The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-08
FAIRFIELD
of Greens Farms-A Desir. able Thing - The New Illuminating Company = Pictures - Germany Dropped and Watches,

Dropped-Boys and Watches.
 The two great questions which are
 now interesting the town are the pro-
 posed annexation of a port of Greens
 Farms, and the incorporation of the
 new Fairfield Illuminating Company.
 As was Eliminated in the Farmer, a
 weekaago. there is a serious movement
 in Gre 9us Farms looking towards an
 nexatior.= Either this is contemplated,
 or the erection of new town. The desire is to get a separation from Westport. ss Naturally the citizens of
 that very lively village will object. Such action is to be expected. Among
 those who are in favor of annexat 4on to this town are the Bedfords, and
 other wealthy residents. A petition for
 annexation is being circulated. to be ] presented to the General Assembly, asking that 8 certain portion be joined to Fairfield. Of course Judge Banks and MT. Pease will be in favor of the proposition, for the gentlemen who
 wish to cast in their lot with us are men of culture and wealth, and there fore will make very deSirab ble citizens. It is said the petition is meeting with much favor. The Greens Farms citi-
 zens are grieved over what they con-
 
 have applied to the Board of Relief for a reduction. but have not met with much encouragement. Those in West port. who profess to be opposed to losing a part of Greens Farms, claim that the wealthy residents of that sec- tion of tho town do not pay any more taxes in proportion than the average property holder. It is doubtless a fact that the better elements in this town will gladly and warmly welcome the proposition. The section which it is proposed to annex is bounded by line starting from Sherwoods mill pond, then following to Batterson's shop, thence east along the south side of the turnpike to Sasco creek. If this town can get this section of Greens Farms and let Bridgeport have the Holland Heights section. northeast of the Black Rock turnpike it will be a very desir- able arrangement. What might be ment will be made up by the coming in of Greens Farms. for of course poli- tics will cut a large figure in any ar rangement of this kind.
 Naturally there was a good deal of pleasure and surprise expressed in town on Saturday evening" when the Farmer arrived. giving the first news of the formation of a local illuminat- ing company. and giving the name of the Of1cerS-men we'll known, who have the means to push through any scheme I they may put their hands to. Another meeting was held on Saturday to fur ther perfect plans. The prospect now is that in the near future this town may have electric lights, at least for private use. And the town can vote to provide as many for the streets as it sees fit. When this improvement is installed one may look for a rapid in- crease of population. It would be a T1o fo 4G Tic~L,4 along the beach. to make that promen- ade more desirable and popular. And one of the roads leading to the beach should be illuminated as well as the | main streets of the town. As Dr. Child ] said in his sermon upon his 20th an- niversary as pastor, the old days and 1 customs have passed away, and Fair 1 field is on the eve of new things. The people must wake up to the fact that | progress and improvement is the order 1 of the, day. When electricity comes the Home Made Bakery will put out | an illuminated sign: MT. Boyle will have his pharmacy glowing with lights: there will be wires in the groc- cry stores of Messrs. Betts. Wyrtzen and Gould. and the library, as we'll as the Town Hall will have the new liPhts. Of course MT. Wallace M. Bulk ley will have a big arc lamp strung l over the street in front of his stables, |
 
 the post office and the Town hall will be full of electric glory.
 Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright. who is | ever on the alert to help forward a | good cause. has sent to the library. in | honor of the Lincoln centennial. steel i of Abraham Lincoln, and a | picture of his cabin which was his early home. One of the pictures shows Lincoln sitting between Nicolay and Hay. when they were young and inno- cent young men. fresh from the fields of Illinois. All three are long since dead.
 It is a mistake to say that ths Unquowa club met this afternoon for the study of Germany. Announcement ! was made weeks ago that the study of | Germany had been dropped and there was no meeting of the club to-day. The next meeting will be the Current Events club on Monday coming.
 MT. Boyle was reported to be in Bridgeport on Saturday looking at a steam engine and dynamo for lighting his store and mixing ice cream. He will hardly need to go to this expense, If the new company supplies both light and power to the town.
 Mr. Buckingham, who injured his knee so badly while skating some weeks ago, expects to be relieved of the plaster cast next Thursday.
 Little boys are running about town begging for 10 cents. to 'nelp the pear ar earn g. watch" and at the same time subscribe for another of those fast journals devoted to bon nets. fancy work new dresses receipts for the making of cheese sticks, and now to bring up children. If the boy gets S1SO from the public. he will win l watch warranted good for a year.
 George Dell has been engaged as one ,f the marine engineers for the Amer can Dredging Go. of Philadelphia which will do the dredging work off Bridgeport ill the Spring.
 F'oIey's Honey and Tar clears the air ] stops the irritation in the throat Soothes the inf1amed mem Shn nhrti 10