The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
our NEWTOWN
NEWS letter
Especial to. The Farmer. }

ing at the Newtown Inn with Clark
Walker as host and Charles Beard
sley in charge of the literary program
He introduced the new minister of
Trinity church, Rev. w. C.. Craveney
and Rev. Mr.. Cuthbert Of New York
city, who has been IA years engaged
in missionary work in Japan. They
gave the club members a very inter-
esting story of their experiences and
travels.
Senator s.. Howell Wright of Cleve-
land, Ohio, is a guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi C. Morris. Mrs.
Wright and children have passed the
summer with her parents, Rev and
Mrs. o. o. Wright of Swansea, Mass,
are also guests at the Morris home
in Newtown street.
Mrs. Walter Osborn of Naugatuck,
and Mrs. Julia Botsford of Walling-
ford are visiting at Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Briscoe's home.
Mrs. T. F. Brew, manager of the
Red Cross branch of Sandy Hook
presented William Conger and James
Lynch. the two young men of that dis
trict who left Thursday, with comfort
kits which thoughtful and timely gift
was deeply appreciated by the soldier
boys and their friends
Mrs. James Fl. George has taken up
work at the Walnut Hill school of Ma
tick, Mass, this year.
Miss Harriet Read of Palestine will
teach at Avon, Conn.
Clarence Skiff, N. H. S. 1911, viii
enter Columbia Univerity next month.
He has been employed during the
summer at the Remington Arms Co.,
Of Bridgeport
James Maroney Of Dodgingtown
and Dorothy Loughren of Berkshire
entered Newtown High school this
week.
Frank Johnson, graduate of ". H. s.
1913, also of Trinity college, Hartford,
will take UP his work as instructor
in a boys school at Concord. N. Fl.
Mrs. w. H. Hubbell Of Newtown
gave the Ladies' Missionary society
members pleasant surprise for their
first meeting Thursday afternoon at
her home, by having prepared a mu-
steal treat for them.
Mrs w. E. Barnett and Miss Helen
Barnett, of New York, city are visit
ing Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett, of
Newtown street.
William and Grace Nelson of New
York City, have purchased the Harriet
G. Northrop place in Taunton. They
will take possession imme diately.
IaAi .. ySiS VI DlioSOPoAtE jas
bought the Rev Mr.. Mannhart's fine
home in Taunton district.
Selectman E. D. Briscoe, Assessor
John J. Northrop and School Visitor
III. Carlton Hubbe1l assessed the school
properties of the town this week.
Mrs. William A. Leonard is In
Brooklyn . N. Y, attending the fun
eral of her uncle, Mr.. Elliott briggs
who was frequent visitor in town
spending the summer reasons mere
Mrs. Mary Bradley returned to her
home after pleasant visit with her
sister Mrs. James Iill1s OF Bridgeport
William Dayton spent his vacation
from the office of the Singer Mfg. Co,
OF Bridgeport with his brothers, John
and Joseph Dayton, OIL Bethel
Arthur Clark OF North Leomlnster'
Mass, mas been tne guest OF MS SISTER
MRS. Bertha Ferrls OF heao OF the
meadow district
Miss Virginia Houlihan entertained
Miss Margaret Mullane OF Hartford
several days this week.
There will be meeting OF Virgilfus
Council, l85 *. OF C., at st. Mary
Hall at 1 p. M, Sunday for the cleo
ton of officers.
Rev. MIR. Craveney Will conduct SER
wee at the ftaWieyv1ile chapel at 3:SU
sunday
Masses at st. Roses church Sunday
Will be at and 10. The later mass
will be a high mass. The Sunday
school will open at p. m. at St
Mary's hall, Sandy Hook.
President of Yale University, Ar
! thur. I. Hadley and Mrs. Hadley were
visitors in Sandy Hook this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harris. of Fort
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