The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-23
OUR NEWT0UN
 NEWS LETTER


 deed from George E% and Juliette Reed of Flat Swamp district to Lettie W. Stevens of Weston was received for record in the town clerks office Saturday. It transfers title of the 2 homestead and thirty acres of land. i MT. and Mrs. Reed have moved into Elmwood district just over the line4in i Bethel.
 The swandering Willie arrested by i Constable Gower Of Dodgingtown and lodged in the lookup, Friday, was re- leased Saturday morning by Jailer Cannon acting in his capacity as grand juror. After investigation he decided there was no valid reason for holding him Some charitable people supplied the poor man with shoes and clothes and he set off on his way re-. < 5oicing.
 A COW which Michael Haugh of Sandy Hook. bought at the Castle auction has given no end of trouble. ] It broke out of it's enclosure day af- i ter the purchase and went back to it's former habitat and has defied all ef- forts to recapture 1t since. It now roams at will over the fields and woods. Its owner is contemplating se- curing the services of some cowboy or other proficient in the use Of the lasso, and thus land the refractory 4 eritter.
 I The funeral of William Thicket took place from his late home Sunday at 1 3 p. m. Services at the house were I conducted by Pastor T. J. Lee of the I Congregational church who also pro- nounced the committal services at the | grave. A large number of townspeo-3 I pie were present. at the house, both at the funeral and during the day to l take a last look at the dead. The pail l bearers were Ezra J. Hall, Edward s. Lowell, A. F. Smith and Frederick lo1Hnsteads The funeral arrangements ! were conducted by Undertalxers Ho- nan 6 Brew. The internent was in the village cemetery
 Among the prominent citizens who shtvered in the Y ale bowl, Saturday, Land came home disgusted at the re- suit of the football game were John R. Peck and son James, ". c. John q son ana R. H. Beers.
 Miss Margaret Keane was rendered a reception last Saturday night at the home Of her aunt. Mrs. M Ha1pine, of Berkshire. It was in honor Of her i birthday.
 The comedy-dranaa -.The Single I Idfe,s Will be presented at the town | hall next Wednesday night Novem- Der 25th. by the young people of St. Roses church. Judging from the ad- l vance sale Of tickets the entertain rnent will be well patronIzed. Danc- ing with music by BentIey's orchestra 2 will be enjoyed after the perform
 ance. The cast of characters will be q as follows:
 ; Mr. John Niggless fisctuating bacheIor-Her1nan Cppe, Jrs MT. David Damper, woman hating lsbachelor-E s. Pitzschler.
 Peter sFinkey, a bashful bachelor e Alonzo Lang.
 MT Narcissus Boss. a self-loving \ bachelor Daniel Honan
 Mir. Charles Chester, mysterious T 1ar.<7 o1rs i T5e-,x
 Miss Carolina Coy, a viIiled spin Miss Mary K Ibr1de. 1 Miss Maria A1acaw, man-hating spinster Miss May Egan.
 Miss Kittie Skylark. a singing spin sster Miss Mae Mac acNamara-
 Miss Sarah Snare. an insinuatine
 spinster Miss Nora Blake.
 Miss Tessie Meadows, a romantic .I spinsterNfiss May Houlihan
 THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICES s At St Johns church, Sandy Hook. Il at 10:30 a. m there will be a short service with sermon by the rector, I Rev. C. A Tibballs. Subject CT ser
 mon. Some Things to be Thankful ], For,
 morning service at 10:30 and an ap-
 propriate sermon hy the rector. Rev. T Jones N. George.
 - The death of Helena A, daughter o1 .d Thomas F. Keane of 2g Sheridan
 street Bridgeport is regretted by 2 large number Of the family friends in 7: Newtown, many Of whom received their first intelligence Of the sad [ event in Saturday nights Farmer
 The deceased was born in town where the family resided for many years lsl before renewing to Bridgeport The : fuuerals which occurs Tuesday, Nov 24s from the late home at 8:8O a. m and from St. Charles' church at g a.
 rn.,g will be attended by large mum Der of relatives from here.
 All the public schools and the Higt z school will close sessions Wednesday
 for the Thanksgiving holiday season. Richard Carmody, who underwear an operation in St. Vincent's hospital brother, Francis. from New Haven :. came home with him.
 Mrs T J gerbett and daughter : T5annah returned Friday from New
 Haven where they had passed a few : days.
 E. NJ Peck and Charles wintor : have taken the contract for the tim
 bens for the bridge at Cogers crossing s on the Pohtatuck. First selectma1 a work
 Herbert Coger's new house in Hunt 7 ington district is now so far advanced
 towards completion that it is in tn
 hands of Painter Wallace Davis O
 Easton.
 The sewing society of the congre : gationaI church will meet Tuesday a el2 D. m. at the home of Mrs. W. F i. HubbelL Main street. Roffpr Than T9Hnv1aOI