The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-04
|OUR NEWF0NVNVN
 NEWS LETTER
Special to The Times.)

NeWtoWn Dec. 3.---The funeral Of John Donahue, an aged and highly respected citizen of Newtown, took place from his home Friday at a. m. and from St. Roses church at a. m. The pail bearers, all nephews of the deceased, were: Patrick, John, and Thomas Donahue of Newtown, James Donahue and Martin Finneu of Brook | lyn, N. Y, and Patrick Heating of Bridgeport. The deceased was born in Ireland, coming to this country i more than 5S years ago. He was faithful eInploye of the old N. Y. Betting and Packing company for 40 years, retiring to his farm after the removal of the rubber plant from Newtown nearly two decades ago. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters, also by one broth CT, Martin Donahue of Flushing, L. l. Interment was in St. Roses cemetery. His death was sudden, being stricken with heart failure a few hours before his death on Nov. 27.
 Thanksgiving week was fruitful in weddings as returns to the registrar of vital statistics show. Frederick Reiner, the popular postmaster at Sandy Hook, took for wife Miss Ella Hayes, youngest daughter of MT. and Mrs. Van Hayes, for several years Istenographer at the F. F. H. Company.
 They were married Thanksgiving Day
 at St. Roses church with a nuptial
 mass at which many relatives and
 friends were present.
 Miss Mildred Stevens was married +O o+ nf he
 brides parents on Mile Hill by Rev
 E. O. Grisbrook of the Congregational
 church.
 George Quibeck of Zoar was mar red to Miss Ruth Maeline Ward o1
 Bridgeport on the holiday by Rev George T. Sinnott at St. Roses church
 at o'clock.
 Frank Keniry the wounded soldier
 has been moved from New York to { base hospital at Fortress Monroe ' where he is fast recovering from hi'
 injuries. He is promised a furlougl
 home for Christmas, to his own ant
 his friends delight. Franks expert
 ence as a soldier are remarkable fo f celerity of the march of events. H was drafted in July, went to the Flu
 ropean war July g, went to the battl G line on Sept and on Sept. 2S wa . wounded in both feet at the Arg,onn . Forest in the Verdun front. He em = parked for home October 24 It wa = slightly over three months from tn V time of his call to the colors to hi , return to his native 1and one of New V towns contributions to the nation band of heroes, whom America wi ever delight to honor.
 N Clarence Blake of Bridgeport 6 visiting his aunts, the Misses Cath : crime and Margaret Blake of Sand
 Hook.
 H. Carlton Hubben is the new Foo : Director-for Newtown.
 : Much concefn is being felt for tn . fate of Private Clarence Meeker ( : Sandy Hook, who was located in : German camp in Baden, by the Re 2 Cross after several months silence o the part of the soldier. Not a wor ' has been heard of his fate since th
 bare announcement from the War De
 partment several weeks agfo. o Private John Keane of Botsfor, l. who marched into battle daily wit l. Private Keniry. has not been hear 2, from since the Hateful day when Ke1 r. fry was shot in both feet in Il
 trenches by a German machine gu it Keane did not return to that part IS the dhgout that night, and no lett' Ie has been received from him by h y- anxious relatives.
 1t John H. Keane spent the week-e
 and Sunday with his mother, MT 7r John keane of Gas street.