The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-21
Fairfield
GREENFIELD AND FAIRFIELD PEOPLE COM
 PLAIN ABOUT ROADS.
Both Main Roads to Greenfield Hill Torn up Leaving no Safe Thorough fares For Travel-Lingering Work Being Done, With Little Hopes of -Bctterment Until ~Spring-Other News Topics.
Special to The Farmer)


 Fairfield, Dec 21-With no direct Fairfield with the exception of climb ing Vault Hill. a dangerous proposi- ton. the people m the towns of Green field and Fairfield are starting to complain by the score. Hoyden'S hill, which is a state highway. and Whites hill which Is town property, are both closed to traffic and are being repair ed. The only way left for the peo- pie to get to Greenfield. is by climb ing what is known as Vault Hill, a steep. dangerous proposftio- with mud at the bottom many inches deep. Should an Ice storm strike this sec- tien at the present time, 1t would be almost impossible for anyone to get to the top of Greenfield without trav- cling several miles out of their way and go up from the opposite direc- ton.
 The jobs of repairing the two main roads to the hill have been a long, drawn-out proposition, which has been lingering for the past two months. worst sense of the word but the idea of closing both main roads at the same time has started the people who use these roads thinking. At the pres ,ent rate of conditions. there is lit tie chance. of having either road for
 Miss Elizapeth Keeley was we'll sur prised last evening at her home on Pine Creek road, when large num- ber of her friends called on her un- expected The evening was largely enjoyed Games were played with songs to help to pass the time pleas antly. Refreshments were served later in the evening" Among those present were: Miss Ethel Brotherton, Miss Alice Brown. Miss Mary Belton. Miss Margaret Moriarity. Miss An nie Hfltons Miss Mamie Flanagan, Miss MArfe ,Reaftden s Thonas rMur- phy. Elmer Mfl1s, Carl Sierup, John Roland, Charles Bennett. Edward Fitzgerald David Choose, William Thomas Sweeney.
 Miss Lydia Cady is a guest at the home of Miss Amy Child.
 ' A A case of scarlet fever has been re- ported to the health officer, Dr. Will liam H. Donaldson. The report comes lives on the Pine Creek road.
 Yesterday afternoon and evening a Polish priest was at the St. Thomas church to hear the confessions of the Polish members of the church.
 Miss Edith Riker, a daughter of ing to go to Albany, N. F., on Sat. urday. to attend a coming out par ty. which is to be given by one of her school mates zEa s.s vTS,sss sss,s. e-,ss-g
 MT. and Mrs. NH: Sherwood and MT. and Mrs. Simon C. Bradley, were recent guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilson on Greenfield FIill.
 Miss Marion Durham of the New England Conservatory of Music, Bos- ton, is expected home tomorrow to spend the holidays with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. M. V. B. Durham.
 Mrs Annie l.. Middlebrook is en- rertaining MT. and Mrs. Herbert .Hol- ton and daughter, Ruth, from Dan. bury
 Mrs. Fred Jennings and daughter, Ruby, have been recent guests at MT. and Mrs. Jesse Wheefer's of Easton.
 John Warehouse, Miss S. J. Perry. and Deacon Merwin were appointed last Sunday evening as a committee to purchase books for the Greenfield Sunday school library.
 Miss Geraldine Olmstead is visiting Miss Ethel VanNess at Greenfield
 Rev, E.. H. Olmstead of the Green. field Hill church as the recipient of a letter from Jesse Pratt, who is now in Florida, to spend the winter. MT. Pratt says he is having a good time and the weather is just like summer is in Fairfield &