The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-07
NEWTOWN

Newtown, April Miss Etta Mar | tin, of New York, is spending the
 spring vacation, from her school du- ties, at the home of her aunt Mrs.
 James F. Brennan, at the station.
 Miss Doretta Gordon, of New Haven, | was the Sunday guest of her mother, l Mrs. James w. Gordon of Main street l Miss Julia. Duncombe and AdoIph 1 Carlson, of Bridgeport, were Sunday 1 guests at their homes in the bor- | ough.
 1 John P. Keane, of Bridgeport, visit 1 ed his parents, Sunday.
 Miss Annie Carmody, returned from | Bridgeport, Sunday
 M J.. Donohue, of New York, is be- ing entertained at the home of Mrs. l Margaret Egan, Church Hill. Mrs Donof1ue who has been ill is now fully
 recovered.
 Cecil Burnes, of Bridgeport, a
 guest, Sunday, of Newrtown friends.
 Mrs. Leo Brown, of New Haven, is
 making few days visit with her mother, Mrs. M. J. Kelly, Main street. Joseph Dunne, of Danbury, was a weekend guest of his brother, Edward Dunne. Mrs. Leo Kohlar, of Tashua, spent
 a few days last week, with her sister,
 Mrs. Patrick T. Bradley, of Currdtuclk.
 Miss Irene Corbett of Bridgeport,
 visited her parents. MT. and Mrs.
 Thomas J. Corbett, of Queen street,
 Sunday.
 The heirs of the late Patrick and
 Mary Carroll, of Sandy Hook, have reached a settlement Thomas J. Cav
 anaugh, the administrator of the es- tate of Susan Cavanaugh, one of the heirs, takes over all the real estate of Patrick and Mary Carroll, and made cash settleme ents with Mrs. Thomas F. Cavanaugh of the Boule- ward, and the children of Jennie Car roll Madigan, the other heirs at law The amounts paid are said to be sub | stantia1. The new owner proposes ! to improve the property at once and perhaps rebuild the store building | which, at one time, was a good busi- | ness stand, on Glenn avenue. Sandy l Hook.
 The regular meeting of Pohtatuck grange will take place att Grange hall Tuesday evening, April 8, and the fol- lowing programme has been arranged by the worthy lecturer, Mrs. F. H. Mitchell: Song No. 175; Educational Value of the Grange, by Edith w. G. Mitchell; Seed time Suggestions Brothers John J. Northrop, Edwin B. Camp collaborating; f"The King Drag in the Conservation of Road Work by Se1ectman w. c. Johnson; paper by the Worthy Master, A. P. Smith; ''Iittle Journeys in History"
 Newtown farmers and others note with satisfaction that the lower house of the General Assembly, Friday. pass ed the bill penalizing the sale or pos session of foul seed introduced into the legislature by Representative E. T. Hook of this town. It looks as though the field pests of Canada thistle, wild carrot and brown-eyed daisy were doomed, if the farmers will do their part by carrying out the statutes enacted for their ext1rpatfon- At any rate the passage of the Hook bill will prevent any adventitious aids frcr7o the seIlpidity ft1d tsarelesSneSS of seed dealers, being given to the progation of these weeds in the fu- ture It is expected the Senate will concur in the passage of the bill.
 Miss Lena Blake, of Bridgeport, wis tied her parents, MT and Mrs M. Blake, of Walnut-tree Hlll' yester- day.
 Miss Ella Blake of Bridgeport, was the guest of her sisters, Misses Kate and Margaret Blake at the family home, in Sandy Hook, Sunday.
 Burton Beers of Hartford, and MT: and Mrs. Ernest Sanford, MT. and Mrs. E. L. Edwards, of Bridgeport were Sunday guests of Eli B. Beers Queen street, returning this morning
 Mrs Thomas Farrell and Miss Helen Carroll, Of Bridgeport, were enter tained, Sunday, by Mrs. Lucy Cav anaugh of North Main street.
 Miss Clara Sheehan and Miss Jen- nie Kelly returned Saturday night from New Haven, after spending pleasant vacation with Mrs Leo Braun and other friends
 Besides the two Newtown citizens already on the jury, for Superior Court z Harry Madigan and Herman HI. Oppe Sheriff Blakeman summoned the fol- owing towmsmen: A. w. Bassett, Sf- non B. Corey, John B. Corey, III. M. 4reenman, W. B. Glover and Theo- { lore Taylor, these latter on the panel | vIoi l