The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-27
HUSBAND HAS HERD OF
 BLUE RIBBON STOCK
Newtown Appropriateness Who Neglected opportun- ity To Welcome Her Now Will Vie to Claim Het Friendship.

Newtown, Aug. 27-When Mortfs n1er Smith of Janver farm returned rom New York a few nights ago, a.. With smile on his face, and hiu pockets bulging with metropolitan daily papers chronicling not only 4he reJuvenation Of Emma. Janvier the actress, after six years absence iron, the stage, but her success in creatinE new role, new play, and new field for her histronic abilities, he vVaE proud of his wife as never before; for she was able to prove to her associates that she not only could come back when she wanted to her old field of activity in the eyes of the pIay-loxina public Of Little Old New Ydrk Last Monday night was the time, and FuI-l ton theatre the setting of the play. { Some Baby in which she was the bright particular star. Her first a.p- l pearance was greeted only by the first nighters and the critics, but Tues fence which packed the theatre We'd nesday Standing room only signs were shown before the curtain rose and since she is the talk of the town Newtown people are alive to the new sensation today and it's staid church members of the gentler sex are sur reptitiouslyL buying and borroWpE New York papers to read what the dFa- matic critics say of the rather ezclus- i've Mrs. Smith. whose home. After
  they have viewed only from the out side but which has been the rendsz- yous for three years of artistic friends or Its mistress whose innocent frivoI- ties nsley were not .pr1viIiged to enjoy But the males Of the community srasul the hand of the husband of the actress with cordialitys and rejoice with him that new lustre is added to ths fame of Emma Janvier, his wife 1Ir Smith Is popular with all classes of our citizens. and they are happy to know that the return of his wife tenn porarily to the stage was an induI- gence sanctioned by him and does not portend a family jar. Some of the hcppecISed husbands are EToatIng, as they convey the inteIIigence to their women folks today. and Emma Jan vier will doubtless receive many in vitations to pink teas. missionary so- ciety meetings and bridge parties upon her return. all of which were de- nied her Il the years she resided here.
 Mortimer Smith and his wife came t0 NeWtown about three years ago. and bought the Dykeman Homestead overlooking Tameton Lake The ola farm house was transformed into a. Swiss Chalet at first and later W3HE1 ! were added to it the fancy of it's mis- tress until it became a. composite ! structure with no predominating arT} chitectura1 feature, but pleasing to the eye withal. Much money was spent Tn beauF1Ty1ng the grounds ana constructing walls to enclose the es-{ tate until today it is not surpassed in completeness of details by any other estate, although many are larger m extent.
 A large force of helpers have charge of the estate, and live on Ezls premises, boarding at Suparintend= ont Murphy's quarters, near the man sion, and all are devoted toaths inter- ests of the master and mistress, Nor timer Smith is lover of horses, ana many speedy beasts are in his stable. He also is interested in raising AbeE-i deen-Angus breed of cattle, and has Q large herd of these animals on his farm. This breed fs for beef. not for milk, and MT. Smith has a theory that this is the proper solution oGi New England abandoned farm prob lem, and is one of the pioneers in tiliH propaganda.
 All this is not for proht entirely, as Mir Smith is wealthy and in receipt oe a large income from permanent in vestments. He likes inc town. and is interested in every movement for it's betterment. He attends all town meetings, and is keeu1y interested fn town affairs. He has not sought pub lie office, and wishes to be considered non-partisan in town affairs. but lu national questions follows the lead oE woodrow Wilson. MT. Smith Is in the prime of life and with hs wife gre c worthy aquisition to the town.