The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-25
Fairfield

The roads in the town of Fairfield should and must be repaired at once. The residents throughout the town in all parts are still beseeching the off, cials to have the roads repaired. Pen7 field road is one of the worst in the town and this road has the heaviest traffic on its outside of the Post Road. It was scraped last week but was not oiled and it is worse if anything. Yes terday The Times reporter accompan- jed by two town officials visited the roads up on Tunxis Hill. These roads arebad but heavy traffic does not pass over them so they are not needed to be repaired as much as the roads around the center of the town. Miss Annie Jennings is repairing her pri- vate road which runs to Fairfield beach but this is being done at her own expense.
 The two town officials stated that there was no money in the towns treasury for the purpose of repairing the roads. One said: At the begin ming of the summer we were to start general cleanup of all the roads but because of the business slump the money which was appropriated for this purpose was turned over ana used for the poor of the town" It Is a good work to take care of the needy in the town but still the roads must be repaired. The only solution to the problem, said the other official, is to raise the tax rate this year and then the extra money can be used next spring.
 The carnival for the Red Men starts again tonight and it will continue up to the end of the week. Tie hall opens at o'clock and all those who wish to attend the fair early will find plenty of excitement at o'clock. A prize dancing contest will be held Sat urday night and all the young folks in the town are eligible to enter. A handsome silver loving cup will be CyiK fnr ho first rlTiz nd fire dollar gold piece for the second, and a two dollar and a half gold piece will be the third prize. Fred Gram vile who is in charge, wants every young person who can dance to enter the contest and the judging will be done by the 1on-1ookers who will ap- plaud. If you hope to win a prize bring a good many friends who will root for you.
 An extra long court session will be held this morning in the Fairfield town court. Monday there was no session owing to the fact that the Jonathan Grout will preside over the court this morning and it is expected that he will have his hands full try ing to administer justice to the guilty ones. Several liquor cases were to come up and great many people from out of town were summoned to appear for reckless driving. @
 Mrs John w. Bray of the "samp Mortar cottage entertained imfor- ma11y at bridge recently. Her guests were from Bridgeport and Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Several more pumping demonstra- tions will be given in the town, it was learned today. There are com panies in New York who manufac- ture pumping trucks and they intend to send up their trucks for a test Mr. Tarlton. chairman of the pump ing fund, said yesterday that the next one will probably be given some night next week. It will be held at Fair field Beach and the water will be pumped from Pine Creek. The con tributions are being taken up from field Beach and up to the present the collectors have met with great success Mir. Talton could not be To- cated this morning. but it is under stood that the residents of the town have made several large contributions to the fund. Their names will be published at later date.