The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-13
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
csnecial to fne Farmer.O


 I Newtown, Aug. 13-Henry Penny, who sold out his place in HattertowM some months ago and removed from town with a. view of bettering himself, has returned. His furniture was stor- l ed, while he and wife spent some time I in Stepney. Easton and Ridgefield. In the latter place he purchased some four acres of land, intending to build thereon. This week, however, he de- cided to return. 'sNewtown was good the John Roberts place, and will take possession at once.
 l A carload of oil from Highway Com missioner Bennett WAS un1oaded at p1oyed by the town. The fluid is a SUI perior- asphaItum surface dressing (not IWarrenite) and will be used principally on the state road from Newtown to Sandy Hook. The oil will be applied at once. Rev. John F.. Nolan of oil City, Pa, 1 is spending aI vacation with his moth CT, Mrs. M. J. Nolan of the Boule- ward.
 A MUCH NEEDED IMPROVEMENT l First SeIectman ". G. Johnsonf is l busy this week carting and distributing the corrogated metal tile to replace about twenty "dead's stone sIuices on l the stnew road from Grayis Plain school house to Botsford. When these are put in place the roadbed will get ] 3, dressing of gravel in necessary sec tions. which. it is believed will put this much travelled thoroughfare in No. 1 condition.
 Irving Waterhouse made a business trip to Bridgeport yesterday. l William Costello of Bridgeport, visit ed his uncle. William Costello, oe lBerkshire, this week. 1 Miss Margaret Drumm and Mrs. Geo. O Rourke of Dallas. Texas, are visit ing their sister, Mrs. D. HI. Bale of tHawleyville, for short time. Mrs. IO'Rourke and son Robert will return to their home next week. 1 The Misses Catherine, Mary and Lena Barry of Bridgeport. have joined Ithe coterie of Park City visitors now at the Misses Peck's. of the Boulevard. i James Farrell of South Center, has purchased a new si1o from B. c. Platt | of Hawleyvi1le.
 I Edward and Miss Alice MeNamara of Danbury, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Thomas J. Carey, Queen street.
 NEwsY ITEMS. Edward Lynch, we'll known busi- ness. man of Bridgewater, drove to tNewtown, Tuesday and visited his par ents,N MT. and Mrs. P. Lynch of Zoar. 1 MT and Mrs. E. A. Ginther attended the outing of the s. N. E. T. employees at Savin Rock, Tuesday, and report a fine time. They met Edward, Dunn, former manager here, now located in 1 y, I Newtown friends.
 The Republican registrars received a communication Tuesday from Elmer E. Crofts of New Haven, who is at the head of a movement in that party seeking an alliance offensive and de- fensive of both Republicans and Pro- l gressives this fall in the state cam paign He asked for list of the en- rolled Progressives in town and for the aid of the Republican registrarsSin car ,<5a. f17 could be learned, there are few Repub- licans with Progressive leanings in town and doubtless the communication will be consigned to the waste-basket I Miss Gertrude Bradley. assistant in the poStoff1ce, is acting as hostess this l week for her friend, Miss Margaret ICuddy of Bridgeport. at the home of Registrar of Voters Thomas F. Brad ley.
 The public garage of w. H. wake1ee is now equipped with a lighting sys- tenn which makes operations possible at 1 all hours of the night. The rush of business made the improvement a necessity
 | Master James D. Corbett accompan- fed his sisters. Hannah and Margaret, to- Hawleyville, Wednesday, where his charges will spend the rest of the week in the family of MT. and Mrs. David H. Bale.
 Next Saturday at D. n1 there will
 
 I 1ectmen and school visitors to act upon
 deferred appropriations for districts whose estimates for 1913-14 expenses were laid on the table at the annual
 meeting.
 Tuesday, Aug! IS at 10 a. m., at the
 High school building, the school wis ftors will meet to grant certificates to
 all teachers not holding certificates for the schools in which they propose to l teach.
 FRUFyNDI1Y ACT The milk auto truck, which conveys the milk from the farmers of the south ern part of town to Stepney for the Bridgeport market, broke down yes terday, and could not be repaired in time to make connection with the
 Bridgeport truck. About o'clock ir the afternoon the Schwartz Bros auto truck, returning to Bridgeport with the
 carpenters employed by the firm or a Newtown contract, took the cans and