The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-26
VIEWPOINT

Special to The Times-Farmer.)
 Newtown, Aug. 26-The barn of Isreal GoIdstein on Brushy Hill was destroyed by fire during the terrible thunder and lightning storm of Sun day night It is reported that MT. Goldstein carried insurance to partly cover the loss. The ferceness of the storm and distance made it iml possible to secure otherwise willing help and the barn was a ruin in a remarkable short space ef time after being struck Hay and oats were destroyed but no cattle were lost, for tunately. T
 Telephone wires were very much disturbed and lot of extra work caused by the length and severity of the storm.
 Martin Kelly returned to his home in Sandy Hook from the Danbury hos pital where he was taken following the accident to him by an automo- bile striking him while at work on the state road. He is recovering nicely and will soon be about as usual.
 Mrs. M. Mcclure of Sandy Hook is spending a few days in South Nor ] walk.
 Miss Helen Kinery is a guest this week of Miss Margaret Carroll of ! Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Fred Lockwood spent Monday | in the Park City.
 | F. Muller and Michael Haugh were in Bridgeport on Monday. Miss Mabel Lockwood is spending a vacation with relatives in the Park l City.
 On Sunday the funeral of John l Keane occurred in Sandy Hook, com | ing by automobile cortege from l Bridgeport MT. Keane died in Pas | saic. N. J., where he has resided for a number of years. He was native ! of Ncwtown, son of the late James and Myer Keane. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Joseph Dayton of ! Bethel and one brother, Stephen | Keane of this town. 1nterment was l in Berkshire cemetery.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Harris of Sandy Hook announce the engagement of ltbeir daughter Dorothy to Gordon lGale, only son of Dr. and Mrs. Frank h. Gale. formerly of Newtown. now leummering at Prince Edwards Island lThe marriage will take place in the carly fall MT. Gale is a graduate Ot
 Wesleyan College. class of 1919. Miss Harris is a graduate of Newtowr High school and very popular among
 the young people of town. Many
 friends of both extend congratula tions.
 Sergeant Major Clifford of Bridge port has been a guest of his aunt
 Mrs. A. F. Harris.
 The case of the. Rave family who
 sued w Erickson for damages re ceived in an auto accident of Angus on the state road was postponed un
 til Friday. August %, in Justice Me Carthy's court.
 Labor Day program at tine Ncwtowr Country club will include: Sportin: events, finals in August tourna ment matched team play explained by Dr ; Charles H. Peck and President W. T
 Cole: driving contests for the men and approaching and putting contest for the ladies. Luncheon, I2:20 to T m. Reservations must he made D, } Friday, 29th inst. Sophie of Sophie l Tea Room will cater. There will he.
 drawing of lockers for the balance O
 the year. including the season of 1920 3 lockers being rented stocked" l Pine Grove Park on Sunday after
 noon presented a scene of interes
 and unequalled enthusiasm at tn
 baseball game between Oakville ant
 Sandy Hook teams. NOtwithstandin
 that Oakville was victorious the h0m
 folks are looking forward to a return
 game Oakville fans gave their boy
 a rousing cheer of encOura -cmen
 and came out in large numbers.