The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-25
JAS. W. kAIN,
 NONOCENARIAN
 FARMER, DEAD
Newtown Agriculturist Had Voted Democratic Ticket
 Since 1848.
Special to The Farmer.)


 Newtown, Oct. 25.-James w. Ka1n, who was 90 years of age July 4, this year, died late Saturday at the home of George Robson, where he has been domicdled for the last year. The cause of his death was pneumonia, follow ing an illness of a week. MT. Ka1n was a native of Swangunk township, Ulster county, New York, and came to Newtown with his family in 1873 where he has since resided. He was known to every one in town. He was an ex- pert i'm woodcraft, and an old fash- doned tiller of the soil.
 During his long life here he worked at sometime or other for practically every large farmer and woodman in the town, being always ready to give a helping hand in emergencies requir- ang special knowledge and ability in his lines of endeavor, in which he had no superiors. He was generally liked, and all Newtown citizens regret his death.
 He is survived by two sons, John B. Kain, foreman i'm the Rubber Works at Passatc, New Jersey, and David, of Sandy Hook. The funeral occurred at Q o'clock this afternoon, interment be- ing made in the village cemetery, Sandy Hook, of which for more than a generation he was the sexton- He was an ardent Democrat and was proud of his record of voting for every Democratic candidate Ance 1848.
 John P. Heating in his senior year at St. Johns college, Brooklyn, spent the week end and Sunday with his mother, Mrs. John F. Heating, Sandy Hook.
 The Misses Marguerite and Florence Beecher has returned from a sojourn of a. week at Atlantic City, N. J. Mrs. s. F. Schermerhorn accompanied them on the trip.
 Mrs. M. J. Finnell of Bridgeport was B guest of friends in. town Sunday.
 The residence of William Starr of Botsford Hill is undergoing extensive Improvements. The building is an old colonial mansion known as the Cap kain Bradley homestead and is one of the show places of Newtown. The im- movements will add to it's fame as well as help preserve an old land anark.
 The Newtown station has been light ed by electricity and Is now a com- petitor in popular approval with the Great White Way in the borough. To the spur given the railroad company by one of it's directors, President A. T. ll1adley Of Yale, now a town property owner, is due this new public improve ment. When he removed to New Ha- ven for the winter. last week, he prom 4sed Station Master Holian that he would give the railroad company the Irnuch-needed jolt. He kept his word, and Newtown is profoundly grateful flor the results.
 { Mrs. E. J. ThraH, who has been in New York for weSk, returns to- night.
 M Joseph Collins shot a seven-pound jcarp in the mill Gam of Campbelrs er1st mill Monday noon. When first seen the carp's fins showed above the surface of the shallow water. A crowd quickly gathered on the bridge and watched Collins on the bank of the stream who waited a few moments for a broadstde shot at the fish. Fearing the ffsI would get away, the crowd urged him to shoot. One shot was freed from his rife without effect, but the second, 6 moment later, struck in front of the dorsal fins, bringing it to the surface. It was secured by an- other youth on the bank Collins snazipsmAnshap wns praised, as his d.