The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-21
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feutov1l. Jan. 2 1.-TWO funerals occurred Tuesdy morning from St. Roses church At 8: 30 o'clock Rev. Father Sinn ott, the rector, offered up a high mass of requiem for the repose Of the soul of Mary Scanlon in the presence of relatives and neie1nbors of the deceased. The pail bearers were Daniel Roche, Martin Roche M J. Queley of Bridgeport Daniel Grove, Danbury, Henry Lang and Martin sConger of Newtown. Among out of town relatives attend ing were Miss Mary Seanlssra, M rs- M J. QueaIey,, Mrs. Richard Quinn. Dan sie1 and Martin Roche of slsTlldgepore' Miss Ary Grove of NorWa1k, Miss B. Grove of New York city and 10niel Grove of Danbury, cousins of the de- ceased. The interment was in St. Roses cemetery.
 The remains of John Ieavy, Jr-+ were brought to the church at! Ii a. m where Rev. Father .Coho1an offer Bed up q requiem high mass in the presence of a. large congregation in- cIudiifg4 a large number of the Holy Name society of which the deceased was a. charter member. The pail bearers were members of the Holy Name society: Thomas c. Keane, M A Corbett, Patrick Shea.- Mat thias Carroll, Thomas Mcclure and Charles Donlon. The deceased is survived by his father, John Leayy, ST. of Botsford Hill and several sis ters and brother well known towns people The interment was in the family plot in St Roses. cemetery. E.. w. Troy. undertaken. had the ar rangements in charge.
 Registrar of Vital Statistics Oscar Pitzseher's report shows the mum Der of births in NewtoWn for the year 1914 to be 38; three less than in 1913. Of these 22 w1erA males and 16 females Those bora out of town whose parents were residents of Newtown nu1nbereds i've The number of marriages performed in town where one or both contracting parties wer presidents 18 Marriages out of town in which one or both contracting parties were residents of the town eight Total 26, being four less than in 1913. The total number of deaths in town was 54, the same as in the year 1913. Of these deaths 30 were males and A females. Over TO years 20, three being over 90 years, and nine be tween 0 and 90 years. There were five violent deaths in town during the year 1914.
 The social event of the mid winter seson so far was the dnce of the Jolly Two'' at the town hall last night both. in point of numbers and
 
 dances were 1ecorous, and the cos tunes of the ladies were meant for freedom of action in the naneuvers of tn cart of graceful motion as iInper- a.tive1y called off by the standardiz- ed modern dances. Messrs. E.. G. Ginter and Roy Haw1ey. the promot- CTS are to be congratulated on their success. Everybody was pleased.
 There is a crying need for. better mail service; in Newtown. From 6:1O p. m. Saturday. night until Mon day at 1O;14 a. m- no mail arrives or departs from here The first mail daily to New York or Bridgeport daily. leaves at 1O:14 a. This never gives opportunity for business men to get a business transactio on closed the same day, from either Bridgepor New Haven or New York. This is a service hardly worth the name for a town s important s New town is measured by its returns to the government This town with