The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-16
our NEWT0WN
News LETTER
Especial to The Farmer

NeWtown, Nov. 16-Paul C1arkson,
Charles Leiss and Donald Meeker,
Highs chool students, are recent ad-
Sandy Hook band This popular or
ganization meets regularly every
Monday night for practice, and all
members exhibit consuming desire to
perfect themselves, and make the
band the leader in this section of the
state.
The Pootatuck stream is very low
for this season of the year, and sew
eral of the Sandy Hook factories have
had to resort to the use of steam to
supplement their power for the last
fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Sanford re-
turned to their home in Brooklyn, T.
l., Monday Their son, Charles, came
to Sandy Hook to escort his aged par
ents home.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas F. Brew
spent the week end and Sunday in
Ansonia and Derby, returning Mon
day.
Mrs. M. Mcnamara of Bethel, for
merly Of Sandy Hook, is at the point
of death at the home of her daugh-
ter in Derby whittier she went for a
few days visit.
The board of school visitors met al
the high school building Monday even
ing.
Miss Adelaide Creagh of Bethel who
taught Halfway River school last year
is now engaged in teaching in the Up
per Long Hill school.
Two flocks of wild geese passed
TT,,
their pilgrimage to the South. Their
ing was distinctly heard above the
noises of the street. It was estimated
that more than 100 birds were in the
combined f1ocks which at first were
on converging lines that afterwards
forth by the advancing cold wave of
Northern New England.
What promises to bel a successful
promotion of electric lighting of San
dy Hook took form this week when
C. s. Cole, of the Premier Manufactur-
ing Co. started a list of subscribers
for electric service from the Danbury
Electric Co., which holds the charter
covering Newtown. Mr.. Cole led off
with SO lights. Other subscribers are
s. p. Glover, George F. Taylor, Dr.
w. H. Herman and Jack O'Neil. 1t
is proposed to have the poles set and
the circuit completed for the service
at once. The list is in the hands of
G.. F.. Taylor at the Brick store
DR.. J. J. Kersey has closed his Of
flee in Newtown and has returned to
his dental offices in Bridgeport for the
winter.
Frank Kirby, is assisting Charles
Hurd Of Glen avenue for the present.
Miss Mary Callahan is a visitor in
Westfield, New Jersey, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madeline Smith of
New York motored to Newtown, Sun
day, and visited Mrs. Smiths uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Rathbun
of ueen street.
The Harris Wire Mills Co. is a
booster for Newtown. On a recent
of drawn wire for Spain, the recep-
tacles for the manufactured product
bore the labels, made in Sandy Hook.
Conn, u. 8. Al
The Premier Manufacturing Co. is
very busy on a larger order for the
specially, the automatic door hinge
and a check, manufactured by the
company
Miss Esher Kilbride who is in train
ing for nurse. at st. Vincent's hospi-
tai, Bridgeport, spent Sunday with
her aunt, Miss Margaret Kilbride of
Sandy Hook.
The necessity for carrying lights at
night on even horse drawn vehicles
was made evident last night in Queen
Street when the wheels of two passing
vehicles interlocked, threw the occu-
pant Of one out, and overturned the
other vehicle, but injuring neither.
One horse was thrown to the ground,
the other broke loose, but greatly
damaged the carriage in the opera
ton. Neither driver was going fast,
and no one was particularly at fault
except for the mutual omission Of the
safeguards Of lights.
Miss Eleanor Cavanaugh, an assist
ant at a New York public library, is
spending a vacation with her mother,
Mrs Lucy B. Cavanaugh of North
Main street.
The Equal Franchise league met at
the home of Mrs. Herman H. Oppe,
Wednesday afternoon. More than 80
members were present, and listened
to reports of committees. Their are
at present 81 women voters in town,
admitted since 1912, of which 20 are
HeHipeTS oI Tie StdCe oTSdHlAdtlOH.
This does not include about rs VINO
were admitted as voters more than
20 years ago before registration was a
part of the law. These, however hold
certificates from former Town Clerk
nj. j. Houlihan, and may vote upon
presentation of certificates From the
foregoing it appears that nearly 200
are armed with the ballot and may
participate in elections under the linn
tied suffrage act, making a body to
be reckoned with in all plans of the
politicians.
Philadelphia navy yard officials ex-
pect orders for the building Of ten
Warships.