The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11
.BALKS AT TERMS
 OF REALTY DEAL
Newtown Man Gives Up Strange Bargain That Required Him To Support Man And His Wife
especial to the Farner.1


 Newtown, Nov. 11-Wilbur Conklin, who took over the property of John Frank of Huntingdon 8. few months ago, and accepted the condition of. SUD- porting the owner and his aged wife during the rest of their lives as the sole terms of the deed, got tired of h1s job and this week quit-claimed to Frank The deed was presented to the town clerk, Monday for record. Both parties seem satisfied
 Only two candidates in the Novem Der election have filed their election expenses SO far. The higher one was for $5 and the other nothing. Only two more candidates are required by law to file expenses with the town clerk as candidates for judge of pro- of the secretary of state. Justices of the peace are not required to file an ex- pense account.
 Tn the town election the highest amount expended by any candidate was s25 ,a-nd most of tbem spent noth- ing.
 John Poule, Po1ander in the em- p1oy of w. s. Hawley of Hawleyville for several months, gave his employer a rude shock in the midst of huskingS by suddenly deciding on a weeks va cation. He wanted a week to attend the wedding of a friend in Danbury.s but promised to return at the expira- ton of the seven days. MT. Hawley parted with him not without mfsgiv- ings as to the promise, and set about getting the neighbors help for the farm work. Five days later the help reappeared at the farm accompanied by a Lady and two children which he proudly introduced to Mrs. IIawley, reminding her at the same time of her promise to fix up the tenant house for him if he would marry. Here they were, wife and children, the for d fr75 heart who lost her husband two years before in their native land. She had come to rejoin him in this land of op-. porturity. and brought her two treas- ur-es along with her. She arrived in anbury and her faithful John met and married her. Needless to add the long disused tenant house has now what looks like permanent tenants, and ATr. FIawfey s shock with it's sequel Is nok greater than he can bear.
 Julius Hartwig returned, Tuesday, to New York after spending a. few days at his home in Berkshire
 The Misses Mary and Kathleen Raf- ferty spent Saturday in Bridgeport.
 Edward Troy was a visitor in Bridge port, Tuesday.
 Elk Represen tative Patrick Campbell now has his grist mill in operation, and' is ready for the patronage of the farmers with grain to grind
 Mrs. Lucy B. Caxanaugh and family will take possession of their newly erected home on North Main street, this week
 Miss Edith Northrop has graduated from the Yale Business College in New Haven and is now spending a stort vacation with her aunt, Mrs. Lauren Skidmore in the borough.
 MT. and Mrs. B. L. Johnson have re- moved for the winter from South Cen- ter to the Bessie Beers home on Main street. A welcome change
 The Haw1eyville Whist club reorgan-, ized last week by eIecting Representa- tive-elect Jesse A. James, president, and Miss Edythe Peck, secretary &n1 treasurer. A winters campaign was arranged for, with the first. meeting at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles Jackson.
 Miss Lillian O'Connel, a. member of the sub-freshman class at the High school building, has gone to New York to live
 Miss Eleanore cavanaugh of the New York public library, is spending a vacation with her mother, Mrs, Lucy B. Cavanaugh.
 Mir and Mrs. stephen D. Horas1 and family, Misses May and Elizabeth Cor bett of Bridgeport, were visitors at Mrs. James Corbett's, BotsfortI, yes terday.
 ". T. Cole proposes to build a. ma cadaIn road around his .toverlooax.' farm, which will give. access both to
 Mount Pleasant and Castle roadwayr.