The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-20
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Special to The Farmer.)
 Newtown. July 20-Reid Hunger ford of Hawleyvitle, was in Danbury yesterday, attending the funeral. of his mother, Mrs. Watson Hungerford of No. Montgomery street, In torment was in Sherman, Conn
 Many Sandy Hook people will be interested to know that pr. Richard M. English. police surgeon of Dan bury and head of the state coast ar tillery medical corps, will be called into. the federal service July 25. He has requested leave of absence while performing military service from the police commissioners of Danbury, which will. undoubtedly be granted. Dr. English is the son in law of MT. and Mrs. M. F. Carmody of Sandy Hook.
 Louis J. Blaschik, soldier of Com pany A of Hartford, who had his leg badly shattered when a comrades gun. was accidentally discharged last April, has been transferred from the Danbury hospital to the military base hospital at Fort Adams, R. l., where he is slowly recovering.
 The guests of Joseph Durand on Palestine hill, celebrated the nation al French holiday, commemorating the Fall of the Bastile on July 12 with an elaborate fete in the afternoon. which continued with illuminations and fireworks in the evening. All the French families in town attended the patriotic celebration.
 Mrs. Lucy Fairchild Beers of Main street, celebrated her S4th birthday, Sunday, in strenuous way for one of her years. As she was about to start for church services she was met with a surprise previously arranged by her daughter, Mrs. George F. Duh combe. Mrs. s. C.. Glover and son. Curtis Glover, invited her into their auto for visit to Torrington to visit Rev. and Mrs. Walter T. Aiken, the latter her granddaughter. Joined by Mir and Mrs. Duncombe the party motored to Torrington and surprised Rev. and Mrs. Aiken by taking pos- session of their home and greeting them on their return from the church. After a pleasant day with her granddaughter, the aged New town woman returned to her home and received callers to late hour; and seems no worse for her stren- uous day, calling it one of the most delightful and memorable birthdays of her experience.
 Mrs. Sophia Kellogg of Brookfeld is visiting Miss Caroline Skidmore of Main street this week.
 Miss Margaret Grove of Botsford returned this week from Brooklyn N. Y., where she enjoyed the hospi- tality of MT. and Mrs. Charles D. Tracy.
 MT. and Mrs c. A. Kirke. MT. and Mrs. Stanley Forest and w. A. New lands of New York, were recent guests of Mrs. James w. Gordon. A special program in which the children will assist is being arranged for next Tuesday night which will be celebrated as 'sChildren's Night by Pootatuck grange. The committee in charge are Mrs. Wallace Mitchell Mrs. J. w. Gordon. and Miss Anna Murphy. Ice cream and cake will be served in charge of Miss Louise Hartwig and George Clark. John Wilcox left for Bridgeport yesterday to join his company of Coast Artillery.
 The Newtown platoon of Home Guards will go to Danbury to do es. cort duty to the railroa' station wher the Eighth Company. c. A. c. leaves for Fort Wright, its mobilization camp The call is expected any day l George w. Stuart Of Main street visited her brother, Charles Stuart o l Brookfield this week. Myrtle, the three year old daugh \ Ger of MT. and Mrs. William Whitlock