The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-04
Will SON Winning,
REPUBLICANS IN
NEWT0WN FEAST
Democrat Gives Promised
Banquet in Celebration
of Victory.
Especial to The Farrner.)

A~NO'
French is a militant democrat in the
bailtwtck of Josiah A. Downs, the Re-
pulican J. T.. K. of Zoar Bridge ter
ritory. To show his faith in his
chosen leader and his own perspicac-
ity, French promised the chief
members of the G. o. P. roast pig
dinner in the certain event of the re-
election Of Woodrow Wilson. He has
been ready every day since the papers
of Wednesday, Nov. 8, reversed the
fogebodings of the preceding night
election returns to redeem his prom
Use, but the Downs refused to let his
retainers enjoy the proffered hos
pitality until Hughes gave up the
fight.
This occurred last week and the
party Of seven sat down at q. R.
Smith table to a feast of roasted and
stuffed pig, mashed potatoes and tur-
nips, creamed onions, celery, pickles,
cranberries,~ apple sauce, apple and
mince pies, fruit, coffee and sweet
ciler, to which all did ample justice.
Mrs. Louise Gibson of New York
passed day this week at her home,
the Bibson Villa, Sandy Hook. She
went home with sprays of red berries
from the prickly ash shrubs growing
on her property, to be used in dec
Grating her city home.
Among the women teachers home
for the holiday recess were Miss Helen
Keane from New Britain, Misses
Mary and Helen Kilbride from New
Milford, Miss Jennie Lynch, Danbury
and Miss Catherine Lester from
Easton.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. T. Mccarthy and
children are spending the holiday re-
cess with Mrs. McCarthy's parents in
Holyoke, Mass.
Among the prominent Republi-
cans of Newtown who attended the
King dinner at Bridgeport Tuesday
night were: Judge-Elect w. c.. John
son, Deputy Sheriff Morris D. Beers,
Selectman Newton Curtis, Selectman
w. B. Glover, E. J. Thrall, Jr., e. c.
Plat, Robert Camp, Frank Ruffels,
H. H. Peck, Allison P. Smith, w. M.
Reynolds, r. H. Beers, David Zab-
riskie, Philo T. Plat, Charles F.
Beardsley and A. E. Beavans.
The Septimo club held it's dance
Friday night a THE town hall. The
club was busy host for large num-
Der of holiday visitors in town besides
the regular attendants Of their social
affairs.
Miss S. E. Scudder will open her
home for the meeting of the quail
Franchise league Wednesday, Dec. 6,
at $3.50 p. m.
Principal Leo Hickson of the High
school and Mrs Hickson spent
Thanksgiving in Bridgeport.
Several Sandy Hook sportsmen
went to Stevenson Thanksgiving day
{o %hn oh I,r
owned by James H. Wheeler. The
owner reports that one day last week
his dog came home from a lone hunt
bringing back large muskrat, and
next day coon that tipped the scales
at 20 pounds, both Of which he cap
tured unaided. II the claws Of the
latter show no wounds from a trap,
nor the carcass any shot punctures,
Mr.. Wheeler will be parted from his
hound Of money can do the job, SO
the village Nimrods aver.
AT the regular convocation Of Hi
ram Lodge, No. IS, F. and A. M, to
be held on Dec. 6, the Master Mason
degree will Ibe exemplif1ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F. Weber of
Mile Hill have closed their home for
the season and returned to New York
for the winter.
The back bbne of the high cost of
living in Newtown received a severe
wrench the day before Thanksgiving
when Farmer Skiff of Teddy Hill APP
peared on the village street with a
wagon load of yellow turnips which
he was retailing for 40 cents
bushel a drop Of 60 cents from the
prevailing price. Other farmers evil
IDENTIFY have taken freight for potatoes
have dropped So on barrel since
Thanksgiving day., The market men,
too, took the warning to heart and
an over stock Of the proud Thanks
giving birds dropped off eight cents
a pound to-day.
The alumni association Of the New
town High school held its annual re-
union and dance at the town hall
Wednesday night. George w. Stuart,
Jr., and the Misses Marion Curtis,
Anna M. Belts and May. Hoyt, as resi-
dent members were the prime movers
in the affair and welcomed the out of
town returning members.
Glover Warner and mother, Mrs.
Hattie Glover Warner, of Vicksburg,
Miss, are spending the holiday season
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. P..Glover, Sandy
Hook. - ~
Mrs. M. Lillis Of Jeanvflle was q
visitor in Bridgeport Friday.
Anthony Patch has SO for recover
ed from illness as to be able to go to