The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-07
OUR VIEWPOINT NEWS LETTER

| Newtown, Sept 7.-George F. Hayes
 has sold his new bungalow on the
 Hanover road to Mrs. Cora Pearce
 and Mrs. A. Banks, who own the two
 recently erected bungalows on the
 same street! Under the conditions of
 the sale MT. Hayes will complete the
 buildings as planned before giving l title, and, it is understood, will oc- Icupy the bungalow as tenant under | the new owners.
 | H. M. Greenman and Hamilton Fer
 ry are jurors from Newtown in the
 superior court which opens in Bridge
 port next week.
 The Sandy Hook baseball team was
 defeated by theA Bethel team at the lat
 ter's field, Monday afternoon, to 1.
 A large truck load of fans went to
 Bethel. V
 Over 15o tickets were sold at the
 Newtown station Sunday night and
 Monday morning to returning visitors
 at their home towns for the holiday. A large number returned to Bridge
 port by jitney. It is estimated that
 more than 200 former residents re- Inewed home associations on this hol- iday.
 Two accidents to automobiles in the
 past "A hours happehed on the steep
 hill leading into Sandy Hook, but for | tunately no persons were seriously
 hurt. Sunday night one car crashed
 into Dr. Kiernans barn, demolishing
 the door. The driver claimed his brakes refused to work when half way tdown the steep curve >and that he steered his car into the barn to escape
 more danger ahead. The car was
 damaged and was later lowed away. Monday afternoon a car bound for Waterbury broke it's left rear axle about 600 feet from the Dayton street detour. Some trouble with the steer | ing gear was given as the trouble for | the mishap. The occupants of the car, including three women, succeeded in keeping their seats while the car | bumped along the gutter in front of
 the Gibson property, a distance of 100 feet, until it struck the private driv- ing stone coping and was turned com pIetely around and stalled. The car
 was shunted- to the side of the road The passengers took the evening train
 for Waterbury.
 l The formal opening of the Newtown Country club, Monday, was a notable event, and was participated in by all ] the mem bers of the club as well as in- | fluential citizens of this town and of Danbury and Bridgeport. At one time ] in the afternoon over 50 automobiles were on the parking ground. Golf and l tennis were enjoyed during the day and dancing at night. Refreshments were furnished all day long and the cuisine was praised on all sides. The | management seems to be in capable hands, the club officials did their parts
 as agreeable hosts, and the consensus of opinion among the guests is that this new venture in the social and civic life of the town had a good starr 1 for the goal of success. William T. Cole. manager of the Fabric Fire Hose Co.,, is the president of the club. D. c. Peck, president of the Newtown Say- ings Bank, is vice president.
 The quarantine has been removed | from the home of Lucien Pierron. and
 he will resume his milk route through Sandy Hook today. He has to thank
 some good Samaritan for the gift of two "bob' calves, left one night at | his farm while the ban was on his
 home, whereby most of the milk of his
 herd of COWS was utilized in fatteninr
 the infant bovines.