The Newtown bee., 1879-02-18
THE CONCER

The closing entertainment of Custer Post G. A. k. Lecture Course was given ill Sanford's Hall, Thursday evening, in the presence of good audience, and heartily appreciated by all. The pro- gramme was an excellent one and was carried out we'll The Woodbury Brass Band volunteered their services and were present and played several of their best pieces. The lions of the evening were the following gentlemen composing the Temple Quartette of Bridgeport: Theo- dore Stone, 1st tenor; Il. Blood, Ed tenor {; Charles Wilmot, lst bass; George How ard, Ed bass; who sang several beautiful songs, and were repeatedly encored and recalled. These gentlemen were not en- tirely strangers, all having sang before a Newtown audience except MT. Wilmot, and he was present last Thursday in con- sequence of the death of Mr. Simon U. Rollins, who died quite suddenly Feb. 4th and was buried in his native city, Springfield, Mass, Feb. 9th. The death of this young member of Temple Guar tette cast i shadow upon those that re- mained, and came near causing them to decline coming to Newtown, and were it not for the securing of Mir. Wilmot they would have declined. Mr. Rollins was in Newtown the evening of the day that the public installation of the officers of Custer Post last Summer, and sang in the Methodist Church, Sandy Hook The writer saw MT. Rollins only a few days before his death and conversed with him, and it was with pleasure that MT. Rollins spoke of his expected visit to Newtown i; but sudden attack of diphtheria, ,silenced ill the brief space of three days, the sweet voice of him who in life made an agree able companion, loving friend and q promising citizen, whose death is felt and sincerely mourned by all who know him.
 To return to the concert and it's pleas ing associations, justice demands thnt we say that the closing of the Lecture Course was well done to the entire satis- faction of all. The dance, which was to be held after the concert, did not attract great many, and the few who joined in the dance, after enjoying themselves about two hours, left the hall and went to the Grand Central Hotel and partook of supper, as did also the members of the Woodbury Band and the Temple Quar- tette, the latter being the guests of Dr. Vile. The Doctor invited the Quartette to Sandy Hook on Friday, and took them around sightseeing, alter which they left for their home ill Bridgeport.
 We had almost forgot to mention that part of the programme ill which the Pie Eating Contest was named. The contest was between Chas H. Hall and Mills Congo. Hall won. Hall and Congo then bet that each had boy that could beat the other eating pie. Hall brought out Michael Carmody and Congo brought out Michael O'Dea. The hands of each were tied behind them. A piece of pic W IS placed ill chairs for each, and at the word one, two, three, the boys went to work. Halls boy won the S5 @. The olya '. I.I1 The members of the Post and lecture committee have, ill spite of many draw backs and disappointments, gave a series of entertainments that have given satis- faction to the patrons of the course, and with the experience of the past to guide them, it is to be hoped that there will be another course in due season.