The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-08
FAIRFIELD

The town was greatly alarmed al an early hour on Monday morning when at about o'clock the whistle at the Rubber factory gave forth two fearful blasts. People living as fal away as the village green thought the town must certainly have been on fire and they tumbled out of bed by the score and showed up the front win dows Not a spark was to be seen There were no fire bugs" on the street. The boys made for the engine house. and very soon had the appar- atus rating off towards Mill Plain II was said that the fire was in the Wakeman house which stands near the residence of Frederick SturgiS. Some one in the house discovered that one of the chimnies was hot. and thinking 1t would belch forth flames. sent in a call for the firemen. After all the noise. fuss and fright. to say nothing of the fatigue of getting out the ma chine'' in the night, it was discovered that no danger existed, and no fire took place.
 Elliott street is receiving a heavy coat of gravel. It was left in bad condition by the men who laid the gas mains. and needed repairing.
 In the matter of Joseph Kleisch, who is charged with filling the body. of John Peterson with buck shot, as he
  field Hill cider mill. week Or so ago, which was to have come up before MT. Wakeman on Saturday last. a post ponement for a week has been ordered, and the hearing will take place next Saturday.
 William o. Burr was in Bridgeport yesterday arranging for the poultry show which is now in progress at Lin- coin hall.
 Recently. in Chicago. a large recep- ton was given to Mrs. Countiss. who was Miss Eleanor Robinson of Green field Hill The compliment was ten dered by her sister-in-1aw.
 The lecture given on Saturday even ing by Miss Tillerson was attended by wonderful stories about Hawaii which taxed the credulity of those who heard her. The general impression was that something was off its base.
 The discovery has been made that several cottages at the beach have been flooded by water pipes freezing and then bursting. So it seems there at the beach. Cottagers would do well to turn off the city water before closing up and leaving town.
 It is said Judge Banks will be quite satisfied tomorrow if he is elected as representative by good majority. He dOeS not wish to run Dehlnd his ticket.
 Ruth Thistle of New York. is the guest of the Misses Knapp of Green field Hill
 H. E. Riker has gone on a business trip to Philadelphia.
 It was expected in town yesterday that William O. Burr would poll a heavy vote.
 Ethel Donaldson went over to New Haven on Saturday to. witness the Yale Brown game of football.
 At the recent meeting of the Musical Club at the home of Mrs. Fred Burr on Elm road. the afternoon was de- voted to the works of Beethoven. Mrs. Albert Brown read a sketch of his life. Griffith Hughes gave several selections in English, French, German and Italian.
 A son of Clitus H. King has a prize rooster at the Bridgeport poultry show.
 Mrs Dr. Donaldson is visiting friends in Montreal.
 Mrs. William B. Glover and daugh- ters went to New Haven on Saturday to witness the game of football.
 The newly built Wakeman house will not be ready for occupancy for some weeks yet.
 George H. Merwin's new barn, 50x70 feet, is nearly ready for hay and cows.