The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-22
NEWTOWN


 Newtown, Aug 22.-Mr. and Mrs. M. Crotty of Fassett, Pa, are visiting Mrs. F. Heating of Huntin gtown. Their daughter Catherine accompan- ies them.
 James Hughes of North Center chester-in-t n-the-Mountains, Vermont on a business trip which may detain him an indefinite time.
 Prof. J. w, Skiff of Botsford Hill is quite i'll, under the care Of pr. W. c. Kennedy.
 Rev. J. F. Nolan in Town.
 Rev J. F, Nolan of Oil City, Pa, Sunday night to the home of his mother, Mrs. M. J. Nolan on the Boulevard He expects to spend part of his vacation with Bridgeport .rela- tives. Discovered in Time. A chimney in the residence of Ja-E cob Strisik Botsford 1fH took fire Tuesday night after the inmates of the house had retired and set fire to the heavy timbers near it. The result ing dense smoke aroused one of the members of the family, and the neigh bors were aroused by telephone calls A number gathered, and a bucket line was formed from the well to the roof The fire was subdued and the house saved. The damage will amount to about $1OO, which the in surance company will pay. It was dis covered in time.
 Judge E. D. Briscoe away on a fishing trip to New London, Ct., the guest of his cousin Capt. Nelson WakeIee of Stratford. It is expected the trip will last. a day or two long CT, when his friends in Newtown hope to be remembered by gifts of the fnny tribe by parcels post.
 Personals. Mrs. T. F. Brew made a short trip to the city Wednesday afternoon.
 Miss Mary J. Houlihan was visit O in Danbury yesterday.
 Mrs. J. O'Connen and infant of Shelton, spent yesterday in the fam fly of her uncle, MT. Thomas Carey of Queen St.
 Thomas Ranerty of South Center now handles the ribbons of one of the teams of First SeIectman Johnson during the vacation of John Scanlon regularly employed as driver of the team
 A. B. Brinton entertained the theatrical troupe of five persons wl1o showed at Town Ha1I last night to only a. fair audience, although it was good show. As usual a dance fol- lowed the performance.
 James D. Corbett Farmer distribu- tor in the borough is taking five days vacation with his aunt, Mrs M- l.. Keane, New Haven, beginning yes terday.
 Illegal Bathing.
 The practice of bathing in Taunton Pond from which the public water supply comes continues, notwithstand- ing Health Officer Kiernan has warn ing signs at every public approach to the banks of the pond.a-l The penalty is severe enough to deter bathers, ap- parently, but there is a great laxity on the part of the Water company off ciaIs in enforcing the law. Small entering the water at the public road ways, but they are not the chieA Wrong-doers. Most of those who thus outrage the health laws are members of our summer colony who ought to know better. They enter the water from private lands border ing the water and thus escape the vigilance of the officers whose duty it is to arrest all violators. One of our town constables who was very jealous at the beginning of warm weather, now refuses to make any more arrests, as he claims two bath ago were let go without prosecution, and he is still looking for his fees for making the arrests. The proper place to give information, however, is to the Health officer, and he will see that the law, as he interprets it, will make no distinction between rich and poor a native of the town or one of our floating population. if they per sist in these violations of our laws governing the preservation of the pub lie health.