The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-21
OUR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
(special to The Farrner)

Newtown. July 21.-A Republican club has been organized in town with the following officers: President, Se- s1ectman w. B. Glover; vice president, John c. Beers; secretary, Robert H. Bee1ss treasurer, Clark L Page. B. C. Bevans fs chairman of the entertain ment committed. Sheriff M D. Beers, A.P- Smith and John Hi1lhouse were naned as a committee to draw up con- stitutfon and bylaws. The initial meet ing of the club was at the bunEa1ow of Miss aScnd0er. but permanent quarters will be established soon on. Main street Mrs.Julia T. B. Hillhouse of Paies- tine, received telegram from Canada announcing that her son, Henry Hill house. was injured seriously fighting in tho British army, but no definite de- tails were given HiIIhouse was oaye of the Rough Riders with Roosevelt and saw service in the Spanish American waH and went to Canada to enlist be- fore his country entered the war. The Public Utilities commission at a meeting this week acted in the mat ter' of the consolidation of the various companies who hold water rights on the Housatonio rfver and. tributary sreanas J. Henry Roraback, who is at the head of Che Rocky River Power | Co, is the prime mover in tfye con- solidafion of the properties. and tha other large compensation is the Housa- tonic Power Co. which was represent ! cd af tae hearing by Lewis Lil1fe of the Philadelp11aa Gas & Light corporation which. it is said, holds the original rraxnchise for the dam. at Zoar Bridge. Acconddng to the Hartford Courant There was mo opposition to the requests
 of tho organizers and on the contrary they ware asked from various quarters now soon they would begin to furnfsa, power. The commissioners heard the tpetffoners and asked them to furr,fs1, certain other details of the plan and Efnen closed the hearing. MT. Rora- rback and Mir. La11ie left in the lahe
 afternoon and sald before going that they would soon file the desired infor-
 Tafion- Tue company has already contracted for machinery for it's steam plant. ,.n
 Mrs. Fred Leiss and son. char1a9 EE1drs. George W, Stuart and Mrs. Jof,r z. Blake were visitors in Brtdgeor, pThursday.
 The Harris Wire Mills is crowded with orders, and running to its fur
 caacf1y. Within six months the man. SeoA 0Hu 10 uoCan6 Or60fG for It's Pe,.
 duets totaiing a quarter of 6 million
 dollars. The great drawbao1< to tn. textsnsdon of the work of wire draw
 ing is fhe inability to obtain the blacl
 diamond which Is used in each wire
 drawing machine. Germany was tn.
 chief source Of this mecfanicaI reef ous Etone.
 ] The Fabric Fire Hose Co.,, empioye yesterday in their pay envelona,
 found their wages increased s1bstan
 fially 10 per cent, Believing a, nrevi E<=As tncreexs last fn11, the total inereas;
 In w<Eag 5g9Hf1y z5 per cent, The ea Ep1oys9 k<e 6eiig1stad and Manager W
 T, o1&e baw shown the public of New gtown, by these voluntary acts that h, T1s tias~right man in fhs Fisht place,
 Ds ", H. KjsruEn and family re
 turned Fs5dHy afternoon from thei
 Canadian visit,
 Mrs, 1fRFtha N, 6,BrieH has sa1d k5aFge section of weesand in s.GFea teuartarsv to Mfr, and Mrs. 6has5ss " Downs ef Haifwa7 River district,
 4r and Mrs, HafFy azzeeES HFa -x