The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER

DEATH OF MRS. LAURA CURTIS.
 Mrs. Laura Curtis, one of the best known ladies of Newtown, died late Saturday afternoon at her home on Curtis Hill in the eastern section of Newtown. She was a native of Mon roe, and when teaching in our schools she married Benjamin Curtis over a half century ago, who built new home for his bride near the old an- cestraI home of this prominent fam fly, in which house she died. She was T9 years of age. Her death followed an apopIectic shock a few weeks ago. She is survived by four children. Ho- bart w. Curtis, junior partner of the firm of Taylor. Curtis & Co.,, of Sandy Hook, Newton Curtis, proprietor Of the Curtis. peach orchards, on Curtis Hill. Miss Jennie Curtis, residing with her mother at present, and Frederick Curtis of Passaic, New Jersey, where he is an official with the New York, E. & P. Company, rubber 1nanufactur- CTS. Her husband died about 30 years ago. Mrs. Curtis was a good business woman, cultured and refined, and of a deeply religious character. She will be greatly missed in this community as 8 good neighbor and an upright Christian woman The funeral took place this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from her late home, interment being in the village cemetery, Newtown.
 An audience of about 200 witnessed the presentation of Peg O. My Heart at the town hall, Saturday evening, as inpersonated by Miss Ma iron H. Clarke, a noted platform fa- fvorite in New England. Miss Clarke's assumption of the different characters in the play was smooth in changes and done with the confidence of an artist who had studied the play and T1o Sf7 heart Her conception of the role of the heroine, Peg, was excellent and she impressed her audience as one who might easily star in the play on a real stage in a full cast. The orig ina1 version of the play was used by Miss Clarke, in which appear certain passages deemed derogatory to the faith and practices of a great Chris tian church. This was unfortune in Newtown where so many adhererts of that church reside particularly as most metropolitan play houses now use an emendated version of the play, which squares to the facts, and loses none of it's artistic charms as the play Of pathos and morals in the twentieth century so far Nevertheless, Miss Clarke has made a host Of friends in -Newtown who will be glad to meet repertory The affair was under the auspices Of. the senior class of the High school a11d the net proceeds. go to the treasury of the Athletic asso- ciation of the High school. Dancing was indu1ged in by the most of the young folks after the entertainment The music was by WoodhulPs orches- tra of Bridgeport.
 MT and Mrs. Thomas M. Holian are rejoicing over the birth of son, born Friday, November 13. Mother and child are reported as doing well, and MT. Holian is busy returning hand shakes of all the patrons and ern- out perfeetos to his friends who are legion.
 The bans of marriage of Miss Cath ar-fne Higgins and MT Thomas H. Mo Call were published in St. Roses church, Sunday. The bride-to-be re- sides on Mount Pleasant in the family of Mortimer smith.
 Charles E.. Beers and Charles F. Beardsley. who have been in Bridge port on jury duty, criminal side of the court of common pleas, were ex- cused Friday for the term. Theodore Taylor and James Ezgan, who have been summoned for jury duty in Dan bury before the civil side of the su- perior court. are now their third week there.
 MT. and Mrs. F e.. Bennett of Bridgeport were week end and Sum day guests of MT. and Mrs Charles G. Meeker of Cemetery avenue, Sandy Hook.
 George Drew and Master George of Bridgeport were recent guests Of MT. and Mrs. w. B. Glover of Glover ave- nue, borough
 Fred Lockwood is nimrod who has met with exceedingly good luck on friends who have benefited by gifts of game will gladly. testify. No inven- tory of these are here attempted for fear of getting him in wrong with the fish and game officers. He is a con stable. know the law, and obeys it.
 Frank Wright paid a week end visit to his son, who is a student at the Polytechnic Institute Of Worcester, Mass. Another Newtown boy, San ford Beers. son of Merchant R. H. Beers, is also entered as student there MT. and Mrs. Beers recently autoed to
 Worcester for a visit to him.. Both l students report fayorab1y on the course of study and discipline of this institution.
 Mrs. Margaret Bradley of North Main street was the purchaser of the McInerney property in North Center, at the auction sale, Saturday. Al. 1 though there was a fair attendance, l there were no outside bids when it was seen that the relatives of the de- ceased owner desired to hold the prop serty in the family There was rivalry and spirited bidding between Mrs | Bradley and her sister. Mrs. Denis Quinlivan of Bridgeport, both of whom seemed anxious to own the hor1e It was finally knocked down to the for. mer at $4, 900. It would doubtless have sold at a higher figure if the general public had entered in the list of buy CTS. for it Is very desirable location, and the house is capable of easy transformation into modern. villa It is over 100 years old, and it's porch, doors and windows in ornamentation l are the best examples of early Amer 1 ican architecture to be found here. abouts, having frequently been pho 1 tograpled and sketched by architects