The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-18
JOINT SCHOOL BUDGET MADE UP
 FOR NEWTOWN
Rodney P. Shepard ConvaIesc- ing-Valuable Pet Killed Many Local Visitors Noted.
Especial to The Farmer.)


 Newtown, Aug 18.-At the meeting of the joint board of selectmen and school visitors. Saturday. it was voted to make the same appropriations for the schools in. Hanover and in Head of the Meadow districts as were al lowed last year. The time was made specific. however. for fall term only in both districts This was done to in sure an attendance of the minimum of eight pupils in each district for the whole year. If the attendance in the districts comes up to the minin- um at opening of year 1915 tie appropria- tions will Joe available for the whole year at the same rate. The commit tee in each district was notified, and have made choice of teach CTS Miss Catherine Mayors, N. Fl. s. 1913, will teach in Head of the Meadow district and Miss tCayanaugh in Hanover dis trict The appropriation was raised to $45o in Middle Gate so as to permit the committee, M. F. Grove, to se- cure the services of the efficient Miss Margaret Eoulihan for this district. MT. Grove has been fortunate in se- curing the services of this, experi- epeed teacher made possible by the boards lfberality.
 Deeds were fled in the town clerks office, yesterday. by which Henry Schieber of Newtown transferred title to house and eighteen acres of land in Gray's Plain district to Max Posner of Southbury.
 port are putting on 9 new roof on the Mantle mills this week.
 PASTHN1E CLUB BAKE.
 About thirty sat down to the clam bake of the Haw1eyvi1le Pastime club in C1arks grove yesterday afternoon, and thoroughly enjoyed the feast. Rob- ert Russell and M J. Hcnan had charge of the commissary department, ably assisted by A. Winters, who pro- vided just the right kind of beverages for the festive clam. It was a notable gathering, and the ta1kfest included all kinds of propositions, except poli- tics. Invited guests came from Dan bury, Brookf1eld and Bethel.
 Merchant Rodney P. Shepard left the Bridgeport hospital, Sunday, but has gone for a weeks visit with his brother, William Shepard, of Nausa- tuck. He is over all danger from the operation, but the doctors advised an other week for recuperation before re- turning to business.
 James Daily, committee oe Lake George district, has re-engaged Mss year.
 William Maher of Astoria, L. L, is a guest of MT. and Mrs. Richard Egan.
 Francis Scanlon spent sunday Tn Bridgeport.
 pr. Knapp, the veterinarian of Dan bury, ran over Tip a valuable bull terrier owned by Town Clerk Oscar Pitzschler, Saturday evening. The dog came across the street to investi- gate the red lights being placed by Foreman Scanlan of the Water com pany over the ditch on Sugar street for the protection of the public. So absorbed did he become in this oper- ation that he did not notice the ad- vancing car nor heed the footing of the horn until too late. He tried to jump for safety, but landed directly in front of the car. His neck was broken in instant by the car wheel The doctor was sorry, but the dog was to blame. The pet was buried Sunday.
 Miss Josephine Heating, visiting nurse of the Bridgeport schools, is a recent arrival at the home of the Misses Peck of the Boulevard.
 Mrs. John T. Carroll of Bridgeport is a guest of MT. and Mrs. Martin Ken frey, Depot road.
 Matthew c. Mu1lane and family ex- pect to move to Hartford about Sept. 1st. He recently entertained MT. and Mrs. Joseph Coles and family and James Coles of Bridgeport who came in their car to HawleyviIle for the