The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-17
NEWTOWN

Newtown. Feb 17-James Bradley is quite feeble, being confined to ms home in Pole Bridge.
 Mrs. Edward T. Clark departed Sun day night for an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. A. s. Heaton, Bridge port. The trained nurse who cared for her husband during his last illness returned to Bridgeport with her,.
 Messrs. Van Hayes and Roy Hyatt spent Sunday with their folks in town Miss Dorette Carmody, who attends business college in Bridgeport, was the guest of her sister and brother, Miss Margaret and John CarH1od dy or Sandy Hook, sunday
 Prof Edward Carrnody took the civil service examination under the state civil service commissioners at Hartford last week and stood second in the examination with credit of 90 per cent.
 Everything was sold cut at the aue- ton Thursday at Mrs Joseph Quack- enbush's home Good prices prevailed under the manipulation of c. B. John son, a.ucttoneer
 Rural Carrier Frank Blacknan was unable to complete fszs route Saturday owing to bad conditions of roads Rur- raI Carrier Eugene Stone from Bethel failed to cover his route also. so the bod s1ngtOwn patrons were deprived of mall and papers, thus making yes terday a dreary Sabbath for some citi- gems.
 The. HawleyvaHe whist club met last Thursday night at the home of Edwin Camp It was a very pleasant session The first ladies' prize WAS won by Mrs. William Hav1ey the first Eent4em men's by the host Of the evening. Mrs. D.. c. Paatt took consolation prize for the ladies, and Charles Jackson for the gentlemen
 Owing to the almost impossible condition of the roads and the ex- committee closed the school Monday till Wednesday morning
 The remains Of Mrs. Cornelius Swan of Seymour, arrived on the Z.45- D. m.' train on the Highland division Mon day, and was taken in charge by Un- dertaIers Prindle & Morris, and later buried in the Village cemetery beside her husband.
 MT and Mrs. Curtis P. Morris spent Sunday with Merchant l.. c. Morris
 Mid-year exams-of Newtown High school were held last week. 7z The pupils averaging 80 or over for the half year, are:
 Senior Class.
 Gordon Gale, Ancient History, Ger man; Catherine Mayors, United States History Marion Summers, English, U. S.. History. Agriculture; Hattie Read, English, U. s. History, VTgil, Physics; Israel Goldstein, Virgil, Adv. Algebra; Thomas Keant, Adv Alge- bra: Sarah Beers, U. s. History; Ina Drfscon - German, Adv. Algebra; Plane Geometry; Walter Glover, Ger man; Virginia. Hou1fhan, Plane GeoTn- etry; Russell Wheeler, German Philo Botsford, German, Plane Geometry; Herman Oppe, German, English; An na Corbett, German, English; Mary Keane. English, German; Mildred Stevens, English; Blanche Gilbert, English, Ancient History, Algebra, Latin; May Fairchi1d, Latin I, Alge- bra: Paul Cavanaugh, Algebra, Latin; Ruth Tilson, Algebra; Mary Murphy. Latin, Algebra.
 The following pupils received hon ors for January:
 Seniors:-Gordon Gale, Ancient History, German, Agriculture; Cath crime Mayors, U. S. History. Agrfcul- ture; Marion Summers. English, U. s. History, Physics. Agriculture; Hattie Read, English, U. s. History, Virgil. Physics; Israel Goldstein, Virgil, Adv. Algebra; Thomas Keane. Adv. Age bra; Sarah Beers. Agriculture; Ina Driscol1, Plane Geometry. Adv Age bra; Leonard Wright, Physics. Juniors:-Walter Glover, German; Esther Beef. English; May Jordan, English; Virginia Houlihan, Plane Geometry; Marion Curtis, English: Amy Bantle, English. Plane Geome- try; Russell Wheeler, German; Grace Ruffels, Plane Geometry. Soph Corbett, AL