The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-12
FAIRFIELD
Local Indignation - Narrow Escape of Mrs. Pease-Encroaching on the High. ways-W0men's Clubs - Personal Notes.

Mrs. Wakeman. who died a day or
 two ago on Greenfield Hill was the aged mother of ex-Selectman Andrew Wakeman. and Miss Maria Wakeman,
 who has been for g long time one of | the teachers in the Greenfield School. MT. Webber of New York was in town yesterday. for the purpose of looking over .Webber's Villa at the | beach. He is having some improve
 ments made on the bulkhead facing the Sound.
 General indignation was expressed in town yesterday about the racing of automobiles through the main streets. It was agreed that the whole thing should be stopped. Mir Wallace'S horse was not the only one frightened. 1 The wife and daughters of MT. Simeon PeaSe came within an inch of being
 run into just as they were about to
 turn from Broad street into the road way leading to Wallace M. BulSley's stable They had been out driving in closed carriage. and were returning. MT. Bulkley saw how narrowly they
 escaped death. for he was com ng to-
 wards his place from the public square.
 He says his heart was in his mouth. and that if the Pease carriage had been two seconds later in turning Broad street. 1t would have been de- molished by an automobile The ma chimes went past in punches. and were ] racing. regar dless of the fact that they were passing through the main streets of a town horse belonging to Mir. Forsythe was also frightened, and it is
 doubted If there is a horse in town which would remain unmoved under the circumstances. The nuisance has become so great that many people. especially ladies. are afraid to ride in the main thoroughfares of the town. | If matters are not corrected by the law makers. and the authorities. the time will come when private citizens will resort to some means for self pro- lection.
 One of the most interesting subjects | to come before the town tomorrow
 night at the meeting at the Town hall will be in reference to the widening of Main street from Flint's corner west to Sasco The street should be of uni- form width the whole length. and the proper width can be seen at the en- trance from Broad street. The fence along the southern side of the Kippen lot. is probably the line. as it is an old one and the owners of the property have had no desire to encroach upon the highway. It is claimed that some of the new settlers on this street. many of whom are foreigners. have placed the fences of their front yards far be- yond the line into the highway. The attention of the selectmen. in days gone by, has been called to the mat ter. but little if anything has been done to remedy the evil. Exactly what the town in meeting assembled. can do. remains to be seen. There should be some definite information in the l matter. and there ought to be map of the street prepared showing the l true curb line. and the encroachments. And then an order should be adopted directing the selectmen to see that all fences beyond the legal line be re- l moved. It was said yesterday by | prominent gentleman, that on the | Kings Highway. just out of Southport. | 9 fence has been built for soma 300 | feet in front of the property of a Hun | garian. which is far and away out Of rH1o raf,s Inc 6xxvox | by many feet. And there is a rumor l that many such instances can be found | in various parts of the town. If this | goes on unmolested.sit looks as if some of our streets will become mere lanes. | The promised appearance in print of Mrs. Jabez Backus' paper on "Wom- ems Clubs" which was to have ap-
 pesred on Thursday morning. was quite disappointment to such mem 1 bers of the Dolly Ripley chapter of | the D.. A. R-'s who did not hear the paper The ladies of Southport are | waiting impatiently to read it. And in | this connection would it not be
 graceful thing to publish the very ex- cellent paper read by Mrs. James Bur
 Eunice Donnie Burr chapter at Mrs Bullard's. It was all about Mrs. Alex | ander Hamilton. ana has been pro- nounced masterpiece. There shouldn't
 be any partiality for the Riploys which I is not just as good for the Burr's. MT. Perry Beers is taking lessons on the autonhore in Bridgeport.
 Mr.W. Burr Hill: has already brought | 57 chickens into the world by the | means of incubatorS.
 | One of the latest novelties on Green l field Hill is music by telephone. Un- | fortunately only one person at a time | can hear the sweet sounds.
 l It is said that German measles have | appeare/ in town. They are a mild | form of Hungarian measles
 | Several Southport Odd Fellows re- 1 gently went to Norwalk.
 | The day after St. Patricks there will | be meeting of the Farmers Institute | at the Country Club. on Greenfield | Hill.
 | Tonight the Kings Daughters give | an oyster supper in the Methodist l church in Southport.
 l TICKET SALE FOR