The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-27
E. H. DILLON & GO.

of the distant and inconvenient build | ing doing that duty now. and also to request that the present passenger train service. might be improved. To l this, latter improvement should be l joined a request for an earlier mail out of Nerwto1wn south and west than the 10.10 a. m train, which makes a business letter to New York and a reply the same day an imposstbility for business men.
 | Housatonic Park Hiram D. Messenger of Jamaica, Long Island. the purchaser Of the 15O acre tract of land near the New Eng land railroad station at Sandy Hook, is stopping this week at Troyss Hotel. He began this week the long contena- plated Improvements to this com manding piece of property, which pro poses the sale of fbl1ngalow sites along the bIuff from Bennett's Bridge to the Newtown and Southbury bridge, as soon as, the initial Improvements Of cutting off the superfluo1s wood and building roads are completed. He has let the contract for cutting the timber to John Mitchell Of Southbury to be done according to the map of a fam ous firm of landscape artists of the metropolis. He believes the value of the timber to lbe removed will more than pay for these initial improve nents. While not having closed any deals with purchasers as to plots or sites for buildings, an association of the r. M. c. A. of New York have a first option on the new park on the Housatonic river at a good figure of profit for the investor. The associa.- ton desires to make it summer re- creation point for the metropolitan r. M. c. A. members, with lodges and bungalows for rest and recuperation.
 Mantle MfIIs Again.
 W. L. Mershon. of Railway. N. J.. and Samuel GIedhiII of Brfdgeport were in town this week in conference over the Mantle mills property MT. 1dershon believes he has a purchaser for the property, a. New Jersey manu- facturer of hosiery and other knitted goods, if an agreement of minds might be effected among the various inter ests who hold more or less attenuated strings to the property; but up to date no deeds showing a change of title have been received at the town clerks office for record. Nevertheless, the jonkmen, for the past two days are breaking up and carrying away the rest of the machinery in the plant, and the understanding is that this work must be completed by July 1st. The public of Sandy Hook are hope ful that something in the way of an
 
 soon, and they look upon the removal of the old machinery as hopeful sign.
 Nevvsy Items.
 MT. and Mrs. E. F. Northrop of North Newtown welcomed a young son to their home Tuesday, June 22.
 At the annual meeting on Toddy Hill Thursday night George BourqIenez was elected the committee. and au- thority was given him to hire the. teacher.
 F. A Blacman in his auto, Thurs day afternoon Drought Miss Catharine Honan, the trained nurse, to the, home of her parents in Taunton, from the Danibury hospital where she had been several weeks II with typhoid fever.
 Mrs. A. D. F'airchild of Taunton will welcome the ladies of the W. c. T. U. at her home, at their next meeting. Friday afternoon. July 3rd, at 2:So o'clock.
 The Sandy Hooks will meet the Long HiI1 baseball team Sunday afternoon at the Knoll fields.
 Next Thursday afternoon the ladies of Trinity guild will meet at the rec tory and arrange for the guild sale to be held July 23.
 Patrick FenneII is now making his home with his sister. Mrs. P.f Lynch of Zoar.
 Sister M Columbia and Mister M Lea of the Convent of Mercy attended the funeral of Sister Mary Angela. in Bridgeport Friday. The deceased was a, favorite teacher in St Mary's paro- chfa1 school here for several years and her death is much resfetted-
 The Misses Gahhey entertained their sister, Mrs. John S. Neag1e of Waterbury at their home on Main sstEeeh this week. r.ef=e 5t,
 Selectman Morris D. Beers was brought to the Danbury hospital yes terday where an X-ray picture of his injured ankle was made It disclosed that one of the small bones is nac- tlred, but mo operation was found necessary. MT. Beers is now at home
 MT. and Mrs. Charles E. Beers of Palestine are entertaining the latters brother and wife MT. and Mrs. T. B. Mower of Tulane. Oklahoma It is years since MT. Mower was east, and friends are glad to greet him and wife.
 Mrs. Charles Hayden has entertain ed her daughter, Miss May Dawson of South Norwalk.