The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-01
FAIRFIELD

Between thirty and forty tickets
have been sold in town for the Bridge
port Chautauqua. A few who Will at
tend include DR.. and Mrs. Child. j.
Citing Deyo and wife, Miss kippen.
Livingston G. Smith and wife. Prof.
and Mrs. Francis Brewer. William Q.
Burr, Bacon Wakeman, CharleS q.
Jennings and wife. Benjamin Belts,
Dea. Wakeman and many others.
The case Of Joe Kendric VS.. Peter
Giedikie. for assault and battery, was
I'D before Justice Wakeman yesterday
morning. Both men ere employed at
the Rubber factory. and after a good
many words about some personal mat
ter, Giedikie struck, Kendric on the
arm with a stick and later pushed it
into one of his eyes, inflicting a Sc
we're wound. It did not appear at the
hearing that Kendric was to blame in
the matter and the Justice imposed
a fine Of IS and costs amounting IN all
to SIT.
Attorney James Cummings has. been
active in circulating a remonstrance
against granting license to one Lip
sitz of Bridgeport, for a liquor sa-
loon in the Perry block. He has had
no difficulty in getting signers and
many more stand ready to sign as
soon as the petition is presented.
Father Coleman and Father O'Dell are
both opposed to the granting of IL
cense, and so is Postmaster Smith
Benjamin Belts, Charles A. Wyrtzen
and many ladies have signed the re-
monstrance. Another remonstrance
has been prepared, pointing out the
legal difficulties in the way and this
will soon be ready for signers. The
town is thoroughly aroused over the
matter, and every effort will be made
to dock the proposition.
It is not known If the people Of
Southport take kindly to the purpose
to have a LIQUOR saloon opened In a
residential section of that voltage, in
a building which once was a portion
of the old Methodist church. Mr.. Jen-
nings, a son Of the postmaster, VINO
also runs meat market, is the one
who has applied for a license. The
saloon if it is opened, viii be in the
smith shop and the Jelliff wire cloth
mandatory. Naturally Mr.. Jelliff
and Mr.. Perry will not care to have
saloon so near their plant, tempta-
ton to the employees.
John A. Brinton and wife are the
guests of Mrs H. L. Mills.
Fred S. Mills and wife are visit
ing Mrs. Charles Clucus at the Hoff-
man Arms in New York.
Mr. Wilcox Of New York spent the
week end with A. Holland Forbes and
wife at Garden Court.
A hydrant is to be placed on Fair
field beach for the safety of summer
residents.
A collector for personal taxes is
wanted. Apply to the selectmen.
At the whist given on Saturday ev-
ening at the Greenfield Country club,
the prize winners were William III.
Wilson, Harold Hull, Mrs. Simon c,
Bradley and Miss Maud Wilson. There
was a large attendance, and after the
cards cake and cream was served:
The dance which Ellis e. Robertson
| and wife proposed to give to thetl
| friends and neighbors this evening, has
been postponed.
| It has been decided to hold a Farm
| er's institute at the Greenfield Hill
| Country club on the 18th of March
| The program will be arranged by Mel
| lis II. Sherwood and William 0. Burr
| Mrs. Emma Gray Of Trenton, n. j.
| is visiting in town.
/ Editor Farmer: I desire to correc
| a statement attributed to me in thu
Fairfield news Of the. Farmer, las
| night. to the effect that during m!
talk upon the Russo-Japanese war
| Monday night I said, Russian sur
| geons are often drunk" This is al
! error. During my stay with tn
1 Russian Army in Manchuria 1 neve
/ saw an Intoxicated surgeon and woult
i feel very sorry to be held Responsible
as the author Of such an unwarrantet
accusation against the character OF al
able and honorable body of profession
| al men as can be found in an.
Yours sincerely,
| v. HAZARD,
u. s. A.