The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-03
FAIRFIELD

Postmaster Smith and his assist
ants are busy now counting the mail.
Orders have been received from Wash
ington to the effect that all matter
coming into the post office, or going
out, be counted during the entire
month of May. Fortunately this is a
dull month in postal affairs, and there
being no holidays there is no rush of
postal cards. Some difficulty has re-
Gently been experienced in getting the
back again, and it is understood COM
plant has been made to Washington
about the matter. Exactly what is
the reason for this irregularity is not
known, but various theories have been
advanced.
David A Burr has posted notice up
on the new Saum building to the eff
feet that he will apply to the Commits
sioners for a license to sell liquors.
This application is to be made in
Bridgeport on the 18th of this month.
The law requires that a notice shall
be posted 10 days in advance of an
application. 1t will be a little odd If
two saloons are licensed to stand OPP
posite each other at the beginning of
Unuuo;wa road.
The ladies of the D. A. r. Chapter
lightful meeting yesterday afternoon
with Miss Bessie Belts. Mrs. DIR.
Child presided. Miss Mary B. Kippen
gave a glowing account of her visit
to Washington as a delegate, and Mrs.
Brewer exhibited a large number of
pictures she collected in Washington,
relating to the Congress held by the
Daughters. Miss Belts served one of
her lovely and delicate luncheons.
Among those invited to enjoy the hos
pitality of Miss Belts were Mrs. Will
liam b. Glover, Mrs. Alien Beeman,
Mrs. Arthur Brown and daughter,
Mrs. Charles B. Jennings, Mrs. Wal
lace M. Buckley, Mrs. Fred Burr, Miss
Deborah Glover, Mrs. WhaIey, Miss
Loretta Perry, Miss Brown, Miss
Emma Wakeman, and many others.
Our colored brethren held their
spring festival at the First Baptist
church on Sunday, under the auspices
of the Women's Missionary League.
In the afternoon the newly elected Of
fcers were installed by Rev. L. G..
Nichols, the pastor. Besides the
hymns, prayers, etc., there were adj
dresses by Mrs. J. E. Keffard of Wa
same city. There were also "calls
from the field by representatives and
presidents of local unions. In the
evening there was a sermon by the
pastor.
The Fairfields have been measured
for Spaulding suits or uniforms-gray
with blue trimmings, ''H0' monogram,
blue cap and crap stockings.
A circular has been posted in the
post office by the authorities Of Meri-
den, calling for the arrest of a young
man of % years, named Raffaile Tri-
nOnipe, charged with numbering a man
in that city On April 2, by shooting.
Two portraits Of the man appear on
the poster.
The book committee of the library
will hold a meeting next Friday aft
list of new books to be purchased.
The Fairfield Whist club met in
Southport yesterday, and was atten-
ed by ladies from this village. Three
tables were engaged. This is the old
est club of the kind in town.
The Buckingham memorial fund for
tn eiibrary has recently received the
sum Of $50 to be used for the purchase
of books of reference.
The Country Club Of Greengeld Hill
has just appointed the following gen.
tlemen and ladies to serve on COM
mittees for the ensuing year: Music,
w. S. Fallon; house, William o. Burr
Mrs. William w. Wilson and Charles
Gray; grounds, the same with Dwight
M. Banks; press Mrs. D. B. Adams
and Miss Maud Wilson.
Henry 8. Burr and Charles Seward
have gone on a trip to Boston.
Miss Louise Bulkley has a 30 horse
power E. NJ. F. auto.
The monthly report Of the library
for April is as follows: Books of fic-
ton read, 663; of Juvenile fiction, 292;
of all other books, enough to make the
total 1904. The adult readers num-
bered 654: and the Juvenile, 267. The
visitors numbered S79 making a total
of 1,79S. New members who have
joined the library number Z.
Friday evening last, while at the tea
table, Mrs. Albert Wheeler, Greenfield
Hill, suffered a stroke of paralysis.
a daughter of Nicholas Milbank,
from Los Angeles, is visiting her
grandmother on Greenfield Hill, Mrs.
Mary Milbank.
Charles Seward has recently bought
a yacht, and intends to be on the wa
ter a good deal this summer.
The Fairfield Juniors will have their
suits made by the Rowland Dry
Goods Company Of Bridgeport.
C. o. Jsliff Of Southport, has been
his brother, Theodore Jel-
lift, of Norwalk.
A number of our young folks went
over to the Staples High school a night
or two ago, TO attend the concert, in
Ruth and Mae Hawkins, Err
pae+ Jennings E1Orenne r 1,pap and