The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-09-08
NEWTOWN

Newtown, Sept. 2-M. G, Keane of the Housatonic Monumental Works 1 Bridgeport, was in town today. w. L. Mershon visited the Mershon printing plant at Sandy Hook satur- day, accompanied by parties from l Bridgeport who are looking for ma 1 chinery and presses of the character advertised for sale by Mr. Mershon. The latter now does his work by con- tract in New York, but with his fam fly lives at Colebrook in this state. Letters from Eric Nelson state that he is entirely disilIusioned with Cali fornia as a place for settlement for a farmer of the middle class, as agri- culture there is a business that re- quires immense capital and business resources to succeed. So he is coming back to New England and take up a farm which he took a sixty days option prior to his trip to the West.
 Sheriff and Mrs. A. B. Blakeman re- turned from their trip to the Pacific coast Saturday evening, coming back on the same train with the Bridgeport delegation. They report a very enjoy able time.
 David R. Parn1ee and Joseph Treadwel were summoned alss jurors for the Superior court, criminal side, which comes in at Bridgeport this week.
 Miss Mary Cavanaugh of Bridge port is a guest of her brother, Thomas F. Cavanaugh of the Boulevard. His wife, Mrs. CaYanaugh and daughter, Susan, were in Bridgeport Saturday to consult an occulist about the latter's eyes.
 Mrs. Arthur Beard is recovering from a serious indisposition of a weeks duration which required the services of a physician. Her friends will be glad to learn she is improving. and now able to be around the house.
 There is a lulI in the lumber busi- ness in this section owing to the slow ness of the purchasing agents of the railroad in inspection of the huge hNaps of ties and posts all along it's line from Monroe to iBrookfeld. There is also consid derable complaint as to discrimination in classification of the railroad ties by these inspectors, which many of the sawyers deem fnical and unjust. Some of the latter utterly refuse to accept the classificatfons and prices offered, and are selling the fin ished product of their saw mills as cord-wood to all purchasers who will draw the ties and posts away from the pile-yards along the tracks.
 Miss Glidden is building a substan- tiaI fence around her property on lower Main street in the Borough, to protect her lawns, orchard and gar dens against intrusion and annoyances from outside.
 A bonus of 8 cents per hundred pounds of milk to all patrons of the Borden's creamery for August recent Iy given by the company was vel come addition to the monthly check of the company to the farmers.
 First SeIectrnan Johnson with the aid of the farmers teams of the south western section of the town has been cutting down the grades of several hills and widening the roadway of these much used arteries of travel to the center and to the station at Bots ford. The work is along the line of permanent road-beds characteristic of all of MT. Johnson's road-work and nothing but coInmendation is heard from all who pass over these lnproV- ed stretches of highway. The work on both lines of state road from Mon roe town line to North Center school in the borough, and from flag pole square to Sandy Hook is well nigh finished under his supervision. As the state pays for the work on all trunk lines adopted by the highway com missioner this work will not cost the town a. cent. But for some Washouts caused by the cloudburst of fort night ago, the roads in the other sec lions of the town are passable, and these. recent washouts are being at- tended to by the men in charge or these sections, Messrs. Halpine,i Leavy, Wilson ana CuQJO61 dS SOO1A c@o U is reported to the selectmen.
 The High school report for the week shows an attendance of 89,. not in cluding the 29 pupils attending the eighth grade attached to the school.
 Miss A. s. Bishop is the teacher en- gagged to teach the school in Middle Gate district, and she began her duties last Tuesday.
 Rev. George T. Sinnott of St. Roses will begin this week his annual visita- ton and take the census of the parish and also take up the annual collection HawleyviIIe, the borough, Palestine and the western section of the town ford, Zoar, and Sandy Hook will come in due order.
 Tuesday evening, Sept. will be the regular meeting of Pohtatuck grange and a full attendance Is requested.
 Jesse A. James of HawleyVille mas a Pope-Hartford fve-passenger car bought in Bridgeport.
 A F. Brinton, plumber, is installing a water system and toilet and bath room facilities for Joseph Wepper who recently purchased the GaHney home stead on Mile Hill.
 Arthur Beard is remodeling his home on Gas street, and by a rear ad5ition he doubles his room space in the house, and turns a plain cottage into an attractive bungalow. He and his son are doing the work and the -nlan is their own work also. It will be an ornament to the street when completed.
 IL. M. Richards of the Glen has made decided changes in his store in order to better display his goods, and also to make room for a market as he expects to open with a full line of meats, etc, October 1st. This de- partment of his store will be a great