The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-01
FAIRFIELD
Ihe Coming Celebration The Program
 Life at the Beach " "A Great
 School of Fish Accident = School } Disbands-The New Beck.

The Daughters of the American Revc1ution have made arrangements for holding a patriotic celebration next Monday on the village green, in honor 5 of the day. The exercises will be un- der the charge of Rev. pr. Frank 5. Child and, will begin at 10 o'clock in the morning. The opening prayer will be made by Rev. Allen Beeman. There will be singing of patriotic songs by the school girls of the town. and others Prof Pinckney Hargrove will read the Declaration of Independence. and this is to be followed by an address by Rev. Dr. Edgbert of S. Norwalk. Mrs. Charles Jennings is the chairman of ed by Mrs. Dr. Child, the regent of the chapter. Mrs. William B. Glover, and sothers. It is to be hoped that youtn- full patriotism will observe the proprfe- unnecessary noises during the literary exercises From time immemorial the voutI, of the town have assembled on the grene, to discharge cannon, ana other noise making contrivances, and some of the boys come from Greenneld Hill Southport, and other districts. for the express purpose. It is an old cus- tom and nobody objects to their firing all the afternoon if they wish. but while there is singing and talking, the place should be reasonably quiet
 The new Johnson cottage at the beach is now occupied by MT. Darling and family.
 Mrs. Tyler of New York has arrived at the Perry bungalow, on the peacn.
 Mrs. Blume of Brooklyn, nas arrlveo at her cottage.
 Tuesday night great school of fish passed by the beach. going up the Sound It was estimated to be one half mile long and one fourth of. mile wide. There is difference of opinion whether the fish were naackerel or striped bass. They made a great noise in passing. and men say 1t was the largest school ever known to pass the beach, MT. Heating was out in boat, and said he couldn't get his oars down on account of the fish. He was afraid his boat would be swamped. Of course this is a fish story, but it happens to be true. new book. "Poppiea of the Post Office. will be out Of the press in July.
 The Hargrove school disbands on Saturday for the summer, and the various pupils will dfsperse to their respective homes. To-day they are taking entrance examinations at Yale
 If any one is looking for a place to dump, there is a large excavation in the rear of the Aluminium foundry which can be filled.
 Tom ConneIl. the man of all work, for Father Coleman, met with an ac- cident on Tuesday. He was enjoying a quiet pipe when a spark fell into can or pOWQer, ana the 0XplOSlOIl WHICH Followed singed his hair and burned off his eyebrows, and did other damage. pr. Donaldson dressed the wouns-
 Samuel Randolph, for the past to 10 years a clerk at the sBetts grocery store, is to enter the Bulkley garage at Southport
 On the 9th of July the Fairfield Rub Der shop team will play game of baseball with the Old Fairfields-
 The family of MT. J. J. Barry is now occupying the Lewis Morris place. Yes terday several wagon loads of plants ana shrubbery arrived from New York with which to beautify the grounds.
 John Parks, who has been an efici- ent employe at the depot for some months past. has resigned. and will enter the Warner establishment in Bridgeport as receiving clerk.
 A number of the pupils of the Banks school at Greenfield Hill have got on the honor roll. Evelyn Burr present every days Milton Graham absent only one day; George Martinko absent two days The next best of the girls were Annie Jankoslxi and Sarah Gallagher.
 The funeral of the late Catherine Flanagan took place this morning from her late residence on Spring street, and later at St. Thomas church