The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-28
DUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
Especial to The Farmer. )

NewtOwn, July 2S=The funeral of he late Abel F. Clark occurred from lis home this morning. A large con- iourse of citizens attended the obse- luies- Rev. James H. George of Trin- ty Episcopal church. Newtown, and Rev Charles A. TFbbals of St. Johns s fhurch officiated, both at the house tnd at the grave. A vo1unteeer quar- ct sang appropriate hymns at the services for the dead, and the under alzers,z Prindle and Morris. had the arrangements in charge. The pail bearers were Henry c. Curtis. George F. Taylor. H. Warner. Wm. A. Leon Lrd, A T. Nettleton, and Charles P. Zoe The funeral cortege was very arge and the attendance of towns people evinced their respect of our iownspeop1e generally for the deceM8sd buried in the plot in the Village ceme- tery where the ornate nausoleuTn erected over his first wife is the m ost tonspicuous memento for the dead sound in this most beautiful of Gods lcresL Just before his operation for appendicitis MT. Clark made his will and arranged his business affairs, at which his most intimate friends were sailed into counsed- Outside of a few personal bequests of remembrances to his hired help, the balance of his es- tate was left internationally to his
  of the Borough.
 N w. Hendryx of New Haven and o. R. Strong of Leonard's Bridge. Conn. were in town recently and visit ed the farm of A w. Reynolds of Csllrrituck HiIl The former secured a six weeks old bull calf of the Aber- neen-Angus breed for his Kettletown Earm in Southbury with a view to join Ing the rapidly increasing number of progressive farmers who see in beef rattle propaEanda the solution of the farmer questions in New England. MT. Strong engaged the other available calf of this breed on hand as soon as 1t is weaned-- Both paid the high price without cavil-
 James B. Nichols returned Monday from a trip which included St Louis and Chicago in it's circuit.
 MT. and Mrs. M F. Bradley of New York returned yesterday to their home i'm Sandy Hook
 MT. and Mrs George C1ossette and son, Henry of Brooklyn returned to their home today after a two weeks stay with MT and Mrs. Henry Rupf of JeanviIle
 Rev. James H. George and bride returned Monday to town and are now happily domiciIed at Trinity rectory.
 Contractor Ward White and a force of men of Danbury have put in a cement walk in front of the Corbett- Grove block in Sandy Hook, this week
 The workmen now employed on the state road are paid bi-monthsly by Selectrnan Johnson an Improvement which is greatly appreciated
 The Oregon Medicine company will spend this week in Sandy Hook, com ing rom Botsford today
 Misses Mary and Alicia Heating of Bridgeport who are sojourning on the Boulevard. spent today in Brookheld and New Fairfield
 MT and Mrs D. T. Corbett of Dan bury rnotored to Sandy Hook, Sunday. and were the guests of MT. and Mrs. M A. Corbett-
 Misses Alice and Esther McKenna. of Bridgeport are spending their va cation at the Convent of Mercy
 Michael MaIoney spent Sunday with his father, Thomas MaIoney of Mile Hill
 Mrs. Denis Quinlivan of Bridgaport was a guest of John Brew of Dayton street, Sunday.
 Martin Collins of Castle Heights visited friends in Danbury over Sun day.
 Miss Margaret Donohue of Bridge port was a week end and Sunday guest of her parents. MT. and Mrs Jonn Donohue of Walnut Tree FiI1-