The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-10
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS. LETTER
Especial to The Farmer.) DAlNBURY TRUNK LINE

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 Newtown, Sept 10.-Daniel Altman. directly in charge of operations on the state road oyer Mount Pleasant, prom lses that this month will see the com pletIon of this stretch Of road and there will then be a state road from Danbury to Waterbury,, except for two stretches of a mile each one from Sandy Hook bridge across the Poeta- tuck stream to the Housatonic river, and another in the main street of Southbury. This latter, it is promised, will be taken in hand by Highway Commissioner Bennett early next year. but the Sandy Hook link is a doubtful project, owing to the great cost of the improvement which at the lowest es- nsste $16,oo a sum the states finances halts at.
 NEWSY ITEMS.
 w. F. Soule, .expe4t accountant, of New Milford, is Overlooking the work of the auditors in passing upon the annual report of the town submitted by First Selectman w. c. Johnson.
 James Carroll of Southbury, a well known aged Irlshman of this section, was removed to the Bridgeport hos pital this week for treatment of a sore leg
 There was severe frost last night which injured growing corn in the lowlands, and did considerable dam age to tender garden plants, such as tomatoes and pole-beans, all over town.
 w c. Johnson is putting up another fsilo >tEisrweek to house his large acre age of corn.
 Several pupils of the Sanford school, Bedding. have entered the local High school this year.
 Taunton school has made an inno- k1,S- 1-w- normal graduate for teacher.
 Miss Ftta Martin is visiting for few days with the Misses Peck of the Boulevard.
 The high cost of corn products for poultry food has caused many of our poultry raisers to reduce the size of their hocks ma terially before winter, with the result, that poultry is the cheapest flesh food relatively in the local markets now.
 There was an important meeting of Democrats Tuesday night to look over the prospects for success this fall, and the general opinion was that the pros pect was very hopeful. No effort was made to name candidates. for any of the offices to- be voted for at the town election, but an absolutely free field and no favors are promised for the voters at the caucus at the town hall, Friday night, at .7:30 o'clock.
 While no instructions were. given the de1ega tes elected the various conventions by the gemocratic caucus last week. the personnel indicates that Sheriff Yolmer is sure of the county delegates, and Congressman Jeremiah Donovan Of the congressional dele gates The state delegation will un- doubtedly go for Baldwin for U. S. senator and stick by the conservative element in the matter of state officers. f6n ic Inf her of the state central committee to suc- ceed ". J. Beecher, the present in cumbent, is yet a matter of doubt, as it is known the town delegates are di-- vided in choice, if change is attempted by the larger towns in the district |. Among the automobilists who brought jolly parties to the Labor day parade in Bridgeport, Monday, were E. w Troy and Michael Kilbride of Sandy Hook.
 Mrs. Arthur Beard has returned from a visit which, included Mount Vernon. N. r., and Bridgeport
 w. J. Corbett has returned to his home in Brooklyn after weeks visit with his uncle, M. A. Corbett.
 The state police are still prosecuting the search for the murderer of the Newtown eobbler William Gore. De- tective sVirelh in company with Con- stable c. B. Johnson spent Sunday in the search and Detective Hurley with Sheriff A B. Blakenant spent Tues day and Wednesday in a search which took in various parts of the town. So far can be learned nothing promis- ing was discovered by any of the of1- cers. owing to the absence of definite clues from which to work.
 John F. Kelly, right hand man for Edward Troy. is enjoying few days vacation this week
 
 Tn a it of. despondency, James Finn. 69 yaazB old. .Sof The Bronx, committed srzznis7@ e--ss-- = ssssr~