The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-02
FAIRFIELD

AT the meeting of the board of Sc
ectmen which was held Monday AFTER
loon. it was voted TO replace the gas
lights about the streets of the town
Nith electric lights contract mas
been signed with the bridgeport Il
tuIlainsi ting company and the WORK VI! ~
probably be started soon TINS VIII
be a great Improvement upon the pres
ant system of lighting with gas as the
lights now are invariabl burning our
ing the day and totally e11t1ngulShed
ri the proper time. causing much udhS-
er in traffic.
DEPUTY Sheriff z R. ElwoOd placed
an attachment upu a herd of COWS
eIonging to Louis PronoWoskl TOT
es6750 claimed TO be due him by s--1a-
1eI Condonski. who sold the COWS some
line ago to PrOnoToksi, RECEIVING
payment Of $50 and an agreement 70 pay
the balance With monthly payments
The cows were taken to the Br1dge-
,.ort Siaushter House where they Will
De held until the latter part of the
week when If some settlement mas not
been made the animals VIII De us
The Fairfield Girls club have re-
ceived their new piano This is a
great addition to the furnishings OF
their rooms as the young ladies viii
ind il valuable IN their entertain
rnents The piano arrived in time for
their New Years reception which was
held at the rooms on Tuesday evening
= fine musical program was rendered
Vocal and instrum rental selections
formed a part of the evenings enter
tainment Late in the evenings enter
ightfUl lunch wss served after which
the party broke up. all having en-
5oxed a very. pleasant time. -r
me visiting Committee OF the Con-
srazatioraI church extend an Invita-
ton to all the ladies of the church
to be present at a tea to be given
Friday afternoon from 3 to o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward MOrehouse are
entertaining ;heir son, Louis, for the
week.
The following is a list of new books
which have been received at the 10
cal library Spell of Italy, c A Ma
son: Socialism from a Christian Stand
Point. b Vaughan; Around the World,
Mrs 8 W c Tolman; Boys of rs,
Q G Coffin: A Montessori Mother, p
G Fisher; The Red Button, VIII Irwin:
Chain of Evidence, Carolyn Wells;
Barouet in Corduroy, Albert Lee:
Physics Of Agriculture, F. Fl: king;
Luxury OF Children, E. s Martin; Inn
OF Tranquility, John Joseph Shaylor;
silver Medal, J. T Trowbridge; Play
Days, s c. Jewett: When Life is
Through the Union, Palmer Cox; When
Christmas Came too Early, Blodgett;
Heart OF q Woman, Baroness Oczy;
The Angora Goat, s. C.. Schreiner;
Willingness of the Upper Yukon. Chas.
Sheldon; Babes in the african Woods,
r. G. Barnes; The Changing Chinese,
The Lost world, A. G. Doyle; Missing
Finger. Albert Boissere; Big Game
Hunting. Theodore Roosevelt; The
Master of the oaks, Mrs c. A. stan
lev. The Righted way, 3. P. Open
helm; Man and Superman, G. s. Shaw;
Tommy Trots Visit to Santa Claus,
T. N Page; The Christmas Angel. A.
F Brown; Solomon Crows, Christmas
Pockets, Stewart; The First Christmas
Tree, Henry. Van Dyke; The Sea Shore
Book. f. b Smith; Betty Bide-at-
Home. Beulah Dix; Knights of the
Golden Spur. R. 8. Holland; Stories
from The Life of Christ, Ke1man; Civil
War. Barstow; The Colonists and the
Revolution. Barstoyv; Childrens' Book
Of Christmas, J c DER
There was a large attendance at the
New Years dance which was given
st the Greenfield Country club Tues
cay evening. The building was elab-
o-ately trimmed for the occasion and
presented a very pleasing sight The
crowd danced the old year out and
the new IN Shortly before midnight
q lunch consisting of sandwiches, cake
and coffee was served. The affair is
counted as one of the most successful
ever held at the club house
The post office was closed yesterday
between the hours OF II a m. and s
p m in observance of the holiday
On account of the dispute over prop
erty rights, the Fairfield County COM
z1lissioners have refused to grant Ii
censes to Thomas Noon, William Kin
sella and Chris Rist, who have all ap-
place in this town The commissioners
feel that It is not their duty to de-
eide the question as to whom the legal
right of the property belongs and SO
turned the three down.
Tree Warden Clarence Bradley was
busy yesterday on the Stratfield road
cutting part of a large tree down
which was endangering the lives of the
pesserS-by- An electric light wire had
rubbed against the limb which hung
over the street, until it had nearly cut
it in two The limb was removed af-
ter some difficulty
The Christmas tree exercises of the
First Baptist church will be held this
evening at o'clock.
Members of the Ladies Home Mis-
Eionary society held meeting this af-
6ernoon In; the parlers of the Congre-
gatioaI church This was the first
meeting which has been held in cou-
PIE Of weeks and much business was
taken up
Miss Anna Gray left this morning
for South Hadley, Mass, where she is
2 student at Mt Holyo<e college,
Miss Laura Dowd has returned from
visit of several days with relatives
In New Haven
Mrs Eli Jennings is entertaining her
mother from Bethel as a New Years
guest.
FIRST THINGS