The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-30
LIEUT., FAY FLEES FROM
 U. s. PRISON, DECEIvlNG
 CREDuL0uS MAN AT GATE
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
(SeciaI to The Farmer.)

| NeWtOWn, Aug. SU--lne Sdnuy
 Hook band will give 9. concert on
 Post Office square Thursday evening, Aug. 31, at S:15 o'clock. The members have been rehearsing for several weeks, and the concert which was to have been given a fortnight ago was postponed on ccount of the outbreak of infantile paralysis in the village at that time. Now it comes before an audience to be greatly augmented by the returning holiday guests to the
 old home town, for the Labor Day
 recess. The following program, ar-
 ranged by Leader Warner, will be ren- | dered: "Connecticut March," Reeves; "Hesitation Waltz,'' Boston. Assella;
 Don't Let the Old Flag Fall," Clark;
 Somewhere g. Voice Is Calling"
 Halle; "Tambourines and Oranges" !"
 Krickman; Seven Melodies" Hayes; "Good-Bye." Swift; Star Spangled
 Banner"
 Miss Catherine A. Lester as guest
 of MT. and Mrs. Fred A. Marsh of
 Easton, enjoyed shore dinner at
 Savin Rock Saturday evening. Others in thep arty were MT. and Mrs. Clar-
 ence A. Jennings, MT. and Mrs. Robert w. Marsh, and MT. Fred B. Candee. Preparations are being made this | week for the formal opening of the | Newtown Country club on Labor Day,
 when the club house will be open to | members and their guests. There will be a golf contest, seven holes having been completed on first course, open to members of the club only for which President William T. Cole off, | fers two valuable prizes, one for the | ladies and one for men. The tennis l court will be open for all. A second | court is in process of building and
 may be ready for the event. Refresh
 ments will be served and dancing en- | joyed in the evening. l.. M. Johnson
 is chairman of the committee of ar
 engagements for the affair.
 Frank Winters of Hawleyville has
 purchased a car.
 Miss Edna Haight of Danbury Is
 passing her vacation in Newtown with
 her aunt, Miss. Rosa Quinn.
 | William Knapp has moved from
 Sunset Inn to the Kindle place in
 Dodgingtown.
 Rev. and Mrs. Walter T. Aiken have returned from a visit with friends in
 Easton. MT. and Mrs. William Eagan have
 as guest this week Mrs. John F. | Brown of Bridgeport.
 The dancing class of MT. and Mrs. E. J. Thrall, Jr. will give an enter tainment, "The Watermelon Min strels." at Glover's hall, Sandy Hook. Sept. 1, at S:15 p. m.. for the amuse- ment of their friends and the general public. The affair will be given
 recognition of the work of these terp- sichorean artists. MT. and Mrs. Thrall, | by their grateful scholars and will
 consist of refined singing, monologues, classic dancing, instrumental music and good jokes. After the perform
 ance dancing will be enjoyed by all. In accordance with the invariable
 custom of these popular teachers In
 the past, a liberal portion of the net receipts of the evening will be do- | noted to some public object In this
 case it is determined to apply it to the fund for the orthopedic hospital in Bridgeport.
 A large truck bearing the Con-
 necticut license number 3293 broke down on the Dayton street detour Tuesday forenoon and for several
 hours effectually blocked traffic in either direction. The driver deserted
 his post apparently. so some delayed
 motorist called up the authorities.
 Just as Supervisor W. c. Johnson ar
 rived at the scene, the Danbury owner
 called Frank Blackman's garage in
 Newtown to remove the obstruction.
 With his chauffeur, Henry Carlson,
 helping, a tow line was soon attached to a powerful truck and the disabled
 car was removed to the Blackman
 garage where it awaits further orders from she owner. But for a few hours
 Sandy Hook was an isolated com- | munity.
 Miss Margaret Grove has returned from western trip of a fortnight
 which included Youngstown, Ohio;
 Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and James, town, N. Y.
 | Mrs. P. W. Campbell of Sandy Hook recently entertained her son
 and wife, MT. and Mrs. Henry Camp bell of Danbury.