The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-25
NJEWTOWN

pr. H. s. Nichols of New Haven. has rented part of the house to be vacated by Dr. F. J. Gale. for the summer months. Mrs. Albert Moseback and two chil- dren,. of Philadelphia, are guests at Beecher.
 Miss Marion Peck has returned from a stay at Hartford. Joseph ;Nettleton of New Milford. and Mrs Norman C.. Beers sof+ Dam bury, have been guests at the home of Arthur 1T. Nettleton. sSx-ss Mrs. Joseph IAvsry a. formersresa1 i dent of Newtown for many years. is critically i'll at her home, 435 Kossuth
 street, Bridgeport. S Charles H. Meeker of New York city Lis the guest of his son, Charles C..
 Meeker, at, Sandy Hook.
 the Newtown High School are dili- gently rehearsing the play entitled s-The Tanning of the Shrew'', to be presented. at their class day exercises
 to be held June z. The usual pro
 gram of class history, class prophecy
 and class grinds will also be present. ed, Bentley's orchestra of Bridge port has been engaged for the. occa- MT. and Mrs Daniel c. Peck have entertained Mrs. Elizabeth Booth of Richmond Hill, N. Y. MT. and Mrs. Henry s. Gibson of New York city have opened their sum- mer home at Sandy Hook. Miss Margaret Honan was the guest of Bridgeport friends, Thursday. Charles A. Peale' has secured from w. w. wakeley a fine Knox car. MT. and Mrs. John "A. Carlson of Brookfeld were guests Friday of Mrs. John Carlson. ~-.s. Frank Hulse is building garage for Levi C. Morris.
 Mrs. B. J. Thrall is entertaining her
 sister. Mrs. Jennie Warner, of Mil ford
 John B. Judson of New Haven, has
 been the guest Of Charles F. Boards ley.
 MT. and Mrs. Jerry Lynch of Bridge T. J. Corbett A horse on mad galop down through to Sandy Hook, Thursday ev- enfng shortly after o'clock. created
 some excitement among the pedes-
 trians along the road. The animal
 dangling, which threatened several times to trip him as he went down the hill and which finally happened in front of the residence of P. w. Camp bell, where 1t was caught and taken to Troy's stables. It was found to | V. l that the horse belongs to. John Bailey who was trying it at the plough for the first time, as he had recently
 bought it from James B. Nichols The sudden severe hail storm which
 struck Newtown about $40 Friday evening caused a great deal of hurry ling on the part of all those out for was literally covered with the very
 large hail stones which came down for
 about fifteen minutes. accompanied by high winds.
 Mrs. Wm. J. DriscoH and Mrs. J. W. Gordon were guests in Bridgeport today. .A
 Mrs. Alexander Steele, Mrs. S. F. Schermerhorn, Miss Hattie M. North TOD and Frank Blackman enjoyed an auto trip to Bethel, Friday afternoon, where they were guests of Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Steele.
 | has proved himself equal to any emer- gency when we read in Friday even- l ings Farmer of his stopping a run away horse in Bridgeport. That is I just what we would expect of our first selectman.
 Great excitement was Occasioned on Newtown street about 7:30 this morn | ing when neighbors of Miss Kate Tom | lin saw flames and smoke coming from all ends of the roof of her house. A telephone call to central, who quick ly sent in numerous calls, and the fire company was quickly on the scene. The hose cart was brought from the fire house near by in short order. At l first it appeared as if the place was doomed, so the neighboring ladies were .on the scene lending a hand to remove many valuable old pictures, etc. Fire Chief P. H. Cannon, Gus l tave W. Carlson, assistant, John Ray, IT nd nf hal H rapid and excellent work. The roof was damaged considerably and the house pretty well flooded with water The fire started in the attic by some thing becoming ignited where furni- ture was being packed by George Car ley who resides in the other half. As MT. Carley in company with his as sistant went to the attic they were met with a flame of fire. It is ex- pected that the damage will be cov- | cred by insurance through Agent Wm. A. Leonard