The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-09
NEWTOWN

NEWTOWN Newtown, June 9.-At Town Hall Friday night the High School FacultH and Senior class entertained the Jun iors and their parents, also the alumni and members of High school commit tee and Board of Education. Apout 1 200 were present. The enterta1nmenr features were the class history anu anu grinds and other pleasantr1es usually induIged in by the graduating class. Gordon Gale was historian, Miss Anna Brenner was class prophecies, MISS Helen Kilbride, gentle grinder, char les Botsford, general knocker, Franh Johnson, announcer The Jun1or claSs sang a special selectiony and several others with the Senior class. Danc- ing followed the reception, music be- ing furnished by Bentley's orchestra. Punch was served throughout the evening. Next Friday, June 13, the class will give the comedy "A Rose Plymouth Town
 Miss Nora Blake of Walnut Tree Hill, a student of the Normal school at Danbury, is substituting in the Mid dle District school during the illness of Miss Anna Keane, the regular teacher
 Francis J. Carmody of Sandy Hook, a product of the public and High schools of Newtown is being gra&uat- ed at Syracuse University, tt this weeks commencement. His mother, Mrs. M. F. Carmody, will attend the exercises. the. guest of her son. Her other son, Richard, will accompany her.
 The High school committee met Thursday evening at the home of the chairman, MT. A. P. Smith, rather social than business meeting.
 
 the expert mechanic at Wakelee's garage.
 It is authoritatively stated here that the new automobile purchased by Rev. Father Synnott for church and parish work was not purchased at Allan Joyce's garage.
 Mrs. Mary A. Betts left this morn ing for Syracuse, N. Y., where her daughter, Miss May Betts will be graduated Wednesday at the univer- sity made famous by Chancellor Day, but no long to be a co-educational 1n- stitution.
 Miss Florence Gaffney of the High school was an over Sunday guest of Miss Genevfeve Brown of Bridgeport.
 Rev. and Mrs. T. N. Lane of the Methodist church return today from Long Island where they have been spending g. short vacation.
 Dr. Chaa. H. Peck is building ten-
  ant. It Is very large in size. and built to stay.
 Benjarnin Donaldson of Hattertown has sold his place to MT. Sherman, the shoemaker, residing on Gas street, Sandy Hook, who will take possession July 18th.
 Broadview Hotel, Botsford. opened for the season, June 4th.7 The own er Eli Greenblatt, has modernized the hotel, installing bath and toilet facilities, and the cuisine Is to be up- t', 6ate in every respect. Ine water comes from Spring Reservoir, through a three inch pipe from a hydraulic ran To keep the water pure the pond has been stocked with trout, and the water shed is kept in most sani- tary condition.
 The electric storm Saturday after noon did considerable damage. to trees and buildings. Lightning killed an OK on the farm of Richard Egan, of Palestine. Also a chimney was thrown down and other damage done to the home of P. H. Mccarthy of Edgewood Farm. No injury to per sons happened fortunately and the telephone service was not seriously interfered with.
 Representative E. T. Hook and Charles F. Conger, returned from Hartford, Thursday. and are being congratulated on all sides for their progressive stand III the 60nSTdI AS sembly. Both were loyal in the main to the platform principles of their party and come back to their consti- tuents with clean han1-s and ::nsuilied records. All progresisves are proud of them, as well as the Democratic par ty which honored itself in honoring them. Newtown is at the portal of a new era
 > Leon BourQuenez is now assisting in the garage of Francis Keane on the State road near the Crowe-Keane But ton factory.
 Mrs. Jerome Williams and Miss Mary Haugh of Bridgeport were guests last week of Miss Helen Hook on Botsford Hill.
 Miss Alice Hart of Shelton and MT William Ryan of Bridgeport were Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. Jer- ry Troy of Berkshire.
 Miss Mabel, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Homer Clark, of ozar, died, Fri day, and the funeral occurred this af- ternoon at 1:3O o'clock. from the home of the bereaved parents.
 Mrs. Bernard J. Keating and daugh- ter of Bridgeport are visiting friends on Botsford Hill for couple of days this week.