The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-07
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 Newtown. Aug. 7-.ssafe in London" were the words of q cablegra1n from the Misses Susan J. and M- p. Scudder received this week by relatives who have been worrying about danger to the party who, when last heard from were in the danger zone. " alter R11f- flesr Of Palestine yesterday received a belated letter from his wife and daugh- eer who are at RafhfriIal1d in the Province of Ulster after a visit to Il1D-s lin. They proposed to sail for home August 5, but it Is highly doubtful if any of the party will be able to secure passage at that date.
 August Durand, eldest son of Joseph Durand of Pa1estfnes waiter in the Cafe La Fayette of New York, has notified his father that he has report ed to the French consul at New York, and is only awaiting transportation to his native land to take his place in the reserve ranks Of it's defenders His brother, Charles has been notified to report at New r ork. and he left New town this morning He is uncertain as to whether the military class to which he belongs will be called into good bye to his father as if the con tingency was not to be a remote hap pening.
 President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale University who is sumInerfng at his. farm in zoar, known as Snake Rock Farm, entertained this week the Standard Oil magnates Q. M Pratt and wife of Brooklyn. and Anson Phelps Stokes Jr.s secretary of the Yale Corporation.
 Ezra J Hall has been appointed administration of the estate Of his mother. Susan L. Hall, by the Probate court.
 sftI- r Middle West who departed from New town July 3, returned Thursday. Be- sides A J. Smith. the party included Mrs. Smith and sons Pau and Earl and MT. and Mrs. Harry Yates. Bar ring weather. the party report a pleas ant tour.
 MT. and Mrs. F. F. Murray and fam fly of Bridgeport have erected their summer camp on Botsford HilI but so far have not enjoyed the out of door life on account of both wet and cold weather.
 MT. and Mrs James Egan are en- tertaining the 1atter's cousin. Miss Mary Troy Of Danbury. Other house guests are Mrs M J. Burke and daughters, Leona and Helen of Dam bury.
 Miss Ne1lie Bradley and Gerald Barrette of Bridgeport are guests this week Of MT. and Mrs. John B. Hub belt aSOlCA sNdas1n street.
 Miss Anna Murphy Of Sandy Hook. Finished the teachers summer course at the Danbury Normal school last. week.
 MT and Mrs. Richard Egan had as guest Andrew Egan, Jr.,2 Of Long, Is- land the past two weeks. Thursday they epterta1ned Miss Frances Ega.n, graduate nurses of the Danbury hos pital
 Town Clerk Oscar Pitzschler and Attorney Paul Chapman of Bridge port instituted separate searches of title on the Ralph Benedict property in Hattertown for which John Poland of Bridgeport is negotiating. Imper- feet recording of deeds and transfers of titles in closing up estates made the work difficult The town clerk com pIeted his certificate of title yester- day. but the attorney finds another day necessary. Attorney Chapman is in town today with MT Poland.
 p. J. Pitzschler was in Bridgeport Thursday attending the funeral of John A Whitcomb. son Of Senator and Mrs Joseph H. Whitconab. The unfortunate youth had been a frequen visitor at the Pitzsch1er home for many summers, and the families were intimate friends.
 Four teams of horses were attached
 
 They were employed by the contract ors on the state road work over Mount Pleasant The attachment was in the interest of residents along the line who had furnished hay, grain and other supplies which had not been paid for When the workers aon the road saw the teams depart a strike was pre- cipitated, and the men refused to re- turn until they should be paid in full. representative of the company is ex- pected from headquarters today.
 Miss Rosa Quinn and niece, Miss Edna Haight of Danbury returned yesterday from Waterbury where they had been guests of MT. and Mrs. Ed ward Dunn.
 Former Senator and Mrs. Smith P. Glover are entertaining the1r daugh- ter, Mrs. c. L. Warner and grandson, Glover Warner of Vicksburg, Miss, for the season.
 Edson Sanford has returned from the Plainyil1e camp meeting where he spent a. week.
 The HawleyvilIe Pastime club while waiting impatientIy the advent of the coon in the cornhe1d for their annual coon supper. have decided to have a cla.mbake meanwhile. C1ark's grove is the place and the date is Saturday, August 15. beginning at 1 p. m.
 Newtown people who are abroad in c1ude Albert Bigelow Paine, the au- thor, Fred Mabrey. and Mrs. E. D. MacQuckie.,
 Coney Island has finally decided not to have mardi gras parade this year. ---------