The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-24
FAIRFIELD
Home from Town-B Boxing Bouts Ban. quet to Banks and Pease - Spring PlowiBg-Old Maids - Books From 0. G. Jennings.

| MT. and Mrs. Henry S. Glover came up from New York on Tuesday, for a brief visit, and returned again yester- day.
 l MT. and Mrs. J. O. Wright, who have
 been spending the holidays at their country place. returned to town Mon | day evening.
 l Several boxing bouts are advertised to be pulled off at Perry's hall early | in March. It is understood that one of them will be contest between local talent.
 A large crowd of people attended the ball given on Tuesday evening by the Truckmen's Association. Dancing con- tinued until an early hour, and the re- treatments were provided by the Home Made Bakery.
 The statement is made that the pro- | posed banquet in compliment to Judge Elmore s. Banks and Commissioner Tease, took place according to the in vitations issued week ago, at Leh- mann's shore house at the foot of Sea- view avenue. All present are said to have made speeches. and these in cluded both of the guests of honor and the following gentlemen: MT. R. c. Hitchcock as toastmaster. Town Clerk Flint. Postmaster Pickett. Attorney Clitus King, Attorney James Cum nings. Sheriff Burr. MT. Justice Nc Alpin, Supt. William Wheatley, Ves- tryman C. w. Wyrtzen, A. P. Acker, and Nelson Sherwood.
 As late as 8 o'clock D. m.. MT. John McAlpin. on Tuesday night, was at- tending to a patient who lives near Southport.
 The event in town tomorrow even ing will be the Colonial supper to be given at the Congregational church. The suppers provided by the ladies of this society have gained an enviable reputation. and many guests from out of town are likely to be present. little son of MT. and Mrs. John Shannon has been taken to the Bridge port hospital.
 City water has at last been turned on at the east bound depot. It has long been needed.
 It is quite true that much spring blowing has been done by the farmers in 'these parts." but the furrows were turned last fall. The ground has really been too wet to blow since the frogs began to peep.
 Owing to the very damp downpour last night there was not as large an audience at the Pequot Library to hear Miss Worstell tell what she knows about wild animals at the New York geological garden, as there might have been.
 Many times it has been denied in some of the papers that nobody pro- posed to re-enact the Old Maids Con- vention. but now it appears that it is in full bloom once more. and the bachelors are so hungry for it, a re- hearsal is to take place tomorrow evening at the home of Mrs. Louns- bury. This looks as if another public performance is contemplated sometime during Lent.
 MT. F. E. Lane and son have gone to the motor boat show in New York
 Recent. guests in town include Miss Gilson of Georgetown. Miss Nellie Bradley of Derby, MT. James Francis of Brooklyn, and quite number of people from Bridgeport /
 Monday last was the scheduled day for meeting of the Unquowa club to listen to Mrs. Mitchell on current topics Owing to pressing engage ments on the part of the speaker the meeting has been postponed until next Monday
 The president of the Library As sociation, MT. O. G. Jennings. has just presented to the library large num- Der of new books. which are now ar irving. It will be some days yet before they can be put upon the shelves for delivery to the public These books are practical works, mostly on farm ing, electricity. and the useful arts. The farmers of this town who have already got their spring blowing done. will be able to employ their leisure time before planting begins, by read ing some of the following books: Mak- ing Poultry Pay. Powell; Landscape Gardening. Maynard: Fertilizers. Voor- hees; Dairymen's Manual Stewart; Book of the Farm. Waring: Farm Con- veniences; Handbook for Farmers and Dairymen; Farmers Vetinary Advise, Law; Strawberry Culture, TUly; Apple Orchard. Wagner; How to Make a Vegetable Garden, Fullerton: Potatoes for Profit. Van Orman; Asparagus, Hexamer; and Book of Corn. Meyrick. There are standard works and will be of great help to such farmers as need their information.
 The works presented by Mr. Jen- nings to the library concerning cleo tricity. are Easy Experiments in Elec- tricity. Dickinson; Practical Lessons in Electricity; Arithmetic of Electricity and Magnetism; and How to- Make and Use Induction Coils.
 The miscellaneous books which MT. Jennings has been so good as to give to the library include Young House keeper. Parola: New Cook Book. Roer; American Highways. Shaler: Human