The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-27
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
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 Newtown, Nov. 27-P. H.. Mccarthy 3Fas chairman and Town Clerk Pdtz?- schler was secretary of the special town meeting, Wednesday afternoon, at the town hall About fifty cdtlzens attended The voters instructed the EeIectmens to borrow the sum of $16.- 0oO to pay current town bills as may be needed In the matter of the pet1- 6ion for the repair of the NEIL 61l1 bridge and grading the approaches thereto the voters asked for more spe- cific information. The selectnen were instructed to get estimates on the probable. cost and report to the ad- journed town meeting the second Sat urday in March, 1915.
 Miss Catherine Higgins of NeWtoWn and MT Thomas H. Mccall of Brook avn, N T., were married at St. Roses church, wednesday morning by Rev. Father Stnnott, rector of the church. MT Robert Griffin was groomsman, and Miss Mary Higgins. sister Of the bride, did the honors as bridesmaid. 5 Mrs Mortimer Smith of Mount Pleas mt attended the ceremony and acted as matron or honor for the bride, who has lived in her family for the past two years. and is highly esteemed by
 The presentation of the three act comedy, ssThe Single Life by the young people of St. Roses parish and it's friends, Wednesday night, was very good ana IT the 4pplauS6 gwen Is CSIhA- en as a criterion, was thoroughly en- loved by an audience that filled the auditorium of the town han and crowd ed the gallery
 Miss Helen Keane. teacher in the Center school Washington, Conn.,, Miss AInortown scheo1 in Woodbury. Miss CIarice Botsford and Miss Nora Blake from the Summerf1eId school, Bridge port, came home Wednesday to spend the Thanksgiving vacation with their parents.
 Miss Catherine Lynch. who teaches in the High school at Stamford, is spending the. New England holiday season with her parents Mir and Mrs F Lynch of Berkshire.
 Mrs. Robert D. Smith of Dodgfng- town, will act as hostess for the ladies Of w. c. T. U. at her home on Friday, December 4, at the usual hour of meet ing.
 branch of the Sunshine society will hold their monthly business meeting with Mrs. Ezra J. Hall. and Miss Anna Betts in Sandy Hook at 2:30 p. m. The society is open for the reception of the names of those to whom the e<Inin- ceptable and beneficial in this time of Christmas joys approaching. Their friends are requested to hand in the names of those to whom s'gleams of sunshine would be welcome
 Stanley Northrop Of Stepney. was a visitor at MT. and Mrs. L. R. Skid more this week. Miss Edith North rop is also a. guest at this pleasant home in the borough.
 John F. Keane, formerly popular head clerk for B. J. Hawley & Go. of Newtown, and for the past ten years holding a very lucrative position in the main office of the Adams Express Co, New York, has resigned his posi- ton to accept a government position in Washington, D. G. at much hugh CT salary.
 John IT. Keane of Bridgeport. spent Thanksgiving with his mother, Mrs John Keane, Cemetery avenue.
 A. E. White has sold his famous rabbit hound to a Bridgeport hunts man and some local devotees of the sport are sorry to part with the dog.
 Hiram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, held an interesting communication, wednesday night and the M. M. de- ~gree was conferred.
 The many friends in town of Mrs %Fei1 Gilbert will be sorry to learn that she is poorly this fall.
 The c. E. society of the Congrega- tionaI church. will hold it's regular sserni-annuaI business meeting, Sunday night, at the close of the religious ser vices in the church.
 The Newtown Library association will hold it's annual meeting for the election of officers and to hear the an nuaI re ports, at the library, on Tues