The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-10
our NEWT0WN
news LETTER
ESPECIAL to The Farmer)

Especial to The Farmer)
Newtown, March 10-Hiram lodge,
No. IS, F. and A. M, worked the
Fellowcraft degree on two candidates
at the meeting Wednesday night.
Arrangements were also made for the
stated convocation on March IA at
which officers of the Grand Lodge
and visiting brethren from Bridgeport
and other towns will be present, and
assist in the exemplification of degree
work.
Court Sandy Hook, F. Of A, holds
meetings in Old Grand Army hall,
Sandy Hook, since the destruction of
their hall by fire.
Something hitherto unknown in
town will be presented at the Beach
Memorial library on Wednesday af-
ternoon, March 81, when an exhibit
ton of arts and crafts will be opened.
Handworked jewelry, modelling, nee
dlecraft, etchings, paintings, (the
latter of which includes a group of
paintings of Old Provincetown on
Cape Cod will be shown. Another
group includes score or more OF
colored etchings. Basrelief Of children
and classical subjects comprise an
other fascinating collection in the dis
play. Many of these exhibits come
here from the New Haven art exhibits
of this winter where they aroused
much interest among art: lovers as
we'll as the general public in that city.
Several designers of hand wrought
jewelry have also promised to send
displays to the Newtown exhibit, and
these together with the other collec-
lions will make <p1endid showing,
and be a revelation when they discov-
err how many real artists live among
them. A small fee will be charged as
the proceeds are for the benefit of
public cause.
John O. PitzschleS has purchased a
new runabout car, as also have
Philip Spaduccino Of Hawleyville and
Willard Morgan of Hattertown.
At the meeting of the Missionary
society at the Congregational church
last night Miss s. J. Scudder, dele
gate to the annual meeting of, the
State Woman's Home Missionary UNI
ion at Hartford this week, gave
comprehensive report of the doings
of the organization to the local men,
bers
James McGrath who formerly
worked at the blacksmith trade in
North Center, came to town last week
here this spring. He was attacked
by pneumonia at his home in Bridge
port, and died at the Bridgeport hos
pital Wednesday.
The meeting called to organize a
branch of the Red Cross society. in
Newtown was postponed to Monday
night March ~. Mrs. T. F. Brew of
Sandy Hook will be assistant with
Miss Dorothy Allen who is foremost
in effecting organization. She has
conferred with New York representa-
tives of the National society, and is
now prepared to do effective work
with the assistance of all co-laborers
in the cause.
George Beards1ey of Benefits
Bridge has prolific strain of poul-
try whose. merits are backed up by
a record Of 1894 of absolute fertility.
He sold sos eggs to a poulterer this
spring for incubation and sos eggs
produced lively chickens with no
twins. The attention of the, Storrs
School hen laying experts has been
called to the remarkable demonstra-
ton of these hens.
The Mems club met last night at
the Inn. Alfred Walker was host
and DR.. F. ]. Gale essayist. A SUBJ
ject of national interest was his
theme.
Martin Kinery visited Micbae,
Ryan who is ill at the Bridgeport