The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-23
NEWTOWN

The children of both schools in Mid Friday when they were treated to Christmas tree party by t1Deir teach CTS, Miss Asenath Goodwin and Miss Anna Keane
 Charles Ferris of Sugar street is i'll with pneumonia and in care of a trained nurse.
 Mrs. John J. Northrop, who is at Farun, Wallingford, Is reported as hay ing improved considerably.
 Miss Lois Pomeroy left today for Tnfan and Fostoria, Ohio. to spend accompanied to New York by her fla ther. c. E. Pomeroy. and brother. Master Burdette Ponreroy; the latter goes to visit his erandnother ar Sid ney, Delaware county. N- r., for his vacation
 The children of the freshman class at the High school surprised their teacher. Miss Lillian Troy. with a handsome Christmas remembrance
 The friends of MT. and Mrs. E. L. Johnson in town expect to reTnen1be CT them with an Xmas card shower, at the home of Bishop Johnson, 5338 c Won Versen avenue, St. Louis. Mo, where they have gone to spend the winter.
 Hiram lodge, No. Is, F. A. M. held a. regular conversation Wednesday evening, when the following officers ,s Tsre elSSted; ,,v w; M; " J0hn 9son Q; Pi57sSh @ Eugene M. Peck; treasurer. A. M. Briscoe; secretary, Levi c. Morris; senior deacon. Louis T. Briscoe; jun w. wakelee; J. s., Wnn. A. Garfield; marshal. A. B. Bakenan: tyler. B. Corning; trustees, A. T. Nettleton, S. P. Glover Frank J. Gale; finance com Peale, George F. Taylor.
 The quarterly meeting of the Sandy Hook Free Public Library Associa- Il n
 The Christmas tree service and pre- sentation of gifts at St. John's church, Sandy Hook will be held Friday, Dec. 27, at Q. m.
 The Christmas tree service of the Congregational church will be held this evening beginning at 7:so The rendered by the choir. An offering Of cash is to be made by the Sunday school to the Riis Mission. Toys and games vii la1so be acceptable. The service promises to be of general in terest and a cordial invitation is ex- tended to the public. /
 Trinity church will hold their Christ mas tree service on Christmas eve. be- ginning at D. m.
 Pootatuck Grange members will not meet until Saturday evening, Dec 2S, at which time the Christmas exchange will be held. Cake and coffee will be served.
 Rev. H H. Guernsey of Bbensburg, Pa, occupied the pulpit of the Congre- gationa1 church. Sunday morning.
 Henry Moore o6 Taunton left today to join his wife att Newark, N J., for a time.
 One of the most enjoyable of the se- ries of whists for the benefit of St. Roses parish, was held at the resi- dence of Miss Mary Talty, in the Glen, last Thursday. The residence was well filled with Miss Talty's guests of the evening, and after a social hour the game was started with seven ta- bles After playing the usual mum Der of hands the following prizes were awarded: Mrs. John F. Blake. 1st la dies prize, pair of, silk crochet bed room slippers; Miss Katie Kilbride, 2d ladies' veil robe; Thomas Keane, 1st gentlemen's prize, silk necktie; John Larner, 2d gent1emen's, cup and saul cer; Mrs Frederick Leiss consolation, rubber doll Following the awarding of prizes buffet lunch was served by the hostess, while former Repre- sentative Arthur J. Gallagher enter tained on the piano in his usual enter taining and obliging way. Miss Mar garet Moran of New Haven was one of the guests of the evening.