The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-27
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
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 Newtown, June 27-The activity of W. W. Wood, who has charge of real estate matters for the Connecticut Light & Power Co. at zoar Bridge, has solved for the tax officers of New town what has Eang been mystery. In the rush to get and hold land on the slightly west bank of the new Housatonic river dam, many old deeds transferring title to the various Naugatuck Valley brass concerns which for the past 40 years have been cutting off the wood in this sec tion, have come to light, and are be- ing offered for record. The original owners of these forest lands gave conditional deeds permitting the in dustrial concerns to cut off the woods, the deeds to be held in escrow until the wood was removed. In most cases this was not done, the companies, ap- parently letting matters go by default after removing the wood. The grant, ors of these deeds immediately dropped the acreage of forests held by them from the assessment list, and this amounted in course of time to the reduction of the total of acres in the towns grand levy by several hum dred acres. A few years ago a special assessment committee was appointed at town meeting to ascertain how the discrepancy appeared. They spent several weeks going over the town unnecessarily as to their quest, and so reported to the adjourned town 1af drop after a way suggested that the land had probably dropped through to China. But everybody will now see what has become of the missing lands of Great Quarters, as this sec ton of the town is known locally.
 Judge Mccarthy promptly entered a noIle when Miss Ella Lewis of Bridgeport said that her escort, John Ryan, of the same city, had no inten- ton of violating the fishing law when he was arrested at Taunton Pond, last Sunday They had been assured by Newtown people that they could fish, provided they did not fish for bass. The justice as a parting in- junction to the pair pointed out the chapter of the statutes which says the law is on until July l.
 Postmaster Robert T. Bradley of Newtown and Postmaster Frederick Remer of Sandy Hook have charge of the canvass for the War Savings Stamps this week in their respective localities.
 At the annual meeting of the alumni association of N. H. S., held Tuesday evening at the Newtown Library, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presi- dent, Leonard Wright, 1914; vice president, Gordon Yale, 1918; secre- tary, Blanche Gilbert, 1917; treasurer, Anna Carlson, 1911. The members of the class of 1918 were voted in. A luncheon was served and dancing en- joyed by the members and their guests. The customary banquet was omitted this year on account of the war.
 The next regular meeting of the Equal Franchise League of Newtown will be held at the home of Mrs. Louise Gibson of Sandy Hook, July 8. It is expected an out of town speaker will address the ladies on that occa- sion.
 Thirty-seven pupils from the dif- ferent district schools took the en- trance examinations for sub-fresh. men class of N. H. s. Names of suo- cessfu1 ones will be given later in the week.
 < MT. and Mrs. Martin Donahue of New York city are spending their an- nual vacation at Mrs. Margaret Egan's pleasant home in Sandy Hook.
 Mrs. W. Craveney is spending a few days in New York City visiting friends there.
 Mrs. Cora Parsons Stevens and sons Herman and William, of Nor wich, N. Y, are guests for two weeks of Miss Anna May Belts of