The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-20
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
Body of Drowned Mccoy Youth Recovered by Use of Dyna- mite HonOred Grave For Old Dan, Horse Which Work ed Faithfully Until 3s Years Old.
fepecial tp tae Farmer.a

Newtown, July 2-The body of Lester F. Mccoy, who was drowned in the Housatenfc river on last Th1rsoay was recovered about noon on Satur- day after 4S hours of contlnuous seaLcn- After dragging the river unsuccessful- 1y and employing q diver dynamite was resorted to. Elmer Lewis. an e1- pert in the use of explosives, " no lives in SOuthbury. was employed ana the second shot brought the body 70 the surface Tt was toFvsd to the Newtown bank Of the river, where it was viewed by Medical Examiner ". H. Kfernar, who gave permission GO Proe j. E. skin to remove 1t for bur- ial The father of the unfortun ate youth, Charles w. mccoy of Steel and returned with the body of his son to his home Saturday night
 TOM BAII1EYrS E9CGSsE1
 ssDan.y the old horse Of Thomas Bai- ley.of DOdgingtown, died last week sf- ter 2S-years continuous service in the family. and was buried on a knoll at spot in plain sight of the inmates Of loved .<Dan,, was one of pair of horses bought by his father, Michael Bailey of Jerome PTa1t. in 1866s when the horse was ten years old thus making the animal thirty-eight years old when 1t died It's mate died ten
 
 single harness ever sl11ce up to three months ago It was tenderly watch ed and cared for since It's descrepiftude began, and It's death is rnOurned by the family and neighbors as sincerely as if ft were a human being Everybody in Dodgingtown win miss old .Dan.''
 INSPECT HY YDRANTs
 Fire Chief d7 H. Cannon and yYlTiam Az Leonard representtng the water company, Saturday. inspected ahe hy- -drantss on the street. from Flat Iron park to Glover av enue and Sugar street and found all to respond with the exception Of one at the intersection water feebly. The trouble 1t Is thought, was not due to the hlling in |of the hydrant by sand or other set- tlings of matter, but was daae to as break in the two inch pipe with which the rhydranf is connected. Sunday this break was repaired bJs men en- pioyed by the water company under the direction of the fire chief The rest of the hydrants will be tested to- day.
 NEwSY ITEMS
 MISS Mary Troy Of Berkshire Is sub stitute operator at the telephone ex- change.
 Miss Clara Sheehan, accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. Thomas V. I5illis. went to Bridgeport Saturday. where she will join party of friends for a two weeks outing at a cottage in Laurel Beach. Her aunts, Mrs Charles Afiller and Mrs. T. V. IdIlts, will chaperpne the party.
 Miss Jennie Kelly of the telephone exchange, spent Saturday in Bridge- port.
 Rev Father Coholan, curate of St Rose,s went sunday afternoon to vlslr his friends in New Britain ID. Burton Beers of Waterbury, wis.,, ited his father. Hi B. Beers. Queen street. on Sunday.
 M. K. Donohue of Flushing. T.. l., spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Donohue and daughter. Miss Alice Donhue at the Corbett-Kea*ing cot tage.
 Mir and Afrs Joseph Brenner have az guests, this week. Mrs Max Levy and daughter, Minnie, and Mrs. J. Pola- seky and two children of Brooklyn.
 s. F. King of Unionville, was a weekend and Sunday guest of MT. and Mrs c. B. Johnson of South Gen. fer. He returned Sunday night in his brothers car accompanied by Mrs. King who finished very pleasant two weeks visit with her parents here.
 Harold Joy Of Buffalo, N. r., is spend ing the summer with his grandmother. Mrs. John Rugley of Dodgtngtown. !
 Frank Johnson has gone to Concord, ". H.. for a visit with bis cousin. Fred erick F. Johnson, Jr.
 Miss Christine Corbett of Queen street. Is visiting Miss Ella NToroneyH of Dodgintown.
 The Athletics of Bridgeport shut out the Sandy Hook baseball team Sunday afternoon at the Knoll field by the score of 5 to 0.
 MT. and Mrs. w. H. Clark and daughters. Mary and Helen. spent Sat- urday in Bridgeport
 Mrs. w E. Gilbert has returned from the seas1ore much improved in her health, for which news her many friends will rejoice.
 Phillips Morris of Cleveland, O., has arrived fn town for a vacation with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Levi c. Nor ris.
 Frank P. Fennel1 and Miss Molly Reiser of Bridgeport were Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs James Egan. l T If you have neglected your Kidneys and suffer from baekache, weak back headache, rheumatism and distressing bladder weakness. you will find Foley