The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-03
NEWTOWN PRIEST
 GOES TO MERIDEN
FATHER DOLAN LEAVES FOR
 NEW CHARGE ON THURSDAY.
SCARLET FEVER CLOSES SCHOOL. Breaks Out in Home on Eve of We'd
 ding-Newsy Jottings.
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transferred to a curacy at St. Roses church. Meriden, by Rt. Rev. John J. Milan, bishop of Hartford. Father Dolan will assume his charge at once leaving Newtown Thursday. This an- nouncement takes the people of St. Roses parish by surprise, and while all are sorry to lose his ministrations, all rejoice i'm what is advancement for him.
 Manager Leavy At Home.
 John Leavy, manager of the Blue Ribbon basketball team is spending a months; vacation with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Thomas J. Leayy of Walnut Tree Hill.
 Children of Mary Reception.
 St. Roses church, Sunday evening was the scene of the inspiring cere- mopy of the coronation of the Blessed vice. The young women were dressed in white veils and marched into the church in a body. Miss Helen Kill bride read the act of consecration, and Hannah Corbett crowned the statue of the Blessed Mother. Rev. to the sodality in his usual effective way. The services closed with the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament by Rev. Father Dolan.
 Scarlet Fever Again.
 Scarlet fever has broken out in the borough again, in the family of H. M. Tiemanns ST. This is more than ordi- narily inconvenient now as MT. Tie- mann's son, Herman H. Temann is about to be married Wednesday to Miss Beers, daughter of MT. and Mrs. George B. Beers. and the quarantine interiors sadly with freedom of action of the house inmates. The disease so far has attacked the little daughter Isabelle, but. Health Officer w. H. s. mann home, but also closed the South Middle lschool attended by the victim. David GIoyer's Pilgrimage.
 Following his custom for more than score of years, David Glover last Tuesday made his annual pilgrimage to the metropolis for the Memorial Day observances there. On his way back he stopped, Saturday at the Sol diers' home in Noroton to visit /slais brother, an inmate. He return to his home in South Center Monday.r.ss,
 Newsy Items.
 The many friends of MT. and Mrs. John J. Northrop will be sorry to know that Mrs. Northrop has suffered relapse. and is now with friends on Main street.
 Clarence Blake of the metropolis is enjoying a weeks vacation with his aunt, Miss B. AIcNamara of Sandy HOOK. JO1I AACIN6 6IEdT5k OI 0SAIDlIys her son and wife. are guests for a few days ago.
 MT. and Mrs Daniel F. corbett of Danbury returned Saturday after few days visit with MT. and Mrs. M. A Corbett.
 Mrs. J. F. Keating and son, Joseph spent Saturday in Bridgeport.
 Miss May Bradley of Bridgeport is a guest at the Leavy homestead in the Glen.
 Miss Agatha Clark of Bridgeport re- turned Monday after a, pleasant week at the home of Town Clerk Oscar Pitzsch1er.
 Mrs. John T. Sheehan and daughter, Miss Catharine, spent Sunday with w. O'Hair of eBrookfeld.
 The selectmen have decided the matter of the location of the flag pole at the original position of the old, or as near that as may be practicable. It is stated on reliable authority that the new fountain, a. gift of a son of Newtown who for the present prefers to remain unknown, will be erected nearby.
 MT. and Mrs. Dorlon Smith and D. c. Patterson of Bridgeport were hoIi- day guest at the Patterson home in South Center.
 Mrs. W, c. Johnson is i'll of grip and tonsilitis, and under care of a physician and nurse.
 David Henderson of Milford spent last Thursday night and Memorial Day revisiting old scenes and friends. He was entertained by Mrs. Emily c. Ben nett of Maple Shade cottage, Sandy Hook.
 Mrs. William Eairchfld is i'll, and requires the attendance of both physi- elan and trained nurse.
 MT. and Mrs. A. s. Heaton came up from Bridgeport, Sunday, in company with Mrs Edwin T. Clarke, and spent the day at the old Clark homestead.
 Colonel and Mrs. J. W. Knowlton of Bridgeport were week end and Sunday guests of MT. and Mrs. A. .. Moore, of Taunton
 Arthur Moore. employed with the Bridgeport Brass Works has 4noved his family to town for the summer and expects to motor daily to his ela- ployment from his Taunton home
 Dwight Wheeler's family take pos week.
 H. s. Lang of Brooklyn was a holi- day visitor at his home on Walnut Tree Hill.
 MT. and Mrs, Max zapp of New Ha- ven recently married at New Haven spent a part of their wedding trip with Mrs. Zapp's aunt, Mrs. Arthur Beard of Gas street, departing for their New Haven home Saturday night. Other visitors with the hospitabIe hostess over the holiday were Mrs. John Francis and Miss Lillian Francis of Orange, N. J.ss Mrs. Ralph Borind and Miss Etta Borind and Miss Anna Jack of Bridgeport.
 Robert T. Bradley has taken posses sion of the post office, but has an nounced no changes in the office force at present. The retiring postmaster, w. M Reynolds, is giving his successor every aid in familiarizing himself with the routine of duties.
 The selectmen filled the quota of Newtown jury list Saturday.
 Some intimate friends of Miss Dor cite Gordon have accepted invitations to attend her graduation as trained nurse by the Connecticut Training School for Nurses at New Haven