The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-14
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
sharpers Who Try to Fleece Merchants Success
 full Tn Only One Instance
Especial to the Farmer.


 Newtown, July 14-A couple of sharp CTS, Thursday, were in town and. at tempted the deecing game by means Of confusing the merchants in the changing of money, but put It over only one merchant so far as reported. They first tried 1t on sIA c. Morris of Morris & Shepard. but he got by through in sisting on dealing with each confed- crate separately The Sandy Hook drug store was next tried, but in the absence of both partners. the clerk refused saying he. had not sufficient change Hobart Curtfss. junior part ner of Taylor & Curtiss, however. fell for the trick and is out $10. He dis covered his loss as soon as the pair got in their auto and hurried towards southbury He was inportuned to telephone Constable Wake1ee of South bury but declined, saying he'd charge the $1O to the loss side of his personal account.
 AUTO ROADWAY DOUBTFTI1
 The HawIeyviI1e auto owners who leased the stretch of abandoned track of the old Shepaug railroad for a pri- vate auto roadway from the village to the NeWtown and Danbury state trunk line, find they have tackled a job too big for them. The mile and half track will require widening all the way, and it must be rafIed for a long stretch The estimates of the cost n3C6SSaE1SS a. roadway is prohibftive and the pro- ject must fall through unless the state or town will take hold and make 1t a public road. Both are very doubtful prospects. Ex-Selectman Charles A. Baackman Is president of the associa- ton.
 NEwsY ITEMS
 Mrs. Cannon and children, Mrs. J. Sankovitz and children. with the chill dren of Martin Keane, their brother as guests, have engaged the double dwelling of Thomas c. Keane, Gas street, for the summer and are now all at home there-
 MT. and Mrs. P. F. Lynch and family of Bethel, motored to Newtown. Sun day ,a11d were guests of MT. and Mrs. Thomas F. iCavanaugh of the Boule- yard. MT. Lynch Is the proprietor of the Danbury Carriage company and a native of 1Newtown. Other guests of the hospitable household were Mr and Mrs M. c. Fennen of Bridgeport.
 Dr. and Mrs. Robert Keane of Bridgeport autoed to Newtown. Sun day and made calls on several relatives here.
 pr. and Mrs J. Murray Johnson, pr and Mrs! U. D. Sheehan. MT. and Mrs. Stephen D. Horan and family, and the Misses Mary and Elizabeth Corbett of Bridgeport were hospitab1y entertain ed Sunday by MT. and Mrs James GOrDeTL, ABOCSIOT0.
 A. J. Gallagher and Grant Nuttfng motored to Danbury, Monday.
 Miss Edna Klbride of Jersey City, N. J., is. spending the week with her aunt, Mrs. M. F. Grove of Botsford. !
 William Lynch of Passaic. N. J., re- turned Monday to his home after a pleasant vacation with his grand father, Patrick Kelly Of Mile Hil.
 Michael Grace. with a party of friends, autoed here Sunday and visit ed MT. and MrsSP. H Cannon, where MT. Grace,s daughter Miss Eva Grace. is sunmering.
 Rev. T. J. Lee started Monday morn ing for a few days trip to his farm in Madison.
 Frank au1tz of Bridgeport. spent Sunday with his family in the Glen.
 Dr. Patterson of Bridgeport, came today to his home in South Center for his summers sojourn in the coun- try.
 That veteran horticufturaIist, Samuel Underhi1I, is harvesting this week his large crop of raspberries. !, Miss May Hoyt returned Saturday from pleasure trip to Greater New York.
 A force of men under First Select man Johnson are repairing and oiling worn away patches on the turnpike state road this week, being now in the vicinity of Pootatuck bridge.