The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-03
NEWTOWN


 Neweown, July 3.-Mr. and Mrs. John Wixted of Danbury were visiting at the old family hom estead, the Kelly farm, in Jeremy Land, Wednesday, now occupied by Louis White of Dan bury.
 Mrs. Bertha Ferris and Miss Elsie, her, daughter, spent Wednesday in the Park City.
 Humane Officer Acts. Humane Officer Charles B. Johnson found it necessary Tuesday to take away from Philip Stevens of Hunting town district his horse which was be- 1 ing apparently nisused. The officer | took the beast to his barn, fed and rested it, and in the morning permit ted the owner to take it home, with the caution to use it cercifully on his farm alone, and not drive it on l long journeys through the streets. In 1 the meantime. State Humane Officer | Gardner was communicated with who came on, and after inspection of the animal approved of the decision of the i local officer, and the owner was warn i ed to obey strictly the orders of Off, dcer Johnson. At first 1t was intend ed to prosecute for cruelty. As suffi- rant such action in the opinion of the authorities, but much will depend on how the owner acts under orders. High School Teachers.
 The High School committee met 1 last night and signed the contracts for 1 the teaching corps of the High School l for the year 1913-14 They will be l Principal Leonard M. Johnson, Miss Ethel Salmon, Westport, and Miss | Helen Houlihan of this town. Miss l Salmon is a graduate fresh from Alleghany College, and Miss Houlihan comes with high honors from St. Elizabeth's College, Convent Station, | AI. :e these appointees prove satisfactory l that the school authorities will see to it that the permanency of their tenure of office be made secure for a term of years, as Newtown High School has suffered most in the past from an nual exploitation by strangers who come here to get their experience .1 and then depart for better pay, and larger fields. Principal Johnson has already spent two years in the work of the High School with satisfaction to its patrons, and presumably tc himself, and his re-engagement is in line with the policy of identifying the teachers with the interests of the town advocated by all sincere friends of our higher institution of learning Miss Lillian Troy of Botsford, pre- ceptress of the eighth grade attached to the High school, who has filled the position satisfactorily for several years, was also re-engaged.
 Dividends in Advance. A two-decker lawn spray which was let run all Monday night on the lawn of the Newtown Savings Bank afford ed amusement for a crowd of the small boys of the borough early Tues day who disported themselves in the spray and waded in the pools collect ed in hollows till the bank opened l and the stream was shut off. This waste of water necessitated an early visit of Superintendent Glover to the waterworks Tuesday, but this method is an unconscious way to make sure of dividends upon the stock of tht Water company. but is hardly fair tC the other stockh holders.
 M. 6. Keane of the Housatonit Marble Yard, Bridgeport, has beer doing extensive jobs of work in St Rose cemetery the past two week. with a force of workmen.
 The family of Martin J. Crotty O. Jersey City are visiting with theI aunts, the Misses Weldon of Nortl , Center District.
 Thomas J. Cavanaugh of Trumb bull Is arranging for Improvements on hi ! property on Glen avenue, Sandy Hook and was a visitor in town today. s Real Estate Activity. = Real Estate Agent Black of Bots r ford is negotiating with M, Ha1pin for the purchase of the latter's farn r interest of customer, Phili " Schwitzky, lately of Huntingtown dis trict, and the papers will pass thi week.