The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-03
OUR NEWTOWN
NEWS LETTER
: Especial to the Farmer.3

N0p0c1dl 10 the 6idEIneT.3
Newtown,f April. 3-Jeremiah Dris-
coll is now manager of Janvier Farm.
succeeding jeremiah O'NeiIl, who
was Mr.. Smiths right hand man for
several years Mr.. ONe1ll is unde-
ctded about leaving town, and hopes
to make a business connection here.
Before Judge Woodman, acting
Judge of probate, the final sett1em emit
of the estate of, James Turner came up
today. There are many heirs to the
estate living in several states and a
vast amount of documents were re-
CURED to be executed, before Frank
Wright, administrator, could bring in
final distribution of assets.
Negotiations were completed today
for the sale of the homestead of Mrs.
Sarah Glover of the Boulevard to N.
F. Marine of Rye, N z A w
matter in hand. The amount of con-
GOO
Mr.. and Mrs A. H. Patterson are
spending week at their summer
home in South Center. Mr. Patter-
son is conva1escing after a serious
illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Beard and
son of Stratford,. and Mr.. and Mrs.
S. F, King and daughter of Bridge
port, were Sunday guests Of Mr. and
Mrs! C.. b. johnson.
F. H. Cannon has received his APP
pointment as dog agent for another
year from the selectmen.
M f. sKahles of Bridgeport and a
friend Mr.. Hills of New York. were
visiting in town Sunday.
Two heavily laden milk trucks pIow-
ed into the state road near w. H
Prindle's home, so deeply as to be
unable either to advance or back on
Sunday Help was sought to trans
FER the cans of milk, but it was found
that the motors were unable to move
the cars. notwithstanding the Hghten-
Ing of the load. Telephone messages
We're sent to Bridgeport for help, but
the expected aid did not arrive. Con
siderable criticism is heard as to the
heavily laden milk trucks passing
over the roads now in process of set
Ting.
Mrs. Jerry Troy of Berkshire has
been seriously i'll for a week, but it
Is believed today that the crisis has
passed.
Andrew McGawIey of SANDY Hook
IS confined to his. home as the result
OF injuries from a. fall while at work
IN his barn recently. His sister Miss
Mary a McGawley. is helping to care
for him.
than a, score of Newtown friends q
dance at the Newtown Inn, last Thurs
DAY night. It is reported a delight
ful social affair
Miss Anna McCartan, organist at
ST. Roses church, presided at the
organ Sunday. after an absence of a
few weeks. caused %5y Illness.
Francis ScanIoza who is rnnIovaf7
as an electrician in Schenectady. n r,
spent the week end and Sunday with
his father, M F. Scanlon of Sugar
street.
Thomas J. Rafferty, of Danbury and
Miss Mary Rafferty, of Bridgeport.
spent Sunday at the family home on
Walnut Tree Hill.
ford Is a guest Of Miss Dorothy James
Of Haw1eyvil1e,
George w Northrop of Palestine,
with al force of 1len and teams, last
week moved the unused icehouse of
l. G. Morris on to the concrete foun-
datlon OF the garage destroyed by fire
a few years ago. The building will
be remodeled5 and enlarged for a new
garage.
w G. Johnson purchased a new
seven passenger car last week, as also
did Mrs. William J. Beecher.
The numerous Newtown friends of
Manager John @. Leavy of the Blue
reippohs pasketpaH team, were so in
slstent that the latter chartered a car
ITO go to Bridgeport on the occasion
OF the scheduled game with the Nor
walks. Fully 100 have signified
their intentionfo attend
Michael J. Heating of Railroad lane
returned Saturday from a visit of a
week in New York and Long Island.
Leonard Wright, home on vacation
from the Worcester PoIytechnique
school, was welcome visitor at the
high school one day last week
| The disciples of Isaac Walton as
we'll as the neophytes of Ninrod
| haunted what is left Unbiased of the
Pootatuck stream. all day Saturday
Instead of trout the successful ones
brought home some succulent suckers
but most of the anglers enjoyed only
! the sport. Weather is yet too cold.