The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-26
FAIRFIELD
4 Good Example School Exhibit-New Books-The Country CInb-Coming afr Decoration Day-Dr. Child fresh Personals.

The example of this town in oiline the roads has had it's influence or Westport, and that enterprising will lage has bought SIP worth of oil from our selectmen and will experiment with it in the matter of laying the dust and preserving the road bed Such a small amount will not reach very far, but it may be enough to con- vince the authorities that more will be H good thing.
 EsSxt Friday afternoon. as we an- ><,unccd sometime ago. the annual ex- hibition of the public schools will take place at the center or Sherman school, pssSilS in all the schools of the town xtst be displayed. This will be fine NIanc for all who are interested in the schools, old bachelors included, to visit the exhibition and see for themselves what is being accomplished.
 Monday Supt. Wheatley was out of town visiting other places trying to find teachers for some of the grades in the Westport schools.
 A number of new and interesting books have just been placed on the shelves of the library. including The Chippendales. by Robert Grant; White Mice, by Richard Harding Davis which one of our clergymen pronounces a very fair story: Set in Silver. by MT. and Mrs. Charles Norris Williamson; Special Messenger, by Robert William
 
 land, by Albert Nelson Marquis and Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels. by T. c. Carlyle.
 MT. P M. Peterson of the Christian Army. Incorporated, of New Haven, was in town yesterday soliciting sub scriptions of money. Its work is said to be along the same lines as the Salvation Army.
 This afternoon the Women's Foreign Missionary auxiliary meets with Mrs. A H. Bowers of Greenfield Hill.
 To-morrow- afternoon Mrs. Samuel Jennings will throw open her house for meeting of the Kings Daughters
 Miss Bertha Omeicheu is in Hart ford for a few days
 Mfr. and Mrs D. B. Crossman of Stamford are visiting in town
 MT. George Brett was in town over Sunday.
 Clinton Morehouse has found a job in Bedding.
 Mrs. Clara SiIlick and her daughter, Emma are in town for a few days, from Danbury.
 Tomorrow one of the regular meet ings. of the Greenfield Country Club will be held with Mrs w. O. Burr in charge. What is called a shadow lunch and a salamagundi party will be given. The ladies will each fetch a box of luncheon and these will be sold to the highest gentlemen bidder. Such fun!
 MT. Charles B. Read is fond of en- tertaining some of his Bridgeport friends over Sunday at his new coun-
 MT and Mrs R. F. Dunham have been visiting Dr. Durham.
 Already plans are being laid for the annual fair which is to be held by the GreenfeId Country club from Sept. IA to 16 inclusive The chairmen of the various committee have been appoint ed as follows: Fruit. W. s. Merwin; vegeta bles. H. I. Wakeman; grain. ". H. Hall. pet stock, w Burr Hill: agricultural implements. D. B. Adams; poultry, w O. Burr; blooded stock. Eli Wakeman; working oxen, G. IF. Sherwood: dogs. C. H Bradley; de corated floats, F. l.. Mills; horses, sc. Bradley: sports and games, Howard Gray. gate, J. NJ Wilson: restaurant, s. C. Bradley; booths and concessions, C. Gray: grand stand. A. H. Broth we'll press. A. C. Acker; track w. H. Wilson: music. w. S. Fallon: superin- tendent of grounds, A. c. Acxer; flags Clarence Thorpe. The following ladies also have chairmanships of commit tees: Ladies industrial. Mrs s. C. Bradley; fine arts. Miss Laura Dowd :; children's exhibits Mrs. w. H.. Hull; bread, cake, etc, Mrs. W. H. Wilson; canned fruit and pickles. Mrs. Anna L. Bulkley. Horticulture. Miss Helen Jennings; miscellaneous, Mrs. Hall; sales table. Miss G. A Banks; decorat- ing. Mrs. A. H. Brothwell.
 Miss Loretta Perry is visiting her sister. Mrs. Joseph Kline. at Burling-
 
 this spring as an M- D. and will at once go into a general practice in some town in this state.
 MT. Patrick Johnson is having his house reprinted by John Scott
 Henry Anderson is reported to be quite i'll and confined to his room.
 Mrs Ernest Deyo, of Worcester, Mass- is visiting in town, the guest of Mir and Mrs. J. Biting Deyo.
 The Boyle pharmacy is being re- painted white with green trimmings. = On Decoration Day the library will be opsn in the evening only from ' to g o'clock s.t. .ssi =
 The Daughters of the American Revolution will as usual decorate the graves of Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers on Decoration Day. Flowers for the purpose will be sent to the Town Hall by o'clock in the morning on Saturday next. Most of the graves are in the East cemetery and the one on Greenfield Hill.
 Next Friday the Christian Endeavor Society of the Congregational church intends to give g. picnic. probably at the beach. -
 Next week MT. Frank Samuel Child, IT,, will receive his degree of M. D. in New York He already has the de- grees of Ph.B.. and Ph-M. He has re-, cently taken competitive examina- tion for position in the Gouverneur Hospital. as resident physician, which is located just off Grand street, in 4 competitors, securing the place, and he will at once enter upon his duties. This position gives him a general prac- tice in all branches of the profession. He will ride with the ambulance; at tend to accidents. and to such cases as apply at the hospital
 The Y. M. C. A. will not open a sum- mer boarding house this season on Sasco hill as it did last summer. The Bridgeport boys prefer being nearer the beach where there is more life.
 The Waterman cottage on Sasco hill has been rented by the Moran family. It is delightfully."- situated and has been put in complete repair.
 The frame work for the house being built for MT. and Mrs Ray Beach. on Center street, is being put in place. The basement is made of field stone The sregradipg of the grounds will re- auire the removing of large elm tree. It is understood that Mir Beach's father will build a house for himself close by.
 It will be great accommodation for