The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-05
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Newtown, Feb. 5.-Afrs. Bridget (scanlon) F'aIvey of Danbury, who met her death .Wednesday, when her clothing caught fire from the kitchen stove, was for many years resident of Newtown. She was twice mar rfed, her first husband being M. O'Brien of Southbury who died twenty John F'alvey. a farmer, of Obtuse dis trict in Brookheld After his death she removed to Danbury.
 Her body will be brought to St Roses cemetery, Newtown, for interment Saturday. E. w. Troy, undertaken of Sandy Hook, will conduct the fu- neral, and expects to arrive with the body about p. m at the cemetery, where opportunity will be given her relatives to attend
 Frank Hopkins of Peekskill, N. Y.. concluded yesterday his negotiations for the purchase of the large dairy farm of William Ruffe11s Of Mount Pleasant, by making d binding pay ment- The deeds will be passed in a few days, but the new owner will not take possession before spring opens. MT. sRuffells is one of our energy and se1f-deniai in his years in Newtown, he has developed run down Connecticut farm into a prom, ising and good paying dairy farm. He has not fully decided on his future plans, but our toWnspeople would re- gret exceedingly to lose him and his family from our midst.
 The Misses Elizabeth and Jennie Chambers of Waterbury, have been renewing old friendship with Sandy Hook and zoar district families.
 Miss Esther Fontaine who has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs A. P. Ginth- CTS of West street, has returned to her home in Danbury
 MT. and Mrs. F. B. HubbeH and children of Westport, have been visit ing Mrs. HubbeH's parents, MT. and Mrs. l. B. Goodsell, this week.
 Hiram lodge. No. 1s, F. and A. M.. worked the M. M. degree on one can didate Wednesday, night. and enjoyed a banquet in the Masonic hall at the conclusion of the ritual work.
 The Bridgeport Hydraulic Company this week. have caused searches of title to be made of the eight different parcels of land making up the real estate of Vtlleroy G. Hard of South Center, preliminary to purchase of the same. This property contains the disused water privilege of the old Nichols button factory on the north branch of the Pootatuck stream which is said to have been rated at three hundred horsepower, before the dam was washed away. The button factory also has paid the penalty of time and neglect, nothing but a few rotten tinnbers show on the founda- tion. Forty years ago 1t was flourisIing work shop employing a score of employees, and the owner amassed a comfortable competency. I But the button business, once a large factor in Newtown's industrial life, with the single exception of the I Crowe- -Keane corporation at Bots
 ford, has gone to the cities. What l the Hydraulic Company wants it for is a query heard on every hand today. The flow of water is considerable, but
 it lies, on the northerly divide of Fair
 field county and could not be utilized
 as a feeder for the Bridgeport water
 supply. It is suggested that the | company will utilize the dam for | power purposes, producing electricity. | It is well suited for this purpose, but
 the power could not be sold in New l town unless to the Danbury and l Bridgeport Electric Power Company which holds the franchise for the tstreets and roadways of Newtown. To l sent it by electric cables to Bridge port would be possible, but the amount of electricity generated would l be too insignificant for this costly in vestment So Newtown is at a
 standstilI today in wonder and con lecture. Mr Hard, the owner, pro- fesses not to know what uses the