The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-17
FAIRFIELD,

It is safe to say no news has peeH
received in town for long while
which has pleased the people more
than the denying of licenses by the
commissioners for the opening OF TWO
additional liquor saloons. For once
the people rose up almost to man
ly satisfactory. -.
Whether the burial ground. within
75 feet of Perry's hall, is cemetery
or not. remains an open question: as
unfortunately it has no gate. but IS
full of headstones.
William Dalling was able to be out
of doors yesterday. after having been
to the house. While at work getting
in ice. he struck his head against an
iron bolt which projected from the
roof inside the ice house. and very
soon a painful swelling resulted. II
grew rapidly worse. and turned out
to be an abscess. which burrowed IL IN IN
der the scalp. and accumulated large
amount of pus 1t was feared blood
poisoning would result, but DR.. DON
aldson was called. and after operating
upon the sid of the head. relieved the
patient. who has since been gradually
improving.
Laura Hall. daughter of Mr.. Hall Of
the Home Made Bakery. who has been
ill for sometime with scarlet fever, IS
rapidly recovering, and the house Will
soon be out Of quarantine.
J. H. Cobb. we'll known in town. Is
spending the remainder of the winter
near Petersburg. Va.
Martin Vaneck was yesterday TAX
ing a load of hay to market. and While
passing down Elliott street. nearly op-
posite Miss Perry's. the hay took
notion to slide off the wagon. the
load was top heavy. and lost Its pal
ance.
Some people are smiling in town
over what appears to be shrewd
move on the part of a prominent sa-
loon keeper inasmuch as he is credlt-
ed with employing an attorney for the
open another place in Fairfield where
the element could be had by those
suffering from a terrible thirst.
Miss Ann J. Bull. of New York. has
recently been a guest Of Mrs. H. M.
Mills. She returned home yesterday,
and will soon go to Washington.
Everybody in town now knows
where us Spring street is. 1t is an
unlucky number.
Albert Baker and wife. and George
Perry, all of Greenfield Hill, have the
grip.
There was a large attendance at the
whist given last night at ST. Thomas
hall by the boys of the Fairfield Ath-
letic Club. The room was handsome
ly decorated. thanks to Mr.. Boyle. and
his assistants John Stanley. Thomas
Slattery and Thomas Murphy.
hall of the Pequot Library. Peter
MacQueen. Fellow of the Royal Geo
graphical Society. will give free lee
ture on the Land and the Game
Where Roosevelt Hunts" Mr.. Mac
Queen spent year in Central Africa,
/ nd
what the land and the game is like.
| Miss Forsyth's birthday reception
will take place tomorrow evening.
Gouveneur Kemble. a veteran of the
7th New York Regiment. has been in
town several days, visiting friends
He has with him large gold medal
presented to him by the regiment. as
a token of his rs years service in that
organization.
Clifford J. Brotherton has charge Of
the masquerade which is to be giver
| on the evening of the 23d inst, at the
Uses to be largely attended. as many
| guests have been invited.
Miss Ethel Donaldson has gone tt
New Haven to attend a valentine par.
/ ty.
Diphtheria has appeared in the fam.
| lily of George Graveson. and DR.. Het-
| Eel has the cases in charge.
| Clarence HI. Bradley and wife arr
attending the dog show in New York
| Stephen Abbey and wife, from Phoe.
| nix, Ariz.. are visiting in Southport.
A little daughter has been born tt
| the family of Edward Doxie and wife
| in Southport.
4 The Civic Club of Westport has held
| an important meeting and had a con-
ference with a committee from this
town who are in favor of the Sunday
closing of all shops. drug stores in.
cluded. Since the merchants OF
/ Westport would not take a hint re-
garding the closing of places Of bust
ness on Sunday. it is now proposed tt
enforce the law. and action will begir
on the Goth of this month.