The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-12
FAIRFIELD
Large Increase of SchoIars-New Ship. ping Room-Pinic- Library Bulletin Important Accessions = Personal Mention.

!. The schools of the town open to-mor- row with a largely increased attend ance. The result, will be that many 1. of them are 'overcrowded, and some of the pupiIs will receive but half time in the matter of instruction. In the Southport school there will be "A new ] scholars. which will require the promo fion of one additional grade to Prof. Bowers room. Even then the new jcomers can be accommodated but one I half day. At the Sherman school 15 new boys and girls are expected, and they win have to be put on half time. ready tes. enter the Nichols Terrace ' school, but the exact number has not been ascertained. All this is evidence that the town is growing fast and it when more; school teachers and more school room will be needed.
 Miss Laura Valentine, sister of Mrs. William A. Wheatley, who is a teach N. D., is visiting in town. She has been spending her vacation at the sWheatley residence.
 Mrs. Deeble, who has been visiting the Jacoby family on Elliot street has
 Work was begun on Saturday upon the foundations of the new shipping room which is to be built by the Fair field Rubber Company, to accommo- date it's increasing business.
 The Brett family came up on Satur- day from New Yohk to spend Easter MT welton Hotchkiss is home for | A number of young folks enjoyed a tdasket picnic on Saturday at Samp Mortar Rock A few of those who i ion and John Donaldson Roger Smith and Iva King, Rachel Piskett, Andrew Huntington and Cornelius Penfeld.
 NIT. and Mrs. Matt Anderson of New
 
 the guests of his brother, MT. John Anderson.
 MT. Homer Benham of Main street is having his house done over, inside and out.
 MT. Matthew Clark was in town on . Friday.
 MT. Lewis Morris. who has so re- gently transferred his property to Judge Banks, came up to town on Sat urday in large touring car. He re- 1nained but g short time.
 The Fairfield Stars, base ball team. T has ordered it's new uniforms, and will soon be ready to take the field.
 Miss Catherine McCaffrey spent Sum- day in Westport the guest of Miss Marjorie Purdy.
 Tie game of baseball on Friday be- tween the married and single men of the Fairfield Rubber Company resulted in victory for the married men.
 To-day Miss Emma F. Wakennan, li- brarian issued her first Bulletin of the E ' uary and March inclusive. It gives a Hist of the directors of the library, and the stations of the travelling libraries These can be found in 8 of the school houses at the Eastern Underwear factory and in the following private houses: Mrs. John Wakeman, Hull's Farms: Mrs. Robert Hitchcock, Platts- vile: Rev. William Swanson, Stratfeld and Miss Sarah Perry, Greenfield Hill. The list of new books recently added, ] together with the papers and maga- , zines makes a pamphlet of over seven pages. In philosophy there are six now books; while religion boasts but : one-ftCharacter of JeSuS, by JeHer- 1 son. There are six books under the shead of Sociology, the most important of which is called: "LawlesS Wealth" " by Russell. Science claims five books, all devoted to electricity. Under the head of Useful Arts there are g new books, mostly devoted to agriculture. There are but two new books on fine arts and neither of these relate to sculpture, painting or engraving. There are six books defined as ''1iterature;'' g books on travel, not one of which mentiefis Africa or the hunting of lions in the dark continent; 8 volumes on biography, the most notable being ..Reminiscences'' by Carl Schurz; 6 works on history; 29 volumes of f1c- ton, one of them being the Whole D. Family by Howells and others:7 books for children; 66 works agriculture gardening fruit growing, etc, one of the notable books being by Roosevelt and called: .sF,ive Acres too Much.'' The flower and landscape books number 36,