The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-20
NEWTOWN

Mrs. Henry Rupf and granddaugh- ter have enjoyed two days visit in New Haven.
 James Campbell went to New Haven Thursday to visit his wife who is making fine progress after an opera tion at the New Haven hospital. Cards have been received in town announcing the coming marriage of Miss Marjorie Fuller Monson, oldest ] daughter of Mrs. Annie Page Monson, to MT. Lansing Lewis to take place
 on Wednesday, evening October 9th at the Church of the Redeemer, New Haven, Conn., Mrs. Monson and daughters have been summer resi- dents in Newtown for several seasons with MT. and Mrs. Samuel Page, par ents If Mrs. Monson. Congratulations are extended to Miss Monson by her numerous friends in town.
 Eugene Blakeman and Arthur Blake man of California, Mo. who have been guests of their brother-in-law, E. D. Briscoe. havesbeen calling on all their old friends and neighbor of former days, having been born on Botsford Hill. One former neighbor, Mrs. Lucy Beens of Newtown street was delight ed with g call from the two brothers, who are very successful business men in their home town.
 H. N. Tiemann was a guest in New Haven, Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. Levi C. Morris, Miss Henry Carlson were guests in New Haven, Thursday. taking in the pa rade and fireworks.
 Miss Lucy Wright in charge of an Institution for the Blind at Boston, Mass, Is the guest of her parents, Rev. and Mrs. O. 0. Wright. Sept 30 for the purpose of paying all town bills, instead of Saturday, the 2sth It is expected that the salary for the Town Hall Jepitor which has been held back for almost a, year for the reason that Second Selectma an Brew and Third Seleotman Blacknan on the order which First selectman Johnson is willing to- do. MT. John son appointed 5anftor a, worthy Democrat. one who has always com. general public. One who was put out of his position by s. A. Black1nan without any notice or reason what ever. except the wish to appoint an other man. The present janitor F. H. Cannon. has been reinetated by MT. Johnson, after careful considera- tion and by the solicitations of the residents of Newtown, in general for very good reasons. Now the public are wondering why cf1ld's play IS in- dulged in to such ans extent which lin the end will have to be brought up at a town meeting and must even tue1ly %be properly settled. The Town Hall was long enough as 1t never should have been. and the present jan itor is a man of public spirit which all right minded residents own. He has not worried about his salary on
 
 work with the same fine interest as if there was a, mint in the job-t With the awakening of civic interest all movement for improvement. all old time methods will be gone by in New town as well. Noted men who nave A place is> not a success unless 1t gives all classes the opportunity, to work and to live as true -Americans. Newtown's First Selectman Wm- C. Johnson, has made a beginning to- kward the Fundamental Of clean gov ernment and progress. He Is possess ed Of the moral principle of the right way of spending money and las never viola ted that principle Consequently the financial and moral condition of this town must be improved under Mrs. Frederick H. Duncombe of Mt Vernon is the guest of her parents
 MT. and Mrs. c. B. Taylor
 Mrs. Marcia Van Riper of Brook< lyn. N Y is a guest at the home of Mrs W. H. Hubbel1.
 MT and Mrs. Frederick B. Hub hell and children of Westport were among the out of town guests at the w H. HubbeII funeral. Mrs. F. L. Pillow of Norwalk is IS a guest at the home of MT. ana Mrs. George w Stuart.
 Miss Louise Bigelow was a guest in Bridgeport Tuesday
 MT. and Mrs Charles Glover have been guests of Bridgeport friends
 Francis Carmody who has been eln-' ployed during the summer as purser on the steamer City of Sraights, plying betwee cen Detroit, Mich, and Cleveland, Ohio, has resumed his work in the senior year at Syracuse University.
 Mrs Sophia Booth was the guest of Bridgeport friends Tuesday.
 Mir and Mrs. Howard Peck of Brookfield attended the funeral of wrn. H. Hubbel, Wednesday. #
 Edward sF.s Dunne, local repair man for the S. N- E. Telephone com pany has been doing the rush of re- pairs caused by the recent storms under difficulties, having been suf- fer1ng from a large ulcer on the neck He has been having an extra helper for the past week.
 The Newtown Fire company have distributed neat cards showing the, fire alarm signals of the various hy- drants which are as folfows:N 12. Miss F'airman's Head of Street; 1-3, Town Hall; 1-4, Flag Pole; 1-5, Mrs. Marcus Hawley's; 1-6, Mrs. Shepard's Foot of Street; 2-1, Mrs L. B. liar ris; 2-3,. A. P. Smiths: 2-5, Eli B. Beers; 3-1, Mrs. Otis, Church Street; 3-2 Boulevard: 3-4, Railroad Station; Al, Mrs. A. Nichols, Mt Pleasant; 4-s, D. c. Peck's, Mt. Pleasant; 5, West Street; 5-1, Castle Hill; 8. as sem ble for practice; 1-1-1, fire under control. P. H. Cannon, First Serge ant Fire Company.