The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-17
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made up in pleasure what it lacked in numbers in attendance. Only a portion of the participants masked, but these showed originality in dis s,uise and most were departures from l the common characters in vogue at such affairs, The dancing program was a feature Of the occa sion thor oughly enjoyed by all Ut was expect l ed that more from the ranks of the 1 summer colony would avail themselves 1 or the pleasures afforded, but outside 1 the guests from the hotels they did not respond to the call for masking, but were on hand for the dancing The proceeds go to the Newtown Ii- l brary. Two automobiles carried Newtown's 8 representatives to the Republican blowout in Bridgeport, Saturday In the car of First 5Se1ectnan w c. Johnson besides himself were John w. Behn. Wilson M Reynolds and Mor- 1 ris D. Beers. E. C. Platt of Hawley- vile carried in his car, c. B. Johnson l and David Zabriskie. Near Long Hill they overlook Irving waterhouse and Archibald McATthur about to trolley into the city. They picked up the wayfarers. They returned in the cool of the evening. It would appear that owing to natural modesty some of the party did not closely connect with the comn1issary department of John T. King that day. When this fact was broached to the genial first selectman on the way home he proved equal to the emergency. Fishing into his ca pacious pockets he brought forth sew eraI bags of peanuts which he dstrib- uted, saying it was his treat Every body was pleased, and regaIed them selves to the full.
 The sale of cakes and fancy articles by the ladies of the Congregational church last Thursday, in the church parlors, was well patronized and the results are satisfactory to the com mittee of the church.
 St. Johns parish expects to hold it's picnic "Wednesday, weather permit ting.
 MT. and Mrs. John J. Lyons of Jer- sey City, N. J., were week end and Sunday guests of pr. and Mrs W. J. Mclaughlin on Mount Pleasant. E c. A. RaWley has accepted a. posi- tion with the Union Metallic Cartridge Go. of Bridgeport, and will board in the city.
 Miss Eunice Pendleton of Bridge childhood friends the Misses Peck of the Boulevard.
 Lawrence McGrath, Miss Margaret Cashman, Miss Nellie Bradley and Master Gerald Barrett of Bridgeport are guests of Thomas IF. Bradley of hs Sister M. Jerome from St. Marys s convent. East Bridgeport, is visiting at the Convent of Mercy here Rev. John F. Nolan of Oil City, Pa., officiated at the first mass Sunday at St. Roses church.
 George Burns and Miss Mary Keat- ing of Bridgeport motored to New town Sunday and called on friends who are visiting here. They brought back with them Miss Margaret Keat- ing, whose vacation was at it's end.
 Mrs. M. F. Keating of 1s4 West Lib erty street. Bridgeport, is visiting rel atives in Huntington district this week.
 Miss Regina Bale of Mansfield. Ct. is spending her vacation with her pa rents, MT. and Mrs. D. 1T. Bale.
 The Oregon Medicine company left Hawleyvi11e- last Thursday, not fnd- ing. the appreciation they expected.
 The game between the reorganized Newborn baseball team and the St. Mary's of Bethel Saturday. on the dia- nnond at Queen street. resulted in victory for the visitors by the score of ' to 5.
 Miss C4arabel Troy of Bridgeport is visiting relatives in Norwa1k-
 Miss Nellie Ienox of Yonkers, N. Y., is visiting MT. and Mrs. Thomas E. Rafferty of Walnut Tree Hill.
 Friends in town received the sad intelligence Saturday of the death of Michael MeNamara of Dedham, Mass. He was a resident of Sandy Hook, and a worker in the Rubber factory many years, but removed to the home of his daughter in Massachusetts about 20 years ago.
 M. F. Haugh of Harte Island. N. r.. is a guest at the home of his sister, Miss M. J. Haugh. Botsford.
 David c. Peck, president of the Saw ings bank, and. Mrs. Peck are on their annual vacation. Their first visit was at Clinton Corners. New York
 It is noted as a. singular cireum- stance by one on the jury list for Newtown this year that, this is the first time in over 20 years that he was selected as juror notwithstanding that every board of selectmen@ since put him on the preliminary list of 1O2 sent to the jury commissioners annually from the town! It is, doubtless, an extreme illustration of the vagaries. of the laws of chance in his case.
 The five R. F. D. carriers of the town get increase of pay under the new schedule of the department The carriers at the local office are James B. Nichols and Frank IT. Blackman