The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-21
NEWTOWN

Charles Harang of the Canhe1d painters force is spending his vacation at the Masonic Reunion at Roton Point.
 Mrs. John J. Northrop who suffered a relapse last week is again on the gain under pr. Gales care. MT. and Mrs. Jesse Woodruff re- turned today from Bridgeport where they have been spending a week with Mrs H. woodruff.
 Mrs. AdeIine Fairchi1d who makes her home with MT. and Mrs. c. B. Johnson was eighty-five years old Friday. She is enjoying good health.
 ST. ROSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Sunday the members of the Holy Name society received Holy Commun- ion in body at the o'clock mass This was the quarterly communion.
 Friday evening, July 25 at Town hall will be given another of the pleas ant social affairs for which St. Roses Is noted. Under the auspices of the Children of Mary's society, and un- sparing efforts are being exerted to make it still more successful than any previously given. After the entertain Inent, which will be musical and dra- matic dancing will be in order, the popular Sandy Hook band furnishing music. Tickets are now being dispos ed Of in goodly numbers by the ever willing members of the society and others.
 Miss Anna May Corbett is at Compo beach the guest of MT. and Mrs. Dan iel Corbett of Danb1ry, who have cottage there for the summer.
 William Bradley of New York city is a guest at Sandy Hook hotel.
 E. Farmer of New Haven visited his parents, MT and Mrs Patrick Farmer of Curtis hill several days this week.
 The meeting of voters of the united districts will be held Monday evening at Town Hall to hear the report of committee appointed at the annual school meeting to look into the matter Of building of new repairing of old school houses.
 George R. Wilson, of Taunton, went to Danbury Sunday to lead the praise service of the Salvation Army at their headquarters, on Elm street, that city.
 George E. Wilson is the owner of a new Ford car, bought of Lewis & Scott, of Danbury.
 Guests at the home of MT and Mrs. Thomas Cavanaugh, of the Boulevard, are MT. and Mrs. Joseph Coles, of Bridgeport; Mis- Ella Lynch, of New Haven and Miss Mary Lynch, of Kon- mar, N. Y.
 The sandy Hook team defeated the North End Athletics of Bridgeport at the Knoll, Sunday, score being to 3. A splendid game was played by both teams.
 Thomas J. Corbett returned to his home Saturday evening from two weeks vacation spent with his son, l John K. Corbett and wife of Lancas- l ter, Pa. During. this visit he autoed | in company with his son to various points of interest in the States of | Pennsylvania and Maryland, including | Gettysburg, Harrisburg and Columbia on the Susquehanna river which really | marked the turning point of the rebel advance on the North, and saw the ruins of the bridge across this river burnt by the Quakers of Pennsylvania two days before the Gettysburg battle began which prevented rebel forages on the grainaries and cattle of Lam caster county and decided ''Marse'' Lee to turn his forces south westward to meet the stubborn Meade on the | Gettysburg hills, with it's decisive re- suits. MT. Corbett visited Bel Air, Hartford County, Maryland, the birth place of John Wilkes Booth, and the station from which the force of Mason and Dixon began the survey and work of the historic Mason and Dixon line between Pennsylvania and Maryland. He has many snapshots of these views taken from his angle of observation which are interesting to his friends he spent day in the Metro polls and visited his brother, James F. Corbett and family in Brooklyn, bringing home with him his nephew, William, son of the latter He repor ts a very enjoyable trip.