The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-27
FAIRFIELD
The New Club Base BalI-OiIing the Streets = Spraying Trees = Mrs. Wallace and the Will-School Exhi. bitiOn.

A good number of young men and boys assembled at the Congregational Church parlors yesterday afternoon to consider what further should be done regarding the formation of an athletic club wide enough to embrace the whole town. It is expected that the new club will take the name of Fairfield Club. There will be another meeting next Thursday to adopt constitution and elect officers, and determine what is needed for the use of the members of the club.
 Thus far some 24O dogs in town have been licensed, about one-half of the whole number. Applications are now being made at the rate of about 50 a day, and by the 1st of May it is ex- pected that all the dogs in town will be duly licensed and tagged
 The Saum cottage on Sandford ave- nue, has recently been ranted to a new tenant.
 MT. Kowalski has had the city water installed in his stables.
 MT. Thomas Coyle, first trick man in the tower at the railroad station, has gone to take a similar position in the tower at Darien. ball team will play match game with the Lauder team of Norwalk. On Tues day next a game will be played with the OneidaS of this town, the new ath- letic club.
 In the matter of the case of abusive language and intoXication brought against Peter Neverdusky by Mrs. Mi quot, before MT. Justice Alpin, at the Town nall, MT. Justice Wakeman ap- peared for the defense and Attorney Cummings for the prosecution. After all the testimony had been taken MT. Justice Alpin fined Neverdusky s1 and costs
 Sunday last, owing to the i'll health of Rev. Dr. Child, MT. John M. Deyo, a student at the Yale Theological SeLl- mary, occupied the pulpit: He took fnr hi 1nr he flf Mor md Martha, and spoke about choosing the better part.
 The authorities of the town began to oil the main street yesterday, com working along towards Westport. The residents along the street express their pleasure that the dust is to be laid so early in the season. It is cheaper to oil the roads than it is to sprinkle | them with water.
 Saturday Chief Mooney and Mayor Lee of Bridgeport were taking an out ing through town in the chiefs auto mobile
 MT. Beckwith resumed yesterday the | regarding of the ground at the eastern end of the library.
 For several days past a couple of men on motor cycles have been can wasting the town, calling upon all own CTS of real estate who have trees which may need spraying to prevent the gyp- sy moth from devouring the foliage.
 
 town firm. It is rumored that MT. O. G. Jennings has given quite a large order to these gentlemen who will look after all the trees on his grounds. MT. and Mrs. Frank Lockwood will not return from California quite as soon as they. expected.
 The friends of Miss Edna Bulkley regret to learn that she remains quite | ill
 Mir and Mrs. Henry Rowland and MT. Pierre Rowland are at their sum- mer home on Main street. MT. and Mrs. Oliver Jennings have returned from their bridal trip and are at their home in Greens Farms.
 Mrs Mitchell having finished her lec- lures in town a fortnight ago, did not give one yesterday was announced in some of the city papers. The news that Mrs. A. w. Wallace intends to contest the will of her late husband, who met with such a tragic death few weeks ago, is matter of some interest to the residents of this town. It will be recollected that MT. Wallace devised two-thirds of his estate to his neice and one-third to his wife. When the will was present. ed for probate, Mrs. Wallace did not appear, and as there was one to contest the will object to its being probated. the usual action was taken. Not until the very last day allowed by law, did Mrs. Wallace file her protest. She now claims to be aggrieved by the order of the court, and appeals to a higher court, ana furnishes bona 10 prosecute the appeal In three weeks there will be another meeting of the school teachers of this town.
 May 18th has been decided upon as the day for the annual exhibition of | the work done in the schools. The ex- hibit will be in the Sherman school, as 1 heretofore. It will consist of papers on all sorts of subjects and the var ious branches taught in the school.