The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-23
NEWTOWN


 Newtown,. Dec. 23-Prof B. Car r1ody and sisters, Misses Margaret Anna and Dorette Carm ody, will en- joy Christmas festivities with MT. and Mrs. Thomas Harrison of Bridgeport Miss Winnifred Paetsch spent yes terday in Bridgeport with her mother, the anniversary of Miss winnifred's s birth.
 Selectman Vim. c. Johnson gives notice that the town treasurer will pay off the teachers who desire their monthly salary before Christmas, if their district committees will present bills properly approved by two select men of which number he gladly will be one, before Thursday The regu- lar monthly pay day is Saturday, Dec. 2Sth.
 Joseph Bates, coIored, chef at New town Inn was found dead in bed, Sun day morning at about 7:3O o'clock by the employees of the Inn. pr. F. sJ- Gale was called in but, finding no use for his services called up Medical Examiner Dr. w. H. Kernan, who immediately responded. After exami- nation he decided the man died of a weak heart and asthmatic disease. The remains, were turned over to Under takers Prindle and Morris for inter ment at the expense of the town, if TO friends appear to claim the body The deceased had been employed at the Inn for about ten days, but none of the colored people in town know much about him and are un- able to afford the authorities assist ance towards locating his kindred sor his residence. The deceased was ap- parently 45 years old.
 Saturday evening the unconscious body of John Allen of Zoar was found in Zoar by, a passing automobile party who took him in charge and notified pr. w. H. Kiernan. The Injured man was attended by pr. w. H. Kiernan who found a broken leg and severe bruises on body The doctor took the
 man to the Danbury hospital inn n1ediately, where his injuries were at tended to. At last reports, he was known to be resting comfortably It is thought, a passing motor car struck the man.
 Court Sandy Hook, No. 52, F. of A, will have a concert and dance at St. Mary's Hall, Sandy Hook, Dec. 31 Competent committees have been named!b by the court to have charge of the affair, and it looks as if a renais- sHnce of this popular order was at hand, which in the past was renowned for it's sociable and popular entertain D1ents. Gallagher's orchestra will furnish music for the occa sion and all it's old and new friends are cordially invited to be present.
 ATS. A1lCnae1 J OTdan or S5andY Hook wen to the city Monday morning ex- pecting to return before Christmas
 M. Moran of Springfield, Mass, IS the guest of Selectman and Mrs Thomas F. Brew of Sandy Hook for the holidays.
 Miss Elinor Gros Claude, who p9r- chased the old Peter Hall homestead on North Main street claims that her deeds cover the triangular piece of land known as FIat-Iron Park for more than a century, and owned and occupied by the people of the cent CT as a public park for more than fifty years, and objects to the state ap- preaching a corner of it for the road purposes. The O'Brien Construction company have paid no heed to her re- nonstrances, and the seIectnen asslre them that the park so far as it nnak es a boundary line between the Danbury road on the west and the BrookfieId turnpike on the east is town property and consequently the town will inter pose no objection to the work Of strengthening the state trunk line Miss Gros Claude had the records searched by Judge of Probate Beecher preliminary to purchase and insists that the 1atter's search of title is au- thoritative, and that it distinctly gives her title to about one-ffths of an acre