The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-09
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
Eighty-six Boroughites Take Out Hunters Licenses
 This Year.
esecial to the Farmer.)


 Newtown, Oct. S-Mghty-six hunt CTS licenses have been issued at the town clerks office far this season. This is about the normal number for the town.
 E. c. Platt. the Hawleyville lumber and imp1eme ent dealer. made two ex- hfbits at the Danbury Fair, one in the main building of a patented building material In the machinery section was his show of farm implements, en- zines and machinery. He was assisted in demonstrating by his son Percy Platt and K. D. Wright of Albany, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Beard have re- turned from a pleasant visit with Bridgeport friends.
 pr. and Mrs. W. H. Kiernan are en- tertaining the doctors parents, MT and Mrs. Robert Kiernan of Three Rivers Canada
 The sandy Hook library association will hold a meeting, Monday. at 2:So p.Nn. at the library. All friends Of the library are requested to attend the meeting.
 The awards of the Peck prizes for the best kept lawns this season in the borough were won by Thomas Carlson first, and c. IT.. Beardsley. second. Honorable mention was made of B. Curtis Glover.
 MT. and Mrs Thomas E. Cavanaugh are entertaining James Donovan of Harrisburg, Pa, who is on his annual visit to- his native town
 A preliminary organization was eff fected at a meeting of the boroughites last Saturday and a new civic organ izations launched into the tide of pro- gross. It is known as the Village E'I1nprovement society. Bylaws have been adopted since and g. permanent board of officers elected. These are president, Rev. F. J. Lee; vice presi- a<-rz- .7--. 70 i k17A borough, and H. Carlton Hubben, sec retary and treasurer.
 MerWin Morgan of Hattertown, is now at home after a summer spent In Denver, Col, where he has mining interests.
 Among recent guests of MT. and Mrs. Carlos D.. Stfl1son of Gregory's Orchard district were MT. and Mrs. John B. Gillette of New Haven; w. F. Tomllin- son of Danbury; F. B. Tomlinson, Barl Tonnlinson and Mrs. Drew of Bethel. I The Hillside club will occupy. the local stage on the evening of October 16 with it's popular "A Mock Trial. '' One of our respected citizens has again
 fallen from the path of rectitude and l will &be charged with tue larceny of a Plymouth Rock rooster. All the pam opIy of court procedure will surround
 the trial and a real prosecuting attor- ney will direct from a proscenium box
 the trial from the signing of the wrid
 by the grand juror to the taxing c1
 costs against the state by the justice following the drastic decision of the Icourt This complication Of how
 the legal mi1t works in Newtowr should be a drawing card. The tick lets are now on sale at the store of Nor Iris & Shepard.
 Among the minor automobile acci-
 dents in town yesterday were the at. tempt of Ford machine to climb the retaining wall Of the state road be tween tse Southbury bridge and Ben
 nett's bridge, resulting in two wrench, I ed off forward wheels, and the foolist spIurge across lots of Q. heavy Cole cal near g. c. Platt,s in the Packets or the Danbury and Newtown trunk line lWhat it might have done will forever remain unknown as 1t lies on its bacl Fathwart the stone wall 1t tried to leap No one hurt isl either case.