The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-06
our NEWTOWN
NEWS LETTER
Especial to The Farmer. }

Newtown, Aug. CDR. Henry E.
Waite of fHorvick. Lodge Doding-
town, whose interment took place in
Mountain Grove cemetery last week
with G. A. r. honors, first enlisted for
service in the Civil War while a
youth, residing with mis- uncle, Henry
Waite of Sandy Hook, and while
working in the rubber shop there.
Being under age his uncle, and guard
ian, forced his retirement from army
life, and the boy returned unwillingly
to the village life. He was unrepen-.
tant, and said he would run away on
the first opportunity and enlist under
an assumed name, if necessary as he
was determined to go to war. After
a few months the uncle permitted
him to enlist, and he Joined a COM
pany of the 18th Connecticut Volun-
teers, which was recruited from New
town and the upper end Of Fairfield
county. He served through the war
and participated in the battles Of
Charlottesville and Gettysburg. After
his return he resided in Bridgeport
where he was born, for several years.
then removing to New York city
where he engaged in manufacturing
electrical specia1ties, and later X-ray
machines. About 16 years ago he
bought q farm in Newtown which he
developed into a handsome country
place to which he gave the name
Horvick Lodge, after the ancestral
house of the Waite family in Eng
land, where his widow, who has been
an invalid for years, resides, sur
rounded by every comfort loving
husband could contrive and provide.
DR.. Waite left one son, H. E. Waite,
Jr., who was associated with his
father in the business at New York.
Comrades A. B. Beers, H. J. Seeley,
F. M. Wilder, George Stuart, George
Philips, J. H. Brakeman and William
M. Barnum acted as pallbearers for
their brother member of Elias Howe
Post, G. A. r., for over 40 years. DR..
Waite was an enthusiastic volunteer
fireman and helped organize the
Dodgingtown Fire Company No. l.,
and always contributed literally to
the treasury of the company. He en-
deared himself to all by his uniformly
genial manner, and will be missed in
this town.
The Newtown Red Cross Ambulance
fund has now reached s376.5S by the
recenpt of several contributions the
last week. Prof. J. E. Skiff of Bots
ford Hill has come forward with a
generous offer of a concert in the
town hall to be given by the best
New York artists on Aug. FL for the
benefit Of the ambulance fund, to be
followed by a dance arranged by a
committee of the young men of the
town. All are urged to come forward
end help in the cause.
Miss May McAvoy, who has been
the guest of the Misses Agnes and
Frances Bailey of Pine street has re-
turned to her home in the Bronx
after visit of two months.
| Walter Pierson and Ben Edwards
of Naugatuck were the guests Of
| frienCs in Sandy Hook for the week
end and over Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Washburrl and Miss
Dorothy Burlett of Brooklyn, are Wis
iting Mrs. Grace Meyers OF the Glen.
Clarence Slif has taken position
| in Bridgeport at the u. M. c. plant,
committing from Botsford.
Mrs. Edward Martin and children
of New York are occupying the cot
/ tage of Mrs. j. P. Corbett, G.leen
street, for the season.
i Arthur w. Fairchild Of Taunton
! has joined the sanitary corps of the
army.
| The next meeting of Pootatuck
| grange will occur on Aug. 13. The
subject of the lecturers hour will be
| Trials"
Trials Of Farmer" Brother Cor
| nelius Judd,
Trials of Farmers Wife, Mrs.
1 Louise Tiemann.
| Reading, Charlotte Minor.
Trials of g. Teacher" Anna Muir
/ ply
Trials of an Auto Driver" George
Clarke. Louis Lowell, George Garfield.
| Music.
Roll Call Receipts for dispelling
The clouds OF life.