The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-21
FAIRFIELD

is hustling around these days round-
 ing up numerous young lads who are
 alleged to have something. to do with
 in the Greenfield Hill and Stratfield
 districts. Yesterday the sheriff was
 scouting around the Moody Mill dis trict The youngsters are school boys. Towards the end of the school days they became restless and play hook ey:' Most of the people are in the fields in these busy days of planting, ! hoeing and weeding and leave their homes unoccupied. The youngsters ! seize this opportunity to break into the homes. The activity on the part of the sheriff and the punishment of a few of the lads will do a great deal to break up the scare.
 Marriage returns to the town clerks office yesterday note the marriage on May 27 by Justice of the Peace Bacon Wakeman of John E Lesko, 21, of Bridgeport, son of John and Veronica Lesko, and Miss Wilhelmina daughter of Andrew and Margaret Gagnon of Fairfield. Another return was of the ] marriage, also by Justice Wakeman, on Wednesday afternoon of William don. aged 45. both of Newtown- This latter couple were at one time, man and wife, but separated and obtained a divorce. They decided to re-wed. The children of the upper grades of the Dwight school will hold their clos ing exercises this evening at the grange hall, Greenfield Hill.
 Residents of Sasco Hill are not say ing much but are thinking consider able relative to the speed shown in the repairing of the bridge between Sasco Hill and Southport over the this bridge has been closed to teams and automobiles, while even pedes- trians take a chance in crossing.
 The New Yorker, whose racing craft became grounded on Pendeld Reef several days. ago succeeded in freeing through the aid of a steam launch. The craft is now at the Bridgeport Yacht club while the owner has taken kindly to the delights of Fairfield beach and is stopping at the Twilight cottage.
 Recent arrivals at the Ivy Cottage include MT. and Mrs. A. G. Smith of Brooklyn; MT. and Mrs. F. B. Small- wood of New York: Mir. and Mrs. John J. scanlon of New York; Richard of South Norwalk and Miss Rose
 Jack Glenn has as his guests at his cottage the Rising Star" three stud- ents from the Boston school of Tech
 Miss Catherine Willie of Fairfield beach is spending the week end in Miss a. "A. Banks. will be the hotess at the next regular meeting of the Greenfield Country club, Tuesday. June 25.
 Among the graduates of the New England Conservatory of Music, Bos- ton. is Miss Marion Durham of Green field Hill. Commencement will be held Tuesday. June 25:
 The Misses Ethel Hotchkiss and Catherine Kinsella are two of Fair uating class of the Staples High school, Westport. Many of their friends attended their commencement exercises in Westport last evening.
 That commotion in town yesterday erous gasoline engine the latest ad- dition to the Bridgeport fire fighting force The engine was being run through town on a trial trip: The rattling of shutters and the shaking front of the house when the ponderous
 The Fairfeld Juniors will play the Sokols of Bridgeport at the Warehouse lot. Sunday afternoon. 2s
 Miss Mary Oliver of the Ivy Cot tage, Fairfield beach, spent Wednes- day in New Haven.
 Mrs. Ralph Mcclure Tucker and son, Ralph, of North Carolina, are stop. ping at "Bena Vista" sasco Hill.
 Mrs. Edgar Post, and daughter, Eve lyn and Mildred, have returned to- their homes in sasco Hill. after an enjoyable stay in New Jersey.
 Residents of Fairfield beach state that the mosquito pest Is as thick as ever along the beach front. Men are still at work for the Dredging and Irrigation Company draining off the stagnant waters, but there is still re- maining many acres of swamp land to be drained It is probable that in these undrained parts the mosquitoes are propagatfng unmolested.
 Leroy Beach of Center street, has returned to his home with his bride, who was Miss Marie Kelly of Lee. Mass. They were married in that town on Monday last.
 Miss A. B. Jennings has presented to the library three volumes of the ..Diary of Gideon Welles," who was secretary of state under Lincoln and Johnson.
 Friends in town have received word from Henry F. Williams who is trav- cling in Europe that he will set sail on June 27. He has been on the con- tinent since April.
 The school board met yesterday af- tSrnoon and made plans for the in. stal1ation of a ventilation system in the proposed new school building.