The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-12
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
Special to The Farmer)

NSp0ClaI 10 1ne FafneI1 tt+4 Newtown, Dec. 12--Hiram Chapter. No. 1, Royal Arch Masons conferred | the Mark Master degree at a convoca- ton held in Masonic hall, Sandy Hook, | Wednesday evening.
 Jephthah chapter, Order of Eastern Star, held it's annual meeting last night at the lodge rooms and elected i officers as follows: Worthy matron, Miss Anna Carlson; worthy patron, John O. Pitzschler; Mrs. Ada M Blakeman, assistant matron; Miss Anna M Belts, conductress; Mrs tress; secretary, Miss Jennie Briscoe: treasurer. A. M. Briscoe, The mino officers will be appointed at the Jan uary meeting of the order.
 Judge of Probate w. J. Beecher of Newtown, has been called in as judge in the Bridgeport Probate court by Judge Ha1len. who is seriously i'll at Nashua N. H.
 The Newtown basketball team met the five from the. First Methodist church of Bridgeport last, night at the town hall, and dancing was 5en- Joyed after the game. Newtown won by a, score of AZ to 23.
 The N. H. $. five played a basket ball team from Olivet church, Bridge port last night at town hall. and won The double game drew out a large number of local enthusiasts.
 The Congregational church will have it's annual Christmas tree for the Sunday School children on Wednes- day evening" Dec 23 Besides re- the church, the pastor and people fol- lowing the meritorious custom of years will send a Christmas box to the Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settle rnent in New York city. Contributions of toys, games, books, provisions, money will be collected on Sunday. Dee. 20, to help fill the stockings and the larders of many poor people who live in that great cosmopolitan hive of the world.
 MT. and Mrs. L. c. Morris, recently returned from Cleveland, O., will be present at the Christian Endeavor so- ciety meeting Sunday night, and give their impression of the work and ser vices of Rev. Dan #Bradley's Institu- tona1 Church whose fame has spread beyond the place where founded. Pre- ceding this, light lunch will be served at 6:45 o'clock, and at 7:3o the young people will give one of their popular Biblical drama readings. The one selected for this occasion is sHThe Story of Elijah" A cordial invita- ton is extended to all, both by pas tor and society.
 The engagement of Miss Elizabeth L. Beers, daughter of the late Dan ieI G. Beers of this town to Rt Rev
 
 Bishop of Missouri has been announc-9 ed, but the date of the wedding was not given outsY The reverend bride groom is also a native of Newtown, Johnson, both we'll known native New town families
 Rector Rev James H George will preach the sermon at the morning prayer service at Trinity church, Sun day, at II a. m.
 , ese.Se. rryI,S Sunday in. Advent, first mass at a. nl-, last mass at II a. m.
 At St Johns Church, Sandy Hook Sunday morning worship with sermon by the rector, Rev Charles A. Tfb- balls, commencing at 10:45 a. m.
 Sunday evening at the usual hour Rev. T J. Lee will conduct service at the Haw1eyvi1le chapel
 Contractor Thomas F. Brew with a force of men is building an addition to the home of Edward Ki1brdide of Cemetery avenue.
 County Game Warden Wilbur F. Smith, of sNorwa1k, will lecture here under the auspices of the Men;s Fed eration of the Congregational church on Game Birds Of Connecticut The time is set for Dec. 18th in the even ing.
 Merchant R. H. Beers was host at the last meeting of the Mems club and Rev. T. J. Lee furnished the intellec-
 
 their invited guests. The subject of the address was t'Scientific Reasons for Belief in Immorta1ity'' Mrs Beers served an enjoyable feast for the inner man
 M. J. Evan of Currituck is driving a new horse.
 P. B. C1arkson of Bridgeport has accepted a position with Curtis and Son, Berkshire, and with his family has moved into one. of the double tenement houses owned by the Messrs Curtis.
 Rev. F W Barnett has bronchi- tis, and is attended by pr. F. J. Gale.
 Richard Carmody has returned to his position with lCorbett & Grove af- ter a months absence due to illness.
 Michael Fitzgerald whose death oc- cured, yesterday, at 474 HarraI ave- nue. Bridgeport, was well known in Sandy Hook. and many friends from here will attend the funeral, Monday, Dec IA. His wife was a relative of Edward Troy of the Sandy Hook