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The Water Pollution Control Authority is recommending a $13 million sewer project for parts of the borough, Sandy Hook, and Taunton Pond area despite two town officials’ warnings that cost estimates for the plan are too low. Many of the residents who attended the hearing told the WPCA to “stop dragging its feet” and to take advantage of federal funding before it’s too late.

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The plan for a computerized town library is right on schedule according to Librarian Janet Woycik who says that all the Cyrenius H. Booth Library needs now is a corps of volunteers to work the computers. The monumental task of conversion will be done by volunteers who will be asked to donate several hundred hours a week to the project. The volunteers will be responsible for entering the names of all books, periodicals and patrons into the computer’s database along with that of other participating libraries.

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The repair of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system at Newtown High School is on hold until a proposal can be made to the Newtown Board of Education which will include exact figures for the repairs. Money for the work is 53 percent reimbursable by the state, but the approximately $56,000 has to be put up-front before the work can be done and reimbursement made.

 

August 21, 1959

After many weeks of preparation, everything is in readiness for the St Rose Centennial Bazaar, to be held on the parish grounds on Church Hill Road, starting Monday, August 24, and continuing through Saturday, August 29. Residents of Newtown and surrounding towns are cordially invited to attend, and all will be assured of a good time.

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The Dodgingtown General Store, formerly owned by Frank Benjamin, Jr, has been purchased by Charles Bazarian of Danbury. Grand opening is this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The Dodgingtown General Store will feature Grade A-1 Swifts Prime Meats and Premier and White Rose food products.

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As Connecticut faces its worst polio year since 1955, the Fairfield County Chapter of the National Foundation reported recently that it has spent a total of $21,536.87 since 1952 for the care and rehabilitation of seven polio patients in Newtown, Bethel, and Danbury. Willis Tomlinson, Newtown chapter chairman, urged residents to donate to the special campaign for funds to meet the crisis.

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Saturday will be Red Gladioli Day at the Edmond Town Hall. As has been the custom for many years, the Board of Mangers will place a handsome bouquet in the Memorial Room, in tribute to the late Miss Mary Elizabeth Hawley. August 22, 1857 was the date of her birth, and she was Newtown’s greatest benefactress. For that reason, the tribute is most appropriate.

August 17, 1934

A sad case of drowning took place, Monday afternoon, at Riverside, on Lake Zoar, when a little boy three years old, Mark Keyes Howe, attired in a bathing suit, in some way slipped into the water, which was four feet deep at that point, and was drowned. A young lady, Edith Sommers, passing near, saw the body in the water and called to some boys on the beach, who dived and brought the little body to the shore.

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YOU DO NOT have to learn new methods to cook electrically. Electricity simply brings an easier, cleaner, safer way to prepare your favorite recipes. There is no flame to dry out the natural and tasty juices. Electric heat is as clean as electric light, no devitalizing odor or dangerous fumes. The Owner of a UNIVERSAL Electric Range will never have to scour the bottom of a pan. One cent per person, per meal is now the average cost of electricity for electric cooking.

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Rev W.G. Wright, rector of Trinity church, was the victim of an auto accident at New Milford Sunday afternoon, when an auto agent ran into his car. Mr Wright was somewhat bruised. The car was pretty well damaged. The party driving the car which went into him, was arrested.

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A bullet from a high-powered rifle shot a horse belonging to J.C. Lewis the other day. The horse was feeding in the pasture near the pond and it is thought some hunter unintentionally fired the shot and killed the animal. There is altogether too much careless shooting around the Hattertown pond, especially with rifles as the bullets go such a long distance.

 

August 20, 1909

Our neighborhood, Half Way River, has some excitement over a cow being shot, one Sunday not long ago. But where are all the officers or our strict laws to allow rifles and deadly weapons to be carried, especially on Sunday? The man feels the loss of the cow very keenly. Although the cow is not dead, she has shrunk about one-half of her milk and he thinks it will be some time before she gets over it, if she ever does. The owner of the cow thinks people should be more careful about shooting, especially on Sunday.

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CAT CATCHES A WEASEL Lands It on The Bed of Her Mistress C.N. Harang went to Bridgeport last week, to shine up some of his property and while gone there was some excitement at home. They have a pet cat, “Teddy,” a great hunter. Feeling so proud of all the game he catches he shows it to her. He climbed the back roof and went into her room and on the bed with his game. He went off the bed in a hurry. The weasel ran into one of Mr Harang’s shoes. The mistress caught it up and threw it out of the window. One of the neighbors was called and told to kill whatever it was. “Teddy” gets extra praise as she saved a good many chickens.

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A party of High school boys, with principal Curtis E. Cook as chaperone, have been camping out on the banks of the Housatonic in Hanover. They have had a fine time and a fair catch of fish.

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The recital by the pupils of Mrs J.W. Gordon at the Town hall, Friday night, brought out a large audience, who enjoyed the excellent program presented. The program was above the average of performances of this nature, and held the attention of the audience till the close.