The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-18
FAIRFIELD
Some Local Gossip - Mrs. Murray Men Laid Off The Old Glover Place -Chautauqua Social - Interesting Local Items.

-Snantanqua Social - Interesting Local Items
 There have been for some time per- | sistent rumors in town to the effect | that Mrs. Agnes Murray, who owns an estate next to the famous Bronson place on Greenfield Hill. has been the loser of large sum of money, said to | be S30,000 by an employe who had charge of her place, and who had the power of attorney to pay bills, etc. An attempt to verify these rumors some weeks ago led to the conclusion that they have no authentic foundation in 1 fact or that they are at least greatly exaggerated. Who is responsible for the stories it would be hard to say. | But they continue to be repeated, and the latest tale is that the man in Ques- tfon, who paved the worknen on the Murray place, not only secured a large sum of money, but put a mortgage on one of the pieces of real estate, and finally was heard from in New Or leans, and it is now affirmed that he Is broke in that city and recently wrote to a man in Fairfield asking for s1O This may or may not be romance, and | is by no means vouched for, and is given as sample of the current gos- | sip of the day.
 known family of New York city from | which Murray Hill takes its name. She has not lived in town for a year or two, and is represented as being up- wards of 80 years of age, almost blind, and residing at the Buckingham hotel in New York. She is Teputed to be very wealthy and not long since dis posed of a piece of real estate near the Manhattan hotel for the sum, so stat ed CT S377, 900. She owns altogether not far from. 60 acres of land in various sections of the Greenfield Hill district the home place said to contain about nr fhraa weeks of her nephews, a MT. Murray of New York, visited town, and rode over the place, taking a sort Of an inventory of his aunt's property He is under tood to be a lawyer. He did not men, tion while in town that there had been any embezzlement or misuse of funds. Yesterday the old stories were again rife, and it was asserted that flaw yers'' had been in town. looking up the case, and that well known yellow journal of New York had sent on reporter, who was hunting for sen sational story. All of which goes to make up a part of the current so-call- ed news of the day.
 While a number of men have been laid off at the aluminium foundry for a while, said to be anywhere from Is only temporary for the purpose of meeting an emergency. A plenty of work is expected in the future, for which orders have already been given.
 
 execution but the patterns have not arrived, and while these are being pre- pared the rumor is, that the men have been given a vacation
 A visit yesterday to the old Glover place. so-called, on the Shore road, op- posite the house of MT. Samuel Glow er and now occupied by MT. Byron Eddy and his family, revealed the fact that he has transformed the old mansion into very attractive home since he purchased the place last fall. The house is perhaps some 150 years old and as the fashion was, is built contains z2 closets. which give it rank with the Sherman parsonage, the house of 50 closets. Many of these closets are clustered about the big numerous, and have been redecorated until the effect is very cosy and charming. The doors are hung with hinges wrought by hand at some blacksmith shop, and the locks were made by hand on Greenfield Hill. The floors are laid with thick and wide oak blanks, and the marks of the hand shaving by those who wrought the woodi can be seen on some of the doors. MT. Eddy has a large, gar den which extends to the Jennings es- tate. He is filling this with large variety of flowers and small fruits, and shrubbery. Altogether it would be hard to find more attractive home of the old style which surpasses this in comfort and domestic desirability.
 The last social of the Chautauqua Circle for the season. was, held at the home of Deacon A. P. Wakeman. This circle has met every fortnight during the winter for the study of a regular Chautauqua course. The entertain ment was given by three patrons of the circle-Mrs. H. c. Bullard of Bridgeport, Mrs. Andrew S., and Mrs. J. Howard Wakeman. Mrs. Bullard sang 4 solos; Mrs. Andrew Wakeman gave piano selections, and Mrs. How ard Wakenran rendered a number of humorous recitations. Refreshments were served.
 Sunday on Sedat's field, the Stars played the Sratfield team, winning IS to 6. McGarry pitched for the Stars. The Stars viii have a new field on the Beach road, which MT Dalling is putting in condition while MT. Jo. Reed is erecting the benches.
 There is talk in town of organizing a chapter of the Knights of Columbus and Major Flynn has been down to look the ground over.
 Mir. Leonard Kowalski has sent his bunch of trotters to Tashua Hill, for the season.
 MT. Grover Reed recently met with quite severe accident. a circular saw taking a chunk of flesh out of one of his arms He is improving since the wound was dressed.
 A daughter was born on Sunday to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ross of Mill Plain. It has been named Betsy Ross in hon. or of the Philadelphia woman who made the first flag of the United States.
 Announcement was made on Sunday at St. Thomas church of the coming marriage of Miss Annie Heaney to Mr William Heaphey of Bridgeport. Miss Heaney is the daughter of Capt. Felix Heaney of Southport, who formerly commanded the schooner George Ed win between Southport and New York.
 
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