The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-07
OUR NEWT0WN
 NEWS LETTER
Especial to The Farmer.)


 citizens of Newtown from Is to 60 years of age have so far enlisted in the Home Guards under recruiting of- ficers Seaman M. Mead and Herman N. Tiemann:
 Edward B. Allen, Frank B. Banks, J. Robert Beecher, John c. Beers, Robert H. Beers, Louis G. Briscoe, Arthur E. Brinton, Harold J. Bish- op, Adolph Carlson, Henry G. Carl son, Willis E.. Carten, George L.. Clark, Martin l.. Conger, Thomas J :. Corbett, Robert P. Cannon, William B. Glover, Walter L.. Glover, Frank c. Goodsell, Hardy M. Greenman, William H. Hanlon, J. Vtlleroy Hard, John Hendriekson, Charles L. Jackson Carl A. Johnson, Charles B. John son.
 William A. Honan, Walter H. Kier- nan, M. D., Michael Kilbride, William A. Leonard, Edward s. Lowell, James E. Lynch, Patrick H. Mccarthy, Ar thur A. McDonad, Charles G. Meeker, L. Phillips Morris, Levi c. Morris, William J. Murphy, Arthur G. Muzzy George A.. Northrop, George V.~Pear- sail, Charles G.. Peck, James A. Peck,
 
 Oscar Pitzschler, Edward s. ,Pitzschler Edmund c. Platt, Francis Mex. Ray, Harold J. Ray, Matthew Rhomoser, Patrick P. Shepard, Allison P. Smith, George M. Stuart, Robert w. Tiemann, Anson B.. Trimble. Edward w. Troy, Hervey w. Wheeler, Jesse B. ood- hull and Dr. F. J. Gale, medical ex- aminer.
 Much enthusiasm was aroused when John R. Peck and his two sons signed the enlistment blanks. and again when Town Clerk Oscar .Pitzschler and son, Edward. Jr., renewed their allegiance to the flag and country, while the mastering in of Harold and Francis Mex. Ray, High school stu- dents, was loudly acclaimed. Among the other representatives of two gen. erations to join were Merchant l.. c. Morris and son, Philip Morris, Her man N. Tiemann and son, Robert w., Tiemann, and Selectman w. B. Glover and son, Walter Glover.
 Patrick Larner was injured on his hand while working on a machine at Curtis & Sons factory, Berkshire, morning. Dr. Kiernan dress ed the fingers, and the patient will be incapacitated from working for few days.
 Mrs. William Alexander and son, Albert of New York are spending the Eas7er season at their summer home in Taunton.
 The last meeting of the Sunshine society was marked by renewed ac- tivities, and the interest in the doings of the society is growing apace.
 Francis and William Mckay. of were recent guests of Roy Myers, the Farmer newsboy, in the Glen.
 The program (of exercises at the High school Tuesday afternoon af- forded much delight to more than 50 friends of the school and of partici- pants in the exercises. Rev. George T. Sinnott, secretary of the board of and Herman Tiemann, act ing visitor Of the High school were present. Altogether, the public are with the work of the faculty, Prof. Leo dickson, principal; Miss Helen Houlihan, teacher of 1angu ages; Miss Doris Downs, teacher of English, and Miss Lillian Trop, pre- ceptress of the eighth grade.
 Jean Aftermath has resumed his po- sition with the country club for the season.
 Miss Mildred Stevens of Mile Hill is visiting Miss May Fairchild of Bots ford
 Richard Brophy, the Sandy Hook blacksmith has purchased a new car which he uses to convey him to his home in New Milford on over Sum- day visits.
 The annual meeting of St. Johns parish will be held in the church on the evening of Monday, April g, for the election of warden, vestrymen, treasurer and clerk for the ensuing year. Trinity parish will also hold it's annual meeting in the parish rooms on the same evening for the same purpose.
 Complaint has been made that rowdyism is again rampant in Sandy Hook. Monday night just before mid- night a large stone crashed through the window of the tailoring establish ment of B. Hoffman, doing other dam age in the rooms. Again Tuesday night some miscreants repeated the performance at James Morrisey's s shoe shop after midnight. Here the rock demolished a window sash and shocked the inmates by the crash. The authorities think they know the offenders and prosecutions will follow a repetition of the outrages.
 Matthew Queahy who is with his son, M. J. Queahy of Bridgeport, re- cuperating from illness, spent yester- day at his former home on Washing ton avenue.