The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-23
|0UR NEWTOWN
 NEWS LETTER
Especial to The Times.)

Newtown, Aug. 23AComplaints come in daily to the authorities from all parts of the town of the renewed activities of thieves who nightly loot the gardens and carry away vegeta- bles of all kinds. In some cases fowl and 'broods of chickens have been lift ed, GOODS and all, and carried away in some conveyance as autos, it is be- lteved, as the getaway is accom- plished so readily. Many believe the thieves come from cities, but the off cers incline to the belief that the plunder is hidden away in some old farmhouse in the woods as was done by the EDughton gang whose rendez- vouS in the Hawleyville forest was discovered last year, and the extent and variety of the plunder found was the talk of the country side at the time. One of the gang was rounded up, but the leader, Boughton, escaped, and is believed to have skipped to New Jersey whre it is rumored he is now in the hands of the law for the same illegal practices. After his dose of Jersey justice the Newtown off, cials stand ready to administer an other. Sheriff M. D. Beers has writ ten the police headquarters in that state to this effect, and is awaiting communication from the Jersey town. In the meantime it behooves all to keep a sharp lookout on their gar dehs, fields and henneries.
 The Sandy Hook band will give a public concert on the Newtown Inn plaza, Thursday evening, Aug. 22, be- ginning at SIS o'clock. A program of musical selections has been arranged that will delight all lovers of instru- mental harmony.
 Miss Mary Hawley and H. c. Hub bell of the borough, and Mrs B. Ma honey of Botsford were visitors in the Park City yesterday.
 Russell Wheeler, son of MT. and Mrs. Hervie Wheeler of North Cente- who is a student at Amherst college, has enlisted in naval reserve service, and expects to be attached to the ra- Idio division, having taken an cleo trical course while at college. A large number of his friends gave him a farewell surprise party last night in the borough, being overwhelmed with good wishes and many kind remem- brances from his associates.
 Nature study devotees, as well as the professional wcodmen all say nc evidences of the continuance of the chestnut-tree blight is observable SC far this season, though much past the time of previous appearances. This passage of the tree disease which ir it's six years visitation laid low SC many chestnuts from the monarch tree of the open fields to the thickly grouped trees of the forests, will be hailed with delight by every one, if il turns out to be true. The extinction of the chestnut would be a nationa calamity, all authorities say. It is certainly up to the State Farm Bu. reau to investigate the matter and re. port for the public's satisfaction. The oiling of the highways on the Danbury and Waterbury trunk line began yesterday and is progressing finely, under the direct supervision O town supervisor of state roads, Johr D. Grant, formerly of Rpxbury
 Many Newtown people former resi- dents of, or who have affiliations witt Redding, are in that town today wis iting their annual fair. All went by , autos.
 President A T. Hadley of Yale uni versity, who has been in New Have1 in conference with the college faculty returned Tuesday evening to his sum mer home, Snake Rock farm, in Zoar
 The farmers are complaining abou