The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-12
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teachers in the town schools, were week end and Sunday guests of their aunt Mrs. J. A. Moroney, of Dodg- ingtown.. p
 Miss Christine corbett, of queen street. had as Sunday guests Miss Ella Moroney and Master James Mor- oney of Dodgingtown.
 Robert T. Bradley filed his bond as postmaster for Newtown with the. post office department Thz1rsday last and awaits his commission Retiring Postmaster w. M Reynolds will CO., operate with his successor, and is dis posed to render him every assistance in taking hold Of the work of the of fee.
 Rep. E T. Hook spent Sunday at the homestead on Rotsford EIilI-
 NEW1sY NOTES
 Thomas c. Keane and family will rem ove Tuesday from the F. Crotty, hOrnestead on Gas street to the large village residence occupied formerly by Sperfntendent R. J. Trent of the rub Der retaining factory
 BRIDGEPORT CLUB GUESTS.
 John Beers piloted a. party Of eight boron ghites to Bridgeport last Thurs day night. and the trip and return by autos were guccessfuIyy made. The visitors were guests of the Bridge port club and all enjoyed the varied program presented by the hosts.
 NEw Bus4NEss FIRM r The High school b asseball team played the Daz1bury High school team Saturday in Danbalry 4 large mum witness the game. Honors went to Danbu1y b5r a score Of F to 8.
 Miss Genevieve Brown or Bridge port was a. guest Sunday, of her cousin, Miss Florence Carney
 Harry Walker Of New Haven re- 
 is a guest at the home Of MT. and Mrs F W. Campbell, where Mrs WaIke1 has been spending week
 SCHOOL TAX I1A1D
 A special meeting Of Middle district school was held Saturday night, and voted to lay a one and hree-tenths mill tax to defray the expenses of the recent repairs on the school Buildings This will raise about $500. The total tax rate of boroughites this year on town, borough and schools will ag- gregate 19.6 n1ills-a rate higher than the tax rate Of Bridgeport, with it's paved streets police and fire protec- tion public water, sidewalks and gas and electric lights which majority |sof the boroughites never enjoy, and a large number are deprived of fire 5protection, and water eveIi- And now there are some who advocate lighting the main street by electricity. and adding to the tax rate Of the bor- tough
 There will be a neeting Of the ern-I ibattled farmers at the Brick building next satur7ay night, when it is ex-i pected permanent organization will be enected, and FaImers cooperative in motion
 Iss MT. and Mrs. e. B. Glover of Ser bIin ct, are guests of AId and Mrs w B. Glover of Glover avenue James Baake Of Walnut Tree Hill is now eagaged in a power construction wil1s not return for several weeks. M TE1ACHH1R HoryoGaEzD The school at Cannons town Of Wilton, was designated as state model school last week. It has been taught the last two years by Miss Lottie M Behn of Dodgingtown- The young lady so signalIy honored by the state is the daughter Of Mir and Mrs. John ". Behn, graduate of New town High school, class of 1908, and also a. norxl1al graduate, yea8 1912. Her many friends will be pleased to note her success in the educational field TENT CAnHrRPIII1ARs Principal L. M Johnson Of the High school has inaugurated a campaign against those injurious pests Of our orchards, the tent caterp5IIars, by en-  worm destroying contest PIdzes will be ofnered, and a record made of the number Of nests removed or destroyed in months campaign. These names as well as the winners will be pub Iished in tho local agrIcul tu1.aI pa pers. N'swtown has the distinction Of being the first town Tn the country to put into operation this plan of fighting the worms, a plan which was alnoet a crusade Last year against the canker worms and doubtless saved thousands of dollars, worth of fruit to New England orchardists, as we'll as saving the trees in many cases. So effective was this operation first put into action by our High school Principh Johnson, and so wdd despread did it become, that it attracted the fayorable notice of.both the state and rational departments of agriculture This method of en1isting the pupils of the public schools Of the state and nation in egg and nest destroying contests against these foes of4the far ! tins sent out by the department Of agriculture at Washington and also by several state departments of agri- culture, and bids fair to becornei a. nationwide movement to conserve our fruits and save our nr11it trees
 The tent caterpillar must go, as well as the canker worm, and this week. I the army division of boys and girls of Newtown schools will move on the foe hereasbo1ts.
 MUST DO BETTyEsR WORK Student George Ferris of Trinity l pitched eight innings for his college team in YaIe-Trinfty baseball game at New Haven recently. TEre baseball team of the High school Ferris Alma
 Mater, glory in the prondnence Of the Newborn boy in Trinity athletics, and the reelected glory should be an inspir- ation to the local team But-they must do better work. 1 EUNER.AL OF MRS. RUSSELL
 Newtown,- May 1.-The funeral of
 Mrs Huldah Russell. aged 93. occurred l today from the home of her daughter,