The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-23
Especial to The Farmer)

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Newtown, April 2-At the bur-
rough caucus Thursday night the fol-
lowing ticket was put in nomination:
warden, Charles G. Peck; senior bur-
CESS, AT. Nettleton, G. B. Taylor, E.
B. Beers, Dr. F. J. Gale, D. G. Peck,
and H. N. Tiemann; clerk, Charles F.
Beardsley; treasurer, w. A. Leonard;
assessors, board of relief and minor
officials are the same as last year, ex-
cept that A. G.. Muzzey was named as
SCISSOR in place Of Henry Rupf.
The Holy Name society received
Holy Communion in a body at the
nine o'clock mass at st. Roses, Sum
day.
DR.. w. H. Mclaughlin and DR.. Wal
ter H. Herman joined the Country
Club at its last meeting.
Mrs. J. F. Houlihan returned Fri
day from st. Mary's hospital, Water
bury, where she visisted her husband,
Tax-Collector John F. Houlihan who
is being treated for a sore foot. The
physicians say his wound is respond
ing TO treatment and think no opera
ton will be necessary.
Harry H. Smith of the County Y.
M. c. A. met interested church mem
bers at the home of Arthur j. Smith
last Friday night, and outlined the
plan Of the state Y. M. c. A. to intro
duce this organization among the
youth Of Newtown. 1t is hoped thai
tbs movement will result in holding
to their country environment the hun
dreds Of farmer boys now coming to
manhood and whose services are now
so much needed. Every other state
has had such a department in opera
ton for years with notable success and
Connecticut is to take it's place in the
ranks of better rural life.
The Ladiess Missionary society Of
the Congregational church. will hold
another Of their popular food sales IL
the basement Of the church on the
afternoon Of April %.
George r. Hanson and George Pear
sail have purchased cars
John Hulae, Of New Milford, spent
the week end and Sunday in town.
George Toby. of Hawleyville, has
lost valuable horse by death re-
Gently.
John Frank, Jr., has set up his saw
mill in Palestine where he is getting
out timber on tracts of woodland
owned by Charles E. Beers and H. P
BoysOn.
Jesse c. Lewis and Willard Morgan
of Hattertown, are driving new cars
purchased, recently.
Charles E. Hawley has purchased a
tract Of land. south Of his house form
erly belonging to the Methodist church
society. 1t is the policy of the Dea-
conesses' order now holding title tc
the Wheeler Bennett estates to turn
all the real estate not necessary for its
use into cash. This will throw on the
real estate market three dwellings, a
building plot and business block in
Washington avenue. The work Of pre-
pairing the home and school for the
Methodist society is now going on
briskly. James Cavanaugh has pur-
chased and dismantled the barns and
stables Of the Wheeler home, and
starts this week to grade the school
grounds. 1t is expected the school
will be ready for occupancy by June /
The Home Guards held drill Sunday
afternoon at the plaza Of the railroad
station. There will be a drill at st.
Mary's hall, Sandy Hook, Tuesday
night, and another at the town hall
Friday night this week. The guards
are being measured for uniforms
which do not include for footwear.
This want, it is hoped, will be supplied
through the generosity Of the town
civic bodies and Red Cross Auxiliaries
Sergeant Mead is taking the list OF
those members of the guard who will
be ready at moment't notice to take
the PIE ces of the militia guarding rail-
road property if an emergency should
call the latter elsewhere. F1e met with
ready responses.
Mrs. Philo Nichols has returned
from a visit of several days with Mrs
Ruth Augur Of Woodbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hough visited in
Bridgeport Saturday, Herman Oppe
also enjoyed the trip which was made
by auto.
Leonard M. Johnson, formerly prin-
cipal Of the high school, who was APP
pointed agent of the Farm Bureau to
have charge of the work Of the boys
and girls clubs this season, is pioneer
educator of note in the work of scien.
tific agriculture ind introduced the
work in the curriculum Of the New.
town high school several years ago
with Nood results.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Duncounbs