The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-28
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER

NeWtown, Nov. 28-Judge of Pro- i bate William J. Beecher has a griev- 1 ance against Secretary of State Phil i lips. His name was published in the l state papers this week as one among the delinquent candidates who failed to file statements under oath of their l election expenses. At first the judge.i supposed this was an error in the of fee at Hartford which would rectify | itself, as his honor, on November 16th l two days before the expiration of the time limit, had made solemn declara- ton of an expenditure of $50 for the sum total of his election expenses This was sworn to before Town Clerk Oscar Pitzschler, and mailed to the latter the next morning to the secre- tary of state. He had carefully en- dorsed on the enclosing envelope the contents, as he had done in all other cases of candidates. Postmaster Brad ley distinctly recalled the fact of the mailing, and disclai1ns all responsi- bility for it's nOn-arriVal at it's destina- tion. But that it did not arrive was made manifest since by the receipt of a summons this week from the clerk of the Hartford police court to Judge Beecher to appear next week and an swer to the charge. There is a fine of $25 a day for each days failure to file the report which would make
  elapsed. But what causes the most chagrin to Judge Beecher is the fact that on his preliminary notice of fail ure to file the account received from the secretary, he had immediately furnished a duplicate acknowledged by the town clerk but which he mail ed himself, but no notice was taken of this. Now to receive a summons from a police court at this late day in view of all the facts, looks to our honorable judge, clear case ''of crowding the mourners..' However, there seems to be no help for it. and the town clerk and postmaster will have to hold themselves in readiness to repair to Hartford and satisfy the Hartford justice that the blame is not at this end of the line, and that Judge of Probate Beecher complied in every particular with the law against cor Srupt practices in elections. The seventeen boroughftes who at tended the annual mee4ing of the warden, burgesses and freemen last May are wondering when the Borough Clerk, Charles F. Beardshey, will fur nfsh each voter with a printed copy i of the charter, bylaws and amend nents voted to be published forth 1 with and sent by mall to each free 1 man and taxpayer" It is suggested, l if there is no fund for that purpose 1 that the warden and burgesses trans
 
 l the water supply fund to the credit of the contingent fund, and thus en- able this hard worked official to com ply with the borough vote of six months ago.
 The assessors are busy people these days, and somewhat anxious. The l effort to boost the grand levy suff1cf- ently to comply with last years raise l by the state tax commissioner, and not bring a mob about their ears. is I calculated to harry the minds of the most ph1egnnatic of men. But they are going about their task grim1y. If l .Newtown will have state roads and trunk lines the state is going to see 1 that the law of compensation is ob- 1 served. For every $10-0o0 expended in this way in any town the state as l su1nes is that much additiDn to the value of the town, and Connecticut expects to get it back proportionate- l Iy in state taxes. And the srepresen- ton from the small towns in the Gen. I era1 Assembly stand valiantfy back of the tax commissioner every time. So 1 the adjustment of this burden on the 1 taxpayers of Newtown so that every i body is satisfied is the task ahead of 1 the board of assessors The present | board consists of W. B. Glover, H. Carlton Hubben, and Frederick B. I Lake.
 Sunday service at St. Johns church l at 1O:45 a. m. with, sermon by the rector, Rev. c. A. Tibba11s.
 I At St. Roses church. confessions | will be heard next Thursday for the frs Friday. Masses Friday, .Decem- Der 4, at and a., m.
 At Trinity church, Sunday, ntany, | ante-communion and sermon at Fl a. l rn.,e by the rector. Rev. J. H. George. At the Hawleyville chapel at p. m. evening prayer and sermon by Rev.
 FTYI,., S+% r -EN-,e trict has made improvements in the heating apparatus of the school room, taking advantage of the holidays for the work.
 MT. and Mrs. William s. Hawley spent Thanksgiving in New York.
 Allison P. Smith spent Friday in Hawleyville and vicinity.
 Mrs. B. Wulff, the professi onal nurse, spent the holiday with he1 mother,3 Mrs. Pesso in Sandy Hook returning to fher engagement in Taun- ton today.
 Miss Margaret Drurnm of Danbury enjoyed Thanksgiving with her sis > ter, Mrs. David H. Bale.
 MT. and Mrs Frederick Young were guests Thursday, of their daugh- ter, Mrs Ernest Hawley of Danbury
 Henry F. Young and family were guests of MT. and Mrs. George R.
 Wilson of Taunton on the New Eng Hand holiday. P. H. Mosier and fam
 fly also enjoyed the hospitality of the Wilson home on this occasion
 W. c. Turner closed his Taunton home this week and rejoined Mrs Turner in New York for Thanksgiving Day.
 Mr. and Mrs. W. c. Johnson had a family reunion at their home
 Thanksgiving Day. The members o1 the family in town who gathered round the festive board were MT. and ~ Tnh far Mr and Mrs E. L. Johnson. and Master Frederick Foote Johnson, son O.