The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-28
News From Neighboring Towns
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
 NEWTOWN

IT. B. Tucker of Hawleyvil1e has purchased a farm in .Miry Brook, Danbury, and will remove there with his family soon.
 The men employed in the construc- ton of the electric line from Dan bury to Newtown are boarding with MT. and Mrs William Knapp at Sun set Inn.
 Miss Catharine Lester, who is in her final year at the State Normal school, Danbury. has been employed as a substitute teacher in the South Brit ain school for several weeks
 The polls will be open from to II a. m. Tuesday, May 5. for. the bor- ough election.
 Mrs. Henry S. Lang visited friends in Bridgeport. Saturday.
 Thomas McGawley of Danbury vis- tied his brother, Andrew McGawley. last week. The latter has now fully recovered from "a late severe indispo- sition.
 Mrs. T. J corbett made a trip to New Haven, Monday, returning the same day.
 It is suggested that, Newtown in town meeting assembled should di- rect it's selectmeni to insure it's en1- ployes with some Insurance company, as is being done by most of the towns around in compliance with the
 
 Jaw. The borough also is looking into the mattel. as the recent fire caused two veteran fire fighters to drop in the fray, and 1t is feared claims will
 be made against the borough treasury in copsequence. The family physician Of Efrst se- Iectman ". e Johnson found no bones broken nor interna1 injuries, hut very severe contusfons of the body as the result of the premature discharge of a blast while superin- tending work on the town roads last week. He will be confined to the house for a few days
 Eli B. Beers is having his. Queen street residence enlivened by painting 1t. r..s W 1 John IT. Keans of Bridgeport visited with his mother, Mrs. John Keane. of i Gas street, Sunday. The condition of Daniel T. Corbett of Danbury. formerly a resident and well known here, who has, been very l ill., is reported this week as showing great improyement This will be good news for his host of friends The Danbury contractors Kellogg
 and Gregory, have force of men or the road below the station, and soor I this slough Of despond will be filled i in. the red fire of the guardian Ian terms fade away, and the memory only fof the misery caused to the travelling I public the past three years by Ine Tn, faction of the railroad will survive. Il is expected this strip of roadway vii
 be made in tllreeS weeks, and connec- l ton made with the three by three
 covered sluice at the eastern end ol the subway under the rafdroad bridge The state trunk line will be ther I fcomplete between the borough Q. l Newtown and the village of Safzd, I Hook, for which the. public will b< I duly grateful to the state.
 1 Farmer Petit under the directio1 of 9he selectmen is putting the Wal I nut Tree Hill road from the BouIe fvard eastward in good condition,g st that the mail carrier can get ove sf that part of his route. l5 The Water company has made an I other connection with its large nail
 on Glover avenue for the new resi ! dence to be built by Assessor W. B Glover on the corner It. is confident I ly believed that this may be don
 without putting in reducers of pres
 sure on the sconnecting pipe, thu
 saving useless expense for the com pany, and providing against blow
 outs in the main, and disarrange
 ments in the hydrant near the dead
 head of the main.