The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-04
EMILY N'COY SCOUTS REPORT OF JOSS OF PITCAIRN ISL ANDERS IN
 WRECK OF BOAT; GETS LETTERS
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
(special to' The Farmer)

Newtown, May 4.-The funeral of Gideon Botsford, who died in Bridge port Tuesday, took place in Hawley- vile this afternoon. The interment was in the family plot of Lands End cemetery The deceased was S4 years of age, farmer in Lake George dis trict during his early manhood, but l lived many years in the west. He died at the home of his sister in Bridgeport. He is survived also by a son, Austin B. Botsford, and Miss Eva L. Botsford of Newtown.
 The Forty Hours Devotion will open at the Il o'clock mass at St. Roses church, on Sunday. May 6. Sunday evening and Monday after noon and evening Y. sitting priests will be present to assist in the comics sionals. The masses on Monday at 5. and a. m.; on Tuesday at and 8 a. m. Mass, Sunday at St. Stephen's church, Stepney, at Il a. m.
 The banns of marriage between MT. Paul A. Leavy of Newtown. son of MT. and Mrs. T. J. Leavy of Walnut Tree Hill and Miss Irene Iillis daugh- ter of Mrs. Martin Lillis of Botsford. were published in St. Roses church, I Sunday.
 | c. F. Northrop of Taunton is having an artesian well dug at his home. l Ms Lillian Frank, from the train ling e'ass for nurses at Bridgeport hospital, is enjoying a vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Frank, of Huntington. this week. James E. Campbell. manager of the l Sandy Hook gristmill, made a move 1 this week in the direction of a bet ter and cheaper flour than the western mills affords. by securing few bags l of No. wheat and gring it in his I mills. The product is not bolted, but \ when mixed with the patent process l fifty-fifty, makes a good bread, it is I said, and at less than half the cost of I the western product. To those who enjoy the whole wheat flour this plan offers an advantageous way to econo- l nize, as four by this method will cost about one-half the price of the bolted article after paying costs o1 I grinding. Manager Campbell says any ordinary mill for grinding rye will grind this wheat, and hopes the in formation will go abr oad and be avail. ed of by rnillers all over the state
 This grist of whec- is the first ground
 in this mill in eve- generation.
 Louis White is confined to his home
 by sickness for the past few days. Mrs. A. E. White went to Bridge, port today to visit her hust and who
 was successfully operated upon at St
 Vincent's hospital, this week.
 The Mems club held a delightful
 and successful meeting last night a the home of MT. and Mrs. A. E. Br. |
 ton. John J. Northrop was the hos
 and D. C.. Peck the essayist
 Miss Anna Nolan Bridgeport il
 the guest of Representative and Mrs
 Thomas NJ. Holian, near the gtation.
 The Methodist society has sold tn
 land owned by them just west o
 Platt's hill to Mamert Woicehowski
 This last purchase greatly adds t
 the extent Of his land holdings, an,
 makes him farmer on Q large scale
 His success is the result of hard worl
 both with brawn and brains
 Walter H. Coombes has opened
 public garage in the Lee nard buildin | near the Inn.
 Margaret Ryan has been appointe
 administratrix of the estate of he
 husband, the late Michael J. Ryan b
 Judge w. c. Johnson of the Newtow
 probate court.
 Stanley Botsford of Monroe, was visitor in Sandy Hook, Thursday. Miss Maude Northrop is sick of tn | measles