The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-03
flUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
Especial to The Tfmesl

The third death within week oc- cured from the effects of influenza Tuesday, Starr Benedict of Palestine who suffered from the illness for sev- eral weeks, and was thought to be recovering took a relapse and died in 0 few hours. The funeral occurred Thursday from the home of his par ents, MT. and Mrs. Harlow Benedict, with interment In the village Ceme- tery. Besides his parents the de-
 three young children.
 The Jonathan GIee club composed
 of Newtown people and Bridgeport residents who were born in Newtown
 to the number of 250 kept open house
 New Years eve at the Newtown Inn.
 Proprietor James E. Corbett, also a
 NewtoWn bred man, gave the free use
 of his establishment and in every
 way assisted the committee in the duty of host upon the occasion. Danc-
 ing, for which the Dodgingtown or
 chestra furnished the music, was the chief pleasure. A few minutes be-
 fore midnight to the darkened halls,
 ''Auld Lang Syne,' was sung follow ed by the New Years march in cos
 tune participated in by over 100
 couples. A buffet lunch was serv- ed including hot coffee to all. The ! dance resumed and the last couples
 left the floor as the sun rose over the eastern hills. These returned to ! Bridgeport by train. The capable of ! ficers and committee include some well known people in the associated 1 towns: OffiCers-PTesident John w. Gordon, Bridgeport; vice president, Raymond Carroll, Newtown; secre- tery, John O'Nen, Sandy Hook; trea- surer, Francis M. Keane, Botsford. Reception committee, Chairman . Mrs. J. W. Gordon, Bridgeport; New town: Misses Ina Driscon, Florence Gaffney, Margaret Colgsn, Maude ! Blacknan, Margaret Grove, Miss Amy Bantle, Daisy Conger, Alice Samm1s; Bridgeport: Misses Marian Dubee, | May Corbett, Elizabeth Smith, Ella | McMahon, Abbie Coughlin, Ida Boi- nay, Lillian Lyman Catherine No | Ian.
 A. E. Beyans of Newtown, and
 Robert Sinclair of Monroe, are slated
 as messengers in the legislature of 1919, to represent Fairfield county.
 They have been also vised by the
 state organization of the dominant party. MT. Beyans was the Incum- 1 bent in the legislature of 1917 also. The state engineers condemned the concrete bridge across the Woodbury ! river near Bennett's bridge last week after thorough inspection. The rail road people have been ordered to
 tear down the work and start over
 again.
 P. F. Sullivan of Danbury has talk
 en a position at the Newtown Inn ! Cafe.
 Miss Agnes Delaney and Miss Kathryn Whalen of Bridgeport were
 over the holiday guests of Mrs. J.
 ID. Corbett at the Newtown Inn. Cosey Corner cottage held open house New Years day, and many Bridgeport friends enjoyed the hos
 pitauty of the host Mir. Jean Peck
 William Egan, the Sandy Hook
 merchant received two cars of coal
 this week on the way since August | This consignment makes the local fuel market easier.
 Thomas Youngs of New Milford is
 securing the property rights of aibut- , ting land on the Housatonic river in the vicinity of Rabbits bridge for the new dam of the Conn. Power and i Light company to be chartered this ! winter by the legislature. With this