The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-21
FAIRFIELD
Yale Students Tonight-At the Pequot -Tuberculosis Hospi!aI-Town Meet.
 ing-EIectrified Recent Personals.

| In6 coming or a. nOSI or ale stu dents to town this evening wills be both a musical and social event, which will draw out. the best society of the place. Already many seats have been sold for the entertainment, and Perry's hall is likely to be well filled. The object, to aid Hope Chapel, is a good the community. Perry's hall is grow | ing quite popular. One night a box ing bout; the next a dance by the | Lonesome Four young ladies, and the next a. concert by students.
 The recent funeral of Miss Smith in Southport was attended by Mrs.. E. A. | Bulkley, Mrs. E. A. Fitch, and Frank Fitch, who came over from Weston The Pequot library has many fine books on birds, and it is gratifying to the Audubon people to know that there is an ever increasing demand for them- Just now the Hobbies of the library have been transformed into a picture gallery lined with a large number of colored photographs of views in Swift zerland. A study of these is the next thing to going to that picturesque
 Mrs. Eugene Beers is reported to be having very good success with her market gardening farm on Greenfield Hill.
 Not long since a good deal of inter est was manifested in town by those who wished to wage war against the great white plague, so-called-tuber- culoSis. It will be remembered that a good many Red Cross stamps were sold to raise funds. While the public excitement has apparently subsided, some very good work is being done quietly, and there has been a steady hunt for a good site on which to place a hospital or SaEitorium for cOnSump tiveS. It has been suggested to some of our townsmen that TaShua Hill, which has an elevation of 625 feet, is irrc r,1o oiS ic in bull, near the line of Shelton, and if an option can be had for the ground needed it would seem that no better or more convenient location can be found in Fairfield county. It may be some time yet before the committee having the matter in hand will be ready to report.
 Miss Corners the telegrapher at the local depot, is taking few days va cation in New York.
 The Fairfield sewing society has re- gently been entertained by Mrs. Bell.
 Announcement is made that Select to show any who may wish to know what has become of the money, as far as expended, which the town appro- priated for the care of the public highways. It looks now as if the coming town meeting tomorrow night will be an interesting event, although Saturday night is a bad one for pub lie business meeting It is too bad to read that MT. Fox insists that if an other appropriation is made the peo- pie of Fairfield in the long run will regret it. Will not regret it would be the better way of stating the case.
 Talmadge Wakeman of Southport frequently goes out autoing taking along one of his friends. An empty auto is not thing of joy, however beautiful it may be.
 Two dead apple trees on the lawn of the library do not improve the appear ance of the landscape.
 There is a report that the kick about oiling the roads comes from Southport. Probably no one objects to oiling the roads-all they wish to know is if an appropriation was exceeded.
 Mrs. Thomas Callan has returned from a visit to New York city.
 Mrs. Eloise Vibbard has been down to the metropolis.
 George Brett is having a. tennis court built on his country place.
 Samuel J. German and family have arrived in town from Washington.
 The recent cool weather has delayed the opening of the beach season con Siderably, and there have been hardly any arrivals this week.
 William Smith who has been visit ing in town, has returned to Derby.
 The wife of our assistant postmas- ter, Mrs. Smith. is entertaining Mrs. Evelyn Cunning of New York.
 Mrs. R. A. Symons is on the sick list.
 John Buckingham. who injured his knee last winter while skating, was able to be out some months ago For a number of weeks he had to wear his limb in a plaster cast.
 The lecture on gems at the Pequot library was voted rather slow, al- though it drew a good audience. all the | kids of the town turning out as usual. l But the topic was not of general in | terest, and the speaker was far from fluent.
 Miss Edith Banks is reported as vis- | iting in Bridgeport.
 It will probably be a year or two is electrified, so the good people who |