The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-19
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FAIRFIELD

l The schools in town closed yesterday and will not open again until Tuesday | the 18th inst. Supt. Graham said yes terday that class for beginners will be started this spring in the schools of the town. Those who propose to enter school must do so in the fall. It was announced yesterday that Miss Dem psey of the 5th grade of the Cen ter school, has resigned, and will here has been received from New York that Miss Smedley is improving rapidly. She underwent an operation for appen- dicitis.
 The ladies of the Congregational church served a sumptuous supper last night which was enpoyed by large number of persons. Miss Iva King is spending the week end in Hartford.
 Rev. Allen Beeman preached in Gull ford on Thursday evening.
 asked for a certificate copy of the resolution adopted by the town meet ing on Wednesday night, appropriat- ing S4OOO for an auto truck. with which to haul the fire appare tus, the report spread in town yesterday that he proposed to ask for injunction to the hands of the Hook & Ladder company. Probably no one knows what Judge Perry intends to do, if flor the '.use'' of the frenen and au- thorizes the selecfmen to buy one. In i this case the machine would belong to the town, and the. Hook & Ladder company would simply have the t'use'' of it. There are "those who think the town is competent to make such an appropriation, when it could not vote away the public money to priva te organiza tion. It is hardly probable the selectmen- will pay over the money to the Hook & Ladder company. As MT. Kinsella said at the town meeting, all the company wants is the machine so that it fight fire more efectually.
 dn1T aI1 -n0 near Round Hill, is reported to be critically i'll.
 Carl Sirup, one of A. c. wyrtzen's clerks is confined to his home by an
 Thomas Forsythe has purchased a new auto from the Bulllley garage. Joseph Reed is able to be out once more after a seize of sickness.
 This evening Helen Hayes gives card party with a color scheme Of green in shonor of St. Patrick. Nearly half a hundred invitations have been issued.
 Bessie Child has returned "from weeks visit to New York.
 The pretty Russian wolf hound, so frequently seen on the street with our postmaster's daughter. has been sent to the kennels is Bridseport.
 Mrs Ross, of Samp- Mortar. has been entert aining Charles Stdrgis and wife and Julia Adams from Bridgeport
 Already Perry Beers Is sending rad ishes to the market.
 A day or two ago a fire was dfscov- cred in the home of Elrma Bennett, Heyden's Hill. which in some nyster ious way had started on the second floor. It was extingutshed before much damage WAS done.
 George Smith has the contract for huiIdine on the beach a bungalow for Mrs, Sculley of Bridgeport.
 It is proposed to spend some of the money appropriated for dirt roads. up- on the road running back of the cot ta ges on the beach. During the past winter high tides washed away vari- o71s places and they need. nending.
 Dwight Prentice. of Scranton, is Vis- itfne friends in town.
 w C. KinseI!a offers a prize of $10 to the boy making the most runs in the team Of the Fairfield Juniors, dur inc the coming season Of baseball.