The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-01
Faiirfield

been taken from the water a pulmo-
 tor from the Emergency hospital was used without avail.
 The pulmotor had been used but short time and pr. J. G. Walsh of the Emergency hospital pronounced the boy dead Dr. Donaldson. medi permission for the removal of the body. Dfnerstein, who conducts store on the Post road in Fairfield, took his son swimming in the after be of dangerous depth, but sudden ly the boy went below the surface and the father began calling for
 help. At the time of the accident there was one near who could swim.
 The board of finance has voted to
 sell at public auction the property known as the Wilson's Mills school property. On August 6 the auction
 will be held at 10 a. m., daylight
 saving time. The land consists of
 about three-quarters of an acre and
 buildings that have been erected on The Wilson's Mills school property was voted to be sold at a recent town
 meeting as it is not needed any longer by the town. Notices have
 been posted by Town Clerk Joseph
 Flint and the auction will begin at Ray Randall. proprietor of Ran dalPs drug store, motored to Camp Kinapik Lowell, Me, to bring home his son, Arthur, who has spent a months vacation there.
 Miss Helen Hall is spending a few days at the home of Mrs. Thomas s Miller, Fairfield.
 James Peters is off on a trip to Port Jefferson today.
 MT. and Mrs. William Sheets who have been touring the country in vaudeville under the name of Betty Eldert and company, are expected to a arrive at their summer home, Nel- dora August 8 Mrs. Sheets is. graduate : of the Bridgeport High school and resided in Bridgeport be- I fore going on the stage.
 The Misses Elsie and Ruth Jen- , ntngs of F'airfield, are spending months vacation at Lowell Lake, Chester, Vt. George Arthur Smith Post of the American Legion held their field day at Legion lot Saturday afternoon. The program was started at o'clock when a ball game between the "old a Timers and 'sNew Timers was be- gun. This was won by the "old s Timers" 9-8.
 Howard A. Smith won a f1ashlight when he captured the 100 yard dash. s The fashlight was presented by the Fairfield Trust Company l smith ksfo also 4 5 jumps getting a Thermos bottle pre- s sented by the Fairfield Hardware a store and a s5 gold piece presented S by John McGarry.
 q For the women's auxiliary a potato q race was held. The prize was an 5 ivory comb and brush presented by s the Randall drug store . ant ana ine s F'allon who also captured the egg 3 race and received silver butter 1 knife and a silver fork presented by Codf f-nx
 The three-legged race was won by { John Neary and Thomas Curran who q were given carton of cigarettes pre- a sented by Henderson Brothers Will s jam Burr won the big race and box q of cigars given by Henderson Broth CTS The obstacle race was won by } David Flanagan and he took nome 8 a two-pound box of candy given by John E. Boyle.
 Two boxing matches were held and q Thomas Curran won his match The other one was a draw. Later there s was a dance held at Legion hall ana a there were a large number present. s The committee in charge of the afta!r a are to be congratulated on the1r CT 6cient work in making the affair a S success.
 The employees of the commercial department of the telephone com pany have joined the ranks of those who enjoy frankfurter roasts at s Fairfield beach, They held a big roast at the. beach Friday evenlngi 5 e d 3 the fire and had the time of their lives roasting and eating hot dogs. a Among those in the party were: \ Miss Catherine King, Miss Charlotte s Fenno, Miss Anna King, Miss Airline s Fenno, Miss Caroline Zagors, Miss q Eleanor Bassett, Miss Muller, Miss Mary Warrek, Mrs d5at Blizaneth 1reD Men- Morgan BIodgett, Walter Wilson, s Joseph Burns, Willard Weissener. S and eGorge Waron.
 ! moving pictures taken at Ouilty's movie hall were shown at shs pavilion Saturday evening Many < | ia miliar faces of those who live m Fairfield and in Bridgeport were < shown on the screen.
 , Fire department matters still pend 5 ing in Fairfield are the activities or 2 the members of the Hook and Ladder
 | company for the purchase Of new = pumping engine and the movement in
 Grassmere for the establishment of
 | a small department to take care or = fires in that part of the town r. The boys of the center department e have raised a considerable part of the l. amount for the pumping engine, but e | more funds are needed and it is ex- s pected that a further campaign Will d ensue.
 n Residents of Grassmere are await
 ing a report on the ownership Of some
 desird land at the corner of Ash
 l street. Inquires have been made of
 the Housing company and the Land
 and Title company, it is understood. l. | This matter is still in abeyance, but } | it is hoped by the leaders in the
 movement that a meting of citizens = will be held soon. y Miss Mary Kelley was hostess Sat e lrday evening for a delightful beach e party given at the home of her aunt, j. Mrs Walter Anderson. The guest O list included Miss Mary Dewitt, Miss
 Margaret Morrissey, Miss Lorraine e Stapleton, Miss c. Daily, Miss Eleanor
 McKenna, Miss Mary McKenna. Miss 1, Marion Ki1bride, Miss Mary Cullinan, e Miss Rosalind Bray, Miss Helen Gull t | linan Miss Eleanor Lee, Miss Florence e Evans Miss Grathmeyer, Miss Mary
 l McGrath, Miss Mary Kelley, Hugh McGrath, Henry Shannon, Thomas I Arnold, John Cul1inan, Charles Den F. ny William Behrens, William Fitzger-