The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-03-01
our NEWTOWN
news LETTER
Especial to The Farmer.)

Newtown, March Acting Judge of
Probate Howard Woodman of Bethel
held court yesterday. Only routine
business was transacted.
Arthur Mcdonald, the village black
| smith, has charge of DR.. L. Pierce
Clark's high stepping horse for the
! winter months.
John r. Warner and B. H. Hoffman
have overhauled the car of E. B. AL
len, in readiness for the opening Of
| spring.
Miss May Northrop, has entirely re-
! covered from scarlet fever, and the
quarantine has been removed
T. H. Bonner of New York is spend
ing a, few days at his Edgewood farm.
! Mortimer Smith returned Saturday.
from a visit of a week in New York.
/ Mrs. E. Peesa and family have re-
moved to Bridgeport Mrs Wulff, her
| daughter, who is a nurse is now in
that city and both families have pro
cured a rent together.
| Mrs. John J. Keane of Gas street
! was in Bridgeport, Monday, called
there by the serious illness of her
brother, John Tally.
A party of eight from Sandy Hook
attended. the dance of the Dodging-
town Fire Company, No. 1, last even
ing The firemen keep open house to-
day, the fifth anniversary of the for
nation of the company.
The Sunshine society held its Feb
ruary meeting at ST. Johns rectory, on
Saturday afternoon. They report an
enthusiastic meeting.
DR.. J. F. Mumford returned from
ST. Mary's hospital, Waterbury, Mon
day, where he had been a patient for
a month. He has fully recovered his
health, and is visiting his patients as
usual.
Rev. Father Ma1Ion of Pennsylvania
ics eft A l.
bina at the Convent of Mercy
Mrs. julius HartWig and daughters,
Louise and Este1le, were visitors in,
Danbury, Tuesday.
John H. Keane, of Bridgeport, has
been discharged from St. Vincent's
Mrs John Keane of Cemetery avenue.
He is recovering slowly.
The barn on the Benedict property
on Mile Hill has been enlarged by the
addition of garage and up-to- date
stables. Contractor Thomas F. Brew
has the contract for the work, which
takes in other improvements to the
residence of Mr.. Benedict.
John Frank has moved his steam
sawmil1 to the Eden Ranch property
in HopeweI1 district where he has
taken up an extensive wood job.
1t is expected that the district
deputy, John R. Booth of Danbury
will be present this Wednesday night,
at the Past Masters Night at Hiram
lodge, No. 8, F.. IA. M, and official
1y inspect the work of the M. M. de-
gree to be exemp1ifed at the meeting.
An inspector for the Rem. Arms
& Ammunition Co. of Bridgeport has
been passing a week in town, inspect
ing the finished machines for his COM
pany made by the E. E and S. B. Co.
He is a guest at the Sandy Hook hotel
while in town.
Miss Fannie Beers, Miss Myra War.
ner and Mrs. S. Ernest Sanford spent
Tuesday in Bridgeport.
Edward Mcguire has taken a posi-
ton with the E. E. and S. B. Co.
Colonel Daniel Appleton of the fam
Gus Seventh Regiment of New York
will retire from the service March 8.
The colonel was royalty entertained by
prominent citizens of the Hill section
of the town at. the time of the war
maneuvers/ in 1912. He reciprocated
by sending invitations to several of
his Newtown hosts to attend a recep- /
ton given in his honor Monday night
at the Armory on Park avenue, New
York city. Several accepted invita-
lions and were present.