The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-07
FAIRFIELD
oME rHINGs As sEEN

SOME THINGS AS SEEN
 BY OLD RESIDENTS.
 Family heirlooms and bric-a-brac which have been in the Burr 1anliy q great number of years, were yesteroay shipped to Mrs. George w. Polk oI Poughkeepsie, N. Y. and Mrs F. N- Sargent of Passaic, N J. Both Mrs Polk and Mrs. Sargent are. daughters of the late William Burr, recently oe , ceased. The Burr family are pioneers of Fairfield The late MT. Burr was of inc seventh generation in Fairfield A tract of land in town granted 10 tne Burr family seven generations ago nas been handed down from gener .ei steaoti - eo generation up to the present IlIne aes. III Fl the 47o0s the Burr family came to tf11s country. Of old time stock the late MT Burr lived a vigorous hfe- At. ways a man of action, always busy, as were his ancestors before nm, HIS life was never an idle one ana con I ttinued so until the S8th milestons had been reached Land held by the Burr family for years is still owned ana made fruitful by sons of the late Nkr- Burr.
 | The grocery business now conducted Inv MT Betts has been Continuous in Fairfield for a number of years. For merly established in building on the Icorner of Main and Broad streets, the grocery business was carried on by MT Bett,s father as general country store At that time MT. Betts, pro prietor of the present store, was clerk l ing for his father and continued so un- til his father handed the business over to the son, the present owner. MT Betts continued business at the old stand until the building was destroy ed by fire, necessitating rebuilding, which was done at the present site, where Mr. Betts has carried on his business for some 29 years Having built up a large trade in Fairfield and lneighboring districts, the Betts build l ing is one of Fairfields 1andmarks- l MT Joseph Sturgisss formerly station agent at the local station, has seen many changes in railroad conditions in this town since he was first employ led as telegraph operator and assistant to his father, who at one time was station agent At that time two track system was in use, towers and block signals were not thought of and Icrudity instead of the present electric devices were in use. Tn the passing | of years since MT Sturgis first took up railroading many changes have taken place in and about the local station. While changing conditions have demanded more up-to-date meth ods. of lrailroading, MT Sturgis likes to occasionally draw comparison with past and present facilities, always i claiming a, preference for what was in 1 vogue during, his time as a railroad l man. MT. Sturgis is still a hale and hearty man. He is a pleasant and lentertaining man to meet and as .'Joe' lSturgis he is liked by all.
 While trolley service in town is fair fly good, still improvements trolley wise have not kept abreast of the times Nineteen, years ago this winter the first trolley cars invaded Fairfield. The single track service. with it's switches, etc, was ample to meet all demands for trolley transportation at that time Traffic of course, at the beginning of trolley service was rather small, but l til now the Fairfield and Southport line is one of the best paying assets iof the trolley company. Demand Is now being made for a better service; nothing will satisfy patronage of the road which is constan nt1y increasing, but a double track system with it's consequent elimination of switches,
 giving better facilities for reaching Iotr beaches, which are growing in pop
 ularity. Frequent requests are made
 of real estate agents by those wishing to purchase land. Scarcity of suitable
 land sites in districts centrally located can not be had for less than $40 a
 front foot Which all goes to show
 that demands are being made for inn
 date trolley service is required to meet
 the growing needs of the town. T William Daning. truckman, of Ro-
 wan avenue, has broken ground for a
 double house, on land adjoining his
 present residence The Fsorsythe Build
 ing Go. has the contract for building It is MT. Halling.s intention to erect a
 two-fami1y dwelling house with all
 modern improvements. to be ready for \ occupancy in the early spring
 MT McNamara, proprietor of the
 
 chased a new Ford machine MT. Mo
 Namara found last seasons summer trade a heavy one Demands on him for transportation to and from the : tel were numerous and both himself and wife were kept on the jump com stantIy- Catering to the wants of summer tourists is a matter of mo-
 nent with both MT. and Mrs. McNa- mara. and one which they .capably ham,
 de.
 Carl and George SchuIte are both
 employed at the Mills Taxi Co,
 Bridgeport Carl is on the regular list and George as an extra Both are on the night force.
 Parties from Bridgeport were iI
 town yesterday 1nquiring for available
 sand pits. Building operations ir Tridgep5r 5rt this coming summer necess- itates going outside by contractors 1T
 procuring material
 F'orsytne Building Go is about ready
 to start operations on 8 shore man
 sion for aprominent New York bank CT. The building is to be erected or !, the shore road midway between South : fport and Greens Farms. It is to be 2 |. tmodern. up-to-date mansion and vii ! add to the beauty of the present shors | residences.
 Meeting of seIectmen yesterday af ternoon was fraught with routine bus
 mess. The ordering payment of out Il standing bills will tend to bring look : of cheerfulness to the faces of many l. Town Clerk stJoe'' Flint attended = meeting of Bridgeport Elzs last even ing Joe is a past exalted ruler 0 Bridgeport lodge and one of it's mos