The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-29
FAIRFIELD

For the first time in 12 weeks Ar thur l.. Donovan, proprietor of the Unquowa Hotel, is able to be about, but only with the aid of crutches Last January, while working on a steap ladder. MT Donovan fell and months he was in St. Vincents hos pita1 in a plaster cast. and was re- gently brought home.
 MT. Donovan has now reached such a. stage of improvement that he is able to walk about the yard of the hotel grounds and soon expects to abandon the crutches for a cane. The rnishap occurred two days before the and his family were about to leave for Florida to spend the winter.
 c. F. Btszinger and family. who have been spending the winter at Miami, Fla, are expected to return to Fairfield some time during the middle of next month.
 John Cobb, of the Post Road. who has been severely i'll at his home. is able to be out.
 More than 100 school children have been vaccinated at St. Thomas school by Health Officer Dr. Laurence Poole. There have been very few ob- jections to the vaccination order and any who refuse to submit will be barred from school for a period of two weeks, or until the serious stages of the small pox epidemic have pass ed.
 at the High school today, having been too busy the parochia1 school to at tend to the public schools. pinoch1e teams of the Red Men and the American Legion tonight in the Legion hall All the members of the teams and their friends have been
  will precede. the smoker. Enter tainment and songs will be on the evenings program.
 A new grand organ has been in stalled in the Flint theatre. It is ex- pected that the organ. will ready to play by Saturday. Finishing touches are being put on the interior of the theatre, which is expected to open in a few weeks.
 Bridgeport Hydraulic Co., has turn ed on the water supply at Fairfield Beach and all the houses and fire hy- drants are now supplied. This was done, it is explained, because of the extremely mild weather and early spring. The usual time for turning on the water supply is April 1.
 According to reports in Fairfield the water company will take up the pipes now laid on the top of the ground on Penfield, Road and will lay them down Reef Road to the beach in order that the beach may have all the year around water ser- vice.
 Edward Ingfes, formerly resident of Fairfield and a former member of the Telegram staff, visited here yes- terday renewing old acquaintances. MT. 1ng1es is now connected with the Boston Post and is covering the now famous Godfrey separation story.
 Four more games win be played in the contest for supremacy between the Wildcat Junior basketball team and the Wakeman Memorial team of Southport. To date the Wildcats are ahead and are living up to their name.
 After the basketball season is over a, baseball team win be formed. Fran cis Risley, manager. is on the lookout years team is expected to be a win ner.
 The rai1ings on the small bridge east of Benson's switch are again in guards being broken and rendered useless. In this condition they are serious menace to pedestrian travel. Residents 1n this section of the town who have occasion to use the bridge want early action in repairing them.
 Miss Margaret Leech of the Post
 
 about after having been confined to her home for several weeks with a broken leg.
 The Unquowa Hotel will open for the summer season April 15 accord ing to an announcements by Arthur L. Donovan. proprietor. Ar- Donovan said today that ha expects his help to arrive April 10 to put it in order. He expects that this season will be a good one and much better than last years. The last season was not as good .as~ expected because of the pre- vailing industrial conditions.
 The church societies of the Strat- field Baptist church will repeat the play given last Wednesday for the benefit of the new church hall Thurs day night. The play was success fu1 and many have requested that 1t be given again. It is expected that a large number will be in attendance and that the hall fund will be greatly swelled.
 The Fairfield Philharmonic Society will give it's second concert in the Congregational church tonight. There will be no admission, but silver collection will be taken up- The pub lie Is invited to attend and give the young society it's support.
 Regular Lenten services will be held in St Thomas church tonight. The services consist of rosary, bene- diction and sermon.
 Howard Gray, who has purchased large tract of Reef Road property, Is expected to soon start an intensive to dispose or the property which adjoins Fairfield Beach