The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-10
FAIRFIELD
At . Banquet New Grocery - A Bad Debt Off for Dog Show-Price of Electricity The New Dispensary-: 4 New Street.

A number of gentlemen from this town. including MT. Benjamin Betts, MT. J. Fitting Deyo, Rev. Frank s. Child, and Justice Bacon Wakeman. wont to Bridgeport on Monday night to attend the first annual banquet of the Sunday School Superintendonts, held at the rooms of the Y. M. c. 4. Some 75 superintendents were. present, and very humorous and pleasant ad- dress was made by Oscar O. Phelps of New Haven. his topic being Through the Eve-gate and the Ear-gate." He held that pupil in school will learn faster by seeing things than by hear ing, and to this end MT. Phelps has in vented series of illustrations, of a practical sort. to illustrate Bible truths. He dwelt upon the necessity of having Sunday school teachers trained. Presi- dent E. D. Beach was the presiding officer. Another meeting of the same sort will be held on the 4th of March, when Rev. Francis McElfresh will make the address. And Rev. J. w.. Rae of Hartford has been asked to give seven lectures on the best meth ods of teaching.
 If rumors are correct there is to be a new grocery store in the western end of town, on the Main street, below St. Thomas church. It is said party from Bridgeport is putting in a stock of goods in the room once used for the
 
 There are rumors that a prize fight is soon to be pulled off in some room or amphitheatre between St. Thomas church and the Aluminium foundry. The names of a couple of men are mentioned one of whom keeps stable. Al gentleman remarked yester- day he hoped there would be no Shirk in the matter.
 MT. Boyle and MT. Clarence Bradley and family planned to go to New York to-day to attend the dog show. Some of the finest dogs. as all local people nous kennels are alsi situated here.
 There have long been rumorssthat a man reputed to be wealthy. who owns a country place near the depot, and who has recently been in Germany, and is now spending the season in New York, failed to pay his grocers bill. He owed MT. Russell T. Whiting, who has summer cottage at the beach. the sum of $1,396.03. Suit was brought against MT. and Mrs. Lewis Morris for the amount, and the court has found for the plaintiff. MT. Morris is the son of Mrs. Watts Morris Cur tis. and as she is supposed to have re- oently inherited an immense fortune. the claim is likely to be liquidated.
 Next Friday the library will be closed in honor of the day, save for an hour CT two in the evening. During the memorial exercises in honor of Abraham Lincoln, the library will re- main closed.
 MT. Boyle thinks that he will not take any of the electric juice which 1t is proposed to send into town from Bridgeport. He intends to shave an electric light plant of his own. A A'gen- tleman discussing the matter yester- day said that If the people generally are expected to patroniZe the new com pany, the prices for electricity must come down considerably Two years ago 1t was thought to beadangerous to run an electric cable into town from Bridgeport with enough juice" in 1t to supply all the lights needed. That objection appears to have been over- come.
 Yesterday Dr. Donaldson inspected the new free dispensary of the Fair field County Anti-Tuberculosis Society, on the top floor of the police head quarters building. He found the furni- ture in the rooms ready for patients, and all the necessary appliances for determining whether one has tuber- culosis He was much pleased with the outlook, and now any one who feels too poor to employ physician, or wishes for advice. can go to this dispensary. and receive the best of treatment.
 There is report that the new aluminium foundry will open next week, and set 35 new moulders to work | This establishment. at least, is doing a good and increasing business.
 The forces of section men on the | whole division of the railroad in this l part of the county. has been cut down from six to three. In other words one l half of the men have been laid off.
 There are those in town who hope to zee a new road laid out from the main | street to the beach. It should run from the rear of the post office to the l sonnd across the meadows. The prop erty is owned by MT. Pickett. MT. Buikley and the heirs to the Nichols estate. It is intimated that the Nichols heirs want the town to pay for the | and needed for the road. while the IL, other owners are ready to give what is wanted. This new street would afford | ln almost direct drive from the depot | .o the beach. and would increase the ralue of property. and open up a new avenue for settlement. A prominent nveryman of Southport vesterday was speaking of the au1o rage. He said it had killed the livery