The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-29
FAIRFIELD

A meeting is to be called in the near future of the Democratic Town Com
 mittee. Activity will be shown by
 the leading members to get the party together. There is a splendid chance in town for victory if the leaders get l together and organize in various sec tfons, Stratfeld, Nichols Terrace, Fair | field, Southport, Greenfield Hill and Hulls Farms, which comprise the town of Fairfield, to select good candidates for the local town election this coming fall.
 If a low tax rate platform be adopt | ed it will mean success. The tax rate under the present administration is l entirely too high for the results ob- l Democratic year. Railroad surveyors are in town for | the past few days making the neces- | sary survey to ore blueprints for the coming identification on the New Haven extension from Stamford east to New Haven. Contractors are to be- gin work about midsummer to con- struct the concrete piers, wiring, etc. Station Agent Ki1lian and First
 Truckman I. N. Book attended the Dutch supper at New Rochelle last
 week, given by the railroad operators a splendid feast. Clifford Kealy is meeting with great
 success. He is employed by the N. Y, N. H. & H. R. R. as a fireman
 under B. G. Post, road foreman of en- l zines at Bridgeport.
 James F>urniss, formerly of Fair field, paid a brief visit to town re- gently. MT. Furniss is located at Portchester, foreman of gang of
 bridge constructors on the New Haven line
 Quite a few baseball fans from here fI,o a
 this afternoon.
 J. H. Cobb is repairing the library
 chimneys.
 Miss Anna L. Hawkins who was se-
 riously Ill with scarlet fever, is con-
 valescing. She intends to continue
 her schooling about the middle of
 May.
 A number of the Staples High stu
 dents of this town attended a party
 on Charles McMullen at Westport, re- gently.
 Mrs Wyrtzen, the local grocer's
 mother, is quite i'll in the Bridgeport
 hospital.
 Mrs. Morris Lyons. who died. Tues
 day morning, was buried this after
 noon at 2:3O. Interment was in Fair
 field East cemetery. The following unclaimed letters are
 held in Fairfield post office: George
 Sheldon, John .Sogtek, Ned Johnson,
 MT. Tony Leece, Miss Inda Hull, Miss Minnie Beers. Miss Frances Leahy is very ill at her home with humps MT. and Mrs. Wheatlay are spending
 the week end with E. J. Graham. Miss Mortenson, Formerly bookkeep- new position. Master Wm Shalyey is the guest of his aunt, Mrs E. Tierney. Miss Polly Rockwell has resigned her position at the Eastern Underwear factory. 1 The local teachers, Misses Hall, West, Frances Mc<3aExy, GAacnsy. Kea- l ley, Bergen and Cummings, attended | the county convention at Bridgeport. Miss Eoise vibbard is visiting her
 mother at Wm. Penny's residence. | Edward Wells, who was chauffeur on the florist auto for Warner, has | been transferred to a Bridgeport posi- 1 ton.
 Patrick Smith has taken a position
 as chauffeur for Nathaniel Bishop of Bridgeport. l The sewing society of St. Paurs church parlors. Miss Sarah Mackiloff who has been | i'll at her home on Sasco Hill, has re- covered.
 | The Fairfield Reserves tried out sev-
 eral new players Sunday in order to I son. This team would like to hear
 from any IA year old team in the
 city
 The Fairfield Hotel has been decor ated with flags and bunting for open | ing week.
 Mr. and Mrs. George Smith, who have been visiting relatives in New
 Jersey, have returned home. Among those who attended the re- ception at Mrs. B. J. Taylor's from | this town, were Miss Ruth Child and Miss Kathryn McCaffrey. The last meeting of the Spoon Whist
 Club was held Friday evening at Char les Posts.
 A new open car equipped with the
 new style double step passed through this town on it's way to Norwalk, Fri day.
 Champagne-co1ored needle-run lace is a charming addition to many af-