The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-07
FAIRFIELD

marked yesterday that owing to the
numerous queer affairs which happen
in town, including the bold holdups,
many ladies were timid about being
On the street after. dark. Since the
three drunks'' were disposed of last
Wednesday, their fears have been in
a measure allayed, and quiet and peace
now prevail.
Two of our we'll known citizens are
formulating plans for a trip to Lon
will arrive in season to witness the
coronation of King George, if they
are fortunate enough to get a seat.
Father O'Del! and Commissioner
Pease have been indulging in good
deal of quiet fun, and little "josh-
ing about the recent invasion Of the
town by drunken tramps, and the
sending of a couple of them UP for va
grancy. 1t was bold stroke to cap
ture them on such q dark and stormy
night.
Someone suggests that the ''heroes
negie medals. for saving the town and
preventing blodshed. The idea is an
excellent one.
Mrs q. Guilbert is having a vacuum
cleaner added to her household ar
rangements.
The charming program of short
talks, STORIES and music, prepared for
repeated upon some future occasion.
AS Miss Iva King has had the
measles twice she thinks there would
be no personal danger il she visited
Willimantic.
Miss Sherwood of Southport was the
guest yesterday of Miss Loretta. Per
ry.
Print Hale and wife Of Stratford
have been visiting friends in town.
Our boys who are at college at Rut-
gers Smith, Deyo and Sandiford, will
be home for the holidays next week.
John buckingham returned yester-
day to the military school at North
field, VT.
Andrew Huntington will soon be
home from Yale.
The report Of the Memorial library
for March is as follows: Daily average
Of visitors II: new members g: adult
readers 7O1; Juvenile reader 365; WISH
General works circulated 173; fiction
1854: Juvenile fiction 1.592; total boct~
circulated 1853; daily average OF
books called for 1879.
Regardless of the darkness and
heavy storm, pleasant whist party
Of Simon C. Bradley and wife at
Mil Plain. and all the members save
one responded. It was the regular
meeting Of the Fairfield Bridge whist.
The following gentlemen with their
wives were present: First Selectman
Charles 8. Fox. Henry 6. Burr, Geo.
E. Sartin, W. O. Burr, J. r. Taylor.
Frederick A. Burr also William E.
Hulse.
Miss sturges is home from a winter
in New York.
Mrs. Howard Gray. at her cottage
at Fairfield beach, has had for re-
cent guests Mrs. Charles Gray and
Miss Anna Gray.
Miss Marie Harrison had for week
end guests. Gertrude Clark and Laura
Reynolds Of Bridgeport.
Mrs. Nellie H. Sherwood has for
guest Miss Maggie Fulton Of New
York. Nellis Fl. Sherwood is home
from Vermont where he found the
snow feet deep. He does not wonder
at our cold weather when the wind
blows from the north.
The same as last summer the young
men at the Hargrove school expect to
organize, a baseball team and will
play match games with other schools
A daughter has been born to the
family of j. William Van Ness.
John Corners and wife, after a Wis
1t in Southport, have returned to Mas
sachusetts.
Four young ladies are now enjoy
ing vacation at the Gould Home.
Fred Disbrow has bought a new
horse.
Memorial services are to be held on
Easter Sunday at Trinity church in
Southport in honor Of the late Rev
DIR. Edmund Guilbert.
On the 18th Of this month the South
port Whist club will meet with Miss
Mabel the daughter of E. W. S. Pick
EFT.
Josiah Turney and wife are home
from a visit to Florida.
Neils P. Johnson is now at work
for the Thomas Forsythe Building
Company.
William Mosher is working for the
Rubber company.
On the End of May the Fairfield
smoker. At this time arrangements
will be made for the annual carnival
1t is thought the new auto chemical
will be ready for use by the 1st OF
May.