The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-28
OUR NEWTOWN
news Letter
Especial to The Times)

Newtown, Jan. 28-The library
whist has been postponed to Wednes-
day night, Jan. 80 in order to COM
ply with the spirit Of the fuel con-
servation plans. The initial party Sat
urday night, Jan. 10 was an unquali-
fled success, the library taking in s13
from the tables and from the auction
s20.45.
Miss Margaret Carroll, teacher of
the Halfway River district school
spent the week end and Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Mcdonald of
West street.
Selectman W. B. Glover was a
Sunday guest of A. P. Smith of South
Main st.
Arthur G. Muzzy is taking a special
course in poultry raising at the
Storrs Agricultural college.
The girls Junior red cross met for
work Saturday afternoon at the home
of a weeks labor were satisfactory
to the instructress, and the member
ship was increased by three, making
IL total
William H. Conger from the Avia-
tion Camp at Mineola, N. Y, spent
"a hour fur1ough at his home last
week. He reports progress in instruc-
lions, having already taken up
plane to the 1000 foot elevation and
landing successfully.
The estate of the late Michael H.
Brennan has been represented as in
solvent by the administrator. Judge
Johnson of the Probate Court has ap-
pointed hearing before commission
ers at the regular session. The will
of the late Mary. Beardsley Dick has
been presented for probating by the
executor named in the will, Theron
Plat
John H. B1ackman has resigned his
position with merchant N. L. Rich
ards and has taken up his duties as
manager of the M Horwitz Co. at
Newtown station.
Adolph Carlson and Fred Leiss Jr.
are victims of scarlet fever at their
homes in town. The patients first at
tackled by the disease are now around
their homes fully recovered, but must
remain 7nder quarantine for a few
days longer.
The board Of relief, Richard Egan,
Henry Rupf and A. E. Bevans will
hold its first meeting, Feb. 1st from
9 a. m. to p. m. at the Brick build
ing.
The heavy snow falls and the zero
weather have driven the wild deer
from cover, and from various parts
of country on both sides of the Housa-
tonic river come reports of herds of
the animals found at haystacks and
field barns seeking food. Stray dogs
harass them greatly. A wounded
doe came along the SoUthford road
one day last week falling through ex-
haustion by the roadside. An ap-
approaching automobile frightened it
and it took to its legs. For miles it
kept ahead of the car, until it finally
rushed through a gap in the fence and
fell again. This time it died. The
local fish and game warden was noti-
fled and he sent the carcass to the
Waterbury hospital. 1t is believed
however, that venison plays no in
considerable part in the rations of the
farmers in backward sections of the
country this winter.
Miss Fannie Beers and Miss Myra
Warner of Queen street are spend
ing few days in Bridgeport this
week.
The Girls Friendly club gave re-
ception to the associate members
Friday evening which was thor
ough1y enjoyable affair.
The St. Rose sociable at st. Mary's
hall Friday night was financial and
social success.
A. H. Patterson returned from a
weeks sojourn in New York.
James D. Corbett and Cornelius
Houlihan spent Saturday in Danbury
A wreck or the Highland division seri-
| ousIY interfered with their trip.