The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-07
FAIRFIELD
No Auto Tray-Marine Ayenue-tiras. mere-Meetiag of the Daughters = Paper by Mrs 6lsver-Seyeral Chick. en Cases-ChaHges.

The auto speed mania appears to have suddenly subsided in town, since it has become pretty generally known that vigorous measures will be taken to put an end to it There were no State police in waiting on Sunday and everything passed off quietly.
 Thomas Forsythe has purchased a lot of land on Marine avenue, formerly is thought an effort will be made to keep this street reserved for high class Americans.
 Friends from Berlin are visiting the Jacoby family on Elliot street.
 Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright is in town for a few days.
 The Hydraulic company is laying a line of pipes on what is sometimes called Penfield avenue and at other times Marine avenue. This avenue contains a number of good residences and extends to the beach from the new post office.
 A solid steel strong box has been re ceived at the post office to be placed in the safe. as an extra precaution against burglars.
 Rather extensive repairs are now be- ing made at the local New Haven de- pot.
 MT. and Mrs. w. w. Kelly of Pough- keepsie, who have been guests of the postmaster, have returned home. ~
 It Is stated that the Kennel Food Supply Company Is rushed with or
  dness in town is good.
 Joel Banks is starting a new country store in Hulls Farms. This will prove to be a much needed accommodation for the neighFborhood. which is fast in creasing in population.
 The blaze in the vicinity of Gras- mere, on Monday night, caused by the burning of a barn, made a number of house in anticipation of the sounding Of an alarm, but as no one requested it the whistle did not blow.
 Surveyors are at work upon the Ora smere estate stalking out lots and streets. There will be plenty of work for some one when the grading comes to be done.
 It is understood that Thomas For syth is dismantling the Jennings house in Main street. The work is proceed ing with rapidity.
 The Daughters of the American Rev olution of the Eunlce Donnie Burr Chapter held a. very delightful reunion yesterday afternoon at the residence of Miss Loretta Perry in Elliot street. As the afternoon was warm and invit- ing many ladies were present, includ- ing Miss Emma F. Wakeman. the vice regent, who presided in the absence of Mrs. Child. the regent: Mrs William B. Glover, Mrs. Brewer, Miss Bessie Betts. Mrs Sharps, Mrs. John Perry. Mrs. Bualard of Bridgeport, Miss Emma Brown, Miss Mary B. Kippen. Mrs. Wallace Bulkley, Miss Foster of Greens Farms, Miss Addie Hotchkiss. Mrs Josephine Brown. and Mrs. Fred Burr. Mrs. Glover read a paper giv-I ing a history of this chapter for the last I5 years telling of the work which it had accomplished the story of it's organization, and the various meetings and receptions given. Miss Betts call ed attention to the effort which is be- ing made to preserve the old home in Georgetown, D. C., of Philip Barton Key, who wrote the "!Star Spangled Banner" To this end very handsome certificates of membership in the as- Sociation have been issued and these are sold for 10 cents each, which money goes to swell the fund for pur- chasing the old house which is a. two story brick structure. standing between the main street of Georgetown and the Potomac river. The house itself is not interesting nor does it stand in an at tractive part of the city, but for the sentiment connected with it there may be propriety in preserving it. After the literary and other exercises Miss Perry invited the ladies to partake of a dainty luncheon.
 Two or three chicken cases'', as the lawyers call them, were pulled off Monday evening at the office of Jus tice Wakeman. This is the season of the year when ones hens get over into the neighbours gardens and fields in which to wallow, and they do consid- erable damage This time the trouble broke out in the northeast end of the town, and Constable Malcom was the victim. He had warned his neighbors that they must confine their chickens to their own premises, but the warning was unheeded and he caused them to be arrested on the criminal charge of treSpaSS. MT. Wilder of Bridgeport appeared for the defendants, but as they admitted the charge the justice fined them to pay the costs. The sec ton of the town near Woods Mill is no longer a rural district but is fast up, and the old residents who have been accustomed to allow their hens and roosters to roam at will do | not seem to realize the charge which l