The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
FAIRFIELD

Cur Authoress New Book = The
 Large, GoodselI Family-Bird Libra.
 ries-The Truckmen's Ball = Tale
 of Coat = What Cane of a New
 Years Call.
 Not every town can boast a live Authoresss of established reputation. The March lumber of well-known magazine contains a portrait of Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright who has beau tfful country seat in this place. She Is represented as standing by the side of a sundial the pedestal of which covered with a creeping vine. It is now about three years since the secret muter's Wife, was revealed. and Mrs. Wright received the credit that was her due flor a series of successiul books. including the Garden or a Whirlpool" She prefers to keep up her anonymity, and her new book Wh cn will soon appear will be called. top- pea of the Post Office. It is sad tnls is an urban work. It will tell the story of a girl who grew up in New York, iIi the years following the Civil War. The scene aIternates between New York and Fairfield. and the types of o~~> eration.
 It is said that Greenfield Hill in the 18th century was occupied by farmers who owned slaves and that at least nine of them belonged to the church which still stands on the hill. A num- ber of the descendants of the first pastor of this church. Rev. MT. Good sell. still lives in town. He graduated from Yale in 1724 and began to preach at the age of 20. That he was a strenuous man and after the heart of our President Roosevelt is evidenced by the fact that he had family Of daughters and sons. For 30 years he preached in this church. the longest or all the pastorates. MT. Stoddard Good sell of Bridgeport is one Of the oes- cdndants of this virile preacher
 At the recent February meeting or the Audubon Society. held at the house of Miss Mary B. Kippen. Mrs. wright reported that $50 had been spent for bird charts. and that the same sum had been used for the purchase or SIX libraries. of 10 volumes eacn: MT. Charles D. Hine Of Hartforo mas charge of these libraries. and if any Fairfield teacher will write to him books may be Ind for the asking to read and then send back Among the libraries few have the following Thompson, Frank M. Chapman, Olive Thorne. Fairfield. John Burroughs and Hamilton Gibson.
 MT. Joseph Webber, of Brooklyn, who owns a lot on the beach. is having the land between his cottage and the new beach road filled in. MT. William Dall- ing has the job. and will have to move TOO square yards of gravel, to make the lot -even with the road.
 The third annual grand ball given by the Truckmen's Association was large Iy attended. the guests including MT and Mrs. William Dalling. MT. and Mrs. w. W. Hull. MT. and Mrs. Fred erick Hawking MT. Frank Brown, MT. and Mrs Astle. MT. and Mrs James Mr and Mrs. Henry Moore. MT. and Mrs. AIexander Fyfe. MT. and Mrs. John Collins. Miss Collins. c. W. Hull, E. Hull. A. Hull and Miss Hull, Miss Misses Lawson. Miss Johnstone. MT. and Mrs. George Johnstone, Miss Lawrie MT. and Mrs. T. Watson, Mir D. Nicholson. MT. and Mrs. E. Rus Culley, MT. N. Provot. Miss F. Flaw kins, M. Howley and Miss T.. Hawkins, R. and W. Dalling. E. Thomas. F. Thomas. E.Jennings' Q. Nelson; ;; D. Johnstone. MT. Gregory. MT. James Bayne Miss Bayne, Miss Keefe. Miss SwagKer, ;I Erb. Miss A. Bonney. Mr. J. Jordan. MT. John Banks. l.. Wake man, and others. Bridgeport, West port and Southport were well repre- sented The music was by Sansone's orchestra. and Prof. Anthony acted as prompter.
 A case called yesterday before MT. Justice Wakeman was that of the State vs. John Hallett- The indictment charged theft, and Attorney Clitus King appeared for the prosecution and Attorney James Cummings for the de- fense Mr. Hallett is employed in the Fairfield Rubber Works. As near as could be made out from the testimony of the witnesses the fact appeared to be as follows: As long. ago as last New Years Day one Vitor Verrelle. who lives on Brewster street at Black Rock. took a notion that he would go and see one George w. Turney who lives on Main street near Benson road He came down to the center of the town said he had no difficulty in procuring. He also found some boon companions, among them Frank Gillick and John and George HaIlett. They all went to the domicile of MT. George Washington Turney. to make a New Years call. As the day was warm. MT. Vitor Yer relic took off his coat. his under coat and his Cardigan jacket, and left them on a chair in room with the com pH41y. He went into another room with Mrs Mary E. Allen, and present. lyfdecided that he wanted to go to Bridgeport, or else to his home on Brewster street. 1t is said he took his oyercoat, and jumped out of a W ndow, he was in such a hurry to catch a passing automobile. and also a trolley car. But he missed both of these fast going arrangements and finally threw himself into a butchers cart. the driv- CT of which he claimed to know. He left his undercoat and his Cardigan