The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-16
OUR NEWTOWN
NEWS LETTER
Especial to The Times)

Especial to The T1meS)
Newtown; Jan. 14.-The state coun-
Gil of defense has endorsed the action
of the citizens of Newtown in organic
ing a war board last week. The list
of officers is as follows:
Executive committee, Selectman Will
liam B. Glover, chairman; Selectman
E. D. Brisco, A. T. Nettleton, P. H.
Mccarthy, H. G. Warner, DR.. F. j.
Gale; Levi C. Morris, finance commit
tee; l. M johnson, farm bureau and
labor; G. W. Carlson, information and
research; Allison P. Smith, publicity;
Judge William C. Johnson, foreign
born citizens; Mrs. Wallace Mitchell,
women's work council. Other COM
mittees will be formed as further ac-
tivities are formulated by the state
council It is regrettable condition
that in this town, which is normally
Democratic by 100 voters, so few
members of that, party are prominent
in the work of unfolding President
Wilson's hands in the country's ext
gencies. Both postmasters in New
town and Sandy Hook hold commits
sions from our president and should
be leaders in all movements for patri-
otto support of the administration.
Judge P. H. Mccarthy is the only
Democrat on the list of men chosen
for these war measures. 1t is certain
ly up to the Democratic town COM
mittee to remedy this state of affairs.
The rank and file of Democracy in
Newtown are back of the president
and willing ''to do their Bit but lack
leaders. A service flag of Democrats
of the town now in the army would
show a preponderance of men affliat-
ed with the party of the plain people.
1t is time the leaders of that party
woke up before all the credit and
glory of active patriotism is claimed
by the opposition party.
Walter A Glover, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. B. Glover of Queen street,
has received his first license certificate
as wireless operator, issued to him
by the .. S. government. He is now
in New York awaiting assignment to
station Operator Glover is only 18
years of age and stood first in rank
of the graduating class of the New
York Electrical school conducted by
the Y. NJ. c. A in New York city.
Lie - q ci1uedIS VI tie NEW lOWIl HIGH
school, graduating at the age of is
years and his career since has been
remarkable for the same celebrity in
absorbing instruction, as evinced by
him in his High school work
Joseph D. Keane, connected with
the ambulance corps at Fort Wright,
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas C.
Keane, returning Sunday night.
The work done by the Red Cross
during the past six months, while a
very creditable showing, might be in
creased if the public meetings were
held on Saturday afternoons when the
score or more of female teachers could
assist.
Mrs. c. F. Beardsley and Mrs. VIM.
B. Glover were the delegates from the
Newtown Equal Franchise league to
the Fairfield County Suffrage conven-
ton at Bridgeport last week
Newtown, Jan. 16-The funeral of
the late Mary Beardsley Dick of the
Dodgingtown district of Newtown,
took place from her home yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, the interment
being in the village cemetery, New
town, beside her husband for four
decades famous as the boniface of
Dicks Hotel This is now known as
the Newtown Inn. The deceased was
| equally famous as the cook who pre-
| sided over the culinary department
of the hosiery. She survived her
husband and after his death she
movd to the Beardsfey family home,
built in 1712, to live with her Two
brothers, whom she also survived.
She was 81 years of age at her death.
| Several nieces and nephews survive
her. The Beardsley family is con-
temporary with the settlement of the
town and is allied with the Platt,
Tousey and Sanford families of this
| section.