The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-01
Not Much of An Increase
Considering Recent Boom
In Vicinity
MIDDLE DISTRICT, IS
APPRAISED HIGHEST
Jewish Tag Day Nets Over
$500 In Newtown, Com
naittee Announces
Especial to The Farmer

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Newtown, Feb Town Clerk
Pitzschler has completed the compil-
ing of the town grand levy, and it is
now lodged in the town clerks office
for public inspection. The board of
relief will hold its first meeting today
to hear appeals from the doings of the
assessors. From the abstract these
interesting figures have been taken:
Total property valuation of the town,
$2,061, 5S4. The value of houses and
barns. $S66,17O; of land, $748,616;
neat cattle, $50. 44O; horses. $50, 4O5;
automobiles and motor vehicles, $50
100; manufacturing plants, $40, $50;
Newtown Water Co, $4,000.
The two districts in town having
the larger valuations are Middle, with
1904. 1865, and Sandy Hook with
$15S,738. The increase in valuation
over last years figures show very little
| increase notwithstanding that the
building operations in town for 1915
are estimated at $4,000
Cornelius Sturges of Taunton was
committed to the State hospital last
Thursday by order of Acting Judge of
Probate Howard Woodman of Bethel.
The will of the late Charles Thou
venel of Sandy Hook was presented
to the probate court at it's last ses-
sion, and a hearing was set for Fri
! day., Feb. 4, at q. n.
Z
who is studying in New York, was a
guest Saturday and Sunday of his
parents on Brushy Hill.
Middle Gate school was closed part
of last week, owing to grip.
Miss Mary Mahoney of Botsford is
| ing the grip. DR.. J. F. Mumford is
ATTENDING her.
Many attended the missionary
meeting at the Congregational church
Sunday evening The lectures were
made interesting by many colored
slides illustrating life in the fields OF
missionary efforts described.
Herman Tiemann, Jr., John Warner
| and Francis Scan1on have procured
positions in Bridgeport, committing
daily.
Gordon Gale, student at the Wes-
leyap school, Middletown, is at home
for an indefinite vacation, owing to
the breaking out of diphtheria in the
school.
Among the private families in
Sandy Hook who have offered the
housing committee quarters for the
mechanics who have come to work
here. are Charles g. Meeker. Stephe&
Yaszay, Dr.. w. H. Herman and Daniel
Keane.' These offers were gladly ac-
cepted by the committee. and the
places filled at once by operatives -
Miss Alice Reed is taking a course
in training for nurse at the Bridgeport
hospital.
The Misses Jennie and Catherine
Lundgren, Mary Mcnamara and Su-
san Cavanaugh are,recents additions to
the membership of the Girls Friendly
club.
Miss Rose sinnott of Hartford is
visiting her brother, Rev, George T.
Sinnott at st. Roses rectory.
The amount of money collected in
town on Jewish Tag Day, Thursday,
and the collections in the churches
Sunday opportunities $500.
"a T.. Kaufman, who accompanied w.
c.. johnson in the Iatter's car. collect
ed 500. Louis Busker, who is the
chairman of the committee in charge
of the work. collected nearly 5000,
while the collections made by Rev.
G. A. Tibballs of st. Johns and Trinity
church, Offering together with others
will bring the amount close to the fig
ureS above. Chairman Busker de-
sires to thank the 'Newtown people
for their generosity and sympathy.