The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-12
sNEWTOWN


 John L. Sanford has taken a posi- ton in the factory of Curtis & Son.. Berkshire.
 John seanIon of Walnut tree Hill is back in his old position, driving stage for Charles Hawley, the veteran and the public's common carrier for score or more ofayears in Newtown.
 First Se1ectman W c. Johnson was in Bridgepor yesterday.
 At a meeting of the Sandy Hook Band Monday night this organization as part of the musical programme of the forthcoming observance of St.. Patrick's Day by the Holy Name So-. ciety- The band has a fine repertoire and is fast approaching the stage of finished musicians, and as this will be their first partial public appearance, doubtless it will augurnent the at tendance at the lecture and enter tainment at St. Maryss Hall, given under the above auspices, on the evening of the 1Tth of March. The society members are profuse in praise and it is hoped that they will be greeted by an overflowing house on the occasion.
 The clam chowder supper at the Methodist church parlors last evening was we'll patronized and an enjoyable
  the society lived up to their reputa- tion, both in the piece de resistance, as well as the other =ttfxings'' that go with New England supper.
 Mrs. Burnett of Botsford is house keeping for Edward Peesa on Sylvan avenue, Sandy Hook
 The sermon at the Lenten devo-l tions tonight at St. Roses will be by Rev George F. Synnott, rector The subject is Heaven; Its Existence"
 Thursday afternoon at 2:30s o'clock there will be meeting of the wo- mans Auxiliary of Trinity parish at the rcetory- At 7:307 p. m. services at the HaW1eyviIle chapel by the rec tor Of Trinity church, Rev. J. H. George.
 Rev. G. N. Laine will conduct the evening service at the Methodist church, Thursday at 7:30. o'clock. An invitation is extended to all to join in the service.
 The regular meeting of Pootatuck Grange last night was well attended, and the following programme was presented: Song No. 175; presentation of some current event by each at tending member on roll call. reading, Educational Value of the Grange by Edith w. G. Mitchell; Hints on How to Cheer an Invalid, or Shut-in'', by Mrs. Frances Schernerhorn; rehear- sal degree work; reading, George Washington, by the worthy lecturer, Mrs. F. H. Mitchell, concluding with a. social time.
 The annual meeting of the woman's Home Missionary Union of the Con gregationa1 church which is being held in the First church of New Britain, today, has no representatives from Newtown as Mrs. H. M. Smith, who intended to go with her husband is very sick. and MT. Smith is nursing her.
 Several factory employees have re- ceived copies of articles on the con vict contract labor system in Connec- ticut, and blank petitions for sigma lures of voters opposed to the system to be presented to the Legislative committee of the General Assem- bIy having the matter within it's jurisdic-I ton before the hearing on the bill, f'To Abolish Convict Contract Labor in the state. The petitions are being very generally signed here. Mrs George A. Romans of Danbury is pushing the work in this section of the state.
 Harlow Benedict of Palestine is now at this end of the line the sole car rier of the lacteal fluid from New town farmers to the Bridgeport con sumers, Samuel Snow of Stepney throwing up his contract last week.