The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-15
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
Progressive Party Names Cam didates for Justices-Defeat- ed G. o. P. Candidate For Selectman May Contest.
Especial to the Farmer )

Newtown, Oct. 15rEditor A. P. Smith of the Bee, who is an ardent granger, attended the meeting of the Easton grange. Tuesday night, and in tion of "a story recital theme which came under his own personal experience.
 The progressive party nominated the following candidates for justices of the peace: P. H. Mccarthy, James Ba- Lake. Matthias Carroll, Theron B. Platt, William S. Hawley, Frederick Luf and Clark L. Page.
 The family of Joseph Brenner have removed to New York for the winter. Their daughter, Miss Anna Brenner, school
 Many Newtown friends attended the funeral of Mrs. Horace Northrop in Bridgeport yesterday.
 David H. Bale and son have taken the contract to draw two thousand posts for use as raiIiffg on the Dan bury and Newtown trunk line and be- gan operations Monday.
 The condition of the wells, springs and brooks in town is growing to be an occasion of alarm as we'll ineon- venience to our farmers. Taunton farmers have now to draw water from the pond for stock as well as foi domestic uses. and from all over town comes complaint. of the injuries from the prolonged drought.
 Miss Elizabeth Blake returned yes Iterday to her parents home from St. 1 Vfncent's hospital, Bridgeport, where 1 she had been a patient. She returned 1 in pr, Kennedy's car. Her condition of health is much improved. The pall-bearers at the funeral of fJames Corbett yesterday were John F. McNamara of Pasaaic, N. J.; John F. Ma1oney of Newtown; Richard Ke1- 1 1y of Bridgeport; Patrick AdcNamara, Danbury. Edward Lynch, Waterbury, and M. F. Keating, Newtown- Rev. Father Sinnott offered up the high mass of requiem and Rev. Father Kelly of St. Charles church, Bridge port, was present within the altar railing. At the conclusion of the fu- neral services Miss Mary Harr1gan the full choir rendered Nearer My 1 God to Thee,'' as the remains were borne out of the church. l High Sheriff Volmer of Bridgeport, was a visitor in town, yesterday, the E,guest of Jacob Block, the well known IreaI estate agent of Botsford. l. Henry Bourquenez, Sr., of Botsford had the misfortune to fall from lad der Saturday, while picking apples for A. F. Stowe of South Center. He broke his colTarbone
 F. w. PIatt of Hopewe11 district as
 
 crop of 800 bushels of onions which he Is marketing this week.
 Mrs. T. M. O,Connen and daughter Alice, of shelton, are guests of MT and Mrs Thomas Carey, Queen street :, It is reported that Morris D. Beers defeated Republican candidate for SC l lectman in the town election, will con test the claim of his confrere, w. M l lReynolds, declared elected by the mod orator. The grounds alleged for tht contest is his attorneys opinion tha. the Independent ticket was illegal.
 The condition of Mrs. Laura, Curtis of Curtis Hil1 suffering from shock, i still critical; although her many friends hope for her ultimate recovery.
 John Poland of Bridgeport, has beer a guest of Jesse c. Lewis of Halter town, this week.
 Mrs George ". Northrop of Matl street, spent yesterday in Bridgeport
 Misses Catherine and Susie Caval of the Boulevard enjoyed an auto tril to Daubury yesterday.