The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-09
OUR NEWT0WfEi
 NEWS LETTER
Special to The Farn1er.o

Newtown Aug. 9.@The selectmen, Ephraim D. Bfiscoe, Thomas F. Brew and Wilson M Reynolds, on penalI el oI the town have signed the contract with the Electrical Engineering and Storage Battery Go. in pursuance or the recent. town vote authorizing such- action Although not specifically pro yfded for by the voters at the special meefing. the selectmen had inserted in the contract this important provision, ] that the party of the second part, the said Electrical Engineering and Stor- age Battery Co, will at their sole ex- pense defend all suits at law over | charter rights in lighting by electricity l that portion of the town highways op-. tligated by the contract. '' This re- moves all apprehension from the minds of the taxpayers, and the se- l lestrnen are deserving of great credit for their foresight. The seleetmen will cause the. contract to be recorded by the town clerk, so it may be examined I by all at any time.
 1 Owing to unfavorab1e weatherl con ditions the concert by the Sandy Hook band avs postponed to Tuesday even ing, Aug. TO-
 1 The Dodgingtown Fire Go. No. will hold a carnival, fair and Wild West show Thursday and Friday evenings Aug 12 and 1s It promises to sur-s popular organization. The public is; l tcofdiaIly invited. The topics and s1earers in the Y. P. l S. c. E.. course at the Congregational l ehurc- @hfor7 the rest-of August are as fol1ows: August IS. fs-t How We Can Promote the Temperance Reform z l George R. Wilson; August 15, Be True to Your Ideals," Ruth Ruffells; August 2, "A Basis of Sound Belief: Why and How to Get It,'' Adolph Carl son; August g, ''Frivolity; It's Dangers land the Remedies Bessie Ruffe11s.
 Sanford UnderhflI expects to deliver his hornily. Home Versus Foreign tlN1issions,' before the next meetings of the local Missionary societies in New town Center. His plea, tCurbing the Evils of Infemperance has received the commendation of the church off, cers. and many would like to hear him 7--t~= on the. missionary theme. The collection at both masses Sun tday, at St. Roses church will be for the relief of the suffering people of Pot land
 The town registrars Of voters were in session today to perfect the primary lists. Only a few changes in party af- hlfa tions are noted. The dna1. meeting of the boards of registrars will be Fri | day, August 13.
 Miss B; G. Keans returned yesterday from visit to- Danbury where she wis tied her cousin. Miss Margaret Brad ley, who'1s in the shospitaI. The friends of the latter will be glad to- learn that she is recovering strength, and hopes to return home soon.-
 Miss Mary Clark is. visiting friends in Jamaica1s L. l.
 MT. and Mrs. William Conner of Bridgeport were guests last week. of MT and Mrs. Frederick .Leiss of the Glen
 Moving pictures of riots by Standard Odl employees during the recent strike in Bayonne, N. J.,- will be studied by the Bayonne police this week in hope to Identify ringleaders.
 Ellsworth F. Frazee, a. freshman of
 Harvard, was sentenced to 22 months in jail for operating an automobile WS11le under the influence of liquor.
 A lively TO pound zebra was added to the Central Park menagerie, and as far as may be ascertained from rec ords it is the first zebra ever born in captivity.
 Military and naval honors will mark the funeral of Gen. Benjamin Frank lin Tracy, who died on Friday last from the effects of an accfde ent on Memorial Day.
 CELERY PLANTS
 -15ct Per dozen JOHN RICK & SON