The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
OUR VIEWPOINT
 ' NEWS LETTER
(sneciaI to the Farmerl


 Newtown, May 22-At the meeting of the Mems club Friday night at the Newtown Inn, the members listened to a. very interesting address on the Organization and scope of the work of New York city's night court by the Eclerk of the court. Charles Anthes, who is a. resident of Newtown, having purchased the Watson Farm on the Pohtatuck river for summer home. The speaker was accorded a, vote of thanks at the close of his address, and the right hand of fellowship extended to him by all the members of this leading civic organization in New town. He was delighted at his re- l ception and promised his cooperation in every move for the uplift of the corhmunity in which he has cast his lot. John J. Northrop and w. c. J Johnson drove in the Iatter's car to | MT. Anthes' nome and introduced him | in the meeting.
 The funeral of(Phi1o Nichols took place from his late home at, 2 o'clock today. Rev. Charles A. Tibbal1s of St. Johns Episcopal church, Sandy Hook, ofhciated both at the house and grave. The interment was in the Berkshire cemetery. The pallbear- CTS were Eli B. Beers, Herman H Peck, A. M. Briscoe, Frank Wright, Robert H. Beers and Charles F. 1 BeardsIey. A large number of per- sons followed the body to the place of 1 burial. All places of business along
 the line closed for the funeral, as a
 mark of honor for the dead. | Miss Wilhe1nnina Karknutt of New l town and Miss Anna Osborn of Cold
 spring are members of the graduating i class of the Bridgeport Hospital Train | ing School for Nurses and will receive diplomas at the graduating exercises
 in Ohvet Congregational church, i Bridgeport, Friday evening, May 26, 1916.
 | Joseph D. Keane of Bridgeport, | spent the week end and Sunday with 1 his parents, MT. and Mrs. Thomas c. | Keane of Gas street.
 l Arthur Donohue of Flushing, L. T.,
 is guest of Assistant Town Clerk E. l J. Pitzschler.
 ] closed last night. Sunday was a rec l ord day for attendance, the church l being filled to the doors a0 both 1 masses. Fathers Jones \and D'Lag l of the Redemptorist order who gave | the mission, were delighted at it's suc-
 cess and the increase of religious ac- tivity in the parish as manifested by 1 the attendance shows it to be the most
 successful mission in the history of 1 the parish. At the close of the ex- | ercises Sunday the Papa1 blessing was given by the missionaries. Rev. George T. Sinnott, the rector and his curate,
 Rev. Philip Coholan, were warmly congratulated and thanked by the Mission Fathers for many courtesies received and the efficient aid given them in the prosecution of their work The Sandy Hook baseball team won the game with tke Southford team, Sunday afternoon, 15 to 2. Jesse Woodruff and wife will occu- by the first of the bungalows being erected on the Hanover road for Mrs. Pearce and Mrs. Banks. This will be ready for occupancy June l. The other will be occupied by MT. Downs and family of Bridgeport who rented the Barnett cottage last year.
 Miss Grace Hopson of Bridgeport will give a dinner and dance to two score friends at the Newtown Inn
 The Girls Friendly club recently added nine new mem bers to it's list May 29.
 Their annual report gives great satis- faction to the promoters of the or der.