The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-26
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
Especial to The Farmer.)

Newtown, May 25-The Newtown Savings bank has placed all it's faci1i- ties at the disposal, of Newtown citi- zens for immediate subscription to the United States Liberty Loan, free of charges, and has already entered sub scriptions amounting to more than $3S,000 for itself and patrons.
 The suit at law of Ellen Brady of Walnut Tree Hill against Mary DA Corbett of Sandy Hook to set aside a
 deed given to Mrs. Corbett by the for mer in May, 1916, was decided in the superior court before Judge Curtis,. Thursday. The validity of the deed
 was established, and the case of the
 plaintiff broke down in the midst of the cross examination. Judge Curtis
 ordered recess and requested the
 opposing counsel to meet him in his
 private room, where he suggested a
 settlement by agreement, which was
 accordingly done. Mrs. Brady quit
 claimed her title to Mrs. Corbett in
 cluding a relinquishment of all con
 ditions and covenants of the deed, giv- ing sole title to the latter upon the
 payment monthly of stipulated sum to the plaintiff during her life. The
 deeds were passed in the court room
 and everybody departed seemingly well pleased.
 The summer schedule of masses at St. Roses church will go into effect, Sunday, June 10. The first mass will be at o'clock, the second mass at 10 o'clock. For the present the last mass will be a high mass Miss Amy Bant1e took charge of the senior department of the Sandy Hook school, Wednesday and Thursday,
 during the absence of Principal T. J. Corbett.
 To the honor list of the high school
 for April the following students are added: Eighth grade, Annie Scan lon in arithmetic and English and
 Alice Olmstead in English. The selectmen and town treasurer
 meet Saturday from g a. m. to l2 m. to pay current bills against the town.
 l Mrs. Ralph Whitlock is entertain | ing her daughters, Mrs. Paul Morrow | of Botsford and Mrs. Carrie Willetts | of Los Angeles. Cal.
 The w. c. T. U. held a very inter ] esting session this Friday at 2:30 p. l m at the home of Mrs. Edward Olm- | stead.
 l The regular meeting for May of the Sunshine branch will be held, Sat urday afternoon at the home of Mrs. l A. G. Warner of Berkshire. The hour is 8 o'clock A full attendance is earnestly requested.
 l Mrs. D. c. Peck, who was operat- l ed upon at the Roosevelt hospital, i New York, last week, is rapidly re- covering. pr. Charles H. Peck of l Newtown, wass the operating sur l geon. At the last meeting of the Home l Guards, officers were elected as fol
 lows Captain H. N. Tieman; first l lieutenant H. N. Greenman; second | lieutenant, Henry Carlson; president H. w. Wheeler; secretary, F. H. Nc I Carthy; treasurer, B. c. Platt. Capt l Tieman has had military experience in l the Seventh Regiment of New York l while Lieutenant Greenman served ir | a branch of the Connecticut National Guard.
 I The Sandy Hook band will give ar I open air concert at the Sandy Hook bridge terrace on Memorial Day al i S:15 D. m. The Harris Wire Mill Co has volunteered to light the square electrically for the occasion. A col
 lection will be taken for the band ] treasury during ths evening, and 1 is hoped our citizens will contribute generously. The leader Is J. G. Bari
 of Waterbury under whose 1nstruc
 ton this winter the band has gained ' efficiently.