The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-29
OUR NeWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
Especial to the Far1ner.) }

NewtoyVn. Dec. 29-Section-rne in the employ of the railroad hereabouts have received notice of forthcoming cut in wages, due to the retrenchment policy of the road. A large number | Of men are hit by the change.
 The NewtoRn basketball team will play the Bethel team at the town hall, [ New Fears night. The same evening the local high school team will engage the Bridgeport high school team. Dancing will follow the games at which special music will be enjoyed
 Bishop Frederick Foote Johnson of St Louis, Mo, arrived in town yester- day and today Isevan Nd. Johnson of PainesvilIe, Ohio, reached his native town also. The funeral of their fath- CT. the late F. L. Johnson. will occur from Trinity church, Wednesday, at 2 p. no.
 The minstrel entertainment by the high school students. scheduled for the night of January 1. 1915s has been postponed till Friday, January & 1915 HAwleyville are octogenarians who, on December A. quietly celebrated the hfty-e1ghth anniversary of their mar rfag6 at their home. =97 Well wishes, both by telephone and mail. poured in on them and as a delightful sur prise their son, Herbert, wfoisis a comnercial traveller for the Gorham Silver company Of New York, quietly dropped off one train and spent 9 few hours with them. Monday of this week the good wife and mother Is cele- 'brating the eighty-third anniversary Of her birth, and both she and her husband are hale and hearty and look forward to the future with cheerful hearts.
 Mrs James IF. George and her sis- ter. Miss Elizabeth L.. Beerss spent Monday in New Haven.
 The Misses May and Helen Houli- han were visitors in Bridgeport on Monday.
 Mrs. E.. A. Ganter spent yesterday in Bridgeport
 lent for the youths, maidens and kid dos enjoying 1t, but a source of heart breaking anxiety for the drivers of teams and auto users who try to snake their way through the clouds of me teors infesting the roadways, and thank God ferventlys when they ar rive home and no one is killed.
 Ernest Sanford Is so far on the road of recovered health as to be able to drive out Monday forenoon.
 ". W. Finch was invited some time before Christmas to enjoy the holiday to that city Friday, but to attend a funeral in the home of his would bo host He has returned to Newtown but goes this week to his old home fu Southington for an extended visit, s
 Mrs. w. J. Dr1scol and daughter Miss Ina Drisco1I, spent the holiday season with Mrs. Drispo1Iss brother, W. EI Egan of New York city.
 MT and Mrs James Egan entertain- ed for Christmas. MT. and Mrs Frank Egan of Danbury.
 Frederick r. curt,ss has been ap- pointed aLtIIniraistrator of the estate of the late Mrs. Laura Curtis.
 Leo Kirby of New Milford spent the week end with his parents. MT and street
 W. F. Hale was in Bridgeport, Mon day.
 The January meeting of the Mems club will. be held on the evening of
 Peter scanlon spent few days in Bridgeport last week.
 Miss Nellie Gilbert is enjoying a. weeks visit with Miss Mae Gilbert of Sandy Hook
 The Dodeingtown firemen are get ting a measure of praise for their re- Ecent work of brotherly love. Each member of this organization gave gra- tts two days service or labor to Will bur Briscoe who is building a new house to replace the one recently. de- stroyed by fire
 Edward Carmody of Hartford. pass ed the holiday season with his sis ters, Misses Margaret and Anna Car mody. Miss Doretta Carmody of Bridgeport, was also at home for the Christmas pleasures.
 John P. Keane of Bridgeport, was a Christmas guest of his parents, Mr and Mrs. John Keane of Gas street b Manager Shurrell, late with the Cas- PtIe force, is now helping blacksmith Arthur Mcdonald of West street 1 With the report of Superintendent Birmingham to the commissioners re- lating to the suspension of Traffic Po- 1 liemcan Hugo Fischer on an intoxica- ton charge. it is expected will be en- closed a plea for leniency because of