The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-07
FAIRFIELD

The hearing before the County
Commissioners regarding the granting
of a license for another liquor Sa-
loon in Southport, will be held next
the Town Hail. 1t is expected there
will be a large attendance from
Southport. One of the latest protests
against granting a license has been
received from Rev. Mr.. Holman. The
Wednesday following next Monday
has been. set for hearing In the
matter of a license for Perry's Hall.
1t is said it is proposed to have the
! bar room in the room recently Occui
pied by the Fairfield Athletic Club.
The understanding is the club has
given up this room.
Tonight there will be very inter-
esting and profitable exercises at the
Grange on Greenfield Hill. Addresses
will be in order from Attorney Clitus
King and Selectman Lobdell.
Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright has
given a very interesting account Of
the recent meeting at the library of
the executive committee of the State
Audubon society. This was the 126th
meeting. 1t appears that IT travelling
libraries and IL bird charts and port
folios are in circulation about the
state. A request has been made for
a number of scrap books, and these
will be furnished. Something like
500 leaflets have been distributed, as
we'll as other literature, which gives
an account of the work of the Audu-
bon society. AT least IA new men,
bers have joined the society and 81
associate members. Thus the good
work of educating the rising genera
ton about birds and their preserva
ton goes on.
Several telephones were burned
out on Saturday by the thunder storm
which ragged over Greenfield Hill.
10 bav IF ~ taG
were received for the recent funeral
of Clarence Edwards, and many
friends were present from Easton
Grange, of which he had been
member for many years.
Ellis Robertson a few days ago
friends assembled in large numbers
and presented him with a camera.
There was a comparatively brief
session of the School Board yester-
day. at the library. No business Of
public interest was transacted beyond
honor of Abraham Lincoln.
Considerable comment has been
caused in town regarding the resolu-
ton adopted by members of the Con-
gregational church in relation to the
observance of the Sabbath Day."
walls that this is but the entering
wedge for the enforcement Of a close
Sunday; that is, the closing of all
drug stores, and the prohibition of
the selling of Sunday papers, as well
as preventing out of door games. IT
is known that during the season there
is a good deal of Sunday baseball
playing in town, and it is intimated
that some of our very Well to do
families, living in the Mill Plain dis
trict, actually play lawn tennis on
Sunday after church. Whatever the
real intent of the resolution which
is to be sent to Hartford, 1t is now
known that ST. Thomas church and
st. Paurs will decline to join in the
movement. A difference of opinion
on Sunday. Of course Fairfield is an
old Puritan stronghold. and it is not
to be wondered at that citizens of
the real blue orthodox faith wish for
the Sunday of their grandfathers.
Yesterday Mrs. Susan Buckley, of
slipped upon the ice and broke one
of her limbs. 1t is feared the in
jury will result seriously.
Mrs. Francis Burr is quite i'll with
the grip and confined to her bed.
Ha Next senaty the viii rS
another of their delightful suppers in
the parlors of the Congregational
church.
A lady in town who has been re-
ported as SAILING Tor bermuda, really
did intend to leave sometime ago, but
owing to the sickness of a friend,
who was to accompany her, post
poned the voyage. She now hopes to
sail by the middle of this month
Mrs. Lloyd Griscom says there is
no foundation for the statement
which appeared in print that she has
rented her place on Greenfield Hill
to Mr.. Wheeler.
The health of William Dalling.
who has been confined to his house
for long time, is improving. He
has been suffering from blood pois-
oning.