The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-20
OUR NEW TOWN
 NEW LETTER
6speriaI to the Farmer.)

Newtown. Aug 2o-Newtown was visited by one of the worst electric lstoruns in years last evening, but for Hunatey not much damage to property Twas done so far as reported this morn hng h Sandy Hook lightning struck Efhe veranda of Dr. w. H. Kiernan's khouse. tearing off sorae shingles and kputting his telephone out of comnnis- Esion In Palestine district lightning kset fire to the barn on the estate Of H7osea B. Northrop and burned it to mhe ground with its contents The EatoTm waAs most severe along the M9ousab0nlcAriver and the reflections on fthe sky visible from the center, show lowing to the injury to the telephone kvires no information could be obtain led as to the sufferers. or the losses.
 ST BOSSES ENTEzEdTAINAEENT.
 The comedy drama, "The Private eTutor," will appear at the town hall, EFriday evening, August N- It will be sEpresented by the youngs people of St. Rosess parish for the benefit of the Echurch and judging by the advance lsaIc of tickets standing room only will be the rule after s:15 p. m-, when the kentertainment begins The cast or characters andA the Interpreters is as ruIlows.
 MT. Spencer. the Father William
 Mrs. Spencer. the Mother-Ina. Dris- lcnlL
 Hiss Dolly. the Daughter-Mary Kill Fbride.
 Fred. the son-.Joseph Keane.
 George. His Chum-Harry Bradley
 Miss snatt, Detective-Nora Blake.
 The But1erLorenza Lang.
 Hans Dinkfeinsky, the Musician Herman Oppe. IT.
 Dancing will follow the play with Bent1eyas orchestra attending.
 MT. and Mrs Leonard A. Hough, MT. knd Mrs. C. ". Hoyt and sons of NeE York, suere< guests yesterday of ndr. and Mrs. A. H. Patterson
 First Selectman w. c. Johnson had Hhe misfortune to lose 9 valuable COW, Sunday
 z Dr. SunderIand of Danbury, was in hronsultation this week with Dr. w. H. @Sjernsn in the illness of Mrs. Samuel bCamps Last report from the bedside showsSth patient is improving. MT. and Mrs. S. F King of Union I fv:11e, accompanied by their guest, Miss Grace Mcintosh Of Danbury, naotored Eto Newtown today, and were the Euests of MT. and Mrs C. B. Johnson. Miss Mcintosh took the train to Dan bury last night MT. and Mrs. King bnotored home the same day.
 Edwin Hoyt, aged 24 years. died at Lfberty New York. Sunday land his body was brought to kSewtown on the 5:1e p m train hTuesday for burial Undertaken Prin- kdle and Morris met the funeral party lat the station and the body was taken Ito &he Village cemetery and buried in tthe Hoyt family plot The deceased hs survived by his father, Rev. J. P. Hoyt, long the beloved pastor of the kCongregatfonaI church here, but now Elocated in St Petersburg, Florida, land five brothers, all that are now heft of a. family of thirteen children. EThe deceased spent the last two years kof hia life in a sanatorium, battling Eagainst the scourge which is civihza- ktton,s greatest foe--the white plague. kAttending the funeral were his father kWho is spending the summer in the north at Laurel Beach, where his son. kVf1liam has a cottage, and three brothers, who reside in Bridgeport land vicinity At the grave also were many old parishioners who quickly Eathered when the sad intelligence Epread among them. who affection lately grazped the hand of the grief kgtrfrken father in mute sorrow. Had intelligence Of the death been spread yhnore widely large concourse Of our kciftxens would have attended the bur Hal for the sake Of the reverend kentlexnan who for many years was 5Enster of ne 1eartonn Acade n1Yst as