The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-13
FAIRFIELD
The Town in History-Hotel Rumor- Naming Streets-Summer Residents = Fairfield Stars = Notes AbOut People Difference of Opinion.


 dress before the Consolation on Tues day, gave a. very interesting account of the early history of the Congrega- tional churches in this town, Strat- ford. Stratfield and Stamford Ac- cOrding to the old records of the con- in Fairfield had attained leadership in this county. Prominent men of the colony made their home in this town, and the church was presided over by educated at Yale. For 16 years Lieut.. Governor Gold was a member of this church. and it is said in a historical work by Beardsley that in Fairfield Church of England. This feeling has long since happily died out, and the town has an Archdeacon of the church residing within it's limits, while St. Pauls is attended by many of the best people in the place.
 On the 21st of this month, for side bet of $15 there will be a. 100 yard dash race on Cemetery avenue, between Fred Gibson, Dennis Mullins and w. Carter. ". Granville is to be the starter.
 There is a. rumor about town that a hotel will soon be located in the cen- ter village. Nearly every day people are coming to town looking for a quiet, respectable hotel where they. can spend the summer.
 There are those who think the street running by the post office out. towards the beach, should be called Penfie1d avenue, and that the sooner it is cut through the Bulkley and Nichols prop erty the better. There are already several handsome dwellings on the street, and more would be erected at once if the extension connected with the beach, or at least with the Dan bury road, making it convenient for passengers to and from the depot. And it has been suggested that the road h r, I,a1I be called Marine avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. Emory Rowland arriv- ed in town yesterday.
 Charles Read and family of Bridge port, took possession of their new sum- mer home yesterday.
 Harry $. Glover and family arrived at their country seat near the town hall yesterday from a winter in New York.
 Two days since on Sedats field, the Fairfield Stars appeared in their natty new blue uniforms. with white trim mings on collars and cuffs, and sue ceeded in defeating the Greens Farms team by a score of 12 to O. If young Connors, the pitcher of the Greens Farms, had any kind of a team behind him the result would have been much pitcher. Quite a crowd attended the game, and the collection amounted to $5. Arrangements are now being made to procure more suitable grounds near the center or the town. The umpire was MT. Lynch.
 MT. Saum, the tonsorial artist of the town, has added an assistant to his force, in the shop.
 It is stated in town that a club of young women called "The Lonesome Four, will give a dance at Perry's hall on the 10th.
 Misses Mamie and Grace West, of Elliott street, entertained a number of their Bridgeport High School friends yeSterdaV afternoon.
 The laundry horse which made such a mad run through the town a day or two ago, was caught on the back road near Beckwith's. Yesterday it was dragging the delivery wagon around town just as if nothing had happened. Mrs. Helen Smith has returned from Greenfield Hill to her home in Derby.
 Mrs. w. E. Nichols has returned from visit to Hartford. The Davis place near the Country Club is now occupied by Charles Gray and family.
 There is a report that c. Gray of Mill Plain has suffered a double stroke of paralysis.
 George H. Ferris, formerly with the Kennel Food Company, is now working for Henry Tobin.
 Mrs. Walter S. Merwin is enjoying a visit from her sister, Miss Grace Gould, from Mineola.
 Mrs. C. O. Jelliff is in New York for few days.
 People are asking just how much it costs to oil a mile of highway. If the figures can be had it is quite possible the experiment may be tried in West port. The subject is being agitated in that town, but they are looking to Fairfield for exact information. Hon. Simeon Pease and Mrs. Pea SC recently visited the Housatonic Grange | in Stratford.
 The will of the late Mrs. Burr Wake man. who died in Virginia. was admit ted to probate last Monday. Miss Mabel Pickett Is back from her trip to New York with a host of snap