The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-26
Children Crv.
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FAIRFIELD

Sometime during the second week
 in October, Mrs. Oliver G. Jennings
 Proposss Sose fe e1Ye en osborng fill ig for the benefit of St. Paufs choir, and is given in lieu of the afternoon
 tea, party which Mrs. Harry Glover has given on her lawn for number of years A delightful @program is being prepared, and the artists will
 be mostly home talent. Pemberton
 sturges is to give, violin selections:
 MT. Glover will play several pieces on the piano, and it is probable Mrs. William B. Hulse will be asked for @
 PauHs is to take part. Needless. to say the event is being looked for ward to with unusual interest.
 The story of a bad boy was un- folded in the court held on Saturday by Justice Wakeman, and awakened
 considerable interest among residents was we'll filled with citizens from that section of the town. The boy was
 John Zembo, probationer in the eyes of the law, since he was found
 guilty of stealing $1OO some months | ago, and allowed his liberty. on the understanding of good behavior. He age, and during the trial sat uncon- cerned, chewing gum and playing | with dog which appeared to be very fond of him. Mrs. Zembo was with yond asserting that she had done all she could to bring up the boy in the way he should go, put ne Lnlndeu no one and did as he pleased. It ap- peared from the testimony of mum erous witnesses, including Charles Gray, wife and son. who live next door to the Greenfield Country Gu b house. that on Wednesday last, at
 about 4 o'clock, John broke into the
 club house, by opening a window
 He had a, bag with him and prepared to pack up, whatever he could find. Among other things he put a music ] box into the bag, and stole lot of ho1 a 1 alarm, and the nefghbors turned out and hunted over the club house to 1 find the boy. It was long search, and finally he was found crouchtng | behind a board petition, under the roof, at the end of dark passage. The boy said his name was Edwards claimed that another boy had in- duced him to enter the club house, and gave his name. All these stories | proved to false. and finally the boy admitted to Constable Kowalslzi. that he was the culprit. The boy was too young to send to jail, and apparently
 had committed. He was found guilty 1 and sentenced to the reform school at Meriden, to which place Sheriff The boy broke down and cried when he heard that he was to go to the reform school, but his mother said l the way to Meriden the boy appeared unconcerned, and as he weighed not more than 75 pounds it was not re- | earded as likely that he would at tempt to run away with Sheriff Burr. Such is the &ush of business at tn e village pharmacy, Boy Boyle is re- ported to have recently imported two new clerks
 Many people in town were pleased to see the announcement that Mrs. Harvey Swann has recovered from a recent illness. Mrs. Swann has mot been in town long, and possibly the change of climate, from that in New
 Hampshire, may have caused the
 The srnithwick family, after a summer in town, have returned to their home in the Bronx.
 The new personal tax of $2 i'm posed upon those who own no prop erty, is not peculiar to this town, but applies to all the towns in the com monwealth. As the tax is not to be
 paid until 1912 nobody is kicking.
 Some of our local residents went to Greens Farms to attend a recent reception given by Howard Avery and wife.
 Thursday last some 25 members of the Burr family met at the Burr cot
 tage at the beach. The outing was complimentary to William O. Wilcox
 and wife, from Illinois, who are visit ing in town. According to the will
 Iage directory there are over 100 men
 ahd women connected with the Burr family Of this number it is said 92 are s'nieces and grand nieces," which
 shows that the BurrS run to girls But this is probably error, as only eight men would be left out of the
 100 members of 'this branch of the