The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-28
FAIRFIELD

Great interest is being manifested in the parish of St. Thomas over the new life which has come to the church with the advent of Father O'Dell. He is shrewd, active, young and full or life, and already has all the ladies on make successful any undertaking. pro. posed by him. Entertainments or various kinds have taken place in the parish hall, and it Is intimated that others will occur at frequent inter vals. All this promotes soc1abillty, gives work for willing hands. affords amusement for the younger members of the church. and incidentally helps to keep the treasury in a healthy con dition. Yesterday John Boyle was full of enthusiasm and hard at work executing a number of handsome post CTS with which to adorn the hall this evening. when a fair and social re- were really works of art, especially those entitled Remember the Girls , 'eSee Old Mother Goose and But from Her., and so on. A large crowd will be in attendance tonight. and many handsome penny will be made:
 Florence Bradley is reported as be- ing quite i'll.
 Wnile Carl Sirup is able to be about he has not felt Nike resuming work
 MT. Ballard. the popular clerk at Boyle's. has resigned his position, ana it is given out that P. J. Garvin Of Berlin. Is to take his place. A large number of friends and neighbors attended on Sunday the fu- neral of the late MT. Smith. the oblig- ing letter carrier, and Rev. pr. Ch1id officiated and made a touching ad- dress.
 The weather is now so mild it begins | to feel as if the Gun Club might nave a "shoot" in the course of a month or two on the Danbury road.
 Tomorrow it is expected the librar. ! fans of this town and Westport will l go to Middletown. to attend the an l nual meeting of the Connecticut Il. brary Association which will be helc l in the wilbur Fisk Hall of Wesleyan l University. There will be addresses on Book Binding Design: New Field oi Library Activity: The Popuiariation o l Psychology. by Prof. Raymond DodEt of Wesleyan; Connecticut Wits. b, Prof Henry A. Beers of Yale: and tn, l Historical Novel, by Prof G. B. Adam: i of Yale.
 The following valuable. technica books have just been added to the IL brary: Hand Loom Weaving: Tn Boys Book of Model Aeroplanes. b! Francis A Collins; Care hs of doa Trees' sns p p! Deleterious Effects. by Dr. Charles B Slocum: American Poultry Culture. b. R. B. Sando; Elements of Physics. b. George A. Hoadley; Insects and Dis ease, by Rennie W. Doan: and Swim in America by F. D. Coburn.
 On Thursday week the ladies of tn Missionary Society will give anothe
 of their delicious suppers at tn i-church parlors. sr =. Miss Wakeman was able yesterda,
 to resume her duties at the library.
 A few new books of interest to tn general reader will, before many days
 be placed upon the library shelves. in
 cluding The Clipper Ship Era. by Ar
 thur H. Clark: The Romance of tn
 Ship. by E. Keble Chatterton; Tn
 First Great Canadian. by Charles f . Reed: The Corsican. a Diary of Ma poleon's Life: and Pianoforte and Ii
 Music, by Krehterel.
 Next Friday afternoon Mrs Wflme
 N. Pratt will entertain the Afternoo
 Whist.
 Tomorrow afternoon at o'clocl
 there will be cake sale at the Soutf
 port Congregational church.
 The reading circle will meet tomoI
 row afternoon with Mrs. John f Perry