The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-22
GIGANTIC MIXER
 FINALLY LOCATED
Trouble Placing Monster Concrete Mixer-Carnival Attractive.
FAIRFIELD

Fairfield. Aug 22.-After ;. several
 days hard working, employessof the Warren Bros. Co.,, have succeeded in
 the fiat car at the railroad siding to
 the Edward Smith gravel bank in Mill Plain. The gravel for the new pave
 ment is secured at the pit. The prep | aration consisting of fine gravel, as- phalt and other scientifically prepared substances in which the company has a patent is carried from the mixer by 1 teams to the street. Sylvanus Beck with has the contract for all the crush I ing Of the stone and the carting and team work. Thomas Forsyth, the To-
 cal carpenter, is erecting a large shed l which is intended to shelter the gang of laborers who will soon arrive here. | The start of the work will be made al
 Ash Creek and will end at the West- 1 port town hne. The first section will 1 include from Ash creek to Hints cor ner. While the street is being torn up and the pavement laid, all team and auto traffic will be sent over the back 1 roads.
 One of the large auto tank wagons
 of the Gulf Refining O., skidded on l the turnpike near the PeQuot swamp l in Southport on Monday sending the
 heavy machine into a telegraph pole ! The climbing process turned the cal | over and into the ditch Two men
 who occupied the seat jumped when they saw their predicament. The car l was lighted. and lowed into Bridge port.
 Tuesday was the opening night of the Fairfield F'iremen's carnival, fair sig Fed crowd being on hand. The danc- 1 ing to the music of the Coast Artil- lery orchestra was thoroughly enjoyed finVae
 about the grounds especially the wheels 1 of fortune, the "dolls'' and the hot
 dogs. All were well patronized. l Charles Slavin of 451 Poplar street Bridgeport, who has been stopping
 with his brother, George Slavin, is tc
 leave to-day for Detroit Mich, where
 he has accepted position with the ] Velie Auto Go. While in Bridgeport l Mir. Slavin was connected with the
 Eastern News Company.
 There will be meeting of the new l ly formed troop of Boy Scouts ot Southport this evening.
 The Southport Firemen's carnival is
 scheduled to open next Monday on the l Pequot school grounds
 Following a visit with friends IT 1 Wilton, Mrs. Fred Roscoe has return Il ed to her home in Southport.
 The Misses Alice and Stella Coxe o1 Poughkeepsie, N. r., are being enter I j. MT. and Mrs. Warren Baker ane
 Miss Agnes Wheeler have departed tc
 their homes in Stamford following g
 visit with MT. and Mrs. William E I Purdx.stef
 Mrs. Clarence sturges of Sasco HI
 is entertaining her brother Warren q 1 Waterman
 The following committees have charge of the various branches of the | work of the bazaar of the Greenfield
 Hill grange this afternoon at the grange hall: Fancy work Miss Elys Banks. Miss Fannie Conklin and Mrs Clifford Banks; candy, Misses France: l Peasa, EtheA and Edith Merwin; cake I Mrs. William B. Ferris, Mrs. Simeon Pease and Mrs. Albert M. Bulkieys ies tcream, Clifford J. Brotherton, MAtor 1 Miss Olive Hull, Miss Nellie Wilson
 and Everett Van Ness; soft drinks
 Frank Brown and Loren Jennings I dancing, William $. Falion, William P BulkIey,, William E. Meeker and Clay I ton S. Elwood.
 I Mrs. DeVer c. Warner is the host.
 ess at the garden party given this af'
 ternoon by Miss Margaret Warner. l Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jennings have
 Dunlxirk and daughter, Jessie, oi I Brooklyn
 Harry Barker has purchased the BiIger place in Spring street.
 The engagement of Miss Amy Maria daughter of MT. and Mrs. J.. O. To. 1 ren to MT. Ernest A. Berger of Bridge l port is announced.
 Miss Louise Forsyth has as her guest l Miss Mabel Connors of New Haven. Miss Gladys Delaney of Bridgeport lis visiting Mir. and Mrs. w. c. Kin I sella