The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-21
.NEWTOMN HEARS
 OF CLERGYMAN IN . ROLE OF DETECTIVE
Station Agent Restores Lost Mileage Book Clergy
 man Finds Out User

Newtown, March 21-The funeral of Peter Kelly of Danbury took place today, the remains being brought from his late home to St Roses cemetery by Undertaken c. DeLury. The de- ceased was about TO years of age, and over thirty-hye years, removing to Danbury about ten years ago. Many friends -here Joined the funeral cor tege upon it's arrival. W
 Ezra Young. the Civil war veteran, is having a strenuous time Last Sat- urday he moved his household goods from the Foundry tenant house Of Wm. c. Johnson to the Turner house in the Borough, which has been pur- chased this week by F. H. Mccarthy. Now he has secured a part of the Slater house at the station. and will remove there next week His new home is next door, in an air line, to his original abiding place.
 Among the prominent Borougffites in Bridgeport, Friday were c. B. Tay- Tor and Mr. and Mrs. William B. Glover and son, William sDeF'orest Glover
 Anon the prize winners at the St. Roses whist Tuesday night at St. Mray' hall, and omitted through in advertence from the report were: Miss Dora Larner. book donor, friend; i; Miss Helen Roche, beads, donor, Mrs. Margaret Egan; Miss Margaret Lar ner, renaissance center-piece, donors, D. M. Read Go, Bridgeport; Miss Jen- nie Honan, prize cake, donors, Day ton and Hurzler. Bethel.
 4 we'll known clergyman of New Haven has recovered the mileage book issued to him few weeks ago at the Danbury station of the Highland Division of the N- Y., N. H-s& H. R. R. After using it a few times it was lost, unaccountabIy; and he did not know the number of. the book. and no rec ord of the sale was kept in the office of issue. The reverend gentlemen de- eided to do a. little sIeuthing on his own hook, and so interested a friend employed in the railroad office in New Haven who told him to give him the date, and extent of the first trip. This he was able to do. The auditing de- partment of the company took the matter up, found the cancelled ticket filed with others used since. and in structed all it's conductors to, take up this book No blank wherever found. Station Agent Holian at Newtown handed the owner the missing mile age book today Conductor Scott had quietly taken possession of it when presented to him for fare that day. The holder said nothing in opposition to his action but as he left the train at HawleyviI1e before the end of his trip, he doubtless understood the philosophy of the matter. The clergy man found on examination that the wrongful possessor of his mileage book was a great tourist as about 200 miles of the 500 had been used by him. but the owner who paid for it is not quite satisfied to let the matter rest, and confidently looks for a check for $4 by mail any day. The user of the recovered mileage book is known. The High school basketball team went to- New Milford Friday night to play the team of the High school there. A large number of the local l fans went along to help bring the vfc- l tory to -Newtown.
 A fair number of milk producers | met at the Town hall yesterday after noon, and listened to talks from rep
 resentatives of the Storrs' agricultural
 school and the department of agricul-
 ture at Washington, D. C.. regarding 1 the subject of a. cooperative society I of the farmers in Newtown. Prof L.
 M Johnson spoke also, favorably tc
 the scheme as outlined by the visitors 1 Department of Agriculture; Prof 1 White, instructor in dairying and ami | nal husbandry at the State AgricuI- l tural- college, and Prof Jarvis, gov I ernment advisor for Connecticut Ell | B. Beers and George B. Beers regret | ted the non-attendance of the large i producers of milk in town but faEo1aE