The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-06
FAIRFIELD

Children = Lincoln's Birthday to be
 Observed Mrs. Child's Reception =
 A Railroad Accident.
 Monday afternoon at the residence of Rev. Allen Beeman, several burning questions were disposed Of There was a full attendance of the board, and upon a discussion of the matter it was voted to permit the members of the First Baptist church to continue holding meetings in the Pickett Build ing until the 1st of next July. At no time have these people met In the school room, as was generally SaIu about town, but they assembled III the large cloak room which adJolnS the school room. It was also decided that the Merwin's Lane children to the Greenfield School. MT. Hawkins drives the wagon and he is expected to per- form this duty without additional compensation. If there is not room enough in his omnibus to carry the Merwin's Lane children, as well as those he has been in the habit of car rying, it is expected he will weed out the larger pupils and let them walk to the school house. MT. Merwin will not be asked to carry them this year. In the matter of the children in Jen- nings woods, it was ascertained that all live within one mile and a half Of the school, and therefore it was de- cided that none of them should be carried to school. It was also voted that at all times there must be teacher in the school roms at Picketts building, and children shall be allow owed to remain within doors when they wish to do so. As the centennial or the birth of Abraham Lincoln falls on Friday, the Board voted to allow the teachers and pupils to remember the event by devoting the last nalr or the day to a program suitable for the oc- casion Each teacher will prepare her own program, and each school will celebrate the day after its own notion of what is suitable. Although Rev. MT. Beeman, the Secretary of the Board, has been confined to his house since the 24th of October, with se- were attack of rheumatism, he has been able to attend to all his duties in that capacity. He is now well enough to come down stairs and see friends.
 The reception given a few days ago to the Daughters of the American Rev. olution by Mrs. Frank s. Child, at the parsonage, was purely a social affair,
 
 and music. Gentlemen were invited to be present, and a few of those seen in the drawing rooms were MT. B. S. Bulkley MT. A. B. Huntington, MT. w. o. Burr, MT. Albert Brown, Mr. Nellis Sherwood, Frank s. Child, M. D., who has been spending his va cation at home, and the usual contin- gent of Daughters, including Mrs. Dr. Garlick of Bridgeport, Mrs. Samuel Wheeler, Mrs. Henry c. Sturges, Miss Emma F. Wakeman, Misses Theodora. and Eleanor Wheeler, Mrs. William B.. Glover, Mrs. Allen Beeman. and many others. An abundance of refresh- ments served, including ice cream, all kinds of cakes, fruits, nuts. etc.
 Mrs. Mary B. Kippen has been i'll for a few days past. She is receiving the contributions from the citizens, which have begun to come in, for the Italian relief fund.
 M MT John Shanley and family re- move to Bridgeport tomorrow. He and wishes to be nearer his work. His son. John Shanley, goes with him, and therefore has resigned as president of the St. Thomas Athletic club. MT. I eddy Anderson was elected on Mon- day night to fill the vacancy and MT. Thomas Culley was made vice presl- dent
 To-day Mrs Farrell is reported to be considerably better.
 A peculiar railroad accident occur red Monday night about 9:30 o'clock, when a freight train, engine No. 394, on the outside westbound track, known as the drop train, was derailed just about 25 feet west of the siding switch at Southport. All of the wheels of the engine and tender on the right hand side left the rail. Through the { skill of the train crew it was replaced on the rails by the use of jumpers making 1t unnecessary to dispatch for the wrecking crew from New Haven. Section Master Kennedy was sent for tracks, which were slight, owing to the fact that the freight train was running very slow. About 11:30 ev- erything was in order once more and the freight proceeded to its destina- ton. Railroad men say 1t is exceed ingly rare that derailed engine can be replaced upon the track with the help of jumpers
 MT. Darlington Beeman leaves to- day for Harvard where he will resume his studies.
 The attention of those who may be interested is called to three Civil Ser
 vice Manuals, which Supt. w. A. wheatley, has presented to the library. If any young man or woman in town %rishes to become informed as to the requirements necessary to pass an ex- animation, much help and valuable in- formation can be found in these vol umes. These books treat of marhe- matics, geography, railway mails, spelling, English and allied subjects and direct the applicants in the study of only such matters as are necessary for his use. The book on arithmetic is crowded with examples from the tables of measurement to square root.
 A book of more than ordinary inter est for all who care about the fine arts has just been added to the library col lection. It is called Child's Guide to Pictures, but is really a book for grown ups, being altogether too tech nical and learned for any ordinary child, especially if the boy or girl has been brought up in a farming town and has no acquaintance with pictures beyond the horrid art supplements of the yellow press. The book tells why pictures are interesting and points out the artists motive in composing pie tire as presented on the canvas, the reat picture of Washington crossing the Delaware, being a good example. Mature people will be delighted with the work, whether they have ever been through the falleries of Europe.
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