The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-02
NEWTOWN

All members of the Newtown High School Alumni Association are re- Quested to meet at 10:30 Wednesday morning at St. Roses church to attend the funeral of their late president, John G, HOulihan.
 St. Roses Notes-Next Friday being the first in the month, masses will be celebrated that morning at 5:3O and $. Confessions will be heard Thursday afternoon and evening.
 Trinity Notes--Rev. J. H. George took his text Sunday from Acts 26, 27, the subject being ''The Confidence of Faith.' A special choral service was held Sunday evening; The church church beginning at o'clock. Saturday the Feast of the Transfguration. Holy Communion will be administered to the sick in private. There will be cele- bration of Holy Communion next Sum- day at Il a. m. Rev. J. ,. H. George returned from a two weeks stay at Storrs summer school, Friday even ing. f
 Congregational Notes.-Rev. Alexan- der Steele preached from John l and 12, the subject being "Sonship. The annual sale under the auspices Of the Ladies Aid Society will be held Aug. 16 at the residence of MT and Mrs. Vim H. HubbeI1. The Christian En- deavor meeting Sunday evening was led by Miss s. J. Scudder and was
 
 Miss Bertha Prindle of New Haven, is a guest at the home of MT. and Mrs. John T. Keane. Zoar.
 Mrs J. Shieffer and daughter of Brooklyn, and sister, Miss Ella Hath erly, who have been guests of MT. and Mrs. Henry Rupf. left yesterday for few days visit at Rowayton. Conn.
 The shocking news reached here Sum- day of the death by drowning of John G. Houlihan, son of Ex-Senator Mich ael J. Houlihan. in the Connecticut river at East Northampton, where de- weeks filling a position during the summer vacation months. The details of the very sad accident have only been indirectly ascertained and it IS presumed that as he had expected to go canoeing Sunday afternoon with a party, that this explains He was able to swim and something serious must have happened. The entire conn.,
 nunity are grieved and sad to lose one of their very best promising young men under such heart-breaking cir cumstances. He was certainly an ex- ample, being possessed of an exem- plary character and disposition. and gave promise of all that tends to make a good, pure. manly man. Intelli- gent. fine student, the youngest to years ago at the age of IA years and g months. He would have reached the age of IS years on September 27, and was teaching school with the am- bition to enter Yale when the time came. The heartfelt sympathy of each and everyone goes out to his grief stricken aunts with whom he has lived since young child also to his father and other members of the family.
 Mrs. Charles Miller and son of Bridgeport. are spending a week with her sister, Mrs. John Sheehan.
 G5QSan 0f and two sons, have been over Sunday guests at the Inn.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. H. Hubbell and daughter. Mrs. H. c. Wheeler Fred B. Hubbel of Westport, and Carlton Hub bell of Bridgeport, returned Saturday evening after an absence of one week on an auto trip to Unadilla. N. Y.
 Miss Charlotte Gordon of Bridgeport, has been the guest of Mrs. Wm. J. Driscoll. Walnut Hill.
 Miss Anna Murphy of Brookfeld, has been the guest of Miss Marguerite Cavanaugh.
 Miss Charlesina Driscon is enjoying vacation of several weeks at Sea- bright. N J.
 Master Carl Rasmussen is spending | a week with his cousin. Leon Frand- | sen at Bridgeport.
 Patrick Bradley of Jersey City, spent Sunday in town.
 One of the best ball games of the season was played at Walnut Park, | Sunday afternoon when the Botsford | Hill team defeated the Walnut Tree l Hills by a. score of 6 to 5. after IA in l nings. The game was very exciting. | Next Sunday the same teams are ex- pected to meet again and good game | is anticipated.
 Trinity church sale will be held next | Wednesday, Aug. 3. Many new fea- lures are offered and the public are cordially invited. Il