The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-02-06
FAIRFIELD

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| AS indicating somewhat the state of
| feeling in Southport. over the project
which was once used as portion. OF
| the Methodist church. the following
! letter has been received by w. e.
Purdy. from Camden. S. c.. written
says: my son has informed me that
| some parties have made applica ton
| for license for a saloon in which Ii
! duor is to be sold. said saloon to be
in the part Of the old Methodist church
| that is nearly in front Of my home in
! Main street He has also Informed
me that you are the proper party to
| address to present my remonstrance;
! also ask you to show this letter to
Mr.. Gilman and to present it at such
| time and place as is proper to make
| the protest.
my objections are two-fold I OBJ
| ject seriously to the establishment Of
| a saloon near my home as ] am and
| always have been quiet during the
| time I am In Southport Such place
all the attendant noise Of a public
| drinking place. Ny comfort and quiet
would be menaced and that Of my
! family. For this reason alone would
have you register my positive and Sc
| rious protest.
my property would also be threat
| ened. Not alone in depreciation Of
value as being adjacent to a public
nuisance. but by the injury caused by
undue boisterousness on the part Of
those passing to and fro from the sa-
loon. The natural outcome Of the eS-
| tablishment of such a nuisance near
| my property would be to cause a de-
probation in it's value. Therefore on
| this ground and all the aforementioned
reasons, I do most positively object
n hA oyro Mt Inc Of mr.
ask you to make my protest as strong
! as you can to the proper parties.
"Then there is the question of the
interests of the town. Southport has
always been a peaceable and peaceful
| residential place. 1t is quiet. and or
derby and very little of the so-called
| bad element exists. There is already
one saloon. 1t is well located. if a
saloon there must be. and it has thus
| far cared for all those who desire
| with two such places the very inter-
| ests of the town will be threatened
and protest onythis ground also. I
further protest ITO the establishment
of saloon near the trolley as it will
inevitably import into the town peo-
pie from the outside and will create a
serious nuisance. Please make my
protest as strong as you can
This letter will be read to the COM
missioners when they meet at the
|
sideration.
The committee appointed a few days
ago by the society Of the Congrega-
tionaI church. to send a protest to
Hartford against the proposition to
legalize games. ETC.. on Sunday. con-
sisting of Messrs. Bacon Wakeman,
Francis H. Brewer and j. Elting Deyo.
has sent circular letter to all the
churches in town asking them to join
in the protest. This Is not intended
as a local Sunday closing movement,
such as has broken out In Westport,
but simply to preserve the present
laws now on the statute book as re-
CARDS Sunday.
Few men have appeared before the
Board of Relief for the purpose Of hav-
ing their taxes reduced.
It appears that No. Ills Spring street
is the door opening into the rooms Of
the Fairfield Athletic Club. Manifest
" the club has not applied for a Ii
Quor license.
ley entertains the board of governors
of the Greenfield Country Club and
their wives.
Mrs. Jessie Hayes Of School street
went to Baltimore on Saturday to
visit her father who Is reported to be
seriously Ill.
Mr. Washburne. from Chicago. Of the
Hargrove school. spent the week end
in New Haven.
Patrons Of the Chautauqua living In
Southport include Mrs. C. O. Jelliff,
Mrs. M. B. Perry. Rev. and Mrs. A.
j. Pennell and Mrs. A. P. 8. S. and
Florence Jennings.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock. from
her late home on Greenfield Hill. was
held the funeral Of Mrs. G. Frank
Monroe. She was 6s years of age.
Two brothers. o. G. and Wallace NJ.
Meeker and two sisters. Susan and
Helena E. Meeker. as we'll as her hus-
band. survive.
The Young Peoples Whist Club met
on Thursday with Mrs. Walter S. Mer-
win Prizes were won by Simeon
Pease. Walter RedfieId. Frances Pease
and Mrs. Everett Lobdell. Others
present were Olive Pease. Grace Gould,
Ethel Merwin. Edith Merwin. J. Nell
son Hutchinson and wife, Howard l.
wakeman. Clifford j. Brotherton,
Everett Lobdell and Frederick Jen-
nings.