The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-18
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
Especial to the Times)

Newtown, July 18-The Equal Franchise league held a meeting at the residence of Mrs. Adella Irwin, Tuesday afternoon with a goodly at tendance of members. It was decided to take the course of five lessons in civics or citizenship under Mrs. Schoonmaker as preceptress, the first meeting to take. place August 8. A committee was appointed to make all arrangements including the meeting place and report later. The dates for the subsequent lecturer will be an nounced later.
 Private William Conger who is member of the aviation corps and saw duty across seas, is now in this country in a convalescent hospital in the south.
 Mrs. P. J. Kelly and family have moved to Waterbury where MT. Kelly is employed.
 Deputy Sheriff Frederick Hubbard of Bethel accompanied Fred Kirk, agent of Commissioner Stoeckel of the State Automobile commission, to New town Tuesday on the lookout for vio- laters of the motor laws. They held up eight motorists in the course of
 
 the law, among whom were three prominent business men of the town. All will have a hearing today in court. None were charged with. speeding, | only for minor infractions,. mostly concerning lights. A. J. Gallagher with a party of friends Tuesday, motored to central Connecticut taking in Hartford, Mid
 
 by way of New Britain and Water i bury. a trip of 200 miles in one day. John Mccarthy, N. H. s. 1918, has taken a position in the Corbett and Grove store, Sandy Hook, for the summer vacation.
 l Mrs. J. B. Peck of Main street. is still in feeble health under the care | of physician and nurse.
 Miss Agatha Kennedy is visiting friends in ,Stratford this week. The children and societies and many old CT members of the Congregational church went to Putnam park for a picnic Tuesday. The start was made about 10 a. m.,' and the cars used were volunteered by the members of the church. Despite a few showers as deterrents, all report a very pleas ant time. Rev. MT. Grisbrook, the pastor of the church had the party in charge, and there was no mishap. Miss Etta Martin, teacher for sev- eral years in the New York City pub lie schools, is spending her vacation with her aunt, Mrs. James F. Bren- nan at the station.
 There will be another Jazz dance at St. Mary's hall Friday night, July
 
 loving youths have perfected arrange ments for a good time, and the pub lie is invited.
 Miss L. Yendes has closed her school in Flat Swamp district and gone back to New York. Her one years experience in conducting a Connecticut rural school has given her an insight into one phase of the ! educational problem which doubt less will be reflected in her next es- say in the realm of educational au- thorship in which she has indulged in the past. As in every other branch of human endeavor teaching has been thrice revolutionized in a generation, but most of the little red school houses of the country have not kept step with the procession, as she has found out by experience. But an ounce of experience is worth a whole ox-load of theories
 One of the much-loved and experi- enced teachers of the town Miss Ella Lillis of Zoar district it is reported will not take up the work of teach ing next year. She will apply for a pension and rest for the present. Miss Lillis has taught for more than thtrty-five years, and hundreds of those under her charge in the past will regret her withdrawal from school work but will remember her gratefully. Next to Principal T. J. Corbett of the Sandy Hook school the dean of teachers in Newtown, she is the oldest teacher in town.