The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-27
NEWTOWN

FUNERAL OF MRS. NJ. DONOHUE
The funeral of Mrs. Michael Donohue
who died last Friday occurred from her
hate home in Walnut-tree Hill dis
hrict today at 10 a. m. and from ST.
Roses church at 10:3O Rev Father
George T. Sinnott, rector, celebrated a
high mass of requiem, which was at
,hended by a large concourse of parish
doners. The pail bearers were neph-
Jews of the deceased, John, William
and Thomas Bradley of New York city,
John Kelly of Matteawan and Martin
and John Donahue of Hanover. At
the offertory the Misses Mary Harri-
gan and Mary Callahan sang. ''VenfJe-
su." After mass they rendered THY
fTfll Be Done and Nearer My God
flowers from the family and relatives
almost covering the bier, and a large
humber of moTners in the funeral
cortege from home to church and
H7ose's cemetery
Newtown, Oct 27-Martin j. Houri-.
gan is making two weeks -jaunt
Through Canada, having been granted
= vacation from his duties at the rail-
road station, HawIeyvilIe, and the
privilege Of a railroad pass.
Mr. and Mrs George Beers of Eas-
ton were weekend guests of Mrs Geo.
d. Duncombe, Main street
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Wilson and
Mrs. L H. Elsenboss, Brookfield, the
latter part of last week. They went
by auto.
A. A. Banks of Main street, who
has been sick is now able to be about
the house.
Mrs. Annie E. Plat has sufficiently
recovered from her long illness as to
be able to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
L. Northrop, South Center Thurs
hay, last week Her friends are de-
lighted at the prospect of the restor-
alton of her health.
Merchant w. A. Honan of Hawley-
willie. and Mrs. Honan motored to
Bridgeport Friday.
Leo kirby of New Milford is spend
Ing his vacation of two weeks with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank W.
Kirby. Dayton street.
John Ldllis of Sugar street visited
Bridgeport Friday, going by train.
H. M Greenman of Cold Spring
Farm who has been taking q. business
"trip through Massachusetts, is expect
ed home today. Mrs. Greenman and
the children spent the week with her
mother, Mrs. Ma1lette in Tashua,
Frumbu11.
Henry Fiji who lived with Martin
mirton of Guinea, on and off the past
nve years, and who was sent to ST.
Kincent's hospital last week, died in
the institution and was buried Fri
day in Bridgeport where two of his
sisters reside.
The storm of Friday night demon
Etrated the total fnadequacy of the
railroad s1uice box at the station to
take care OF the eastern watershed
of the burough- The sIuice under the
railroad tracks filled up with leaves
and gravel, and backed the water up
Through the catchbasins, covering the
Foadbed to a depth of two feet at z
o'clock In the morning and running
+ mfr down the hill tearing out the banks
of the ditch dug last week by Sc
aectman Johnson's men under the di-
Eection of the State Highway Com
missioner for the extended main to
Torn Brook This work will have
10 be done over again on account of
the cave-ins caused by the flood of
waters. While this water was rush
ing past the spi1Iway from the railroad
F1uice, by actual measurement only
foursi inches of water was coming from
Hhe mouth of the elbowjoint, demon
strating the futility of forcing a three
square foot opening to do the work
formerly done by the six feet square
main torn out by the railroad com
bany- First Se1ectman W G. John
Bon was on the ground early in the
morning and noting the havoc, imme-
hiately communicated with the High
ETay Commissioners representatives
and requested them to send a man
70 personally investigate this sluice
when a storm was on. They prom
bsed to send man today to inves-
Eigate and there is doubt in the
minds of all familiar with the facts
that the three by three s1uice box win
have to %1gne out or the grade low
cred from under the railroad bridge
10 the spflIway into the new main the
etate is building. This, it will be re-
mem bered, is what the original blue
print of the railroad plan of station
improvements provided for.
Harry Miller of New Milford, fire.
man on a train from MarysvilIe to
New Haven which reached here about
O'Clock Saturday right fell off the
Eab or tender about a mile above the
station. Fortunately he fell clear
Of the track but down rocky fill
in the road, descent of 25 feet or
more The engineer did not miss him
REtn this station was reached. The
bngine was detached and the crew