The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-08
FAIRFIELD


 ling which is now in course of con struction on the Back road, so called, not far from Flint's corner, is to be S2 feet by 64 and the Baptists hope to get inside the walls some time in No I jvember. MT. Russell Jennings has 1.-the contract for erecting the struc- Lure.
 On Sunday the Locomobiles played ia game with the F'airfields, on Me fGarry's grounds, and won, Il to 5. ,. Wednesday a good number of our scitizens went to Danbury to enjoy the flair. In the great throng one saw tWillian O. Burr and wife, H. R. E1- wood and wife, First Selectman Fox and family, Harold Hull, Edward R. Morehouse, Clinton Hull, Miss Georgie Hanks of Greenfield Hill, and William HI Hull and family
 Miss Theodore Child has finished her T course of study for the profession of a trained nurse at Roosevelt Hospi- tai New York, and will leave that in stitution about the 18th inst. She may remain in New York a few weeks longer.
 Last night the electric lights just in kstalled for MT. Oliver G.. Jennings, lwere in commission from Benson's cor Iner to the great mansion on the hill. From the foot to the top of the hill the wires have been placed under ' ground; the rest of the way to Main istreet the cables are supported by tpoles, which sustain iron brackets tfrom which the lamps are suspended. \ Quite a force of men has been at work flor months installing the plant which mot only lights the street, but also the Jennings mansion and grounds. By a clock work device the street lights lean all be extinguished at any given hour. A coaching party, arranged by fAlfred G. Vanderbilt, arrived yester- day afternoon, and remained over might as the guests of MT. Jennings. Tt came from New York. This morn f1 o1xfo ct sic tod IoJxy London where it will pass the night ! with MT. and Mrs. c. Ledyard Blair, z on their steam yacht ':Diana." To l morrow the party expects to reach Newport. While but one coach is be- I ing used for the journeys there will be from Is to 20 teams of horses. - MT c. o. Jelliff and Mrs. M. R. Per ry of Southport. recently spent day in New York.
 4 Visitors to the Danbury fair yester- l day include the Misses Bradley, I daughters of MT and Mrs. Clarence Bradley; and MT. c. A. Wyrtzen.
 Edgar J. Wells has left the Wirt- grow grocery store and returned to his old position in the Locomobile factory in Bridgeport. Clifford Wells will take the place left vacant by his I brother.
 The young folks of the Methodist church at Southport cleared some $6O by the entertainment they recently | gave at the auditorium of the PequOt library There is talk of their re- I beating the entertainment at Green 1 field Hill.
 1 What might easily have proved to be very serious accident took place ] at F1int's corner yesterday at about 11:35 when the 11:1O trolley arrived i from Bridgeport. For some reason l the car, which usually stops at the | corner rushed around it at a great speed and bumped into a wagon of lumber being driven by John Cobb and ! another man. The concussion threw one of the men to the ground, and the horses started to run towards Miss .S1xippen's fence, but shied when coming
 r-a tree and threw MT. Cobb heav-
 Ito the ground. He was picked up,
 fortunately it was found no bones aged The n1otormar said he was un- 4 refused to hold, the rails being greas- ed.
 Patrick Sweeney, the we'll known contractor and painter, has accepted position with the New Haven steam road as assistant foreman over gang of painters. The position will neces- sitate establishing his heaquarters at New Haven.
 Thomas Gearity is the new man at the station. He started in on his job vest terday.
 The engine room at the Rubber Fac tory is being repainted and placed in good condition, while waiting for the new engine which is to come from Fishkill Meanwhile all work in the manIlf act1lring line is suspended.