The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-17
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NSpecldl 10 The FaTIn0r.J Newtown, Feb. 17.-St.s Roses church has been wired for electric lighting and the church will be ughted' by cleo tricity the first time at the Lenten de- votions tonight.
 The Victor A. c. basketball team of New Milford will meet the reorganfzed Newtown A. c. team at the town hall Friday night. The local quintet meet tonight for practice in anticipation of g. hot contest with the visitors. Mrs. John B. Hubbel1 and son Rus sell were in Bridgeport Tuesday to visit her husband who was discharged from the Bridgeport hospital as on the fair road to recovery. He will remain a few days longer in the city as guest of his sister. r.
 w. T. Cole and A. J. Gallagher were travellers on the early morning train to Bridgeport, Tuesday.
 Among the relatives and friends in Newtown attending the funeral of Mrs Catherine Lynch of Bridgeport, Tues day, were Martin and Edward TaIty, Mrs. Margaret Lester, William Egan and Mrs. Scanlon.
 The members of the Camp Fire Girls return sincere thanks fer the public support of the society which permits them to turn over g. neat sum to the Belgium Babes Fund, as result of the net returns from the play, Monday night.
 The whist and dance of the St. Roses circle last night at St. Mary's hall was exceedingly well attended and the affair is classed as a success fnan- cialIy as well as socially.
 w. c. Johnson has not officially ac- cepted the tender of the deputy sher- tf1ship of Newtown offered him by though much pressure has been brought to bear on him by many of his political and personal friends to accept
 The Farmers Institute held at the home of Harry Garder at Pepper street crossing Tuesday was generally attended by all the neighboring farm CTS. A representative from the Storrs Agricultural school and Editor Pincus Of the Jewish Farmer addressed the gathering, and replied to questions from the audience. It was voted a profitable discourse by those who ast- tended.
 MT. and Mrs. Dwight c. Wheeler of Bridgeport are the first of our summer colony to. yearn for the pleasures of New town living. They visited their country place on Main street today, and set in motion operations for their early return. l John Frank of Huntdn gton has taken the contract to denude the forests east of Taunton pond, and turn the wood his steam sawniII Incidentally his l work will give a view of the sunsets to the owner of the estate, w. T. Cole, and the leaves and dead wood will no I longer be washed into Newtown's wa 1 ter supply, affording breeding places for the mosquitoes, and endangering the purity of the city water. Tn this respect MT. Cole is a public benefactor and sets a, good example.
 The Congregational church officers have adopted resolutions of esteem and regret upon the resignation of 1 Deacon Henry M Smith, whose poor health recently caused his withdrawal from the active work of the society
 Mrs. James B. Nichols has recovered from the effects of a recent severe cold and is now able to resume her activ1- ties.
 Kennedy-ATcNannara i At an early mass in St. Roses church, yesterday, Miss May Frances AIcNamara of Sandy Hook, daughter of. Mrs. B. McNamara, and Arthur married by Rev. George T. Sinnott. irector of the church The bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Edna McNamara of Danbury, and MT. Owen Meehan of Waterbury was grooms- man.
 The party entered the church to the strains of Mende1ssohn's wedding march. The bride was attired in a travelling suit of sand-colored broad Ecloth. with hat to match, with rose tT1Inf1nSS. The maid or honor wore a gown of sand-colored Silk popIfn with lrose trimmings and hat to match Both wore violets. ~
 Only the immediate relatives of the contracting parties attended the cer- emony. From the church the wedding lparty went to Bridgeport
 l Later In the day. the happy couple tstarted oh their honeymoon trip which s will last two weeks and includes New York, Atlantic City and other tourists points Upon their return they will Ireside in Waterbury where Mr. Ken Inedy resides.
 The bride is very popular member of St. Rosess social circles, 8 graduate of the NeWtoWn high school and of business colleges in both Danbury and Bridgeport, where she was a stenog- rapher for leading law firm The groom is the son of Mrs. Esther. A Kennedy of Waterbury and brother of Dr. William Clement Kennedy of New town. He is member of the younger social set in his native city and ex- tremely popular.
 1 Among the guests were MT and Mrs IJohn F. McNamara of Danbu1r-y. Mrs. Esther A. Kennedy and Miss Mary l Kennedy of Waterbury and pr. and SI Mrs. w. Clement Kennedy of New
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