The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-24
NEWTOWN
NEwrowN LEADS IN AUTOS

George R. Wilson of Taunto is the latest owner of an automobile to be reported. He purchased a car. Satur- day, and today is around town show ing it off. It is five passenger car. Enquiry at the garage of Allan Joyce shows this latest addition makes the eightieth car owner in town, making Newtown the banner town in Con- necticut as to the ratio of number 9of cars to population. There is now a car for every 37.6 persons.
 The seIectmen have been notified of the arrival of two tanks of oil for the state road, one at Botsford, the other at Newtown station. It is expected the work of oiling all the state roads will go on now to completion of the work.
 At the Grange meeting last night only routine work was performed, but fair attendance was noted.
 A NARROW ESCAPE
 A band of gypsies who spent a week at Riverside broke camp Wednesday and other eQuipage were searching for quest of a new tenting ground While the males with the horses, wagons and othe eQuipage were searching for party passed along the main thorough fares in pursuit of their various eTn- ployments. Avoiding Sheriff Blake man, one Of the fascinating ladies ap- preached an aged gentleman. who lives near by and her blandishments were on the point of being effective, she leading him off toward a shady retreat in the rear of the store Of R. H. Beens. to open his eyes to the fu- ture, when Assistant Town Clerk Ed ward Pitzschler interposed, and brought our fellow citizen back to the sidewalk again. The irate damsel gave the Good Samaritan a vitupera- tive tongue thrashing as she wended her way onward. It was a narrow es- cape.
 Mrs George GeckIe of Bridgeport and two children are visiting her mother. Mrs. George Robinson Of Berkshire.
 The Guild sale and supper at Trfn- fty church last evening was an en- joyab1e event participated in by the parishfoners, as well as by many of the summer colony.
 Doctor and Mrs. Augustine Maron of Brooklyn arrived this week at the Keating cottage on Queen street, now occupied by MT. and Mrs. Martin K. Donohue of Flushing. l.. l., parents of Mrs. Maron. The latter will make an extended visit here the doctor coming up at week ends as often as business will permit
 Arthur w. Dayton, IT,, of New Mill ford is the new manager of the cafe attached to the local hostelry of the borough
 By dnadvertence an error was made in the name of the purchaser of the H. M Smith property in the borough, in these columns yesterday. The pur- chaser is Mrs Hawkins not Hammond as previously. amounted.
 PERSONAL NOTES.
 Mrs. B. L. HanfeId of '.c1ear View Vi1Ia'' made a business trip to the Metropolis, Wednesday.
 Mrs. Maud A. N. Jones and Miss Lorette Northrop visited Bridgeport Tuesday, enjoyed the Eagles parade and took in the arnusements at Avon park.
 Mrs. Jerome Platt returned today from a pleasant visit with q niece in Bridgeport.
 E. MT. James Coles of Bridgeport was a recent visitor with his son-in-1aw, MT. Matthew NGu1lane of Hawleyvi11e.
 Miss Christine Keane returned to- day to New Haven after weeks va cation with her aunt, Mrs. T. J. Cor bett.
 By returns filed today in Town Clerk Pitzschler's office it appears that Louis Schultz of Newtown was married June ', 1913, to Frances Elizabeth Todd of Norwalk.
 MT. J. D. skif of Botsford Hill will give a musical at town hall, Tuesday evening, July 29. He and his pupils have been delighting large audiences at his home musicals and it is to be hoped their concert will be well pa tronized. The program in full ap- pears in this evenings issue of the Bee.
 MT. Lester Mccoy, tenor, will appear at St. Roses affair in town hall as a volunteer.
 The program for the musical and entertainment of St. Roses SodaIity of the Children, of Mary, Friday night, at the town hall is as follows:
 Master Haugh, cornetist; soprano solo, Miss Anna. Haugh; tenor sOao, Lester Mccoy, New York; tableaux, Advertisements; sketch, Gossip. Sun rises tomorrow .......- 4:4o a. m. Sun sets today ......:....... 7:1s p. m: