The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-07
The Churches Doing Splendid Work.

prisoner it is alleged was one of a trio of robbers who played havoc with the potato fields, poultry yards and 1 cattle herds of farmers in Easton, Brookfield and NeWtown, working | nights by the aid of automobiles, and storing their loot in a rock-bound retreat on the Lillis farm about three i miles from Hawleyville. In their fast ness were found three or four auto | mobiles, and various parts of cars. which the thieves had deXterously l shifted so that the looks of the ma |. chimes were so altered as to be at l first glance unrecognizable even to l the owner. The gang was rounded 1 up by Sheriff Morris D. Beers of San. 1 dy Hook Constable Hurd and Captain Bradley and aids of Danbury Not | withstanding this formidable array Of 1 guardians of the law two of the men 1 escaped into the woods They were Kranz and Boughton, both of Dan- i bury, so Wildman, the third man,
 who was captured told in Court. AL l though good descriptions of Kranz 1 and Boughton were sent abroad to | chiefs of police a year ago nothing | transpired till a few days ago when
 Kranz ran afoul of the registration
 laws, and some U. s. officer tipped off l Sheriff Beers. The sheriff and con-
 stable c. B. Johnson went to Long Isl
 and City Tuesday night and Wednes- day nabbed Krank at his machine in
 an airoplane plant in that city. He
 was brought to Newtown and lodged
 in the Newtown lookup. Kranz has
 a mother and sister in Bridgeport and
 was well dressed and looked pros
 porous No trace of Boughton has
 been found, and WiIdman is at liber-
 ty.
 James Betts, a New York, lawyer, is spending his vacation with his sister
 Miss Anna May Betts of Sandy Hook
 MT. and Mrs. Hermon Opp and sons
 of Sandy Hook are spending the week
 in New York City.
 Mrs. Griffin P Lillis of Dayton St.
 entertained Mrs. Thomas Lillis ot
 Danbury Wednesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Leo Braun and chil.
 dren of New Haven are visiting Mrs
 M. J. Kelly and family.
 ! Miss Susie Cavanauagh, formerly ar
 operator at Newtown Telephone Cen.
 tral office is now private operator a
 the Ashcroft Mfg. Co.,, in Bridgeport. |, Misses Gladys Cooper and Carsent
 Newman of Danbury and Dorothy Philips of Woodman have been guest.
 of Miss Clarissa Leonard. They at , tended the dance at Newtown Inr Tuesday evening given in honor O. | Mics r1 h1-
 William A. Leonard.
 Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ludington O Sandy Hook had as guests their so1 William and family of Gaylordsvill, ,,' for several days this week.
 Mrs. J. B. Nichols and children wer,
 visitors in the Park City this week. Miss Amy Bantill will accept a cler
 ical position in Waterbury. Miss Ban } till taught at Head of the Meado7 district school last year. A party of young people from San
 dy Hook enjoyed a theatre party a l Waterbury on Monday evening. The, } made the trip by auto.
 Mrs. M. J. Kelly and son are spend f ing the week in Bridgeport visitin. Y relatives.
 MISS Dora SrlSlk IS employed as .; y stenographer in the Locomobile Co. o
 Bridgeport. Miss SIrisik commute s daily.
 Michael Kilbride has taken up worl 8 at the Remington Arms Go. 0 T Bridgeport "
 = Constable Thomas Carlson watche :. all day Sunday for pleasure bent mo s torists in Newtown. He renorts +b . passage both. north and south-boun /. of 139 cars from a. m to D. n, Q the drivers of which were able to giy