The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-03
EPIZO0TIC SPREANS
AMONG ANIMALS in.
Ne WTOWN VICINITY
Condition Serious, Selectmen
issue Orders for Handling
Situation.
Especial to The FARMER, }

(SpGClal. TO A1ne Farm0r-l ~.
Neweown, IAN. 3Selectmen Eph-
RAIN D. Briscoe. Newton Curtis and
Thomas F. Brew, met Saturday, and
organizing as a board of public safe
ty, heard the reports of the investiga-
ton as to the extent Of the spread of
the rabis among the cattle bitten by a
mad dog or dogs, about two weeks
weeks ago
Up to their meeting four animals
had been shot under orders. Be-
sides the OK on the Gibson estate
and the heller owned by a farmer in
Berkshire two cows owned by John
Leayy of Botsford Hill were destroy
ed by their orders, both suffering
from unnaistakab1e canine Injection
The select1nen ordered that all dogs
in town be muzzIed imm ediately for
an undeterninate period and request
that all farmers owning stock watch
report to the authorities suspicious
cases. All dog owners are warned
to exercise care in handling their an
inlals and to use legal mules accord
ing to- the specifications of the dog
warden. who should be notified Inn
mediate1y when any dogs are found
with symptoms of rabies
The infant son OF Mr. and Mrs NJ;
l.. Richards was baptized at St. Roses
church, Sunday by Rev. George T.
Sinnott, the rector taking the name
of Robert Walter Richards. The
sponsors we're Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Keniry
The body Of James Haugh of Tren-
ton, N. J., who died last week. was
brought to Newtowns Saturday fore
noon on the 1O:45 train Undertak ers
HonAn and Brew took charge Of the
funeral cortege, which proceeded di-
rectly, to st. Roses church. where the
u -
Roses Gem etery. where interment was
made in the family plot! A large
number of scrrowing relatives attend
ed. The. deceased was a native of
Newtown. His parents were Michael
and Kate lTroy) Haugh. both dead.
The family home is on Walnut Tree
Hill, and is still in the possession of
m en- bers of the family. The deceas-
ed was born inl1866, and was 4nnnar-
ried. He is survived by three sisters,
Mrs Thomas Mcclure of TrunbuIl
Mrs. James F. Kilbride Of Passaic, N.
J. and Miss B. Haugh. unmarried; al
SO by three brothers, Conner Iaugh
of Bridgeport; Patrick and Michael
Haugh, of Waterbury. The pail
bearers were John FIonan Of Trenton,
N. j.; James Donohue of Brooklyn, N.
Y; Martin Donohue of Bridgepo rt,
and James Leavy, Thomas Keane and
John lDonohue of this town.
MISS 1AilIlct VdCSdIId11s OISShHSI O1
St Roses church, is i'll. Mrs. f. Kill
bride is substituting as organist dur
ing the formers absence.
A months mind requiem mass will
be celebrated at ST. Roses church,
Tuesday morning at O'Clock for the
late Mrs. Mary Scanlon.
Miss Mary Leavy is confined to her
home with a severe illness. Miss. G.
Ward of Bridgeport is her nurse.
T. F. Corbett of Newtown, was the
guest Friday of his son. Arthur ].
Corbett of New Haven.
Mrs NJ. S. Otis returned to her
home after a weeks visit with her
son, j. M. Otis of Bridgeport.
Mrs. Martin A. Corbett and Miss.
Anna Gorbett spent Friday In Bridge
port.
/ Miss Mary and Miss Helen Kilbrfde
returned to their duties as school
teachers in Suff1eld today. after spend
ing the holidays with their grand
mother, Mrs. John Kilbride of the
Glen.
Amcng the Newtown visitors in
Danbury, Friday, we're the Misses
| Afleen and Virginia Houlihan and
| Margaret White.
Miss Florence Sheehan was the
1 Weekend guest of her aunt, Mrs.