The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-22
OUR NEWTOWN
news Letter
Especial to The Times.)


Newtown, May 22-The annual par
ish supper Of st. Roses will be at St
Mary's hall. Sandy Hook, on the
evening of May 29. These parish
suppers have been the immediate oc-
casion of bringing the Pensioners
from all districts in the town to-
gether, to meet socially, know each
other better, and develop and extend
the proper Christian spirit in the fam
lily circles of the parish.
Five members of an advertising
troop erecting signs in this section of
Connecticut came to grief in Newtown
last week. They were pursued to
Southipgton by Deputy Sheriff NJ D.
Beers and Constables C. B. johnson
! and Frank Conger, arrested for start
ing brush fire in Taunton district in
the prosecution of their work, and
going off without extinguishing it. The
| prisoners were arraigned before Judge
| Mccartney Thursday. After consult
ing an attorney they decided to plead
guilty. They were each fined SIS and
| costs, the total amounting to $1S3.
1t was large sum to pay for careless
ness, but the extent of the damage
to the land and woods burned over
was measured in the hundreds of dol
lars, and the owners have no redress,
Newtown, May 22-The moving pic
ture representation of the Red Cross
activities at the front in Europe, and
| at our environments in this country,
given at the town hall, last Monday
| night, was largely attended, and
| aroused the interest of the audience
to great height. This formally be-
gan the Red Cross drive in town. P.
H. Mccarthy, proprietor of the NOV
ing picture exhibition in town donat-
| ed the net proceeds of the show to
| the Red Cross fund. Merchant Nor
rts, chairman of the committee in
charge of the drive was present and
reported on the disposition of the
money left after the purchase of the
kitchen trailer to follow an ambulance
in war work. This balance of some
| $500 was donated to the Red Cross,
and makes decided nest egg for fur
Their accommodations which the district
committees are pushing unintermit-
tingly all over town. It is expected
that everybody will contribute to the
best of his ability, so that Newtown
will not only fill its quota, but vastly
exceed it, as the town has already
done in the Liberty loans The-can-
vassers for the Red Cross drive are:
Flat Swamp, Misses Shephard; Greg
ory's Orchard, Miss Jennie Lynch;
| Head of the Meadows, Miss Hattie
Northrop; Hopeweu, Mrs. Marion
Williams; Huntingtown. Mrs. John
Gilbert; Lands End, Miss Edith Peck;
Middle, H. c. Hubbell, Miss Charlotte
Minor, Miss Amy Frost and Miss
Anna McCarten; Middle Gate, Mrs
Michael Grove; Palestine, Miss Ruth
Pierce; South Center Mrs James
Farrell and Mrs. H. M. Greenman:
Taunton, Miss Jennie Honan; Lake
! George, Joseph Turner.
| The canvass for the second district
will be in charge of Mrs Wallace
Mitchell. Her assistants will be as
follows: Sandy Hook, Mrs. George
F. Taylor; Pootatuck, Mrs. Charles
Pea1e; Berkshire, Mrs H. G. Warner;
Walnut Tree Hill, Mrs. William
Egan; Botsford Hill, Harry Schopick;
| Grays Plain and Halfway River,
George Clark; Hanover, Miss Flor
ence Glover; Mile Hill, Mrs. John
Carlson.
Arthr Beard has gone to Bridgeport
for a month, called there by the in
sistent persuasions of the contracting
firm who formerly employed him as
boss mason. The last call for soldiers
sorely depleted the working force of
the builders. and their appeal for
help came to Newtown and was re-
sponded to by their co-worker.
Curnel Beard, a machinist employed
in Bridgeport, is now committing
daily from Sandy Hook.
Miss Dorothy James of Hawleyvil1e
was given birthday surprise at the
Newtown Inn parlors on last Friday
evening, rendered by her high school
associates. Music, games and refresh
ments were enjoyed by all. After
gifts and fluctuations were bestowed
on Miss James, dancing took up the
rest of the evening. The mothers of
the young people having the party IN
charge acted as patronesses.
John ~Donlon has taken position
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