The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
OUR NE I OWN
 NEWS LET FER
fspecial to The Farn1er.1

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 NewtoEyn. ; April 12.-The banns of z,1arrfage between pr. R. M English of Danbury and Miss Catherine Ter esq Carmody, daughter of MT and Mrs Michael F. Carmody. were announceds at St Roses church, Sunday.
 James Colgan died at the home of his father Matthew Eoagan. of Walnut Tree HiIE Saturday night after an H.. H. ness lasting a year. The deceased was 4s years of age, unmarried, and fol- lowed the business of rubber worker in which he was am e1perts He was at various times employed in New Jersey and Hartford as well a5 in Sandy Hook The funeral will be held from the homa of his sister, Mrs. Henry g Lang. at g. 30 "a. m Tuesday and at 10 a. m from St. Roses church. Burial vii be in St. Roses cemetery.
 By request the two-act comedy, . A PerpIexffag Situation will be given at Glovers hall Sandy Hook, on the eve ming Of Wednesday, April 14. for the benefit of the Sandy Hook library. Be- sides the comedy by the athletic asso- citation Of the High school, tho pro- gram will include a. shadow play and a darksface sketch by volunteer local talent. Dancing will follow the enter tainmentr
 Mrs. J. F. Mccarthy and family have mo7ed into the double house of, Thom-s as C. Keane on Gas street. The family of Michael Mahoney has moved to the Mrs. Mary Keane double dwelling. Miss Lillian Frank of Bethel was a. .visitir Friday, at the High school
 Miss Elizabeth Beers is a guest of her sister, Mrs. James F. George, at Trinity rectory.
 The soeiabIe of the Jolly Two at the town hall Friday night is classed :. among the successful social affairs of the season by all who attended
 Negotiations are in progress for the purchase sof two very desirable pieces of land in the borough, by out-of- town persons who propose to build homes N92t. Rev. F. F.Johnson of St. Louis, on the Hanover road, is now owned by Mrs. Martin of Stamford, although the deeds have not yet been passed The purchaser of the other parcel of land in the same neighobrhood has not been disclosed for business reasons, but it is known that the deeds are to be ex- ecuted this week.
 Mrs Lee M Johnson of Gainesville, Ohio, who came east to attend the fu- neral Of her mother in Manchester. N. H., last week, will be the guest of her husbands relatives in South Center, for a few days before returning to the west.
 The St Roses Social circle will hold whist party at the home of MT. and Mrs. Michael HaIpine of Berkshire, Friday evening, April Is, to which a general invitation is extended Nto all friends of the cause.
 The case of Michael Kuevenik, 2 Huntingtewn district farmer. wh oi wa. fined $50 and costs for setting 2 brhsh fire, last week, has caused con siderable strife among local officials The brush fire was extinguished at cost of over $50. Because of tn, reduced circumstances of the accus ed, the fine was regarded in som, Quarters as excessive, and Fire War --
 juror to sign the complaint necessar. tos perfect the court proceedings be fore Justice Louis Busker. withotl an understanding that the cas should be reviewed by another jus tice. with a view to reduction of tn penalty Kuevenik ,arraigned
 second time Saturday. had kept hi liberty only through the pledging O the family COW with ". B. Gilbert, neigh bor for sufficient funds to mee sl1e fine as originally fixed Whe KHavenflx was in court Satur day, thi time on a complaint signed by Gran Juror P H. Cannon. he found Justic P H. Mccarthy presiding with Pro hate Judge w. 1T. Beecher as assu ciate justice. Busker came into cour and finding Kuevenik unable to spea English, he acted as interpreter Jus tice Mccarthy, after several clashe with Busker, fined the accused $1C Residents dresnoW waiting to see wha will be the outcome of the bill C the presiding justices. Busker wi file his bill for services. First Sc leetman Briscoe handles the tow order book.
 The1 costs Of fire lighting in Mare was over S2O0 and in the first wee in April over $100.
 Captain Jean Heran of the F'rene army, was acquitted in the cour1 martial before which fhe was tried fc the murder of his wife. after she ha followed him to the ront in defianc of an army order.
 Despite the threat of geners strike on all surface car lines in Syra cuse. Rochester and Buffalo, the Au laarrn ts SvracIlse- RaiIroald ir,tanc5s |