The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
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OUR NEWTOWN
NEWS LETTER

Newtown, July 5-The following
pupils of the district schools passed
the recent examination successfully
and will be entitled to continue their
education in the eighth grade of the
high school for the ensuing year:
Leona Bale, Alta Bassett, Billy Blake,
Edward Clarkson, Ellsworth Case,
Maurice Carroll, Gertrude Grove,
Helen Campbell, Ella Donlon, Cath
crime Flynn, Wilbur Griscomb. Abra-
ham Gomberg, Ruth Hanson, Ernest
Hawley, Joseph Heating, Louise
Keane, Agatha Kennedy, May Keniry,
Mildred Luff, Seaman Mead, Jere-
miah Moroney, Harvey Miller, Nathan
Nalevky, Allan Olmstead, Ethel Peck,
Laura Patterson, Francis Reynolds,
John Ray, Clark Ruffels, Benjamin
Schaeffer, Flora Sperry, Evelyn To-
bias, Gabelle Tiemann, Francis Vanek,
Louise Winters.
Dorothy, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Kennedy of Main street celebrated
her birthday July 4. Besides a chill
dren's party in her honor at midday,
she was given a trip to the shore
by auto in the afternoon in company
with her parents and the other mem
bers of the family. It was a pleasant
ending to a happy day for all.
Attorney and Mrs ]. Robert
Beecher are staying at the Newtown
Inn, awaiting the completion of the
work on their recently purchased
home at the head of the street.
Austin E. Hurd is the guest of his
mother, Mrs Mary Hurd, Gas street
for few days.
Edward J. Pitzschler and head SER
geant Charles Hurd are still at Camp
Devens, being the sole remaining
| members at Aver, Mass, of Newtown's
first contingent for the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Corbett of
Queen street entertained on Independ-
ence Day their daughter, Mary I. Cor
bett of Port jefferson, Long Island.
| The nomination of Lester o. Peck
of Redding by the democratic conven-
ton for congr sssman of the fourth
congressional district of the state, is
admitted by Republican leaders in
town to be a strong one. Mr.. Peck is
| popular with the grange members of
western Connecticut and always re-
| garded a true friend of the farmer
and an advocate of the farmers in
|
ular with the suffragists.
| Patrick F. Heating of Zoar is the
owner of new car purchased of j.
| B. Nichols, last week.
The Fourth was aeneralIy ce1ebrat-
| ed with patriotic feryor in town.
There were gatherings in the villages
outside the otter during the day,
| that at Stevenson being especially
striking. Here a very large assemb-
lage Of people of the neighborhood
and the workers on the dam Joined
in the chorus singing and also Joined
in the cheering Of the speaker when
he aroused the American enthusiasm
Of his audience. To see these hun
dred aliens or descendants Of aliens
Join in tributes of applause to the
flag, was an inspiring sight, and one
| long to be remembered
Kenneth Wynne of New Haven, who
was president of the State Senate of
1913, and private secretary of Gov
ernor Baldwin later, made the princi-
pal address. He has been lecturing
all over the state for the Connecticut
Council of Defense, and his efforts
yesterday were an elementary lesson
in the rudiments of "the melting pot"
to those prospective American citizens
working at the Housatonic da1u Re-
freshments were served by the women
of the villages, the net proceeds of
which will be devoted to war work.
AT Dodgingtown the firemen kept
open house and otherwise periodically
celebrated the day, while the people
of Hawleyville held services in Union
chapel in the afternoon at which Rev.
E. s. Gr4sbrook of the Congregational
church of Newtown preached an ap-
propriate discourse.
lat Sandy Hook the patriotism of its
people took the form of burning fire.
works, chiefly Of which the boys had
a bountiful supply. This district is
so well represented at the front, that
1t was natural for the sisters and
brothers at home to do the work of
the lighters in embryo by pistols and
fire crackers. The sham battles by
the youthful squads in the borough
between these rival leaders, James ID.
Corbett, offensive, and Thomas Ken
nedy, defensive, took place in the
forenoon. and included the rushing
and capture of four outposts on Main
land West Streets and on Church hill
and the captured prisoners resulting
from these raids Of the attacking
force gave the military advantage to
the offensive led by Captain Corbett
and the decision followed. There was
a feast of wit and other good things
at the Country club, enjoyed by many
guests.
At the town hall occurred the chief
affair of the celebration n the even
ing. The unwilling of the Honor Roll
Of Newtown in an artistic frame
fronting the street at .. m. followed
by this program of exercises: Invo-
| cation, c. A. Tibballs of St. Johns
church; Liberty Chorus, America"
Joined in by the audience, Sandy Hook
band and Liberty Chorus, selections;
preso NATION of the Honor Roll to the
town, Rev. w. c. Cravner of Trinity
, church; acceptance of Honor Roll