The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-07
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER

Newtown, Apr. 7.-tSpecIaI to The Tim sFarmer) - Lieutenant James Blake, lately returned from France, arrived at his home from Camp NIer- Tit, N. J., Thursday evening.
 Mrs. N. J. DTiscon Of Cedar Cliff cottage has gone to Philadelphia, Pt for a few days visit. Her son. Will Ham of the 18th division Joined her in New York and accompanled her on the trip.
 Frank Tilson of Sandy Hook re- turned from Camp Upton on Wednes- day.
 The April meeting of the Elimen- tary schools teachers took place at the High school building, Friday aft ernoon. Miss May Eagan of Sandy Hook gave an exhibition with pupils In song. Misses Gladys Campbell, Natalie Kiernan, and Bessie Lock- wood of the senior department and Hannah Shaeffer of the Junior de- partment rendered their parts very credita ply.
 Contractor Neils Martin and helpers are moving the building on the bou- Ievard formerly market to the rear of his property and will use 1t for work shop in future.
 
 in town removing limbs Of trees tang led up in the telegraph and tele- phone wires and also removing dan gerous-y broken limbs from several of the tall trees.
 Miss Catherine Cavanaugh, nurse, is quite i'll at her home on the bou1e- yard. ea
 Dr. and Mrs. N. J. Mclaughlin were members of a party who went to New Haven Tuesday to hear John Mccormack, the famous tenor at Woolsey Hall.
 Several High school students went to Bridgeport to see Hamlet, played at a theatre there. MT. !. J. Smith
 took the party in his car.
 Town Clerk and Judge of Probate 1 Oscar Pizschler has taken the in iative in true American sport in the matter of furnishing individual ser vice medals to returned soldiers. He volunteers $20.O0 for a start of a fund l to provide them. From circulars re- 1 ceived by him the estimated cos: | would be about $1.T5 each, and as many cities and towns have already i adopted the plan it appeals to many | as a really acceptable idea. It is ] hoped some other loyal citizens or or l ganjzations will follow Mr. Pitzsch- l ler's generous example and furnish ! She necessary amount gratuiously.
 This week will he devoted to school 1 visiting elementary teachers of town. l Each day three or more schools will 1 be given a, holiday and the teachers 1 an opportunity to visit any school of 1 her choice preferably a normal or | model school Teachers will not be l obliged to. make up this visiting day | on Saturday, as has been the case l when a,,igned to visit the model 1 school of Newtown.
 Many friends of Mrs. NJ. D. Beers | of Sandy Hook syrnpathize with her l on the loss of her mother. Mrs. Frank l P. Curtis. who died in Monroe, and whose funeral occurred Friday at l
 D. nl., from her late home. Rev. MT | T7fbbaIs of St Johns Sandy Hook of | iciating. Jnterment was in Berkshire | cemetery.
 l Red Cross chapter Of Newtown held l two work days this week owing to l the demand for hospital garments 1 which came from New York via i Bridgeport. Plenty of work yet re- mains and is likely to as Red Cross work was if anything increased with i the return of soldiers to home hos pitaIs for treatment. Refugee work 1 requires earnest effort from now on ] and home workers as well as those
 who attend meetings are urged to re- 1