The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-25
FAIRFIELD
The Jennings Estate = Mss Worstelps Lecture-A Runaway = Annexation Chat-Yan Ness Funeral - Winter Birds.

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 Chat Van Ness Funeral - Winter Birds.
 Work has finally begun upon the
 Jennings estate on Main street, in
 preparation for the building of the
 large Colonial mansion which Miss Anna B. Jennings proposes to eSect
 upon the old homestead. The house
 which has stood so many years ,.ext to the '.BoxWood Cottage is now be- ing moved back upon the lot. towards
 the Sound. It stands on rollers, and has already been taken from the, .el- lar which was underneath. It was in the plan to demolish the other house, which has been stripped of it's fucni- ture, and this will probabl be done as soon as the weather uernlits and
 the other building is placed.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry I Flint, parents of our popular Town clerk, who have spent the past four months in Bridge
 port, will return to town and occ.1py their residence at the corner of Main and BrOad streets, next Tuesday. MT. Flint thinks he has had enough of city life, and says that if he had re-
 ndained in town dunipg the winter there would have been nine blizza2ds. On your life he will not leave his house next winter.
 The lecture by Miss Warstell of New York, on the Geological garden of that city, situated in the Bronx, proved l to be very interesting, and drew a rag la5ge ha hSpse eo at the 9saqGt # sgen # hs It looked as if nearly all the school children in town were present, and in the audience one saw MT. and Mrs. c. O. Jeliff, Judge Perry and Miss Virginia Perry, MT. and Mrs. John w. Perry, Rev. pr. and Mrs. Guilbsrt, My Ny A
 Lounsbury, Messrs. Frederick and Henry Disbrow. Mr.. George Sherwood, Taln1ade Wakeman, Milton Lacey and I Miss Lottie Lacey, Miss Hydrick and Ruth and Clara Holman. Miss War stre1l threw many pictures on the screen of the animals confined in the garden, and also pictures of some of the more rare birds. She told Wh sre the animals come from, descrfbed soyne of their habits, told how large their cages are, how much attention they l require; the cost of keeping up the es- esting panedotes concerning animals, | how they are brought to New York and what the city has to pay for | them. Altogether the citizens of | Southport have been enjoying rare | treat during the past week or two go 1 ing on a trip through Alaska, living l with the Eskimo, and now hunting
 wild animals in a very safe manner, 1 by the aid of lantern slides and 1 calceum light.
 MT. Henry Burns, coachman for Mrs. | Julia Morris Curtis, had a rather sud- l den and unexpected experience yes l terday, when the horse he. was driv- ran close to the team when Eearly
 opposite the grocery store of MT. l Wyrtzen. The horse ran as far as the
 store kept by MT. Gould, further down
 Main street, when the animal ran be- tween the trees and the fence'' and smashed the wagon, and cleared itself
 from the vehicle. Fortunately the l coachman escaped unhurt.-
 1 Mr. Benjamin F. ',Bulkley, Sasco, is
 in favor of annexing portion of
 Greens Farms to this town. He says | he thinks Westport is too big a town
 and has disadvantages whiclh! handicap | it's progress. =
 It is known that the Bridgeport Hy-
 draulic Company, who are now in this town, would welcome the arlnexation
 of Greens Farms as they could then
 extend their lines to the Farms, and l thus have a system Furnishing the | residents with light and water. | The funeraI Of the late Peter Van
 Ness took place yesterday from the 1 residence of his son MT. William Van l Ness, on Benson avenue, at '130 p. m: Rev. MT. Olmstead the new pastor of l the dFoeullelQ E1lll SOllSISSdL4OId1 1 church oMciated. The burial was in Oak Lawn cemetery.
 Mrs. Henry F. Mills and her son, | MT. John E. Mills, left town on Tues day for Atlantic City.
 The select company of gentlemen
 who took dinner Monday night at Leh- 1 rnann's in com pliment to Judge Banks and Commissioner Pease, speak with enthusiasm of the event and the excel lent menu which was provided. MT. I Justice McAlpine succeeded in attend I ing, reaching the 'hostelry rather late
 after visiting a patient near South port ''a
 There is a rumor in town that Miss
 Child daughter of Rev. "Dr. Child, will
 be married about the middle of April l to MT Ellis, the engagement having
 been announced last summer. A few
 days ago the classmates of Miss Ehiid.
 of the Prospect school, gave her a sur prise linen shower: -' -
 Deputy Game Warden Wilbur F. Smith, who often comes to town, says
 the present winter has been so mild, that many birds which usually go
 it's neighborhood. sHe mentions hay
 ing seen Virginia rails, chewinks,
 brown thrashers, several kingfshers
 living on the shore, three red headed
 woodpeckers, and flock of purple
 grackies and rusty blackbirds. The song SparroWS are alFeauy SLlsllls, aIlQ
 pine siskips and red polls have been abundant Other birds have been seen this winter announced to be the
 mildest for 50 years.
 Il Miss Sadie Walker and Mrs. Samuel
 Jennings are the latest victims of the
 grip. What the town needs is the real thing in electric lights, and not more charters granting the privilege. MT: Simon Bradley is in charge of
 the function to be given this evening 7 at Greenfield Hill Country Club , known as Married Mems Night" It
 is sure to be interesting.
 } .Dr. M. V. B. Dunham has returned
 from a visit to Boston.
 : It is announced that Mrs. Walter
 Merwin is very i'll. '
 MT. James A. Blackford and family [ returned to New York on Monday. MT and Mrs. Edward Madinger. ano
 MT. and Mrs. A. Reibecker, who have | hooy, Snandir1cr fha naSf few days Wit1