The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-04
NEWTOWN

Miss Pearl Garfield of the Boulevard and Miss Lauretta Northrop of Beth el Road have decided to take com mercial course, and yesterday both entered as students in a Bridgeport Business college. They will commute daily during fine weather.
 The selectmen met Tuesday to open bids for the construction. of the re- gently ordered concrete bridge over Pond Brook in Hawleyville, as per ad- vertisement, and the board were as- tonished to find none. A new cam paign of advertising must be resorted to or else the work must be done by local days work under the town. There is no question about there being com petent mechanics in town to do the work and many believe it should be ordered and thus leave the money as far as maybe here.
 Among the holiday guests in town are noted: Henry. $. Lang and James F. DonoE1ue of Brooklyn and William E.. Donohue of New York, with friends on Walnut Tree Hill; Van Hayes and John H. Keane at their homes in Sandy Hook and Eli c. Barnum of wanamaker's store, Manhattan, with friends in the borough.
 w. A. Canfeld'S force are beautt-. flying the Upham place in Hawleyyille this week, both exterior and interior painting.
 MT. ana HrS. w III SOSI0llO O1 oS4 shire entertained Mrs. W. J. Costello and children of Bridgeport last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry McKeon of the borough had as weekend and holiday guest their niece, Miss Kathryn HeaIeJ of Bridgeport.
 Messrs. Eli B. and John c. Beers of Queen street have returned from their flying trip to Buffalo. The re- turn was made at night on New York Central in a Pullman and they are glad it wasn't over the New York, New Haven and Hartford they were travelling these days, as news of the North Haven disaster was heard by them on arrival
 A.fact not generally known is that the Federal Express stops at New town for all passengers to Philadelphia and beyond. This train made such stops on two days recently to accom- nodate patrons from here.
 There was a conference of leading Democratic workers last night to arouse activity in the party ranks and spur on the town committee to take hold of affairs and settle some press ing questions, whose settlement IS nec- essary for general harmony Nothing was said about the personal of the Democratic ticket for October election. but the deternination was strong among the conferees to put none but staunch and true party men, on ehe ticket as CanQ1odlSS L11AS AAAA' AA1o conference lasted an hour, and it is believed, was productive of much good to all the party present
 Mrs Lillian Dayton, mother or A. W. Dayton, Jr., of the Inn Cafe has filed a claim against the City of Bridgeport for $1'Ooo damaees TOT III. juries received by a fall on defective city street not properly guarded at the time of the accident.
 The Misses Rose and Anna J. Duda of Bridgeport who were recent guests of MT. and Mrs Frederick Leiss have returned to their home.
 Miss Eleanor Gaffney of Yo1kers, N. Y, returned today to her home after a pleasant vacation spent with her grandparents, MT. and Mrs. Ed ward KiIbride of Cemetery avenue.
 The Misses Mary E. and Jennie D. Lynch who have successfully taught school since their graduation from High school, have entered the Danbury Normal school for the teachers tram ing course They commute daily.
 Daniel Houlihan, junior at Man haitian college, is visiting his class mate William Loughran at Berkshire The latter collegian is captain of the college baseball team and his chum is a. baseball enthusiast.
 Miss Dorette Gordon from the New Haven Training school for Nurses Is visiting her mother, Mrs. James w. Gordon of Main street.
 Corbett and Grove will install a gas lighting plant and apparatus in their store at Sandy Hook of the same man ufacture as the one ordered for the Town Hall It is expected the work will be done this week.
 Master Frank Talty who has been enjoying his summer vacation with his aunt, Mrs John L. Keane of Gas street. returned for his school duties in Rrid penort yesterday
 Edgar F. Northrop was appointed administrator on the estate Of Cora E. Northrop by the probate court, yester- day.
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