The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-25
NEWTOWN

Newtown, March 25.-Miss Ethel
Greenblatt of Botsford Hill was a
guest of New Haven friends Sunday.
Miss Pearl Garfield of the Boule-
ward visited in TrumbuII, Saturday
and spent Sunday in Bridgeport, re-
turning last night.
Mrs. Joseph Bremen of the Appian
Way, Smithville, returned. last night
from a visit to the Metropolis, lasting
few days.
DR.. T. w. Tinker and family came
to town yesterday for the summer
and will occupy a part of the Deacon
Beers homestead in the Borough. The
sanitarium of which he has charge
will be in full swing again as soon as
the place is made ready for the re-
ception of patients.
Mr.. P. FinneI has purchased new
horse Of New Milford parties.
Mr. Thomas Degnan in the employ
of Dr. H. E. Waite of Dodgingtown
is recovering from severe attack of
the grip.
A fair sized audience greeted the
appearance of the Sandy Hook band
upon its initial appearance last night
at the Town hall in the entertainment
held under the auspices of Rev. Faith
er Geo, T. Sinnott of St. Roses parish.
The moving pictures were well select
ed, entertaining and moved off
| smoothly. Besides the concert by the
band musical selections by local tai
ent interspersed the program, and the
evenings pleasure wound up with
dancing for which .Bentley's orchestra
of Bridgeport furnished music.
H. NJ. Greenman of Cold Spring
| farm sold a herd of fifteen yearlings
and two years old cattle to a party in
New York state who came Monday
and drove them away on foot. They
will go by easy stages of twenty miles
a day, taking about four days to reach
their destination.
Miss Mary Clarke of Bridgeport is
making an extended visit with her sis
| ter, Miss Elizabeth Clarke who is
housekeeper for Town Clerk Oscar
Pitzschler in the Borough Miss
Clark, the latter, who has been suf-
ferer from the grip, is convalescing
rapidly, and was able to attend
church services Easter.
Mr.. E. c. Halter of Glen avenue, is
in Bridgeport today to complete the
sale of his property on Logan street
| in that city which. he received in ex-
| change for his property on Walnut
Tree Hill. Factory enlargement of a.
manufacturing concern there made it
| desirable to sell his Bridgeport hold
ings, at fair price now.
Mrs. James w. Gordon is a. sufferer
| from the prevailing grip-colds, at her
home on Main street.
The Holy Name Society voted to go
| to Holy Communion in a body Sunday
at ST. Roses church.
Mrs. Fanny Brown who opened a
| store for Yankee nations, a couple of
months ago in the Thomas G. Keane
double tenement on Gas street, has
| closed shop and departed for Bridge
port. Her effects and household fur
niture were taken away Sunday by
| teams.
Mrs. Arthur Beard of Sandy Hook
made a trip to Bridgeport last Satur-
| day.
Mr.. Hiram Merrill is so far recov-
! cred from his recent illness as to be
able to take short walks out of doors
| on fine days. He recently passed his
eighty-fourth birthday with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frederick E. Northrop, South
| Center district.
The many friends of John F. Nc
| Carthy who formerly lived on Gas
| street will be sorry to learn that he is
| in failing health at the home of his
mother, Mrs. NJ. Mccarthy in Walnut
Tree Hill district.