The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-26
NEWTOWN

Newtovvn, May 26, 1913ITaxcollector John F. HouIihan spent Saturday in Botsford at the post office there for the convenience, of taxpayers in the southern part of the town.
 - Eugene R. Botsford of Huntin gtown
 district sold his farm to Nathan C. Hertz of New York, last week, through the agency of Jacob Block Of Bots
 ferd-
 --The deeds were filed in the office of Town Clerk Phzscher, Saturday, by
 which Norman W. Dutton of Zoar
 district disposed of his farm, dwell
 ing, buildings, stock and tools to
 Michael Chisarik of Bridgeport for a valuable consideration in dollars.
 Thomas F. Cavanaugh of the Bou1e- yard surprised his family with a. new piano. bought in Bridgeport. last week, and delivered on Saturday.
 w. H. Wakelee has started the foun- dztion for an addition to his garage on Church street, c. B. Johnson fur nisfling the stone The addition will be in the front, size 20 by 45 feet, two stories high, frame construction with concrete floor at street level. The office and showrooms will be on this floor. and the second story will be the storeroom for automobile supplies.
 When completed it will make an up ru-date garage, ranking with the best in cities and will add architecturally to the looks of the whole edif1ce.
 
 of Bedding to the state roads bonding measure in the General Assembly in Hartford, the east and west trunk line uassfne through Newtown will be by the lower or Bethel road, instead of over Mount Pleasant as at first mapped out This change if adopted by the Assembly, will doubtless please the people of Redding, Bethel and Easton, but Is not satisfactory to the beopIe in the northern part of the town. The reason for this is that the town has already expended consider i able money on the Bethel road, in the l belief that the upper or Mount P1eas-I as5f road would be taken care Of by l zfz state But under the Peck amend | n1ent this immense work will devolve | on the town, and it will cost a pretty penny to put it in shape. The town fathers are naturally chagrined, and what can be done about it is problem atical unless Highway Commissioner Bennett sees it in the same light as the majority of the people. and in- terposes in favor of the upper road which 1t is said is two miles shortersI and will cost the state no more. The town is deeply interested in the out come from the viewpoint of taxation, and First Se1ectman w. c. Johnson went to Hartford, Thursday, and inter viewed some of the leading legisla- tors on both sides of the House upon The amendment. His contention was that the legislature had no business to dictate to a town as to what DOT tiou of the town state funds should he rsed on or in contradiction to the expressed wish of the town author1- lies His stand made a favorable i'm pression on his ihearers and 1t is hoped the Peck amendment will fall' or the whole matter be left as 1t was rs-ity. the highway commissioner. hand of gypsies took possession uf the square in front of the Tongue property in South Center, Saturday. and turned their horses into the open nelds contiguous, now owned by V. Hard. who complained to the authori- lies ". C. Johnson, first selectman, went to the scene at once and order I'd them to pay for the depredat1ons, did Sunday
 There have been no new eases of gczrlet fever in any other family in town reported Sunday, and the situa- ton remains the same All the fuml- cation of places exposed to the infec- ion. including the High School, has been completed by Health Officer Dr. W H Kiernan. and all the patients are reported as doing we'll The county health officer, Dr. Hill, of Bridgeport is in touch with all meas ssres adopted by the town health off, fer 70 stamp out the disease, and believes the latter has the situation well in hand; but it behooves the people to be quick to notice any llI- ness and call in their family physi- rian. and have the indisposition at tended to at once This will be the Best kind of cooperation. In the meantime, keep cool.
 Negotiations are going for the purchase of a place on the Boule- 0rrd by resident of the town by which another family will be added t.l the population of the borough and Two more voters added to the caucus list of this anachronism of antiquity, auouz bodies politics. It is expected the deeds will be passed this week. - Friday evening last before P. H. srcC.artfy. Justice of the Peace. John Doe was arraigned upon the charge pf abusive language preferred by Hen sx Hunt of South Main street in the
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