The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-04
FAIRFIELD

William Hoyt Smith, a retired letter carried. who died Saturday at his from his late home yesterday after noon in Oaklawn cemetery. Rev. AL len F. Beenan Ofhciated.
 MT. smith was born in Fairfield. April 2, 184S, and lived here all his life For many years he was a postal eruploye at the local post office and retired when he reached the age limit. He was i'll but 15 days, five of which he suffered rom bronco pneumonia and the remainder with influenza.
 One of the largest realty trans actions to take place in Fairfield was recorded at the Town Clerks office yesterday when the Bridgeport Land & Title Co. filed six warranty deeds to Brooklawn property, transferring it to Egbert Marsh The deal totaled S4.OOO.
 The property transferred follows: One hundred and fifty feet, Fair view avenue, S1.5C"; 50 fet, Fairview avenue and 50 feet, Melville avenue. 500; 115 feet F'airview avenue, $500 and 50 feet, F>airview avenue, $500. Antonia Burder, ct al. have sold to Joseph KeEban 37.5 feet of prop erty fronting on Exchange street, for the approximate sum of s2'O0O.
 The Camp Fire Girls of the Wee kapah Camp are selling candy in Fairfield to get funds for their pro- posed trip to Washington April 15- The girls already have 9 large sum to pay expenses of the trip and the candy money will be used for minor expenses
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the Greens Farms church will hold their weekly supper at the home of E. C. Birge of Westport. Wednesday night. The proceeds of the supper
  church fund.
 Kenneth Banks and two college chums were the guests of his par ents in Greenfield over the weekend. All three young men are students at Renssalaeh College in Troy, N. Y. where they are studying engineer ing.
 Miss Florence Mansfield of Elliot street, who is confined to the Engle- wood Isolation hospital in Bridge port, suffering from small pox, is reported resting comfortably At the hospital it was said that she will be discharged within two weeks.
 Benjamin Plotkfn IS erecting a small brick construction house in Reef road Work was started on the building today.
 A section of the rail west of Pick ett's switch was removed by repair men in the employ of the Connecti- cut company. Several trolley cars have jumped the track at this point and after engineers had viewed the rail they ordered its removal
 It is expected that Fairfield will adopt the daylight saving plan that most of the other cities of the state have adopted though no resolution to the effect was passed at the last town meeting.
 Town officials said that Fairfield will use the plan by common consent as most FairfielderS have their work in Bridgeport and other cities the 1920 meeting a resolution adopt ing the plan was passed.
 E. IT. Bedford and family of Greens Farms. have arrived at their Greens Farms estate and soon expect to establish their summer residence there. At present the family is re- siding at their Brooklyn. N- Y., home.
 According to records at the Town Hall deaths in Fairfield were greater this year from January l to April l than they were for the same pe- riod last year. To date 32 deaths have been recorded while last year 26 deaths occurred.
 Deaths from lobar pnuemonia ex- ceed those of other diseases, five be- ing recorded. Broncho pneumonia is second on the list with four deaths, three victims claimed. Pulmonary tuberculosis claimed one death dur ing the three months period.
 Births to April 1 last year totaled 79 with this years number being re- corded as 61. Nineteen marriage Town Clerks office so far this year, while last year only A were issued.