The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-05
FAIRFIELD


 Fairfield, July 5.-The airing of fam fly troubles are becoming frequent O late before Justice Wakeman in the town court. The fore part of the week the court listened to the jars over a daughter wearing spectacles, another where a son objected because his cup while during the middle of the week another family came through with their troubles about a breakfast not being ready on time In two of the cases the wife, as usual, got the worst son, handed thrashing to his father, Justice Wakeman has also received several complaints within the last few days from wives who make the claim that their husbands are abusing them. few arrests may follow. Wonder if there is an epidemic or is 1t the weather?
 The complaint made to Sheriff El- wood on Wednesday by R. H, Balcom of Irvington, N. Y., who was passing through the town about noon that 8 little girl had broken the wind shield first complaint of that order made to the town authorities The accident occurred near the plant of the Alu- minum Castings Co. It is hoped that the little girl meted out to her for her offense will have checking in. fuence on other youngsters who will throw stones at passing vehicles. MT, Baleom considered himself fortunate that his face was not cut, as he was Whsb while the broken n glass lass flew with great force all over the car lie was pro, tected by his goggles and 8 wind mask MT. Baleom stated that he could replace the glass for $le. sher- if Elwood succeeded in having E. the se though they. thought $3 was enough.
 Yesterday while Sheriff Elwood was waiting at his office for complaints against youths who might go too far with the celebration of the Fourth, he received a phone. message from of that place had developed a strong bun and was abusing his two young sons. The message came from one of the sons When the sheriff reached the Connor home he found the father behaving himself, and the sons ,,;r in ir a 3 why he had been sent for the sheriff learned from one of the lads that he was acting under the instructions of his father. The parent could not state why he had sent for the officer The sheriff believed he had sufficient cause to arrest the father but re- memhering the spirit of the day, passed over the offense.
 Samuel Wakeman of Southport has the contract for repairing the front of the Southport Trust Co. building:
 The Sunday school children of the Trinity Episcopal church enjoyed their annual picnic to Beardsley park on Wednesday. The trip avs made from the trolley center on a special trolley car.
 Tuesday evening on the site for their new fire house in Main street where they built large fire of the old
 beams and timbers which remained after the old Capt Wakeman Burr $ home was removed from the place. Work on the new fire house will be started within a very short while, The White family of Pequot avenue entertined friends from out of town over the Fourth, The Whites are re- cent arrivals fRn New York city. Mr. White is a Former editor of the Patriotic exercises marked the meeting of the Grange at the Grange hall in Greenfield Hill Tuesday even ing Besides the singing of patriotic lagongs, there were readings by Miss Olive Pease and Miss .Elva .Banhs. The meeting was in SchaTge of Over seer J. Clifford Brotherton.
 If Choosing to cook their own eats and make their own beds, five Fairfield youths have given up their homes for the summer months ana 4W1li De yIuuHu nightly at the Driven From Home" cottage at Fairfield beach: The auin- tetf includes Edward Shaniey, William Daly, Thomas Sweeney, John Murphy and Harry Carroll. Camp Starvation" is now on al full swing at Fairfield beach. A roll call each evening finds the. followine reporting: Teddy Fabryk, John Hall, Johnny Curran, Harry Anderson, and Carl Seirup. John Hanley from Jer- sey City joined the merry quintet yes- terday. These boys have it on many of the others in that they have wor- thy motor boat.
 The Sasquanaug Village Improve ment Association will hold their first tea tomorrow afternoon from 3 to 6 o'clock at the bathing pavilion. South port. There will be a sale of home made cake and candy.
 Mrs. Sidney Morris and grandson, Fred Morris of Southport, spent the Fourth with friends in Torrington,
 Camp life in the woods was started by a party of Fairfield boys yester- day, They have pitched their tents in Warehouses woods. The band ir- cludes, Austin Roche, Ernest Thomas
 Sherman Child. Elliot Wakeman and Lowell Jacoby.
 The engagement of Miss Loretta. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Siegel of the Stratfield district, to Dr. Nu- man Sussman of Glendale, L.. l., is an nounced.
 have returned from their honeymoon trip and are stopping with MT. and Mrs. William Nichols at their home ir,