The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-11
FAIRFIELD

The Selectmen held another meeting yesterday forenoon and determined to issue a warning for a town meeting to be held on Monday, the 2Oth inst. Among other things the warning will call for the laying of a tax tor the ensuing year; for an appropriation or S10, ,0O0 to enlarge the Nicholas Terrace school house, and for an apprOpriatlOn of probably some $2,000 for enlarging g the vaults at the Town house where the records are kept. It is hoped the warning will ask the town to accept School street, to insist upon the wid- ening of Main street from Broad to Sasco Hill, and to n-nvide the ways and means for building a beach All these things neeu 70 be done and at no time in the future can they be accomplished at any less cost than at present.
 Owing to the severe storm on Friday morning the schools were dismissed for the day.
 An elaborate program of something like 40 pages is being prepared for the concert on St. Patrick's Day which Is to be given by the Holy Name so- ciety of St. Thomas church at the parish hall
 Fanny Smith is reported seriously III with the grip.
 James Murphy has erected in his lot two large advertising signs to be rented it is understood to the Bridge port Advertising Company. One of these Is over 100 feet long.
 Prof Hargrove and wife passed Thursday in New York.
 Mr. Won Holtz, who has been for many years in the employ of Frederick Northrop at his lumber yard in South port, contemplates opening news de- pot in that village.
 Henry Knapp of Greenfield Hill, who has been very i'll for sometime, is reported as failing.
 Ten ladies of the Social club met on Wednesday with Mrs. William Ra1- yeas, and elected the following offi- cers: Mrs. Charles Jennings. president; Mrs. s. Wisner, vice president; Mrs. Grace Wilson, secretary.
 Edgar T. Andrews of Bethel has sold to Mrs. Annie E. Mfddlebrook, two cows and a horse. All are said to be new"
 A lady we'll known on Greenfield Hill, Mrs l.. Ferris, aged 75. died on Thursday. after short illness suppos- ed to be from heart failure. She leaves two brothers, Simon Banks of South port, and Sherwood Banks of Green field Hill. Three sons and two daugh- ters also survive, Mrs. William Hill lived at home, Charles Ferris of Fair field and William B. Ferris of Mill Plain!
 Hepburn Walker has sent his fam ous Chow Chow dog home to Pitts burg.
 Arthur Child is sending home some graphic accounts of the Revolution in Mexico as he observes it in the sec tion of the country where he is stop ping And from Labrador come very interesting descriptions of life in that cold. foggy deserted and .inhospitable country. There Is not likely to be any revolution in Labrador. The, ice bergs keep the blood of the natives cool.
 Thomas Forsythe is again able to attend to business as usual
 William Da1ling has not recovered his health so as to be able to engage in his customary heavy work.
 Father Coleman, formerly of St. Thomas passed through town yester- day on his way to Bridgeport, where he had some legal business. He is looking better than when he gave up his pastorate.
 If the sidewalks on Main street could be turned into canals and the town would furnish gondolas, it might be possible to navigate past the resi- dence of Col. Havard and Judge Banks, and possibly some other sections of the town. It is a curious thing to find the sidewalks in an old and veal thy town, lower than the roadway, and lower than the bordering strips of turf. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the water to run off.