The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-29
NEWTOWN

Newtown, April 2s.-Mr. and Mrs. J. Schoch of New Y ork spent two days last week at their summer home in South Center getting the house ready for an early summer sojourn.
 Miss Mary McMahon of Danbury was a guest of Miss Mary Harrigan over Sunday.
 St. Rose announcements: Confess sions Wednesday afternoon and even ing before Ascension Day, also on Thursday for the first Friday. Masses on both days at and 8 o'clock a. m- Holy Name Society meeting Thursday night Children of Mary and Holy Angels, Sodalities will go to confession Saturday at usual hours, and receive Holy Communion. Sunday at g o'clock mass. Junior Choir rehearsal Wed nesday and Friday afternoons. Altar boys meeting Wednesday afternoon. Children who take part in the pro cession for the Forty Hours Devotion which begins next Sunday at last mass, will come for practice and drill Wednesday and Friday afternoons. A novena to the Holy Ghost begins May End and ends May 10th.
 Rev. Georgf1e T. Sinnot, pastor of St. Roses, was in Hartford attending the third anniversary of the consecra- ton of Bishop Milan.
 Miss Margaret Grove has as her guest Miss Gertrude McGrath of Bridgeport.
 Mr. and Mrs. Homer Brown and son of Bridgeport are guests of their parents, MT. and Mrs. Eugene Peck.
 Miss Katherine Finnen of Long Hill is visiting Mrs. Patrick Lynch of Zoar.
 H. M. Smith is suffering from ner- vous collapse. He with Mrs. Smith who is just recovering from severe illness will spend a month at Walnut Beach.
 Miss Anna Gfblin and niece, Miss Margery Coughlin of Bridgeport, are guests of Mrs. William DriscolI of Walnut Tree Hill.
 Mrs, John Brown and daughters, visited Mrs. William Egan over Sun day.
 MT. William s. Walsh, of New York. is visiting at his home on Walnut Tree Hill
 Miss Elizabeth Murphy of South Norwalk, Miss Madeline Giblin of Bridgeport and Miss Murmane of Wa terbury have been guests at the Con vent of Mercy.
 Friday evening May 2nd. at Grange hall there will be given a whist un- der the auspices of Pootaruck Grange. Several splendid prizes have been se- cured and everybody Is invited. The sociabiIity of all these affairs is so very we'll known that no urging will be necessary and a good attendance is assured.
 wednesday afternoon after school l the Newtown High school boys will play the Ansonia High at baseball the l game will take place on Glovers lot. | On Saturday afternoon they will play l their return game with Danbury, High i school and hope to retrieve their late | defeat.
 MT. Carleton Smith of. New York | spent Sunday with his parents, MT. | and Mrs H. M. Smith.
 Miss Clarice Botsford of Bridgeport | spent Sunday with her parents, MT. | and Mrs. Edward Botsford of this l town.
 w. A. Garfield and his force of painters and decorators are preparing | the interior of the old Platt home | stead for Dr. Clark, of New York. | who will occupy it again this season | He is expected early in May or as | soon as the work is completed. MT also has the contract for the i exterior painting of the house of Mrs. s F Scherm erhorn in Main street.
 Gideon Camp, of Mt. Pleasant, died suddenly Sunday about p. m- He was about seventy eight years of age. His funeral took place from the home | of his brother Samuel Camp. this af- l ternoon Rev MT. George officiating. Interment was in Taunton cemetery. | Mir. Carnp was a well known native | of this town, unmarried, and lived all | his life in the family homestead until | It was sold a year or more ago. Late ] Iy he lived with George Rufflea | where he died.
 The monthly meeting of the Won- aA's staff of the Bridgeport hospital | will be held at the hospital at o'clock | Thursday afternoon.