The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-29
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 Newtown, Aug. 29.---The Camp Fire Girls of New Haven who are spend ing their vacation at Mapleton, Sandy Hook, were given an automobile trip to Lake Quassipaug, Friday evening, by several young men of the town. Those of the party besides the girls and Miss Ethel Harris were Herman Oppe, Ralph Woodward, Paul Cava- naugh, Glover Warner PhiIo and Charles Botsford and Mrs. Richmond of Ma2leton school who chaperoned the party.
 Miss Dorothy James of Hawleyville was a visitor in South Norwalk, Sat urday.
 MT. and Mrs. sturges and daughters Jennie and May and son Meredith spent Friday at Fairfield Beach.
 Miss Clara Sheehan of the local tel ephone exchange is enjoying her va cation this week. Her sister, Miss Florence Sheehan, is taking her place as chief operator.
 Miss Mildred Corbett of Sandy Hook is visiting Miss Mary Clark of Bridge port.
 Miss Clarissa Leonard of Newtown
 
 fall, which opens September g. Mrs. Charles Bartram and daughter Dorothy of Botsford enjoyed a trip to Coney Island, Sunday. | Miss Blanche Gilbert of Botsford is driving a new car. | Misses Aileen, Alice and Justine Houlihan enjoyed a trip to Savin Rock, Sunday.
 1 Dr. and Mrs. Mclaughlin of New town street are entertaining John J. Lyons of Jersey City, N. J.
 Miss Mabel Collins of Sandy Hook returned home after a weeks visit with her aunt, Mrs. Martin Troy, ot Botsford.
 Rev. and Mrs. L. W. shey of Cleve- land, Ohio, are passing a three days vacation with MT. and Mrs. Paul Clarkson of Berkshire. MT. Shey is rector of St. Marks Episcopal church in Cleveland, Ohio.
 Miss Kathryn Heating of New York city is a visitor at her mothers home in Palestine district.
 Miss Dorothy Corbett enjoyed ar automobile trip to Botsford, Friday the guest of John Haugh and son Kenneth of Sandy Hook.
 Miss Millicent Cavanaugh, a mem Der of the graduating class of New town High school, 1918, will enter 8 commercial school in Bridgeport, Sep. tember 3. Miss Dorothy James of the same class will enter Sirnons College of Boston in September. Dr. Martin of New York city spent Sunday with his family at the Cor. bett cottage on Queen street.
 Ralph Woodward of Amherst col. lege is spending few days of his va, cation at the home of Herman Oppe who is his roommate at college. There will be a. meeting of the Sun- shine society, Saturday, August 31.
 Mrs. James Farrel was a recent wis itor with relatives in Danbury.
 There will be a weekly meeting ot the Ladies Guild of the Methodist church at Mrs. Herman Oppe's, We'd nesday, at p. m.
 Mrs. David Bale and daughter Leona of HawIeyville are spending z few days in Bridgeport.
 Miss Sarah Elliot and Miss Heller Egan were visitors in Danbury, Mon. day.
 Leo T. Hickson made an automobile
 
 wife who has been making a severa weeks visit there.
 James Corbett, Eugene Kelly ana Cornelius Houlihan have taken thei tent and supplies and are enjoying weeks experience of camp life il Hawleyville.
 Miss Ruth Clarkson of Waterbury who has been spending a weeks va, cation at her parents home in Berk shire, returned to her work as secre : tary at the Y. M. c. A. The funeral of Mrs. Gage was helC from St. Thomas church Monda, morning at o'clock. Mrs. Gage wa a member of St. Thomas church o Southbury one of the missions at tached to st. Roses. Rev. G. T. Sin mott sang the requiem mass Tn burial was in Southbury Catholic cem 5 etery.
 The pail bearers at the funeral o the veteran Matthew Colgan wer William, James and Richard Egan y Thomas J. Leavy and Thomas Don ahues of Newtown and Thomts Mich ols of Waterbury. Among the out-of town friends who attended the flu neral were MT. and Mrs. Georg N H1ely, MP. and Mrs. Jonn Gordon an y Miss Margaret Colgan of Bridgepor = and Thomas Nichols and family o Waterbury.
 Joseph Curdue of the Harris Wir Miss company visited in the Park Cit last week.
 Miss Mary Corners has a positiot , and commfutes daily. Selectman W. B. Glover is oversee . ing the graveling of Queen street S The gravel Is taken from the Under d hill bank. Road repairs all over tow . are rather neglected this summer, ow n ing to the impossibility of hirin l. either teams or men for the work.