The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-18
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Special to The FaTmer.)
 Newtown,. April 18.-Dr. J. J. Keresy of BrfdEeport was a weekend guest of friends in town.
 w. c. Johnson was named last week as Newtown member of the Fairfield county co1hmtttee who reek to bring this aGricuIt11ral section up to the scratch in farm output this year, and thus help stave of famine next year. -,
 The roads are being repaired this week under orders from the select mon.
 Mlss Dtta Borino of Bridgeport spent the weekend and Sunday at the Beard Bungalow in Sandy Hook.
 The 1seu1ar meeting of the Equal Franchise league will be held Wed nesdny afternoon, April, IS. at the nome of Mrs. AdellaL Irwin, the pres ident. The meeting is for angmenta- ton of the league fund, and besides the regular program, the hostess will have a salel of marmalade during the day. to help fiM the treasury.
 Miss Sarah Alice Beers, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Beers of Boulevard corner, was mar ried Saturday noon at the Congrega- tional church to Henry Cook Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Annos F. Mitchell of Hartford. The, officiating clergy man was Rev. Timothy J. Lee. pastor of the church. The bride was given away by her father. She wore a handsome wedding gown of white satin and tulle, trimmed' with silver lace, and cut with a court train. A tulle ven caught with orange blossom sprays completed the gown. She car rfed roses and hnes of the valley. Her sister, Miss Jessie Martha Beers, the maid of honor, wore pink silk mar qsuesette robe, a hat of silver lace. with pink ostrich tips and carried pink roses.
 The bridesmaids, the Misses Mar garet Augusta Peck of New Britain and Isabel Benedict of East Orange, N. J., wore pale pink georgette crepe trimmed with old blue and silver, leg horn hats decked with French flowers and royal blue and silver ribbons. Both carried reid baskets of pink sweet peas.
 The mother of the bride wore taupe georgette crepe over pink satin, with a corsage bouquet of yellow roses The groom's mother wore old rose georgette crepe with a bouquet of white roses. The color scheme both in church and at the home was pink and white, and the decorations were elaborate.
 The best man was Alexander Ham i1ton Grozier of Hartford, while the ushers were J. Herbert Beers, brother of the bride, Joseph Groton of Hart ford, L. Phillips Morris of Newtown, and Jesse Mitchell Bailey of South Britain. After the reception and feast at the home of the bride, attended by the bridal party, the newly welded pair left by auto for a honeymoon to ae spent in the South. They will re- Etde in Middletown, Conn, upon their return.
 George Evans has brought his fam fly here from New York city and now occupies apartments in the Henry Rupf residence, Jeanville. MT. Evans holds responsible position with the Premiere Manufacturing Co.
 The members of Virgihus council, No. 1855. Of the Knights of Columbus held q get-together meeting at St. Marys hall Sunday afternoon Six teen new members were taken in, and 1t is expected this number will be in- creased to 26 this week
 Sanford Untberl1tIl was a visitor at his old home, Broolxneld, Sunday.
 Mrs John Carmody and daughter, Alice, were visitors in Bridgeport, Sunday.
 After spending tho winter months In