The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-09
FAIRFIELD
Town Meeting Subjects for Consider ation-Father C0leman-Dr. Child Roosevelt and Taft - The Tramp Question How to Solve It.
Mems Section

The. selectmen have issued a warn Ing for a town meeting to be held at the. Town hall next Saturday evening at o'clock. The purpose of the meet ing is to lay a tax for the current ex- penses of the town; to authorize the seleetmen to borrow not over S1o, 900; to consider the proposition to rebate the taxes laid against the Bridgeport Fresh Air Fund; to widen the highway from the residence of MT. George Reinecke in Southport; to provide fire escapes for the school buildings of the town; to consider the claim made by Mrs. Charles G. Sherwood for dam- ages against the town by reason of the drowning of her husband last fall when he drove into a hole while cross ing a river; to decide about widening thorize, if consent is given, the widen ing of Main street from F'l1nts corner to Sasco Hill. This street is conttn- uaticn of what should be called Fair field avenue, and runs in westerly direction from Broad street, past the premises of Miss Kippen. and so on- ward past the new house built by MT. James Cummings, and many other houses The claim is that the street is too narrow, at least the roadway, and the hope is that the town will author ize the selectmen to widen it.
 Those who thought Father Coleman would remain quiet about the boxing bout which was recently pulled off in Perry's hall, were both mistaken and somewhat surprised when on Sunday, at both masses, he denounced the ex- hibition in strong terms. He thought it pity that such a thing could occur ill town during Lent. and said that considering the many liberties the Holy Father had granted to the peo- nle during Lent, they ought to be willing to thank him by observing the season. In justice to the center of Fairfield it may be said that many of those who attended the 'smoker'' were while large bunch of sporting men came over from Bridgeport.
 Saturday last MT. Benjamin Bulkley of Greenfield Hill was operated upon at his home for sudden attack of appendicitis. pr. M. V. B. Durham was called in and discovering the ser ious nature of the complaint, summon ed three physicians and two nurses 10 attend the case MT. Bulkley is some 40 years of age. The operation was quite successful, and he was reported yesterday to be getting on faEorably. : Next Sunday at the Congregational church the Rev. John M. Deyos will preach.
 pr. Frank S. Child left town yester- day morning for two or three weeks vacation at Atlantic City
 There is a new man working at the 1 depot said to be MT. Park of Strat- /. ford.
 ], Congregational church on Sunday ev- eninS. Rev. Isaac Pierson, of Boston, gave an informal and forceful talk on missionary work, and directed the at ! tention of his audience to the prob lem which confronts the people of the /; United States. He was of the opinion i that there is a plenty of missionary work to be done at home, and there are many who agree with him.
 Miss Margaret Wilson, who is in Los Angeles for the winter, thinks there ! is no place like it. She writes home to dreary Southport, full of enthusi- asm.
 1 It is said a number of maiden ladies from Southport went to Bridgeport last Saturday to see play called ."The Bachelor
 Even if Tyson brothers should re- :. sume their business in Bridgeport. that 1 would not prevent them from residing in Southport as heretofore.
 This evening at the Pequot Library there will be lecture on the Care of Trees MT. c. F. Whitaker of Bos- ton is to be the speaker.
 A large number of ladies met in the NdemoriaI library lecture hall yester- Iay to listen to another address on current Topics, by Mrs. Mitchell of Westport. She began by saying that she had observed that many pictures represented angels as nothing but heads and wings. She thought it very desirable to get rid of trunk and limbs. especially when walking is diff ficuIt or one has the rheumatism. The prospect is wingless angels will soon be invented. Referring to the change ] in the administration she said it was good form to speed the parting guest and she proposed before the discourse i ended to speak of many of MT. Roose- velts splendid achievements. Pictures or Roosevelt and Taft, standing side ny side, were exhibited to the audi ence. She said Taft seemed to be more secure on. his feet, ready for ! what comes but he was not going af- Ter It. Roosevelt never was easy on