The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-31
MISS kEATING'S WRIST
 BROKEN IN RUNAWAY
Bridgeport Nurse Severely Hurt When Horse Bolts
 Tn NeWtoWn.
(special to Tlle Farrner.

Special to The Farmer. .Newtown. Aug. s1. Miss Josephine Keatxng, Visiting nurse of the Bridgeport schools had her right wrist broken in a runaway accident here Saturday afternoon. While riding on Sugar street with MT. and Mrs. T. J. Corbett the horse took fright at a motor truck and tbolted up the bank at the side of the road The driver and w. Casey, who were in the front seat Jumped and secured the horse but Miss Kea6ing was either thrown out or leaped from the wagon from the side which was low, and fell heav- fly on her right hand, breaking the bones of the wrist. Arising herself, she felt her disabled hand and pro- nounced her own verdict, which Dr. w C. Kennedy, who was hastily can- ed, affirmed. Mrs Clark took Miss Keating into the home of Mrs. I. B. Harris, where her hand was temper arf1y placed in spl5nts. and she re- turned to Bridgeport. She was met by Dr. Robert q. Lynch. who took her to his home and after taking an K ray photo8raph. set the break Miss Keatine is now at her home at 194 West Liberty street, Bridgeport, and is reported as doing well today.
 The Democrats will caucus for@deI- egates to the various conventions at the Town hall Friday, Sept at [ 30. p. n-
 Miss Eiikabetr Field of Brooklyn and w J. Driscoll of New York, are guests Of Mrs. w. J. DriscoH of Cedar Cliff cottage.
 Arthur W. Kennedy and sister. Miss Vera Kennedy of Waterbury, are vis- iting I0r. and Mrs. w c. Kennedy, Main street.
 The AthIe#cs of Bridgeport played all around the Sandy Hooks at the Knoll field Sunday afternoon. and came near ruling the local nine off tn e tally cards The score was 9-O up to the last inning. when the Sandy Hooks managed to score ope.
 Mrs Frank Brown of Long Island Is visiting MT. and Mrs. Louis Brown at Indian Wigwam Springs farm
 Mrs Louis Brown has returned from weeks visit with her sister.
 Mrs. Frank Sanford at Ridgebury. 1 MT. Brown spent Sunday last with l them.
 MT. and Richard Egan attended the l funeral Of Thomas E. Wixted, which l took place from St. Peter's church, Danbury. with a high mass of re- quiem at g a. m. MT. Wixted was an i inmate of the Egan home for the past l Ihrea years and much liked by them. Work at the Fabric Fire Hose com 1 pany's shop is brisk, far better than it is in norm1 years at this season. A scarcity of the raw rubber, at first | l but the receipt of rubber from South l America last week has removed this | uneasiness in the trade.
 The town meeting Saturday voted to sell the old 1echup on West street,
 and fixed minimum price on the
 same.
 | N Principal Leonard M Johnson of the High school, will employ his sur q plus energy outside of school hours
 in managing the farm of T. H. Bolmer of Edgewood. the coming year. MT, Johnson is an enthusiast in scientific | chusetts Agricultural college, and was Instrumental in securing the addition of the agricultural course to the cur lric11Ium of the High school. The
 Back to the Farm" movement in
 Newtown gains great impetus by this
 move of the popular. teacher. The Democrats will caucus for dele T gates to the various conventions or ' September at the Town hall. The no tice appears in the local papers
 signed by CA. Blacknan as chair man.
 Il The EProgreesives will hold theil 1 primaries some time between Sept. Il and Sept. IS. for choice of state, con gressfona1 and probate judge eandt : dates. but the party will adopt thu town officers to be held later in tn, 3 month
 : European Tourist Returns. Mrs L. B. Lake and Miss Grac, ssEIake Of Passaic N. J., returned t. their home today after restfu1 visi
 with Mrs Lakes daughter, Mrs. W. c ] | Johnson of South Center. Miss Lake 2 who is a teacher, was one of a party o
 educators touring Europe this sum raer, caught in the mae1stroTn of war . Miss Lake relates narrowing descrfp tions of the scenes witnessed by tn 7 were severe in getting to a port for re 2 turn to this country. All of her part :. suffered severely and most are decid 5 edly unnerved. Miss Lake came on a . once to her old home to get rid of tn e nightmare of wars desolations.
 Miss May Egan has started on he
 summer vacation, which will includ & visits with Bridgeport, New York an # Seabright, New Jersey, friends.
 Changes at St. Mary's Convent. t Sister M. Cc@zrba was transferre s Fto St. Augustine's convent, Bridge
 port by the recent change, and wen n today to assume her duties there. Sis }, ter M. Leo, the popular tructress C
 the junior department of the Conver st school has departed for her place a 1T teacher in the St Francis Orpha
 asylum in Fair Haven. Conn. Sister N if AIbina- who was superior of s ). perior of St. Mary's convent her
 and assumed her duties last Wednes d day.
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