The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-04-04
FAIRFIELD

Yesterday the School Board held it's regular monthly meeting, and trans acted considerable business. In the absence of the President, Moses E. Banks, who is ill., Commissioner Sim con Pease was elected President pro tenn. The resignation of Prof. A. H. Bowers, principal of the Dwight school, Greenfield Hill and the only male teacher in town, was received with regret and accepted. The resig- nation is to take effect the last of July. MT. Bowers has been an ear nest and faithful teacher in the schools of the town for the past 10 years. Before going to the Dwight school he was for many years the principal of the Pequot school in Southport. William O. Burr and M. E. Banks were appointed committee. to look after the enlarging of the Nicholas Terrace school house. All the teachers for the coming school year were reengaged as follows: for the Sherman school. Julia c. Banks. Mary E. Nichols, Louise Scofeld,> Ella J. Holley and Lena swartz; Dwight school Carolyn Griffith and Marie wakeman; Pequot school, Mary V. McGarry. Julia A. Francis and Daisy K. Hendrick; Nicholas Terrace school, Minnie E. Walsh, Sylvia Johnson, Jen- nie E. Crotty and Ruby Weed; Mill Plain school. Grace E. Shelley and Adelaide Fields. Holland Hill, Jennie the Easter vacation continue from the 7th inst, to the 18th. Word was re- ceived from MT. Banks that he is inn proving in health, and before long will again be about
 Miss Banks, who spent considerable time at Sommerville, $. C., which is some 25 miles inland from Charleston, fr1 thn yU1,n mo n n tea is grown. She saw one farm of 90 acres. She says the plant is in foliage all the time, and that each year it is cut back, and the tea leaves for commerce, are plucked from the fresh twigs. Children pick the leaves. Some of the tea, as the green, is cur ed by being placed in large revolving cylinders which are heated to a high temperature. There is a very good trade school in Sommerville, and ii is partly supported by the revenue derived from the team. The School Board, when it met yesterday, found packets of this American tea on the council board, one for each member of the board. sa
 There will be special music at St. Paul's church next Sunday, Palm Sunday, MT. Webster singing a solo, and MT. Bottomley of Bridgeport playing a violin solo obligato. This in COQn0CIlOn WlCn the ClOlT anu tL6 or gan will be worth hearing.
 The town Is promised a huge bull letin board, at Boyle's corner, dis playing all the latest news, baseball scores and & catalogue of article for sale inside the pharmacy.
 No one appears to know exactly what form the meeting for this ev- L. Richards of Cannon station will take, or what the outcome will be. MT. Richards is known to be work CT in the temperance field. The meet ing is announced for the hall over MT. Bett's grocery store, but MT. Betts said yesterday the probability is that If any considerable number the library building.
 Hargrove school students were say ing yesterday that an attempt was made Sunday night to burgfarize the school. According to their version of the affair, man got into the base switch, turned off all the lights in the building. The students, including Potter, Douglas, Foin, Wagner and others, rushed to the basement and routed the intruder, but did not. suc- ceed in capturing him. It is thought that by next Saturday all the students will have gone away for their Easter
 
 Mrs. J. T. Farley will soon open her house on Main street.
 Mrs. Mary G. Mills and John Mills are home from a visit to Atlantic City.
 Today Miss Theodora Wheeler re- turns to Vassar College.
 The following have been elected of- ficers of the Fairfield Junior baseball team: Manager J. Lynch; business manager, F. Anderson: captain P. Carroll. At the drawing the suit case was won by A. Bennett: the meer- schaum pipe by R. Hollenbury and the silk umbrella by Mrs. E. Murphy. It is thought the drawing netted some $50.
 Thursday evening Mrs. c. l.. Bulk ley will entertain the Kings Daugh- ters.
 Moses Guilbert and his sister, Miss Isabelle, are home for the holidays.
 The Sherwood family of Southport has returned from a visit to Atlantic City.
 Milton W. Jennings has so far re- covered as to be ablesto attend to business.
 Many friends and relatives attend ed the funeral on Friday Of Mrs Emma J. Wheeler of Greenfield Hill E. R. Sherwood, Richmond Knapp Wilbur Jennings and Ernest Johnson were the pail bearers.