The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-25
FAIRFIELD
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 Events - Decoration Day - Fresh

Events Decoration Day - Fresh
 Personals.
 MT. Frederick Sturges and family came to town Friday for the summer, from New York. MT. Matt Clark, the coachman, has also returned.
 It is estimated that 300 people at tended the concert at Perry's hall giv- en by the students from Yale. for the benefit of Hope Chapel. Tickets were sold at the door to the amount of SEQ, and if there were 300 in attendance the receipts should be near $75. This was doing very well considering the dis agreeable weather. The program was an excellent one. opening with a song by the bunch" One of the songs giv- en was the 'tOld Oaken Bucket, which was much enjoyed by the au- dfence and was something of a sur prise, coming from Yale students, as it sings the praises of cold water. The second number was a very amusing account given by a colored gentleman, MT. Ezekiel Fitzharding Honeygrove. He related his experiences in the jun gle: how Theodore shot the family COW and killed a pink giraffe; and how Kermit got lost in the bush- A piano solo was given by Cecil Wright, of the musical school. class of 'O9. MT. George N. Sheath of the Theological school, class of 10. gave violin solo. Then there was more of MT. Honey grove and his African adventures. A quartet composed of Messrs Claude c. Beadslee. George NJ. Sheath, John some of the famous college. songs. The 7th number of the programme was play called "Slasher and Crasher." The case was as follows:
 Benjamin Blowhard. George Haines,
 Christopher Crasher, Thomas Fox, Jr., '09 s.
 Sampson s1asher, Charles D.. Wood, 10 L.
 Rosa, George H. Kaercher, '09 s.
 Dinah. Benjamin N. Booth. 'O9, s.
 John, Henry H. Lyman, '09 s.
 Brown. George R. Quiggin. '09.
 After more songs by the bunch, there was dancing for a while by the waited on the tables at the church supper and the boys from Yale
 Recent visitors at Greenfield Hill in clude Mrs. Louis Olds from New York. Mrs. c. c. Wells and family, Miss Su sic Posser. Mrs. Larkin from Nova Scotia, and others.
 The Babeau shipyard of New York wants $sG0 for repairing the yacht be- longing to Mrs. Julia Morris Watt Curtis of Sasco Hill. When Judge Banks took charge of, the estate hs found that Mrs. Curtiss owed the neat little sum of $60,0 900. He has sold prop erty to the amount of s27.000 to pay debts ard hopes soon to settle all bills.
 Mir Fred R. Jennings of Greenfield Hill has set out 2,500 tomato plants.
 The new pastor of the Greenfield Hill church continues his theological studies at Yale.
 Naturally the firemen of Southport want an Ajax chemical engine, if the ought to be enough public spirited men in Southport to raise the funds. An engine of the kind wished for does not cost a quarter as much as an au- tomobile, and new machines of this kind are appearing on our streets every little while.
 It is said there is to be a. fish mar ket in town. One is hardly needed long as MT. Churchouse and other fishermen can go out into the harbor and catch all kinds of fish by the bushel.
 Miss Helen Hotchliss is home from New Haven.
 The ceremony for the wedding of place in St. PauPs church at noon of the 12th of June.
 Only an old bachelor would think of purchasing IA dolls to give to the fresh air fund children.
 A few days ago Mrs. J. H. Perry en- tertained the members of the Sasqua- naug Association.
 Capt E. H. Pinney.of Sullivan coun- ty. New York, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. E. E. Bulkley.
 Men were at work on Thursday placing fire escapes on the school building in Southport.
 MT. G. Y. TompkinS' school for boys in Southport, known as St. PauIs has closed for the season. This is its 17th year and has been a very suc- cessful one.
 Mir. and Mrs. Harry s. Glover gave a reception on Saturday evening in honor of their silver wedding anni- versary and the 18th birthday of Miss Charlotte Glover. Many well known towns people attended including Mrs. William B. Glover and family; Mir. and Mrs. Charles CIucus and Miss Clucus, MT. Frederick Sturges and family of Main street, and others. Re gardless of the threatening weather a very delightful evening was spent. and MT. and Mrs. Glover received many congratulati as we'll as pres ents.
 Mrs. Edward Broderick of New Ha- ven has been visiting Mrs. Thomas 
 MT. Charles Flanagan of Yonkers. N. Y, has been in town visiting his brother. MT. E. J. Flanagan
 MT. and Mrs LeBate have arrived in town ready to open their board ing house on the beach.
 A large crowd of baseball enthusi- asts witnessed the Fairfield Stars de- feat a team from the West End of rvs field. by score of 16 to 4. These new grounds are more convenient than the old ones, with better dia- mond to play on. They are about minutes walk on Mechanic street on the Danbury road. The new seats have not as yet been erected but will be as soon as the hat collections in crease. On the depot grounds the the Young Stars of Fairfield defeated the Benham A. c. of Bridgeport in one of the best played games witness ed in a long time. It took 17 innings to decide the game. Finally home run by Red Murphy in the 17th inning gave Fairfield the game by score of 4 to 3. The pitching of John Roland of the FairfieldS was the feature of the game. After the first inning not a batter was able to score, which is certainly fine record. The coming game, which will attract the entire baseball cranks of the town, will be pla yed between the old line Fairfield baseball club which used to defend the title of Fairfield in the baseball line years ago, against all the crack