The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-20
FAIRFIELD
A Neighborhood Circle -B Board of Relief -lce-The iirard FamiIy-Gas or Electricity-Lectures and Balls.

The Chautauqua Circle, which holds
 a session every fortnight. met last ev-
 ening at private house. It is con fined to the residents of Wakeman
 place and a few neighbors. The sub l ject last evening was Hugo and Mol
 iere. A regular program is prepared ! for each evening. That for last night after the roll call was as follows: Each to render one epigram from | Montaigne; Moliere and his times; se- l lectionS from one or more of Moliere's s plays; Victor Hugo, a character study;
 readings from his poems: report on Utrecht University; the Human liar
 vest; search questions. On Monday, the birthday of Wash
 ington, the library will be closed ex- cept for an hour or two in the even- ing.
 A we'll attended singing school was held last night at the Congregational church.
 After a week or two of illness Tal- madge Wakeman of Southport has re- stunned his attendance upon the Bridge port High school.
 A steam sawmil1 is in operation on the Wakeman place near the farm of James R. Jennings.
 The board of relief was in session yesterday, finishing up the business left undone. As far as known the public is very we'll satisfied with it's work. There appeared to be some rather glaring inequalities in the mat ter of assessments, which set people to talking, and not a. few went to the town hall to have the matter explain ed. There were reasons for everything the board of equalization did, and when these were made known the apparent inequalities vanished. No set of men can possibly please everybody, and now and then mistakes will be made, but as all intentions were honest, req sonable explanations sufficed.
 Thus far the ice harvest in town is considered to be a, failure A few men have waited for thicker ice be- fore filling their ice houses, and now it looks as if they would be disappoint- ed. MT. Perry of Southport is said, to have secured HOO tons, which is the largest amount heard of so far.
 Mrs. Wilson Sherwood of Banks North district, is ill with the grip.
 It is stated that there is an epidemic of measles among the children of the Banks school.
 Mrs. w. E. Nichols and Mrs. S. E. King have gone to Philadelphia for an extended visit.
 Edward Sandford of New York, has been spending the week end at his summer home.
 Mrs R. Fred Dunharn of Bridgeport, is visiting Miss Eva Banks.
 Mrs Clarence Bradley is entertain ing guests from Danbury.
 Ernest Southey with a party of friends from the city was at the beach again yesterday indulging in a shoot ing match with clay pigeons. He made 70 per cent. The shower in the afternoon cut the shooting short.
 William Taylor of Westport has bought the place formerly owned by John Foster of Aspetuck.
 MT. Buttery is now working for MT. Peters of Mill Plain.
 Mrs. Girard, who brought suit l against her husband for non-support, l has received aid from the town, in which she stood of great need. Her l boy, who is just above the age limit, | has found a place to work in a Bridge l port factory, and her eldest girl is earning small wages The where | abouts of MT. Girard have not been 
 There was a musical evening recent ly at the residence of Isaac Nichols.
 Henry Tobin, of Greenfield Hill, is | having a fine wall built in front of his residence.
 An old house owned by w. B. Hill l has been purchased by Jacob Rush.
 It will be difficult to convince the people of this town that a system of lighting by the use of gasoline lamps is more economical or convenient or satisfactory, than lighting by electric ity. Besides it has been determined | to give this town electric lights, and if Southport wants the same it will | be very easy to run a cable down to that district. It is intimated that one of our wealthy citizens has agreed to put $25,O00 into the proposed plan for lighting the town with electricity.
 Mrs. Herbert Wheeler, Mrs. J. E. | and Mrs. Simon Sherwood were the guests a few days since at The Stratfield, at a luncheon given by Mrs. G. B. Bunnell.
 Isaac Millbank, of Los Angeles, Cal, is visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary Mill bank, on Greenfield Hill.
 The Truckmen's ball will take place next Monday evening. And the Home Made Bakery will supply the refresh nents
 Miss Mary Worstell of New York, lid not lecture a few evenings ago at he Pequot> library, as was stated in ,ne of the Bridgeport papers. She will ecture next Tuesday evening.
 There are many cases of grip in all ,arts of the town.
 The two colored gentlemen who are lnder indictment for abusing. a. horse