The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-03
OUR NEWT0WN
 NEWS LETTER

Susan J. and Elizabeth Scudder of the borough and Miss Anna Ruffells of Palestine district The former sts- ters at last reports were on the Flu ropean rnainlands and their letters were filled up with their pleasures and plans. and criptions of theSin- t9restinw things of travel, but not one word az to fear of impending war. The latter who Is in Ireland in the Province of Ulster sa1d nothing more y.aanac3ns than the North of Ireland 171,r-issrrr against Home. Rule which is now nlxely- to be tempest in a, tea rr4 az compared with the portenti ious war cloud on Daube valley. The Miss Scudders were aecompanied by c9us-. fns. tha Misses Skinner of New Orl, bs,f nothing has been heard of 8 diff farent character from them by their friends at home. It would however be a great relief to all their friends to be assured of their safety on some ship western bound
 Enduiry. at the office of the town clerk Teliciks the information that not more than ten residents of the town claiming nativity in the countries like Fly to be involved in the European war are enrolled among the reserv- ists ranks Of the military forces of- these@coun4ries But as most of these oxvn farms or. homes heres and a few f,avA becoma raturalized citizens, 1t is exceedingly doubtful if any of them will feel that duty calls them to this war Therefore the authorities of the Savings bank do not apprehend any notfceabIe withdrawal of savings by | this elem ent of sNewtown's popu1ati on. although all are alive to the situation lin their native land, and discuss the probabihties of war. and the possible conseauences of such war among themselves and with their American neighbors-
 John Troy of Woodmont is now on the old ancestral acres at Berkshire for an indennite stay with his brother. Jerry Troy.
 l The A. j. Smith motor party to the Middle west are expected home today. They have been gone some weeks. A L. Peck Jr., the committee of Head of the Meadow district has made a canvass Of the school children lsof legal age in the district and finds thirteen. As eight pupils are euffi- icient for a legal school in the dis tsict he has notified the board of school visitors thatsha will at once exercise his privilege and hire a com petent teacher He has not disclosed I the name of teacher to be chosen. Assessor w B. Glover and family returned from Laurel Beach, Friday. after months sojoslrn by the sad sad sea
 MT. and Mrs. James Farrell and I daughter Miss Kathryn Farrell Of Bridgeport, were Sunday guests Of 1 Mrs. Lucy B. Cavanaugh. Charles F.. I ICavanaugh entertained his cousin
 Frank Don1on of Bridgeport for the week end.
 ] feated a pfcked nine from Bridgeport. ISundav, by the score of II to 0. There | Is a decided Improvement in the play ing, and corresponding improve kment in aftendance
 Mir. and Mrs. John B, Kane Sof Pa I<.<rf Axs1xr E AErsS and Mrs J A. iTilson of Wash dington avenue Fri day they lvisited itheir daughter, Mrs. Joseph Dayton of Bethel where they will remain a few
 more days.
 a Misses Helen and Anna Griffin of
 Matteawan. N are spending their I vacation with their aunt, Mrs. B. Mo
 Namara of Sandy Hook.
 I Vincent Keane of Bridgeport is en- fJoying a weeks Vacation in the fan- I lily of Thomas C. Keane. I Mrs. Joseph Daily, her sons Paul l and Gerald and Miss Christine Daily 1 of New Haven were Sunday guests of I MT. and Mrs. T. J. Corbett. Miss Irene 4ICorbett from Bridgeport was also at I her home. for she day.
 3I Miss Mary Roche in the clerical de- Ipartment of the Union Typewriter Co.
 Of Bridgeport, is spen ding her two tWeeks' vacation with her parents. Mir. and Mrs. John Roche. Depot road. I x The Misses Alice and Esther Me- Kenna, Jane and Dorothy Melleni I port and Mrs MoTrissey and
 daughter. Miss Margaret, Of Brooklyn, hare guests at the Convent of Mercy.
 Samuel UnderhiH has force ot school children as berry pickers in Il his fields the past ten days. They live
 in the borough, and their employer
 uses a large farm wagon as bus
 daily to transport his helpers to and
 from the fields. These daily straw Fl rides are thoroughly enjoyed by the flatter MT. Underhi1 expects the fruit r harvest to last two weeks longer.
 William Cannon of Bridgeport with
 a party of friends motored to Sandy
 Hook where his wife and family are
 summering in the Keane cottage. Miss sl Margaret Keane, his sister-in-law is
 now spending her vacation with hel sister and mother here
 Sheriff and Mrs. A. B. BlakenaT
 notored to Bethel and Danbury Sat urday
 Raymond Donovan and Mrs. Johan. ma sankovitz of Bridgeport are spend
 ing a vacation in town, with rela.
 tives.
 s Mrs Martin Taty. of East Bricge,
 port was a. week end and Sunday guest of Mrs. Mary Grove, Botsford
 A. J. Grove of Corbett & Grove { is taking his we'll Learned vacation O two weeks beginning Saturday, Mos of the time he expects to put in g
 seashore resorts in Connecticut.
 MT and Mrs. Herman Oppe ane
 children started today for a trip t. the Metropolis.
 Miss Julia Duncombe Of the How
 land CO. Bridgeport, spent Sunda.
 with her parents, MT. and Mrs Geo
 F. Duncombe of Main street.
 Miss winifred Bakey. with the D
 M Read Co, Bridgeport, was tn
 guest of her father. James Bakey : awleyvil1e on Sunday.
 N Andrew Donnelan of Jersey City
 Sunday, visited his wife and fanil. : who are spending the summer witt relatives on Walnut Tree Hill The army worm has reached New town, reports coming in Saturda. ? from walkers Farm district tell, O lS advance skirmishes of the dreaded
 resst on and near the line of inc. rail