect his belongings rom night mauraders.
 About half of the children in the Jennings Woods school are i'll with the measles.
 The fire department of the town is much commended to-day for the promptness with which it responded to the alarm when MT. Hayes barn was found to be on fire. A good num- Der of the f1remen happened to be in the ire house, and trolley coming along just as the whistle blew, it took the chemical truck to the fire and the Inach1ne was at work inside of five minutes after the alarm had sounded The origin of the fire is a mystery.
 -Mr- and Mrs. Henry c. Sturges have heen in town this week, looking over thefr summer home. It is stated that they will occupy it soon after Easter
 "A number of our local school teach CTS are in Bridgeport to-day attend ng the lectures given before the Fairfield Teachers League at the High School.
 There was a teachers meeting at the Pickett building yesterday afternoon. with a full attendance of teachers Fine specimens of map work dra wn by the pupils of the Nicholas Terrace school, were exhibited. Outlines for agricultural work in the schools were supplied to all teachers above the 9th grade. Supt. Wheatley announced that 1t was proposed to have the annual exhibit in May on a date to be decided hereafter. It is thought that if the ex- hibition comes in June it is too late and interferes with the closing exalmi- nations. MT. Wheatley asked the tsachers to keep the bird and flower calendars in the country schools. This : teaches the children to observe facts and is of interest in the line of nature studies. At the recent onvention in Hartford of the Instructors in Art in the schools of this state, Misses Crit fth, and Smedly and Mrs. Hendr ok attended as representatives from thls town. At the meeting yesterday Mrs. HendrIck made a report upon what she saw, and spoke in praise of the work exhibited by schools in New Britain, New Haven, Willimantic and other places Some very good work was done in the high schools of Hartford and Norwich. After the reading of the report, the teachers present were given a technical lesson in drawing, the subject being a bunch of pussy willows which was placed before them This was followed by a lecture on business penmanship.
 An interesting law case came up be- fore MT. Justice Elwood, a day or two ago. on summary process. as it is caH- ed Charles Reyes vs. Julius Krus- wick was the official title of the ac- tion- It appears that Keys rented to Kruswick a tenement at $10 per month, and that some time ago notice was served upon him that MT. Keyes wish ed to occupy the place himself on the 1st of April. Kruswick. who does not wish to be busted, claimed that he rented the place by the year. and was 70 make payment of $50 every three months. There was no written agree ment, and many witnesses were ex- am1ned- After hearing both sides of or the plaintiff. Mir. Bacon Wakeman was the counsel for the plaintiff and Attorney Clftus King for the defend ant It was understood that Mr. King would take an appeal. He had AS hours in which to do this from the time the Known yesterday what action would be taken.
 Referring to the transfer of the Morris estate to Judge E. S. Banks. if Is recollected there must have been re- gently two attachments against the property by gentlemen who have sup piled the family with coal and provis- 6 temporary matter to meet the re- quirements of some law technica'ity.
 A few days ago Justice Bacon Wake man and Supt, Wheatley went to Hartford to attend a hearing before the committee on the condition of the public schools in this state. MT. Wake man addressed the committee. It has been suggested in town that an Edu- cational Society be formed, composed Df all the prominent gentlemen and ladies of the town, regardless of poli- tics or religion. for the purpose of correlating all the educational forces pr the community. and taking a gen int f% c4l NIe-