The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-26
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
Special to The Farmer.)

v. .~<ewrown, Oct. 26.-The trains bear ing the Second Conn. Infantry from the Mexican border passed through Newtown early today. A large crowd lined the station platform to greet the returning militia with flags and cheers.
 w.. c. Johnson, local supervisor of state, roads, is graveling the state road from Newtown fagpo1e to Sandy Hook bridge. District Supervisor A. c. In- his of New Milford was in town yes- terday, comforting over details of the work.
 The Harris Wire Go. are installing a new 40 horse power oil egnine.
 2. $. Sheehani and T. J. Mink of Danbury spent "wednesday in town.
 Austin Hurd is in Roosevelt hospital, New. York, recovering from the effects of a successful operation for appen- dicitis, performed Tuesday by Sur geon-in Chief, pr. c. H. Peck of the hospital staff.
 The selectmen and town clerk met in Glover's hall Tuesday to make vot- CTS. Only Is qualified. Altogether, the additions to the voting list this year for the whole town is 60. The apathy shown by regularly enrolled male cit- izens. in the matter of qualifying as voters is distressing to ali party man. agers here. The alignment of New electors is favorable for the Democrats so far. The last meeting of the board twill be held Oct. 27.
 N. Mr. and Mrs. w. Johnson, MT. and Mrs Frank H.. Ives of Newtown and Ma F. A. Mallette of Monroe motored to F.sssaic, N. J., Saturday, and spent Sunday with Mrs. L. B. Lake and daughter of that city.
 George Myers of New Haven was in town Tuesday attending the funeral of J. W. Kain.
 Coroner Phelan was in, Hawleyville yesterday Investigating the exact man. ner of death of w. Waldner. the brakeman who was killed Saturday. The decision absolved the engineer from all blame.
 Harold, the young son of Arthur L. Peck, Jr., came home from the Dan- bury hospital this week.
 Mrs. D. J. Keane and daughter. Miss Louise Keane, and Miss Elizabeth Clark, were visitors in Bridgeport, Wednesday. fi
 Miss Lorette Northrop has returned winter in town with her mother, Mrs. Alice Northrop.
 Owing to the close proximity of date of the Fairfield county teachers an- nual convention at Bridgeport this week, the local meeting of the town teachers scheduled for Friday after noon will be dispensed with.
 Mrs. James. Campbell and Miss Helen Campbell of Sandy Hook spent Wednesday in Danbury
 Robert Banks has moved into the tenement house of Mrs. M. C.. Bradley on Gas street.
 Among the students of the Mass. Agricultural College attending the Na- tiona1 Dairymen's Fair at Springfield last week in an official capacity was Herman D.. Oppe of Newtown.
 Six applications for liquor licenses have been forwarded from Newtown to the county commissioners office by Town Clerk Pitxschler. The cemmis- sioners will not come to Newtown to sit but will issue licenses direct from Bridgeport to the local applicants af- ter due notice is given them.
 Howard Woodman of Bethel, acting judge of probate, will hold a session of court Saturday, Oct. 8, to close the rec ords.
 Civil. Engineer Ellweil of the State Public Utilities Commission was in town, Wednesday, looking over recent improvements on the railroad.
 P. F. Shay of Berkshire has taken a position with the Premier Manufactur- ing Co.