The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
only s.0Oo popu1ation has two presi.

only 5000 population has two preSi- dential post offices, Newtown Center and Sandy Hook, within it's corporate lirnitsY besides the post office stations of Botsford and Haw1eyville, and in it's revenue returns Newtown is said to be outclassed by only a few p1a.- ces of equal population in Connecti- cut. Newtown formerly enjoyed the privileges of incoming and depart ing mails on Sunday and a much su- perior service daily. Why these privileges were withdrawn was not due to tn eindisp osition of the local postmasters, but is Blamed upUn cne railroad postal rates by those in au- thority. Now that Newtown is get ting to have a name as a summer re- sort, it is to be hoped that influen- tial members of our summer colony will take this matter us with the post office department and secure for the town a e-establishmen ent of the mail service to accord with twen- tieth century ideas.
 Mortinfer Smith of Mount Pleas amt is passing a few days in Boston | this week.
 W. A Leonard is fitting up a bowl ing alley for the amusement of the patrons of the cafe of the Newtown Inn
 Tuesday in the heaviest part of the storm a female hound and two pup d. A. oney of Dodgingtown. They were taken in and given warm quarters, and nourishment by him. Enquiries fail to find an owner in the neigh borhood. They are known to be val uable dogs, and it is hoped this pub fishing may bring about the return of them to the owner.
 Wednesday afternoon there was a gathering of women and girls at the home of Mrs. J. H. George in the interest of the work for Belgian re- lief The local branch of the Sun shine society also met in Sandy. Hook with Miss Kate Tibbals and took up the work.
 The infant child of MT. and Mrs. Jacob Block of Botsford died Tues day of infantiIe disease and the re- mains were removed yesterday to Bridgeport for interment.
 Deputy H. w. Treat of Bridge port will install the officers of Poot- atuck Grange next Tuesday night A good attendance is desired to assist in the work of installing.
 Miss Rose Leavy of Bridgeport is passing a few days with her parents, MT. and Mrs. T. J. Leavy of Walnut | Tree Hill.
 Cards were sent out today to the ladies of St. Roses parish bespeak- ing their interest in the matter of supplying the solids and dainties for rega1ing the patrons of the parish supper, to be given at St. Mary S hall, Sandy Hook, Wednesday even ing, Jan. 27. A generous and hearty response is confidently looked for.
 P. F. Carey removed a building from the McKeIvay grounds found in the way in the process of beautifying the outlook there and has set it up in I his grounds in Gas street, where it will do duty as barn and stable AutomoboHsts who have the te- merity to venture off the State roads in these thawing January days are having hard experiences. Even the lately completed Mount Pleasant road is not satisfactory. Two automobile were stalled in the mud there on Tuesday while the Berkshire road trapped a victim the same day. The local physicians have taken to the safer if not faster locomotion of the horse, in going their rounds.
 The party joined in choruses doing fair justice to the songs of America including many sweet southern favor ties, also some selections from the land we love lover the sea-
 Dancing, story telling, jokes and pleasant converse, followed by a buff fet lunch completed the festivities, and the very happy party departed convinced there is no dearer time than the age of sweet sixteen.