The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-24
MEWTOWN


 Special Omcer Thomas Riley O. Bridgeport spent yesterday in towr looking after his property near the lrai1road station now occupied by Howard Bassett-
 Mrs. Paul Morrow and daughter oi
 mother. Mrs. Ralph Whitlock, Of san- dy Hook
 John J. Northrop is around town this week taking orders for nursery
 stock for spring delivery He reports 2 boom among the farmers in his line Of business.
 M. Carey of Gas street is improving his residence by 8 front stoop in Col oniaI style. Messrs LuTdgren and Beard are doing the work
 Painters Carroll and PIess are do- ing an extensive work of renovation and decoration upon the interior of St Roses church.
 The Progressive party town commit tee are in receipt Of instructions from William H. Hinebaugh of Chicago. III, Chairman of the Congressional committee governing the nominations Of congressmen to be voted for in Mo- yenber, 1914 Besides the regularly enrolled list of Progressive voters, all who sign the pledge Of beIief in the policies of this party may vote in the primaries of the party, at which full tickets national state and tow nEhip, will be nominated.
 Rev. F. I. Dolan, curate of St. Roses church, will preach Wednesday even ing at the I.enten devotions at St. FrancisI church, New Milford.
 George W Stuart has finished an extensive job Of alterations and inn provements on the residence of George F. DuncoEnbe, Main street.
 Mir and Mrs. William Egan had as week end guests MT. and Mrs. John Brennan of Danbury, and Mrs. and pr William J. Mclaughlin. Bridge port
 Among the Botsford people in. Bridgepor Saturday were Mrs. Martin Troy and Miss Cecfla. Troy.
 Mir and Mrs Asa Hawley of Flaw leyyilIe entertained for a day last week MT. and Mrs. Edgar F Hawleyi Of New Milford.
 John <7W Dayton, Of the Dayton & Hurzler bakery. Is off duly this week grip. He is at his mothers, Mrs. C.. W Dayton, Sandy Hook
 Mfrs. L. R. Skidmere lost 8 golf cape Saturday night betWeea the depot and her home. On such a ordaghfare it could hardly escape notice, and the owner looks for it's recovery.
 Miss Ruth Tilson. who has been i'll and out of school for several days, re- turned to the High school Monday.
 Jack Flynn, driver for the Newtown Inn. starts "Wednesday this week for a trip to Chicago which will take up the remainder of the month. Robert Bradley qualified today as mail car-
 Dr w c. Kennedy's hired man. Jack scanIon. now handles the ribbons over pair of steppers used in the doctors growing business.
 Gilbert Brothers, Huntington. sold two Holstein grade cows Saturday for -4<.E- price.
 Frank F Day. a milk dealer from Bridgeport, was in town today look a ing up supply of milk He secured the output Of the dairfes of Birdseys Jacob strisik and Of Will as far as Toll Gate hill on the turn pike The price offered was four cents a quart for April, May and Septernber deliveries. and three and a half cents I for June, July and Au gust output. These farmers expected to contract with J. B. Shaw at the Borden plant, but the latter has given up his plans for entering the business in Newtown for some unexplained reason Incl Borden people have written that they will send on a force to take down and move the refr1gerator bilifdirg away if no purchaser for if is found before the termination of their lease from the railway company.
 The German Five basketbaH team of Danbi1ry will meet the local team 1 at the town hall Thursday evening The visitors beat the local team last ! game by four points and everybody is l to see the score reversed.
 Miss Teresa Carmody, graduate | nurse, has gone to New Milford upon l 3 case this week after a short respite | it her parents' home in Sandy Hook
 James o'conneH of zoar was taken i . HFarl- L-- last week, suffering from a fractur | limb caused by an accident while run | ming a gosoline engine. An x-ray | picture will be taken of the limb pre- | paratory to proper treatment by pr. W. c. Kennedy, his physician.