The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-12


sisted in it will make the work of
future recruiting harder for the gov
eminent. 4 word to the wise should
be sufficient.
st. Johns Guild held an afternoon
tea, Friday, at the home of Mrs. H.
H. Oppe, Sandy Hook. 1t was a de-
lightful occasion, and fair sum was
realized for the guild. Master Baird
Pitzschles sang some childish ditties
which were roundly applauded.
o son was born Feb. 4 to Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Campbell of Sandy
Hook; also a son, the same day to Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Woicebowskie Of
South Center district.
Rev. Timothy J. Lee of the Con-
gregational church OBLIGATED at the
marriage of Wesley Peck to Miss
Louise Mary Doubret, Wednesday,
| Feb. 9, at the Congregational church.
| The groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John R. Peck of South Center and
| the bride is the daughter of Mrs
| Doubret of Botsford.
Miss Edith Northrop of Sugar street
was married to Robert G. Shoemaker
| VI L ulIduelpLleb- iOGC. O1' III {, ny
Rev. George Paine of New Haven.
| The marriage return was filed in the
office of Oscar Pitzschler, register of
vital statistics, this week.
The annual meeting of the Farmers
Dairy Co. of Bridgeport, was held
last week at the town hall, Newtown.
The following board of directors
was elected: H. A. COburn, Of
Bridgeport; J. A Sherwood of Eas-
| ton; George Mckay, of Danbury;
| Judge w c. johnson, of Newtown;
Ambrose Hurd, of Monroe; Ely Green
blatt, of Newtown. The officers elect
| ed were: H. c. Coburn, president;
J. T. Sherwood, vice president; Geo.
| Mckay, secretary and treasurer.
The vaudeville show by the Dodg-
| ingtown Fire Company at the Town
Hall Friday night for the benefit of
! the NewtoWn branch of the Red Cross
was a fine success. A. E. Bevans is
host in himself and the following
program was enjoyed:
Act /, George Bevans and COM
pany. Act ? AL Bevans and chorus,
Act 8, r. Chritopher, the musical
| Rube Act I, Al Bevans, cartoon
drawing and illustrated songs. Act
| 6, Writes, Abrams and Andrews, in
war pictures. Act Z, Al Bevans, VEN
triloquist Act 8 Bennett and He
kok, songs.
Newtown, Feb. 12- Dodgingtownr
| the little hamlet of a little more than
a score of dwellings, a school house
and a population of about six scores
| the limelight of the ration in the
thel imelight of the nation in the
near future if the Investigations of
! agents of a national civic body are
realized. Twice or thrice in a gener-
alton before 1910 the population of
the community had changed its char
acter and had taken on the aspect OF
deserted farms and ranshacEle
dwellings only a handful of
the original jewellers remaining. Each
new contingent would stay few
| years, exploiting the farm and homes
and then vanish to be succeeded by
a new cron of shiftless incumbents
who left the domiciles and holdings
more hopeless than before. The com
munity became an eyesore to all
passersby up to 1910. Then the re-
| juvenation era came along. A new
| element of people took possession of
the village homes and nearby farms,
fences were repaired. dwelling
houses made spick and span, painters
and carpenters located here and a
I general ir of thrift and comfort soon
renaiscent village, is being inves-
REMINISCENT village, isb eng inves-
| tigated and they have found that the
/ causes for the transformation. There
are few changes in property, and, the
| people who came here a decade ago
retain their homes and have developed
a strong attachment for their COM
munity and display great civic pride
! in the up-keep of This thriving New
| England hamlet. What has caused
/ the change? Not the school, not the
! church, but the establishment of
fire company. the erection of a COM
modious hall which serves admirably
as community center where every
community activity is encouraged.
! They hold dances, muslcales, vaude-
vile and" movies entertainments
with "a band to enliven every gather
| ing. and their efforts are patronized
by everyone in the hamlet and from
the surrounding country during the
winter. In summer outdoor picnics
concerts and other forms of amuse-
ments. are frequently given Every