The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-24
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
Special to The Farmer. )

Newtown, June 24-Hiram lodge, No. Is. F. and A. M.. conferred the M. M. degree on one candidate We'd nesday evening. A pleasant feature of the meeting was the presentation of a Masonic apron to Levi c. Morris, for several years the efficient secre- tary. Worshipfu1 Master Gustave w. Carlson presented the token in a fe- licitous speech, which was accepted by MT. Morris with feelings of de- lighted surprise. Next Sunday being St. John the Baptist day, a Masonic service at St. Johns church will be held, and the members of the lodge are planning to attend in body.
 Mass will be celebrated every Sum day for the summer in Oxford at a. m., and Southbury at 1o:3O a.. m. There will be mass every Sunday also at St. Stephens church, Stepyney, for the summer. Rev. Father James F. Mccormick will assist Rev. George T. Sinnott, rector of St. Roses church, in the care of the mission churches. Thomas F. Keane, from St. Thomas seminary, Hartford, is home on vaca- ton with his parents. MT. and Mrs. Thomas c. Keane, Gas street. A large number of Danbury, Bridge port and New Milford friends enjoy ed a barn dance recently at the flaw | leyville home of MT. and Mrs. David T. Bale.
 The selectmen are appealed to ap- point traffic policemen at the flag pole and the Sandy Hook bridge to regulate speeding of autos through the Center.
 Miss Mary Kelly, teacher in Middle district, was the guest of MT. and Mrs. J. B. Nichols Thursday night. 1 MT. and Mrs. Morris D. Beers vel comed a son into their home Wednes- day.
 l Mrs. Thomas scanIan of Walnut 1 Tree Hill has guest this week her son, John Scanlan, who is in training for nurse. at Bellevue hospital, New l York.
 1 Prof. Lawrence Howell of Phi1ad ade1- tphia was unable to fulfill his offer to lecture upon the subject of China 1 last evening, owing to the call to join l his regiment in the Pennsylvania Ma 1 tIonal Guard Monday. Rev. J. B. Howell took his sons notes and views and presented the subject very in terestly to a good sized audience at the Library building
 MT. and Mrs Martin Troy, Bots ford, are entertaining their son, John Troy. proprietor of the City Hotel, South Norwa1k.
 MT. and Mrs. W. E. Gilbert of l Huntfngtown have their guest I Mrs. Willard Parks of Manchester, Ct.
 
 ford Hill, has taken up the cudgels for the farmers of Newtown and wi
 cinity who have grievances against
 tIae purveyors of milk in nearby
 cities. Many milk producers have
 lad their product refused, owing it is said, to a surplus He believes the
 remedy is organization among the
 farmers, and has started a vigorous
 campaign with that end in view. He
 reports promising support of the pro- ject among the milkmen so far wis Iited.
 Miss Hannah, daughter of Mir an6
 Mrs T. J. Corbett was confined to the
 house for couple of days by sligh
 abraisons on. her side, caused by con
 tact with a swiftly moving bicycle, or Monday, while returning from school
 The June supper of Trinity churcI
 was held at the Guild room yesterday
 afternoon and evening. The fn'
 weather called out 9 large number O visitors, and the attractive tables, ant
 delicious viands did the rest I'm women of the society are. pleased witt
 the patronage accorded them.
 An anniversary high mass for tn
 late Thomas Ma1oney, ST., was cele
 brated at St. Rose's church at o'clock Wednesday morning. whicl a large number of family friends at tended.
 Orrin Smith has a new car. f A theme suggested by the break ~ ing out of troubles on the Mexica border will be the thought of Sun days sermon by Rev. Timothy J. Le : of the Congregational church. r