The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-20
NEWTOWN

Newtown, April 2oMrs. John [. Sanford departed Saturday,. for a week visit with MT and Adrc. Arn4 brosee Wells of Waterbury, Conn
 Measlesahas invaded Sandy Hook, so far prevailing only among the chil-r Idrens Louise Keane and James aLd1lis Iof Dayton street, and Dorette Clark of Glen avenue. are reported .ilIt The cases are mild sss ss x E fs. s
 Seleetman Morris D. Beers had an Iexperzences with a runaway team he twas driving,s Saturday, near the wat ering trough inSSandy Hook. A part Eofs the harness gave way frightening 1 one horse which soon had the other horse @lnder fright and headway. MT. Beers was not hurt, fortunately. and tI1ere was no col Ilfsion ith other teams or foot passengers. The wagon was ldamaged badly at the start but the horses fyHere caught without difficulty after they freed themselves from the. wagon \ ssssz l Mrs john E. Haugh and the Misses Esther and A4agguerite K11bride no5 tored to Brio DOT t.. lay, in Mfr M zIzilbridess car tn les owner acted as 4chauffeur., ,s J Sfs ' ss s,ss 1 Mrs. William Lester who faithfully
 nursed Mrs Herman IT. Oppe1 in tra- vail nd looked after the welfare Of Frank Reed Oppe since his birth, re- l turns tosh her horne9 fodays Mrs. Oppe having recovered her usual strength. Architect Joseph A. Northrop of Bridgeport drew the plans for the inew, residence of W. B. Glover to be Iereeted on Queen street ,and Schwartz
 Brothers of the same city. builders
 have the contract to erect it. Gem apIetion is promised by September Is. 1Garpenter George Northrop of this 1 town lid not sfl gure on the contract as. Inadvertently stated in these col-l umns. I tGatthew, Rhomosier, rnechanician at
 the Fabric Fire Hose Companyss fac l tory. is spending this w eek in his 1 home city. Of New, York
 i Mrs. Michael Lillfs and Miss Kate 1 IMadigan of the burrougf, spent Satur- ! day in Bridgeport. .szss
 I z A fair aud dience attended the minstrel I IshowS and vaudeville entertainnaent for I the benefit Of Che athletic association Iof he High school which was given ::l at town; hall Friday evening. The q m Il1s tre1ss acquaintance with the foi- ! b1es and failings Of some of our citi- iIzens and the shortcomings of our off, 5l'ciaIs and institutions were pleasant ssll ly put shys the students so that every q The pu blicg will be glad to hear them siagain. Dancing followed. A fair sum was realized for the association's $ $ sItreasury. sI lat the Sandy Hook library. there will
 be food sale for the benefit of the H.
 I brary, and it's friends are requested to attend and also help the cause
 Ialong by contributions of their work
 IcuIinary and otherwise
 si Mrs W. F. Kutscher, who occupied
 lthe Clark residence on Sugar street, left town with the last of her fur InIture on Friday afternoon She will
 Ereside in Stfatford. Her friends in
 town will miss a real neighbor. :
 The High school baseball team play
 led their initial game this season al Shelton, Saturday, with the High
 lschooI nine there Shelton won by a
 iscore of 25 to 10.
 Mrs. c. B. Taylor spent several days
 with Mrs. Carlos D. Sti1son Of Halter
 town The latter, who has been seri- Iously il, has passed the crisis. and
 her friends confidently look for her
 ] full recovery soon.
 sRev.sF. W. Barnett Of Newtown, offI-
 lciated at the services. morning and tevening, in Trinity church, Sunday. in
 place of Rector J.s H. George, who ds I with his son, Rev T. H. George, Jr-, of IDanie1son, over the Sabbath
 sI MT. Daniel Honan, who was grad Iuated from the Union Business Col
 I1ege in February, after a course com pIeted in eight months, is now filling
 Ia responsible position with the Lake ITorpedo Company. He spent Sunday
 with his mother, Mrs. Daniel Honan iof Walnut hill His friends predict E a bright future for him.