The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-25
FAIRFIELD
Mir. Noonan n-New Sidewalk-ChiCkens
 and an Oil Stove - Fate of Rural
 POStmaSterS.

There is a report in town that MT.
 Ihomas Noonan. formerly coachman for Mrs. Watts Curtis of Sasco Hill,
 mas purchased the good will of a we'll
 known business concern. and in due
 tlme will take charge of the place.
 The price paid is stated to be a large
 one. but that is a private business
 matter All of which goes to show
 business is picking up, that people
 have plenty of money to spend. and rents in town command good price,
 Three Perry children. John. Alfred and Dorothy. have had the measles. The report is they are doing well.
 The Leahy children have recovered from the measles.
 Miss Lizzie .Lahey. who is in the em-
 ploy in New York of Mrs. Mabel Os-
 good Wright. came to town Saturday
 to spend Sunday.
 MT. Darlington Beeman was in town over Sunday
 MT. Louis Morehouse has been visit ing home. taking a short vacation from the Pratt Institute. Brooklyn. Many people are blessing Selectman Fox for the good work he has done in causing a thick coating of crushed stone to be placed on the footpath from the old Pickett building to the Junction of UnQuoWa place and Elliott street. This action of his makes a good and dry walk from Boyle's corn CT to Beckwiths And it is a path which is much used It would be an excellent thing if the sidewalk from the library corner to Hints corner It is very soft. slushy. and muddy. and yet it is the principal walk for the residents of Main street going to the library.
 Last week Miss Eleanor Warehouse entertained the whist club. There were 4@1 refreshments
 There is a report to the effect that Miss Keogh. who has been teaching for sometime in one of the rooms in the new Postoff1ce building. will re- sign her position and leave at the end of this week for better paying place in Mt. Vernon. where she is to teach draw the best teachers.
 MT. William Hulse. the well known breeder of fancy poultry. had a rather bitter experience with an oil stove a few days ago. He had washed dozen of his blue ribbon first prize chickens, poultry show. That the hens might get dry sooner than they otherwise would, he set an oil stove inside the henhOuse and went away for some time. When he returned he found all of his pet chickens dead. The gas lIOIIl lH0 SIOVS. UT the IdCC that dIl the oxygen in the small room had been consumed to keep the flame alive. hal smothered the chickens and they were dead. MT. Hulse is the husband of Mrs. Leila Joel Hulse who has been singing at Wanamaker's the past week.
 Mr. John Hawkins and MT. Joseph Lee have been drawn as jurymen for the criminal court of common pie as which begins to-day.
 In view of the fate which has over owing to his political activity in tAe recent Senatorial contest in this state, 1 a number of our local politicians are discussing what will be the result | when nominations for more rural post l masters are made. True not all norl- nations come before the Senate for l confirmation; only those of a certa n class Therefore the little fishes are likely to escape. It is thought post master might safely use his influence l for a certain presidential candidate, | but when he works openly for a sena- tor. and the man he works for is de- l feated. then he is in some danger If | losing his job. if the successful sentH | tor thinks it worth his while to tuI q | him down. Politics is a grand mix Up | and the safest way is to keep out Of 1 it. especially for those who are hold ing down government jobs.
 It is Wilton. Conn.,. where MT. Oot1 has bought a small farm, and not ii | MasSa achusetts as has been stated.