The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-17
STRATF0RD= =FAIRFIELD=S SOUTHPORT Daily Choncngs of he Dogs of Our Country Cousins by The
 Farmers Special Correspondent
WHERE'S THE WHEELBARROW
One Wheel Automobile Disap- pears in Broad Daylight and
 Therein Lies a Mystery
Special to the Farmero

falrheld June 17.-A couple of late visitors to the town complain that they nave been the victim of sharp hack | men. The men who wished to req oh
 a mouse only short distance from the depot employed a hackman and when
 he had driven them about the town Tor half an hour they paid the local Jehu 75 cents. Imagine their surprise
 the next day when they obtained their
 bearings to find that they could easily
 nave walked the distance
 yesterday about noon E. R. Gilson
 borrowed A. s. Perry's wheelbarrow
 and steered it safely to his home on
 Sprlng street. ME Gilson neglected
 to hitch the barrow and when he re-
 turned five minutes later the barrow
 had disappeared. Now wheelbarrows
 do not have. wings and have never
 been known to fly in Fairfield and Gill
 son is wondering what became of
 the vehicle
 John J. Boyle made a dicker in five
 minutes yesterday by which he became
 the possessor of an Overland runa-
 bout of the latest pattern
 The BrookSides of Bridgeport are coming over tomorrow to get a trim-
 meng from the Fairfield Juniors
 Arthur Sturges and Miss May Stur- ges left town to-day for a trip abroad Tn which they will visit the late res idence of Jonathan Sturges in France. They will take charge of the effects of their deceased relative. It has not yet been decided to bring the remains to the old home here
 Daniel Rock visited his store here yesterday and is getting himself ready to take up his business cares again after his long Hines.
 The annual clam bake and jollifi- cation of the Mems club of the Con- gregational church tc ok place last ev- ening at Fairfield beach. There were games and contests for the youngsters and a social hour for their elders. There was an abundance of every thing that ticl.les the male palate and it was done ample justice. About 50 were present. After the bake those present enjoyed old time songs. W. O. Barr was chairman of the committee in charge which consisted of Rev. F. s. Child, J. H. Wakeman, Charles Jennings and Edward Osborne.
 The Fairfield baseball nine will play the reorganized Stratfords on Sunday afternoon at the McGarry field.
 The town school committee will meet for business next Monday night.
 The final codicfl to the will of the | late Susan w. Nichols makes the fo' lowing bequests revoking others made Frederick Thrope 5000: | Mary E. Brown $700; Mary $. Wake man s7O0: Jennie s. TerhYn inc s7o0; pr. | M. V. B. Durham s7QO; Clarence Thorpe $700; Frederick Thorpe $700; | Mary A. Cleveland $500. To Elizabeth Howard Nichols, daughter of the de- ceased brother Ellington H. Nichols is devised all the silverware and per i sonal effects of the testatrix. NTo Will liam Sanford Jennigs 5000. The codf- | cil is dated May 24, 1907 and is wit messed by Howard N. Wakeman, Caroline M. Milbank and George Beers. dy,oi{ tod fn ho Inn ,, 1911.
 The last will and testament of the late Catherine A. Blakeman has been admitted to probate by Judge Fillmore s. Banks of the probate district of Fairfield. It is dated March 31, 1897. sins of the testatrix Edward Richards James Richards and the children of the late Mrs. GeQrgiana. Taylor. All the furniture and everything in the house is included in this bequest. To the Congregational church in Green field S1,000 as a perpetual fund to be governed by the same rules and re- Quirements as a like bequest by the father of the testatrix. Nettie and FL lie Hinman of Bridgeport $1 900 each. Home Missionary Society of New York $2,O00 American Missionary as- sociation of New York s2.000. American Board of Missions of Mass -chusetts | 6 residue of the estate tWo-fffths is de- vised to Mary N. Campbell and Oracle Kissam, grandchildren of the cousin of the testa trix Sarah A. Northrop. The remaining three -fifths is divided equally between Edward Richards, ard the children of deceased cousin Taylor. Rufus B. Jennings is named as executor and the witness $ are Mary c. Meeker, Martha c. Meeker and M. Louise Meeker. A CO., iicil dated sept. 4. 1903 revokes a be- 1uest to Fannie l.. Conklin and creates ! trust fund of S6,00O in the hands of Edward Richards the income of which shall be enjoyed by said Fannie L. Richards.
 Charles Growther lost the end of his thumb in a finishing saw at the For ;yth wood shop yesterday.
 Miss Natalie Forbes has returned to Ter home on Main street. She has ,een attending the Ingleside school at New Milford
 The Ladies Afternoon club was en- .=rtained yesterday by Mrs. stephen Clifford