The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
Postal Savings Bank To Open In
 FairfieId's P. 0.
Small Boy Breaks Shoulder While Playing at School
 Other News of Fairfield
Special to The Farmer.)

| OtACl lNCWS Ol HdI llClu
 Especial to The Farmer)
 Fairfield, Sept 21.-Harold Wat
 son, the five year old son of MT. and
 Mrs. Thomas Watson of Miller ave-
 nue, met with a painful accident yes terday morning when he broke his
 shoulder while playing at recess
 Harold, who is one of the smallest boys at the Sherman school was play
 ing game called "Horum'' when
 some of the larger boys became rath-
 CT rough knocking him down and
 dislocating his shoulder. The boy was taken to his home and a hurry call was sent to the home of Dr. Don aldson who was on the scene in short
 order. The doctor set the boy 8
 shoulder and said that it would be
 to use it again.
 Postal Bank For Fairfield. Word was received by Postmaster George H. Smith from Postmaster General Frank H. Hitchcock, to the l effect that postal savings bank will | be started in Fairfield on October IS, at the post office in this town. The | money from $1 upwards and from persons over the age of 10 years old. In the notification it was stated tha. persons will visit the post office in | the near future to make necessary preparations for the opening.
 Progress on New Basin.
 l Things are beginning to bloom up in the Hemlocks where the Bridge I port Hydraulic company is building a new reserve basin. The B. D. Pierce company of Bridgeport which has the contract for building the new section of the Black Rock turnpike started work yesterday with a steam shovel | cvr 6 .b be added as soon as things are in full l swing. William Stow of Bridgeport, l who has the contract for clearing the basin of its lumber, has had about 15 men at work since the job was started. It. has been estimated that | the basin contains some 2,000 cords l of wood or more and several thou sand feet of lumber.
 The Hydraulic Co.'S corps of sur veyors are now surveying for the | trunk line for the city, which is to be a AS inch main. It is expected that the work will be rushed in all its branches during the winter months and only let up when the weather in- sists upon it. The basin when com pleted, will be a little over three miles in length and ranging from 500 feet to one mile in width. Its total capa-s city will be about 3,750,000,000 gall Ions and will have a daily capacity of 50s000,000e gallons, or exactly the amount that it requires to supply the city of Bridgeport each day. The supply.
 Edward Dunleavey celebrated his 7th birthday a few days ago at his home on Spring street. There were many of his small friends to help him enjoy the day and all had a good time. Refreshments were served and the children left for their homes thinking of the day's enjoyment.
 The new motor boat which is be- ing built by the Anderson boat build CTS of Norwalk, for Samuel Sloan of this town is nearing completion and will be ready for use in few weeks. The boat is about 30 feet long and is of high power. MT. Sloan is to use his new boat for pleasure pur- poses about Southport,
 Winner N. Pratt of Holland Hill is building a new cottage on the beach.
 Joseph Weber of Brooklyn. who left the beach. a. week ago after spending the summer there, returned yesterday to spend a few more days while the good weather lasts.
 George Ciciola, who had a shoe shop in the Kinsella block, has moved his business to Bridgeport. All perl sons who had shoes there to be re- paired are requested to apply at the barber shop next door where they will be able to get them. q w auto delivery team in the repair shop for the past week is now driving it l about the, town. I
 Mr. Hargrove and family of New York are stopping at the Thistle cot .tage lon the beach.
 Miss Mildred Taylor of Southport has left for New York where she will | spend her vacation with friends.
 Wells Curtis who has had his auto l in the repair shop, is now seen on the streets again with it.
 F. M. Rosco moved his safe from his old store on the corner opposite the post office, into his new place at the trolley switch. M a Mrs. Lewis Larson is visiting rela- tives in East Hampton.
 Miss Lizzie Pike is having her place | on Center street painted. [
 Warren G. Waterman, formerly of | this town, but now of Michigan, IS | visiting at the home of Clarence | Sturges on Sasco Hill.
 The railroad bridge which crosses | Cemetery avenue is receiving a coat | of paint
 Mrs. J. H. Wood of Southport is | spending a; few days in Salem, NY.
 Rev. William Henry Holman of | Southport has announced that his | the Southport Congregational church | to Robert Smiley McClelland. The | ceremony will take place on Wednes- day afternoon, October 11th at 3:30. | After the ceremony the couple will . reside in Austin, Delta County, Colo rado.
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