The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-04
NEWTOWN.

Dancing class under the direction O Miss Florence Ashcroft will be held il the Town hall, Friday evening, Feb. 5 at $50. the last lesson of the evening term. A series of six lessons will b, given later. A series of six lessons fol the children will be given at the Lib rary building. Saturday afternoons, a 2:30. commencing Feb. 6.
 The annual Valentine sale and sup per under the auspices of the Chris. tian Endeavor Society will be held ir the lower room of the Congregations { church. Saturday afternoon and even ing, Feb G.
 It is anticipated a large gathering will be present tonight at the whist given in the Grange hall. A number of fine prizes have been secured.
 Margaret. youngest daughter of the late Lawrence May, of Bridgewater died at the old home in Bridgewater Wednesday night. aged 21 years. Flu neral will be held Saturday from hel brothers home. Thos. May. New Mil ford at 9:30 a. m.
 Margaret. infant daughter of MT and. Mrs. P. H. Mccarthy. was bap- tized, Sunday. at St. Roses church The sponsors were P. J. Desmond and Mrs. F. J. Desmond.
 The annual library benefit dance to be given at the Town hall Friday evening. Feb. 12 will afford an oppor- tunity for all to enjoy a country dance and help along 9 worthy cause.
 Miss Ann Blackman., a life long resi- dent of Newtown. has in her posses sion copy of. the New York Mercury of Dec. 28. 1867. in which one page is devoted to "Our Rural Ratchelors' "Newtown's Bachelors" of that time, to the number of about IS or 20 figure prominently with those of New York Baltimore and Washington. The en- tire account will appear in this weeks issue of the "Newtown Bee" Only five of the gentlemen mentioned are alive who are: Daniel N. Morgan, ex- United States treasurer. who was a Newtown boy; David c. Peck, presf- dent of the Newtown Savings Bank John G. Gay. of. Taunton district; George and Elmer Fairchild. who re- side in their old home at the head of the street. MT. Fairchild while never losing in popularity is the only sur viving batchelor-
 At the meeting of Pootatuck Grange Tuesday evening officers-elect were present and were installed by County Deputy J. Arthur Sherwood of Eastoa. assisted by Mrs. J. A. Sherwood. The list of officers follows: Worthy Master, R. Nichols: lecturer Allison P. Smith; steward. Edwin Camp: chaplain. Mrs. Alice O. Wildman; assistant steward, Frank Rlackman: secretary, Miss Hat tie Northrop; treasurer, Mrs. s. Fran ces Schermerhorn; gate keeper, Irving Warehouse; Ceres Mrs. Henry Rupf; Pomona Mrs Frank H.. Mitchell Flora. Mrs James B. Nichols. lady as sistant steward. Mrs. Wm. B. Glover.
 Mrs. George Ryveal has sold the Thompson farm .on Brushy Hill to Thomas Fahey of Bedding.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Rupf spent Wednesday in Bridgeport.
 Mrs. s. c. Glover braved the cold weather for a trip to the Park City yesterday.
 The Mems Club had an enjoyable session Tuesday evening at the Sandy Hook Hotel with Charles B. Johnson as host. The subject of the literary program in the hands of P. H. Nc Carthy was Improvement of Country Life" The advisability of holding a Lincoln celebrated was discussed.
 Honor roll of the Newtown High School for January:
 Rhetoric: Jesse Bailey. Annie Mudry, Marguerite Beecher. May Brown, Thomas Donohue. Helen Keane, Kath- crime Lester, Annie Murphy Edith Northrop. Clara Sheehan. Jessie Whit lock. Sophomore English: Clarice Botsford. Nora Blake, Gertrude Brad- ley. Lillian Beers. Anna Keane. Mary Lynch. Thomas Lynch. Mary Fair child. Junior and Senior English: Florence Beecher. Gertrude Bradley, Lena Blake. Helen Houlihan. May Houlihan. Mary Kelly Anna Keane, Agnes Lynch. Anna Ruffells. Benjamin Smith. Ear le M. Taber. yohie Veness. U. S. History: George Garfield. Alfred Dorman. Gordon Gale. Mary Xxi bride. Helen Kilbride, Kathryn Lang. George Wilson. English History: Florence Beecher. Crossley w. G. Wallace, Ger trude Bradley. Mary Fairchld. Ben jamin Smith. Anna Fuffells. Rychle Veness. Greek History: Benjamin Agnes Lynch. Mary Kelly. Helen Hou l. han. Gertrude Bradley, Lena Blake, Florence Beecher First German: Lena Blake and Arthur Fairchild. Second German: Thomas Lynch. Percy c. Platt, Earle Peck. First Latin: Cath crime Farrell. George Ferris. Helen Keane, Jenny Lynch. Edith Northrop, Earl Peck, Jessie Whitlock Ida Veness. Second Latin: Mary Fairchild and He!- en Houlihan. Third Latin: Catherine James and Benjamin Smith. First French: Helen Keane and Crossley Wallace. Second French: Anna Houli- han, Rychie Veness. Third French: mentary English: Edward Bradley. Ina Driscoll. Gordon Gale. Clarence Frank. Florence Gaffney. Frank John son, Mary Kilbride. Dorothy Lang, Kathryn Lang. Mary Roach, Bessie Ruffells. Charles Trent. George Wi son, Alfred Dorman. Arithmetic: Elizabeth Blake, Charles Botsford. Ina Driscoll Vernon Elsenboss Clarence Frank. Frank Johnson, Kathryn Lang, Bessie Ruffells. Charles Trent. George Wilson Alfred Dorman, Ida Veness Algebra: :: Irene Corbett. Helen Keane. Edith Northrop. Mary Northrop Geometry: Nora Blake. Mary Fairchild, Anna Keane Mary Kelly, Agnes Lynch Mary Lynch, Earle M Taber. Chem istry: Earle Peck. Benjamin Smith, Earle Taber. Crossley Wallace. Physi- cal Geography: Thomas K Donohue. Drawing: Florence Beecher. Irene Cor bett. Astronomy: Irene Corbett, Cross y--~