The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-18
FAIRFIELD

T..
 He had been i'll for several weeks
 with a slight attack of pneumonia
 but was up and about the house ap-
 paren-ly recovering from his illness
 MT. SturgeS was born in Fairfield
 76 years ago, and resided here all his
 life, being one Of the towns staunch- est and most activie citizens. He was
 we'll to do and never hesitated to
 help the poor residents of the town. MT Sturges contributed hundreds of
 volumes of the finest fiction to tt @
 Fairfield Memorial Library and to the Southport Library.
 He was a lineaI descendant of one of the early settlers of Fairfield and Sdnherited from them large tracts of s1ard that he kept in his possession un- til recently The StIrgeS family owu- ed all the property known as Round E1Ifn where the Lashar estate Is now. He was l the e.aS son Stes Sf the late Jonathan
 The deceased is survived by his wife, Sarah Adams Nc Whort3r and one son.. The funeral services were theBd from his late home today at II o'clock. Buria! was in East ceme- stery.
 The first death from influenza was recorded today. The victim was kArs. Sarah A. Sherwood. age 7S, of fCongress street, who died after an ill., mess of four days Mrs Sherwood was sbeen born here in 1S44. Burial was E1n Mountain Grove cemetery.
 So far this year 16 deaths have tneen recorded in the Town Hall rec lords A slight decrease is noted in Ifhisg years deaths and last years. 1.-TWO deaths from pneumonia have been recorded.
 Monday night a special aneeting of the residents of Stratfield will be held 2 in the old Stratfie1d school. This meeting is being called at the spe- cial request of the taxpayers who de- sire to create district that shall be managed by them. It this district IS created a fire and police precinct will come into being at the vote of the taxpayers They will elect their own tax collector. In the event of the new district being an established fact they will have power to make other inn provements to the district such as the Installing of gutters, paving the streets and putting in additional fire hy- drants.
 The meeting will be called by First Se1ectman Fred Burr who will turn it over to the Stratfielders who will elect their own chairman.
 Reports from Southport have 1t that the temperature early yesterday registered 12 below zero. Fairfield thermometers registered g below zero. This is the coldest weather experf- creed in this section in quite some time. Very few residents were seen about the town streets and those who had no occasion to be out hugged their warm fireplaceS. McGaTry's black | smith shop where many stay was de- | serted. |
 Many of the sidewalks are still coat ed with snow some residents being There is now law compelling people 1 to keep their walks free of snow in | Fairfield. Many people favor law | to the one in Bridgeport that | compeIls residents to clean their side walks under the threat of Jail sen tence.
 T3re Daughters of the American Revolution will hold their next meet ing March T. The usual order of nus mess will come before the gathering after which @ social hour will be en- joyed.
 Schwartz Brothers, contractors, be added to the Nathan Hale school. The company was awarded the con tract to add two new rooms to the {: building. These new rooms are in ] down at the last Town meeting by { Superintendent of Schools Smith: 1
 Records in the Town hall disclose l te fact that since the first of the year ( s2 children have been born in Fair field From January 1 to February IS, 1921, but four children were born ( according to the records This IS an Y Increase of 2S in the number of births i tfis year over those of last year. i
 So far this year but four marriage 2 licenses were issued by the town clerk a Three of these Were issued to out of { own people who came to Fairfield to a ,e married. Many people think that f since the ban has been put on issuing licenses to out of town people in ( 1reenwich they now resort to Fair | field to get married in haste So Tar J heir money has not been refused by hose who tie the knot l
 A sleigh ride has been planned by , he students of the High school for onfght It is expected that several l he few remaining and that the ride l VIII be taken far into the country. | Roads are reported in first class con iition for sleighing. At Cross High way it is said there are $ SleighS ana r hose will be rented by the sleighers. (
 Mrs IT. S. Glover .who is in a New o Fork hospital i'll is reported as con- q -alescing. It was stated that Mrs. C william Glover was in the hospital r through a misunderstanding. Mrs H. s 5. Glover is sister to the Mrs Glover | n Fairfield. e
 Good skating is reported at Mill s River and Jennings pond. Many t skaters are taking advantage of the d CIV remaining weeks of skating. D Within another month the ice will be gone until next winter.
 Ice is being cut despite the fact td hat most of the ice houses about i Fairfield are full to overflowing. e some residents have F to predict that ice will be VI higher this summer than before. ',
 The Yeernsqua Camp Fire Girls Ii rave play in the Greenfield Country O -lub last night for the benefit of their n reasury The play was largely at N sNded and a large sum Of money O ealized. is
 An old fashioned dance and prize il waltz will be held in the American s legion Hall February 2S. This Is the s hird in a series of dances being held. n
 The Greenfield Boy Scout troop re- .ently held an exhibition of scoutcraft n the Greenfield church. It was we'll II attended. The scouts gave exhibition P if signaling and hremaking. =
 The dog biscuit famine that was . ,eceEtiy threatened has been averted. n The employees who were out with the = ,rippe have returned to work and the . l.. l