The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-13

and a deed by which conveyance was made of Newtown property in 1703, Mrs. Lyon worked out the geneolo- gical uzzle and promptly supplied her correspondent with the desired infor- nation.
 Samuel Randall, who was recently promoted to captaincy, returned to Camp Upton this week after few days in town on absence leave. At the camp he is in command of what is known as the Depot Brigade which is composed of men not quite ready for divisional assignment and sometimes has a strength of nearly one thou sand. Previous to being assigned to this position Captain Randall was in charge of detachments during their transfer from one camp to another.
 The Sanford school pupils who gave up baseball this season in order to be on call to devote their spare time to farm. work made a record to 246 hours in agricultural occupation, most of it upon the school farm. Aside from this they did by contract painting and other jobs amounting to considerably more than labor by the hour. Last Saturday there occurred the schools annual commencement exercises which were preceded on Friday evening by a dance attended by quite a number of the boys lady relatives and friends. Six pupils remain at the school to await their college entrance examina- tions.
 The girl baby of ten months left motherless by the recent death of Mrs Fanny Shaw Marshall has been | adopted by Rev. and Mrs. Raymond Cunningham. They motored firm the Ridge to Newark, N. J., last Fri day to get the child, making the round trip in one day. In last weeks notice of Mrs. MarshalFs death an error of statement was made regarding her family connections. She was hte | granddaughter and not the daughter of the late E. P. Shaw and niece, in- stead of sister of Attorney s. c. Shaw Those who attend the War Stamps meeting to be held at the town house on Monday evening of next week are assured of hearing addresses of a | high order of excellence, the speakers announced being Herbert Knox Smith | of Hartford and Miss Mayone Lewis | of Norwalk. Through his public ser vice and political activities MT. Smith has won national prominence and Miss Lewis is known as forcible and agreeable speaker.
 In the second phase of the Peck and Luttgen tax suits the counsel on each side submitted two sets of briefs to Judge Banks, Attorney Bowers first brief being combatted with an answer from Attorneys Lockwood and | Shaw. MT. Bowers returned to the attack with an assault on their argu- ments and the opposing lawyers coun- tered with a reioinder so that by this time the law bearing upon the issues in dispute should be thoroughly ven ti1ated. Judge Banks has not yet reported his second finding to the su- perior court.
 Committees of Georgetown citizens began this week preparations for the Fourth of July celebration to be held this year as in the two years previous. The program will follow the general lines of former celebrations, parade, a public meeting with speaking and probably a ball game and fireworks  ments are well advanced for the exer- csiss by which the Fourth will also be observed at West Bedding.
 At one of the Y. M. c. A. stations in Paris a few days ago Francis Ma lone, postal agent, ran across R. W Walbridge, one of the Red Cross high executives, and the couple had an animated talk about Bedding folks and matters. MT. Walbridge said that he expected to be on this side in Sep tember.
 An eight year old son of Rudolph Swenson, living in the southeastern part of this town, was drowned al Fairfield Beach last Saturday. While
 bathing he got into a hole beyond his depth and being unable to swim drowned before the other members ot the party became aware of his plight
 The War department has informed