The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-04
NEWTOWN

Newtown. March 4-Mrs Benjamin Miles has returned to her home in zoar from visit with her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Provost of Stepney-
 Miss Kate F,innelI of Long HfH, was "a recent gliest of Botsford friends.
 An alarm of fire from boxe12 brought the 1remen with the fire apparatus to Flat Iron park in a hurry last even ing about 5 o'clock. The cause was a chimney dreSin the home of Austin McInerney but the inmates had it under control, and did not send in the alarm. Indeed. the returning fire laddies met the placid owner going up the sidewalk to his home. A crowd followed the hose cart anxious to see the hydrants tested, as it is believed by many that they are frozen solid and would prove of no use in case of at- tua1 fire. There Is nothing in the con tract with the water company which compe1s testing by the company, and ments or rules places the duty on any borough official, so that it is believed the assarm was sent in by some person interested in finding out what the tax payers Of the burough are paying $90e annEaIly to the water company for But he didn't find out; nor do we know
 MT. zAdoIph Carlson kand Miss Flora Bevans were united in marriage, Sat urday afternoon at osclock at the Congregational church by the pastor, Rev. T. J. Lee. Many friends wit messed the ceremony The bridal party took the evening train north for the honeymoon. After their return they will reside in the Henry Hunt home on South Main street MT. Carlson is head clerk at the Broadway store of l.. C. Morris and deservedly popular. while his bride has many Influential friends.
 The New Milford Basketball team will play Newtown team at the town EhaIl, Thursday evening at 8 o'clock This is the first appearance of the New Milfords in our town. They have a good record for a clean game. The total reduction made by the board of relief is $27.3ss- This sum < tory exemptions for soldiers. and the blind Or other statements. The grand 1 levy is g. 065, ,S22 net
 The seniors at the high school de- bated yesterday the subject, aRe- solved, That town management sis5ad-5 visable for Newtovn-'. Master Israel lGoldstein, Miss Marion Summers and Miss Alice Smith in the order above, took the affirmative, while Miss Cath crime Mayors. Miss CharIesina Drisco1l and Master Thomas Keane spoke in 3the negative. The Judges Gordon 1 Gale and associates from the audience
 decided the affirmative had the best tor the argument and gave the decis-
 ion that way.
 Mrs. Thomas G. Lyons, Miss Hattie l Northrop. F. E. Abbott and ex-Senator
 M J. Houlihan went to Bridgeport at
 1O:s0 a. m. yesterday, the storm pre- venting earlier going.
 The laying off of employees last week 1 by Curtis & Son of Berkshire was nof Idl1e to a depression in the industrial trade. but primarily to shortage of I the raw material of their manufac- ture-hoof and horn. Both gentle tlemen are optimistic rathef than pess- irnistic as to the industrial outlook for the whole country this year. and or their own lines in particuIar
 Miss Kathryn McNamara and Miss
 Esther Kilbride are now with the F,a-
 pric Fire Hose company.
 | The freshet of Sunday made a break in the race-way of the Keane-Crowe Button shop which. however, did not lnecessitate shut down for the en- zine was called on. temporarily to do the whole work of the concern and re- lsponded nobly The repairs in the Irace-way were completed Monday
 Frank McGran of New Rochelle N Y, a fermef toWnsissssfi is renorte5 as dead of the effects of an operation for appendicitis in a hospital there. His funeral will occur Thursday in New Rochelle. He is survived by a widow and r5o