The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-04
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
Special o The Farmer)

Newtown, May 4-The taxpayers are coming forward to pay taxes promptly this year, a pleasing fact to the selectmen as they will not have to borrow money again for town debts. Town Clerk Oscar Pitzschler Is assisting in the work at the col lectors office, and for the convenience of taxpayers in the second district. T. J. Maloney of the Newtown Coal 6 Grain Co.,, is authorized to collect and receipt for tax bills paid. The receipts from the dog tax approxi- mates last years figures.
 S. Carlton Hubben and V. Hard of Newtown have been chosen for jury Bridgeport.
 There will be dance Friday night at St. Mary's hall under the auspices of the baseball club of Sandy Hook. The whist party to be given for the benefit of the Newtown library Thurs day evening by Mrs. A. J. Smith and Mrs. S. c. Morris will be held at the home of Mrs. Smith at Newtown Inn as previously announced. Miss Elizabeth Blake has been en- rolled as a student in 8 business col | lege, Bridgeport.
 Miss Millicent Cavanaugh, N. H. S., l'1S, returned to High school Monday after five weeks of absence owing to I the recent epidemic of smallpox pre- valent here.
 Rose Evans, daughter of MT. and Mrs. George Evans, has been enrolled as a pupil in the sub b-freshman class, N. H. s. The family recently moved
 here from Detroit, Mich. Mrs. F. Mahoney, a former resident of Botsford, lately of Bridgeport, has returned to that place to live. l MT. and Mrs Harvey Cook Mitchell returned from their wedding trip Sun 1 day and spent the day with Mrs. Nit cheH's parents, MT. and Mrs. George Beers
 The whist for the benefit of the Sandy Hook library, which was held at l the home of Miss Anna May Betts,
 was a great success. Eight tables
 were occupied and the prizes award ed were very suitable. Everyone re- ports an enojyable time. l Missse Mary Roach and Margaret
 Kilbride of Sandy Hook, are now com
 muting daily between Bridgeport and here.
 Misses Mary Murphy. Blanche Gi1-
 brett, Aileen Houlihan and MT. c. H. I day.
 1 N. SearlesS Light, representing the state board of education. visited New
 town High schoool Wednesday in his
 official capacity.
 1 Miss Anna Cain was visitor at the home of Miss Mary O,Dea, Sunday
 Miss Edith Northrop of New Ha- ven, is the guest of MT. and Mrs Iaa1ren Skidmore of Jeanvil1e.
 James Morrissey, the Sandy Hook cobbler. has been notified to vacate l the premises so long occupied by 1 him, as the property has been sold
 He is anxiously looking for build i ing in which to carry on his trade Ii is to be hoped he will succeed in his l efforts as a shop of this character is of vital interest to all the villagers not I possessed of automobiles to reach re-
 pair shops in the city.
 About 50 nilitiamen were given a
 surper at St. Mary's hall Monday l night, as well as a dance, by the matrons of Sandy Hook. A corps of } active young women were waitress al 1 the banquet table, and helped pack the surplus food into baskets which
 were carried away to camp by the 1 soldiers. There was a pleasant socia' session after the banquet which in lcludede instrumental and vocal music
 The guests of the evening gave rous' I ing cheer for their entertainers al their departure for camp.
 Mrs. John J. Lyons of Jersey City N. J.. is visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. J
 Mclaughlin of Main street.
 William Loughran, Jr., of Berk-
 shire has gone into the poultry busi-
 ness on an extensive scale, building large memories, yards and intends te raise sufficient corn and other grain: for food He has three incubators ir operation, and two more will be sci 4going this week. He will not spec Iialize in breeds, but will raise gen eral utility flock.