The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-14
OUR NEWT OWN
 NEWS LETTER
1speoial to rhe Farrner.9.

 p. m. Wednesday. Aug. 26, at the home Of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. John W. Behn of Dodgingtown. It is understood that the couple will make their future home in Cannon, where the bride made a success of teaching
 Donald Wright Out of Danger.s
 The condition Of Donald. son of MT. and Mrs F'ranklWrigh of the Bou1e-I ward, injured by a fall from his bicycle a. few days ago, has so much improved that he is considered out of danger. His companions on the hazardous coasting feat on Pleasant street, Rob ert Cayanaugh, son Of Mrs D. CaH- anaugh, was not seriously hurt and is now around The bicycle will be stored in the attic for a spell and the ath- letic development of the youths will be along less strenuous ways in the future.
 Champing His Bit. w. c. Johnson, first seIectmams sex- poets to attend the Republican par ade4 and field day in Bridgeport, Sat- urday.
 The reorganized Newtown baseball team will make their initial bow to the fans this year, Saturday. at 3tp.- m. on the new diamond in the Mitch ell field on Queen street They will play against the St Marys of Bethel.
 On the Local Stage.
 The following young men and yvo- men in the town make up the cast for the comedy drama, s-The Private Tu- torI.8 to be given at the town hall Err day evening, August 21st: Misses Ina DriscoIl,- Mary KiEbride. Nora Blake and Messrs w. Ioughran, Jr.. Joseph Keane, Harry Bradley and Herman l Oppe. Jr. Rehearsals have been faith fully attended by the members, and as all have appeared on the local stage before, the local playgoers await the presentation with pleasant anticipa- tions.
 1 Tennis Tournamefax. Dr.4C. H. Peck Of Mount Pleasant. | is the promoter of a tennis tourna- 'nent which begins next week. There l will be classes for the Juniors, the men, 1 women and mixed doubles for all of which contests the doctor has pro Avided appropriate prizes. Already l about 30 men have entered. L.s M. 1 Johnson and Edward Barnett are as- 1 sociated with him as the tournament committee. The meet will be on the l court of pr. Peck on Mount Pleasant
 Mrs. P. N. Cannon is seriously i'll 1 and a trained nurse for over week This will be regrettarole news to the many friends Of this lady.
 Singular Accident. Martin Collins automobi1e was l badly injured Tuesday night, at Sandy Hook, but fortunately no one was hurt. MT. Collins is professional cl1auf- feur, who was teaching Miss Weston. l daughter of Slut Weston of the Castle, how to drive the car. In turning the l corner near the Taylor Curtis & Co.'S store, the young woman made too sharp a, turn and the car mounted the iron girder supporting the bridge where Il it hung suspended for an instant, be- Il fore Collins grasped the wheel, and I the car slid backward to the road way. An axle was bent. the crank shaft broken. the radiator rendered use- II less and other damage done. It is a serious loss to Collins who owns the car. which is hired for the season by the occupants of the Castle.
 Newsy Items.
 Mrs Edward Troy is entertaining her brother and niece. MT. Patrick Keating, and Miss Anna Heating of NorwaIk, this week.
 H Mrs. Willis Lockwood has returned |1 from Minortown, where she visited her parents, MT. and Mrs. Gilbert Williams.
 Miss La.ura. Nolan, the graduate nurse, was compelled to go to New had just begun a vacationaI visit with her mother, Mrs. M. J. Nolan, Of the Boulevard
 Masters Raymond Donovan and lwilliarn Cannon of Bridgeport, are | visiting their cousin, John P. Keane of Dayton street.
 I Mrs James Kennedy accompanied Iaby the Misses Anna. and. Catharine Denis, all of Bridgeport, motored to Newtown, Thursday, and called upon friends on the Boulevard.
 Thomas F. Cavanaugh has pur- | local agent, James B. Nichols.
 Edward M. Carmody Wof Sandy I Hook. who was "a teacher Of penman. ship in a Bridgeport business col fIege, has resigned to accept an ap- spointment in the office of Burtor Il Mansfield, Insurance Cornmissioner ix the Capitol, Hartford. This position
 was won in a. competitive examination
 under the State Civil Service Cornmis-
 sion.
 I William Hayes, head clerk at the fTayIor Curtis. & Co.'S store. is Spend.
 ing his vacation at Woodmont.
 MT. and. Mrs. Michael Blake of Wal. . nut Tree Hill, are entertaining thei1 son, Frank B. Blake, and wife anC
 family, of Brooklyn
 Howard Milo is substitute clerk a, l Corbett & Groves store, while Rich 1 ard Carm ody is away on his vacation H. M. Smith is spending a. few day. in town, the guest of A. F. Smith.
 Miss Bessie Ruffels has accepted z
 position with the Bee Publishing Company.
 Miss Olive. Corning of stepney, i.
 visiting among relatives in Sand,
 Hook.
 Violations of the law against plac
 ing any, advertising signs on publi, shade trees, are growing common nov
 in. the borough and town. The Ma, tionaI Highways Protective Society fl
 taking up the work in all communi :, ties where the proper officials are la- | in their duties. A visit of an agen
 of this society to Newtown might d, 5 some good. He certainly would find ; | fat field for operation : "srA1-AT-HoME, SUFFERERS q,