The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-22
NEWTOWN.

The funeral Of Mrs. Sarah NJ. Bris-
coe widow Of the late Charles Bris-
coe was held from the home of her
son, E. D. Briscoe of Botsford Hill,
Friday afternoon at o'clock, Rev.
Mr. Reeves of the Stepney Baptist
a we'll known and highly respected
life long resident of Botsford, hill I'M
til about four years ago when she
went to the home of her daughter
Mrs. Daniel Davis to make her home.
On Saturday April 8th she fell at her
daughters home and suffered a frac-
ture' of the hip. She was taken to
the Bridgeport hospital two days lat
err and passed away at that institu-
ton Tuesday morning April IS, at the
advanced age of 80 years. She leaves
one daughter, Mrs. Daniel Davis Of
Easton and two sons, Orrin N. Bris-
coe of Bridgeport and e. D. Briscoe
of Botsford Hill also brother and
sister Ephriam Wakelee Of Stratford
and Mrs. Lydia A. Laborie of Hunt
ington, also IA grand children and II
great grandchildren. She had been a.
faithful friend and mother also a de-
vout member of the old Berkshire
Baptist church during the years that
services were held there. The pail
Wallace Davis of Easton; Charles
Briscoe of Bridgeport and George
Briscoe Of Botsford Hill. The floral
tributes were numerous and beautiful
and the gathering Of friends large. The
interment took place in the Hunt
ingtOn cemetery.
Cecil Wright student at the Yale
school of Music and organist at st.
Paul's Episcopal church, New Haven,
returned to his work Thursday after
a short vacation spent with his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. o. o. Wright of
Sandy Hook.
The sad news has been received in
Sandy Hook of the death of Mrs.
Frederick Chambers of Waterbury,
Friday morning. The family were
we'll known and highly thought Of res
idents of Zoar district until a few
years ago when they moved to Wa
terbury, but have always spent their
summers at their old home in Zoar.
in fact the greater part Of the year
thus seeming still residents Of their
native place. Mrs. Chambers had been
in failing health for some time and
succumbed to heart failure. She leaves
besides her husband, three daughters
to mourn her loss. The funeral will
be held from her home in Waterbury
Monday at 1 o'clock and from the
Sandy Hook Station on the arrival of
the 2:46 train. Rev. o. o. Wright will
read the committal service at the bur-
ial which will take place in the Berk-
shire cemetery.
Representative w. C. Johnson is
successfully keeping up his reputation
in the Legislature as the telephone
man as well as the man who made
Newtown loom up larger on the map,
in his fight for the passage Of his
bill, compelling the Telephone Co. to
extend it's lines. 1t seems quite pos
sible that the bill has a good chance
in the hands of the Judiciary commit
tee before whom hearing was given
last Wednesday and Mr.. Johnson has
won his first trick in the matter. Yet
the public are asked to urge their
Senator'S and Representatives to vote
for this bill. Besides representatives
from other sections those appearing in
favor from Newtown were Rev J. H:
George. Robert D. Smith, Representa-
tive Arthur J. Gallagher and Ray
mond Carroll.
Cecil Wright of Yale. has been the
guest of his parents, Rev and Mrs
0. o. Wright, Sandy Hook