The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-16
NEWTOWN

Charles R. Taggart, an entertainer from the Star Lyceum Bureau, of New York who Is known as the "Man from Vermont" will give public en- in the lecture room of the Congrega- tional church. Tn his announcement MT. Taggart says: ''If you are con- templating spending an evening with me. can assure you that shall be delighted to see you and trust we shall enjoy ourselves to the fullest ex- tent. My aim is neither to teach, preach, advise, nor to lecture. shall not seek to give you information on any special subject nor to influence your minds in any partteular direc- tien Ii nI n,a,c Gan turn ssr pain to wonderment by mimicry1. and your sadness into smiles by fhumor-in short if can succeed in lifting the cares and burdens from your. life, for. one evening only. My purpose will yours, c. R. Taggart." Admission will be 26 cents, Everybody is cordially invited to attend the lecture and re- ception following. ',
 Deputy Highway Commissioner In- his was in town Tuesday and First Selectman Wm. c. Johnson gave him a ride over the State road fpom New town station to the village and also made 1t plain to the commissioner that that part of the road leading to Sandy Hook was in as deplorabie condition as ever has been during spring thaw. Twenty-four hours later MT. Johnson received notice that two hundred of inch. stone had been shipped for road from village to sta tion to arrive at once. This will be followed by a shipment for the San dy Hook road much to the satisfac- tion of the public, as this is one of the connecting links between trunk lines.
 M. J. Madigan of Waterville has been a visitor in town, in the interest l of monument which has been erect | memory of the late MT. and Mrs. John Madigan. | Mrs. Grant Nutting is enjoying a
 visit at Stormville. N. r..
 A months mind requiem mass was
 celebrated this morning at St. Roses
 Mrs. Michael Scanlon.
 | At the recent annual meeting of
 Pootatuck grange the following offic- CTS were elected: Master, Wm. E..
 Glover: overseer, F. B. Camp; lec-
 Allison P. Smith; chaplain, Rev.
 Alexander Steele; assistant steward,
 B. M. Peck; treasurer, Mrs. Wallace
 N. Mitchell;~ secretary, Miss Hattie M.
 Northrop; ceres. Miss Marion Peck | FIOrd, MISS tutn RuffieS, Pom Ona, Mrs. Charles G. Meeker; gate keeper,
 James B. Nichols; lady assistant
 steward, Mrs. l. B. Nichols; member
 of executive committee for three years, Allison F. Smith. Two candi- dates received the first and second | degree.
 Miss Gertrude Mcleod of Summer
 side, P. E. I. Canada, who has been | the guest for a few weeks of her sis
 ter, Mrs. Frank J. Gale, left for Bos- | ton today to join another, sister with whom she will enjoy a visit. | Arthur T. Nettleton, treasurer of 1.-the Newtown Savings Bank attended 1 the funeral of State Bank Commis-
 sioner c. H. Noble at New Milford, today. Rev. J. H. George and Miss Caro-
 line George have enjoyed a two days visit, in New York city.
 Mrs. F. w. Barnett left yesterday
 to join her son. Rev. Francis W. Bar nett in New York city, from the lat
 ter place they leave JtoEether for
 South Dakota. Mrs. Barnett expects
 to spend the winter at the home of | her son.
 | Miss Eleanor Northrop of the Der | by High school staff has been the guest of her aunt, Miss Hattie North rop.
 Rev. F. H. Sawyer will preach in
 the Hattertown school house Sunday afternoon at 3:45.