The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-29
OUR NE OWN NEWS E TER
xspecfaI to. The Farmer.)


 s Ngwtown, July 2S-The body of Mrs Mary Curtin of Bridgeport. who died in that city Monday. was Drought to sNevtovzn yester day morning on tlez-10:45 Train from BridgepOEt- "A 1arez cortege of friends followed to St Rosess cemetery. where the burial took place The deceased was the wife of the late Patrick Curtin, long a rubber worker, and the family re- sided in Sandy Hook for more than 30 Years until. the removal of the rubber industry in 1901, caused the falf1f1y efo move to Bridgeport Thomas Curtin, a son. and Miss Mary Curtin, daughter. survive The deceased was TT years of age. and was born in Ireland.
 Edwin R Stanley and Miss Joseph inc Murray, well known res1d ents of the borough NweFB married Safurday July by Rev. Timothy J. Lee Of thee eeC0ngregafional church
 mrs Hattie C9ar of Bridgeport, who wasa visitor for a few days at thezhonae Of A1rs 5faines Of Jeanvi11es departed today for Michigan to live with her son-
 Druggist EArthur Grove left th1s wekzf0r a vacation of@z two weeks which he will spend at Harrisburg, Pa, andefn the Adirendack regions
 An Interesting meting of Pootatuck grange 1astssnight at Grange hall Ar- angementss were perfected for the imitation of a. class of 10s new mem bers, balloted for and approved. last night An executive conInitte was appointed to take charge of the public whist for the benefit of the grange, which will be held at the NewtoWn Inn. August g.
 Assessor Frank gJ-s Hughes of Bridgeport is now domiciled with Newtown friends, and he hopes that
 
 restore him to former health
 Miss Irene Toucey of Hattertown is on a visif efsas week with her grand fatsaers Ghar4es 4 HupbelL sof Step ney.
 Contractor q. P. Brew is remodel ing the Turner dwelling into a bum ga1ow for the new owner, A M. sBris- COG, of Sandy Hook
 C. B. Taylor has had a stretch of 20-inch tile along the state road fronting the two new dwellings erected by him on Depot road, thus removing an unsfght1y and danger ous ditch and embankment and has established slightly grade to the strset leve1s This public improve memt he expects to complete by laying a safe sidewalk along his preoprty.
 Miss Ella I1illiss the popular teacher in tie Zoaf school went to Bridge ,s1rt Tuesday, to the pereaved home of hersauntss Mrs Mary Curtin. and to attend the funeral of thef ater
 The Fabric Fire Hose Co has filed is annual report in the office of the town clerk.
 Adozen mechanics with kits struck town this week, attracted by the pub lie announcement Of the contemplated opening of the new factory of the Electric Engineering and Storage Bat tery co. 1ns Sandy Hook. They were met by officials of the company cour- teously, and registersd their names as prospective employees as soon as the shop is ready. The appearance and conduct of. this advance guard of the mechanics were favorabIyz commented onsby the villagers. Their appearance on the scene is encouraging to the officials of the new concern. as sig nifylng that they will have no trouble in procuring sufficient hands for their enterprise.
 The following pupils from the town schools who took the recent exam nations for entrance into the eighth grade of the high school, have receiv- ed certiflcates: Samuel Block, Louis Duberts Willis Arndt, Francis Bailey, Hiram Han1on, Charles Leiss, Earl Lewis. Donald Meeker. Harry Puzin- sky. Anna Posner. Helen Northrep.