The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-24
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A persistent rumor that work on the new Fairfield theatre was stopped by the state police was denied today by Town Clerk Joseph I. Flint, who said the plans of the building were submitted to the state police even before the cellar of the building was dug. The plans submitted were en- tirely satisfactory to the police, and Superintendent Hurley said they were as fine as any that he had ever seen. They are now on file at Hart ford. MT. Flint said that work on the theatre was stopped only during the stormy weather. There were re- ports that the firm erecting the build ing had a number of employees that they wished to be rid of and that work on the building was stopped in order to get rid of the dead wood.
 The most important meeting of the American Legion will take place next Tuesday when the officers for the coming year are elected. The present officers will probably not be candi- dates for reelection. The officers of the Legion are: George Anderson, commander; John Johnson. adjutant, and Timothy F'allon. finance officer. School cares and worries will be forgotten for nine days by the school 12 yesterday they were dismissed from school for the Christmas holi- days. Appropriate Xmas exercises were held in the various schools of the town. The High school students will also enjoy the nine-day vacation. The Christmas rush has just begun at the local railroad station and the ord business. At the railroad sta tion it was reported that the number of persons coming into the town and departing surpasses 1he records of To- r1- T. NL., !, were once Fairfielders, and who now live in ~ther cities but still have re- lations or friends ir Fairfield. com ing for tn Christmas Holidays is | greater than previous years.
 It has taken Fairfield two days to recover from the racent cold snap. Pipes and radiators were again fro were kept busy lhawing them out. | The thermometer registered from two above zero on Wednesday, in Fairfield, and the resId dents of the Perry's mill pond so solid thaa MT. B. r. Perry began to cut ice. The rain of yesterday spoiled the skating and the youths of the town are pray ing for another cold snap to come and freeze the ponds.
 The volume of Christmas mail re-
 oelved at the post office is so great that Posmaster John Donaldson was obliged to ca1le upon John Dunleavy the regularly appointed substitute, to
 assist in the delivery of lhe mail. A motorcycle is also assisting in the delivery of parcel post packages.
 | Eliot Wakeman. son of Judge | Bacon Wakeman, a private in the U | s. Marine Corps. arrived homo to. day from Paris Island, Va, where he is stlt1oned, to spend the Christina: | holiday as the guest of his parents The many friends of Doris Hill agt
 3, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Wake
 man Hill of Greenfield Hill will b,
 glad to know that she is ra3idiy re
 covering from an operation wh1cI
 was performed at the Bridgeport hos
 pital this week.
 . The following young women ant
 men of Fairfield who are away at
 tending various schools and college
 have arrived homo to spend tn Christmas vacation as the guests C , their parents: Dorothy Leach iron , Wellesley University; Dorothy len . nings from Vassar: Minnie Perr
 from Mills Boarding school. Rett
 Coates from Smith College; Doroth . l Perry from Smith; Rose Dardan from Curry's school of Express.or
 Boston; Joseph Wakeman from Yale Lewis Burr from Pratt; Harol
 Banks from Massachusetts Institute 0 Technology: Emily Soul1y from S Ehzabeth New Jersey. MargueFit Jennings from Columbia. Katherin Winchester from Smith, Charle
 Downs from staunten Military Acad erny, Maryland; Lynn Hetzel fror s M, I, T.. and Stratton Jennings freI