The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-01
OUR kEWT0WN
 NEWS LETTER
c. E. Meetings of Congrega- tiOnal Church Will Be Omit ted During August Live Personal Items.
Special to rhe Farmer.l

Personal Items.
 Special to The Farmer.1
 Newtown. Aug. At II g. m. at the Congregational church, morning service and sermon by the pastor. Rev. T. J. Lee. Christian EsAdeavor meeting will be omitted during August.
 At Trinity. Ii a. nl., celebration of the holy communion and sermon by p. n., evening prayer.
 At St. Roses, masses at and 10 a. m. Devotions as usual the first Friday of the month of August.
 The annual field day of Fairfield County Pomona, grange will be held at the home of Emil T. Berger of Trumbul1, Wednesday August 5. Prominent speakers of the state and national officers will address the gath ering It is expected that Pootatuck grange will do it's duty.
 Master Cornelius Houlihan is a visitor in Bridgeport today.
 Harold Hall of Bridgeport, one of the legatees under the will of the late Miss Julia A. Nichols will occupy with his family the Nichols home in South Center for the season.
 Rev. and Mrs. James IT. George re-
 
 city.
 B. W. Troy, Mrs. Edward Troy and Miss Anna Troy motored to Bridge port Friday.
 Mrs. Thomas F. cavanaugh of the Boulevard was a Bridgeport visitor yesterday.
 MT. and Mrs. H. c. Warner and son Hobart, and Mrs. Julia Haw1ey Of Berkshire areS motoring this week among the hills of Vermont.
 Among the politicians of Fairfield county who have made Sandy Hook a rendezvous this week are such party opposites as Robert FitzRoy of Bridge port and John J, Foley of Danbury.
 Rev T. B. Smith of the Blessed Sacrament church, Waterbury, was the recipient of a purse Of s650 as a testimonial from his parishioners at reception in honor of the twenty-hfth anniversary of his ordination as a priest. Father Smith was a former assistant at St. Roses s. Newborn.
 Prominent Democrats in town have received circular letters sent out by the committee who seek 70 further the selection of Prof. Willard Fisher as the state standard bearer of the Dem ocratic party this fall. There is no shadow of a doubt that the bulk of the party voters are progresstves in senti- ment. but it remains to be seen how far they will take hold in the work of coming into their own. The ah- peal of the committee has aronsed considerable interest which may cry stalize in the shape of delegates to the state convention favoring the pro- gressive platform outlined by the committee Inquiry shows that many of the return-postaIs have been sign ed and mailed this week.
 Mrs. A. B: BriTIton mourns the loss of Missa,' a Sismese cat judged by Vetefnarian Martin of Bridgeport to be worth more than $2,00o. It was the handsomest one Of the three of the species known to be in this country Its fur was dark brown, and it's eyes blue in color. and these did not ap- pear to be so Sensitive toelight as do the eyes of the common domestic fe- line. It was more of pet than g. ssratter'' and was full of tricks not usually acquired by native breeds The cat was brought to this country about four years ago by pr. Coopernai1 of Bedford, New York, and presented to Mrs. Brinton. and it had won the af- lection of the entire household. Its death is a mystery as there were no marks on it's body indicating violence, and the presumption is that It. had unwittingIy eaten something contain ing poison.
 of Jersey City. N- J., passed the week end with Mrs Ralph Whitlock who is MT. Whittaker,s aunt. MT. Whitaker is a travelling represent of R. G. Dun & Go.
 The large snapping turtle captured this week by George E. Hayes. F. A. Blackman and F. H. Cannon was shipped to a Bridgeport bon vivant later in the week
 Mrs. Emily A. Bennett Wednesday joined her friends. Rev. and Mrs. T. A. 1aine at the P1ainvi1le camp meet | e<% {e,S with her annual custom for many years.
 John R. Peck reports that he has been digging potatoes of marketable quality since July 13, and that his four acre field will yield better crop than any in recent years. Mrs H. B. NortErop has enjoyed a weeks visit of her granddaughter, Miss Mildred Wilson of Bridgeport. MT. and Mrs. M. F. Heating of Hunt l ingtown enjoyed a visit Thursday from their nieces, the Misses Heating of Bridgeport
 /. Miss Edna Ki1bride of Jersey City, l N. J., after a two weeks visit with her cousins, the Misses May and Helen 1 HouliIan of Glen avenue. has gone for a visit with the family of s. D. Heran ] Bridgeport.
 Miss Anna Ruffels who is now visit ing in Ireland, writes her home folks 1 interesting letters of her impressions 1 of the home life of the people of Ulster, and of the activities of the Ulster Volunteers.