The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-09
FAIRFIELD
Dull Times in Town A Brilliant Dance
 Business Mems Association Library Reports.

Positively. all the good folks say, there is nothing doing in town. All the great questions have either been settled or held up until the weather moderates. One hears no more about electric lights; the big sewer which is to empty into Ash Creek is in the course of construction; the roads need re-Oiling for they are now very dusty; the Foresters can hold their meetings in the rooms recently vacated by Dr. McLain, the young dentist; MT. Boyle's s wireless telegraph is in full operation. if all one hears is not romance; the dance hall at the Greenfield Club house is deserted for the present; the Huns and the Italians are omniously quiet; business is a little sluggish owing to the foolish habit of taking an inven- tory which prevails all over the land; the skating is good and hockey is in vogue; the measles are having quite a run in town and it is thought all the children below 20 years of age will have them if they have not already gone through the ordeal; the frame for the new addition to the aluminium foundry is lp and fast being enclosed; the ThOrp house has been shingled on the outside: and now and then load of baled hay passes along Main street on the way to market.
 O1lc eXCSptIOIl lI1uSL D0 ulduO. 1ucT0 was a gay and lively time on Thursday evening at Banks hall. over the Holly wood Inn, when an invitation dance took place given by MT. Clayton FL wood, son of the chairman of the Dem ocratic Town committee, and MT. Will liam Bulkley. At least 150 people at tended and they came from all the surrounding towns, Bridgeport. Vest port, Greenf1ald Hill, Greens Farms, Weston and some from York state. The music was by Avery's orchestra. During the intermission refreshments in the form of coffee, cakes and sand wiches was served. A few who parti- cipated included Florence and Irene Bradley. Edward Bulkley MT. and Mrs. Burr of Burr street, Silas Canes cf Bridgeport, Isaac Banks of SouthpQr,, Clarence and Ellis Nichols of Vest port, Harold Hull .of Westport. Samuel Wakeman of Hull's Farms, Miss Ethel Durand of Southport, Elsie Muser, the Misses Ransom of Greens Farms, Stella Blamey of Southport. Ebin Will Hams. Willie Meekcr of Greenfield Hill. MT. and Mrs. H. R. Elwood. Chauncey and Alexander Hull. Miss Hull, three of the Misses Van Ness. William Van Ness, Fred Hawkins. Daisy Knapp. of Bedding Ridge, Bertha and Ella Beers, Henry Callahan. Mrs. Harry Hawkins, and Emerson Jennings of Greens Farms, Francis Jennings. Edward Warehouse of Greenfield Hill and John H. Banks of Greens Farms. There were some 20 dances including a tarn dance.
 For couple of days only, recently, was there good frost fishing off the piers.
 Quite a number of boys from town went up to Derby on Thursday ght to witness a prize fight.
 MrS D F Richard, spent Thursday ;n New York, visiting Mrs. Miller's sister, Mrs. Peter Peterson.
 Mr. Orlo Larsen has found work with the Harvey Hubbel Co. in Bridgeport.
 Hans Peterson is digging a cellar for new house on the Sturges lot.
 Miss Loretta Perry, who has been visiting her brother-in-law at Burling- ton. Vt., has returned to town.
 There is a proposition afloat in town to form a Business Mems Association. Parties iii Bridgeport think it will be a good thing. for self protection and to prevent -he cutting of prices. An effort is being made to have such as- sociations in all the towns.
 The following new books have ju st been received at the library: Peter, by F. H. Smith: Kincaid's Battery by ,. w. Cable: Electric Toy Making for Amateurs, by T. O'C. Sloan. Wh ,n Mother Lets Me Cook. by Con .e Johnson; Christmas. by P. H. Shau f. fler; Annie of Green Gables. by '. 1T. Montgomery and Friendship Village, by Zona Gale.
 The School Arts Book is new magazine which has been added to the library list by Supt. Wheatley. It is a very good art primmer for young folks and is published in Worcester, r, Mass.
 Wakeman Sherwood has gone no Europe for three months trip. MT. Mercurio, the Broad street fruit dealer, sailed yesterday from Italy f:,r America.
 The following is the monthly repo It of the library, for December: Adv It readers, 588: juvenile readers, 337; vi l. itors. S15; total, 1,740. The total nun l. Der of books taken out was 393. as follows. Juvenile fiction. 225: fictio l, 623; history. 60: biography, 36; travel, A; literature, 53: fine arts. 12; useful arts. 19; science.17; philology. 3S; socio- logy, E8; religion, 6; philosophy, 6; and general works, 8.