The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-12
OUR NEWTOWN
news letter
Especial to The Times.)

Especial to The Times.)
NewtoWn, Feb. 12-Newtown has
suffered a great loss by the death of
that sterling citizen, John T. Kean, of
Zoar district, last week Since early
youth he has been a resident of New
town and by his long life of untiring
industry had built up a competency as
well as gained the good will of all. He
was progressive farmer, and as
early as 1880 saw the posi- bilities of
dairying and was one of the organ
iZers of the old Farmers association
of NeWtown land a pioneer in this
branch of farming, while not ne
glecting the business of general farm
ing, always raising his own grain for
his stock, thus making milk produc-
ton pay. He was an expert road and
bridge worker, and with his outfit was
always ready to respond to the town s
needs in these operations in every
emergency. He was a Democrat in
politics, but always received the con-
sideration of every board of town Of
ficials, because of his trustworthiness
in all business affairs. He was So
years of age and is survived by his
wife, three sons, Daniel J. and Ste
phen Keane, Newtown; Austin Keane
Ridgefield; Margaret, Mary and Anna
Keane of Sandy Hook. The funeral
took place from st. Roses church.
Friday, Rev. George T. Sinnott, rec
tor, officiating. The deceased was d
lifelong communicate of the church.
Samuel Schaeffer, a gunner on the
| Tra14 h N Tnnnoatio1,t 4O
his ship after a short furlough spent
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
Schaeffer of Sandy Hook.
Philip Yawman, employed by the
Birkenbine Construction Co., at the
Zoar Bridge dam, has been off duty
for a few days owing to a severe grip
cold.
Richard Egan and Michael Kilbride
were on jury duty in Bridgeport last
week, while R. H. Beers and A. C.
Macarthur performed the same duties
in the Common Pleas Court, Civil Side
in Danbury.
Concerning the prolonged severe
cold weather of this winter, Mrs Ezra
l.. Johnson, aged 81, says that it has
no parallel in her memory and that
TIE WlulGI VI 1JlI-lo, III SI IIldIh d
new record of severity for this Sec
| ton of Western Connecticut.
The war supper at Trinity Guild
rooms, Thursday night, was a spon-
| taneous outburst of our townspeopIe
in a noble cause,-that of responding
to the appeal of Surgeon DR.. Charles
H. Peck for clothing for the naked
children of France, round about the
sector where his hospital unit is sta
| toned
Over 5000 was cleared, which
amount will be utilized at once by the
| committee of ladies headed by Mrs
E. B. Allen, according to the wishes
| of DR.. Peck. The assemblage at the
| supper represented all classes OF citi-
zens, and wholesouled companionship
marked the intercourse of all partici-
| pants during the evening. Newtown
j never got together before with such
unanimity, and the affair has drawn
| the community together as no other
| affair before has done. Newtown is
back of every effort of those at the
front in this war for the preservation
of human liberty the world over and
| the mitigation of suffering in the wal
area.
Most of the educators of Newtown
who note the effect upon the youths
under their charges by the reading
| and recital of the atrocities, barbar-
ism and uncomfortable deeds of the
Germans in this heIlish war depre-
cate the public addresses of speakers
/ at patriotic gatherings detailing these
| horrors The effect is generally ba
and should be desisted from. Another
criticism is directed against the Gus
tom of exploiting the hardships of the
| draftees in the environments here and
simplifying the horrors of life in the
| trenches cover there before the
mothers who have sent their loved
ones to the front and whose anxieties
are already sufficiently acute without
being narrowed by some returned
thoughtless 'expounder of personal ex-
Iperiences on the firing lines If per-