The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-20
FAILED TO STOP AFTER HIS AUTO WRECKED BUGGY
Motorist in NewtoWn Over turned Carriage Contain
 ing Young Women.
Especial to The Farmer

Newtown, April 20.-Mr. and Mrs. F. Harris of Sandy Hook are rejoic- ing over the birth of son. This event makes MT. and Mrs. Albert liar ris grandparents.
 pr. w. H. Mclaughlin and family of Bridgeport opened their summe home in Main street, this week.
 Joseph Durant has returned to his farm on Palestine hill, after a win ter's sojourn in New York.
 Andrew Donnelan and daughter, May and Philip Yawman and sister Ursula, of Jersey City, N. J., autoed to NewtOwn Sunday, visiting friends on Walnut Tree Hill.
 Rev. Joseph Barnett has been sent to the hospital by his physician. He is suffering from throat trouble.
 Auction bridge will be the chief en- tertainment at the Country club, Sat urday afternoon beginning at 2:3O o'clock. Scores will be called at 5 D. m. Tea will be served during the session.
 At the Annual meeting of the Men $ club the following officers were elect ed for the ensuing year: President, l.. M. Johnson; vice president, Alfred Walker; secretary, H. N. Tiemann, ST.; executive committee, l.. M. John son, Alfred Walker, and Herman N. Tiemann, ST. Membership Commit tee, Dr. F. J. Gale, P. H. Mccarthy and w. P. Curtis; entertainment com mittee, c. F. Beardsley, R. H Beers, A. F. Smith. A fine supper was serv- ed at the Inn w. R. Curtis was the host.
 The Democrats of the town are in- vited by the town committee, Messrs. A. J. Gallagher, J. A. James and M. J. Houlihan to meet at the brick building Monday evening. April 23 at 7:45 o'clock for the purpose of or ganizing a Democratic club. The in- vitation is general, and it is expected that a large number will attend. The project is one that has often been discussed, but this time it looks as though the party managers meant bushes.
 Samuel Green, the Newtown shoe maker, has decided to close out his business here and go to New " ork with his family on May 1.
 The complete program for high school commencement as announced by Principal Hickson is as outlined in these columns After the stand ings were posted. The valedictorian is Blanche Gilbert; salutatorian, Mary Murphy; class orator, Clarence Skiff; essayist, Aileen Houlihan, vice May Fairchild who resigned the honor she had won.
 MT. and Mrs. Matthew Quealey and son, Chelsea, of Hartford returned to their home Tuesday after a visit of a few days with MT. and Mrs. John Haugh.
 Charles Weege was brought before Justice P. H. Mccarthy "Wednesday morning on charge of recklessly driving his automobile and was fined S25 and costs. He refused to pay and appealed, thereupon the court fixed bonds in the sum of $250 for appear ance before the court of common pleas. He was paroled in the GUS tody of Constable Thomas Carlson who took him to Bridgeport where the prisoner expected tOi get bail last evening.
 On the state road he ran into a carriage in which were Miss Helen Mead and Miss Marguerite Bradley, high school girls, turned the vehicle over on the road bed, throwing the girls on to the hard roadway. He then made a getaway without anyone get ting the number of his car. Seaman Mead, father of Miss Mead, put him. self in communication with Assistant Town Clerk B. $. PitZschler at the center who at once volunteered to run down the autoist. With only a meagre description of the car, he went to Danbury, and following this slight clue with the assistance of the Dan bury police department, apprehended the offender late Tuesday night, and brought him to Newtown Wednesday morning. His car showed plainly where it had come in collision with the carriage, and carried tell-tale paint from the latter at the points of contact.
 Weege was formerly a resident of Botsford, but removed to Bridgeport more than year ago. where he en- gagged in the jitney business.
 Many friends of the family in New town have received the pleasant an- nouncement of the forthcoming mar riage of Miss Margaret Olive Heating, daughter of Mrs. M. F. Heating of Bridgeport to MT. George Burns, Jr., of that city. The bride-to-be spent her childhood in Sandy Hook, and many relatives reside in town.