The Newtown bee., 1888-06-15
MONROE.
Winton B. Lanphear has put in about II acres of ensilage corn.

MONROE.
 Winton E. Lanphear has put in about II acres of ensilage corn.
 The fourth year of work at Hazel Hall closed May 3l. The school has number ed more pupils, this year, than ever be- fore. No class being ready for gradu- atiOn, the closing exercises were not | elaborate, but, if any of the friends of | Hazel Hall had been present. they would | have been welcomed and we'll entertain | ed. A special number of the school pa | per, Our News Record, was prepared for | the occasion. It gave brief survey of the years work, each pupil contributing an article on some study or group of studies. Miss May Wales was editor and furnished an interesting editorial. Next followed compositions by the 10 mem bers of the rhetoric class, as follows: My Walk to School,'' Miss Jessie NJ. Wheeler;' ''The Queens of England" Sam 5. Hurd; ''I'he Trials of Vacation," Merwin w. Johnson; "Famous English Battles,'' John $. Hurd; 1.-The Queens of England,'' Ambrose s. Hurd; ''Three Cheers for Vacation.'' Miss Elma B. Stevens; stThe Queens of England" Miss T. May Wales; ''The Trials of Vaea- tion,'' Miss Edith T. Wheeler; "Famous English Battles," Edwin c. Shelton; s',rhe Trials of Vacation," Miss Jennie NJ. Burr. All were we'll written; those of Misses Elma Stevens, Edith .ssVheeler and Jennie Burr were especially enter taining. Reports from the teachers of the standing in various classes, also in department and punctuality, were given and the exercises wound up with the his tory game. At l o'clock, d rather irreg- ular procession of lads and lasses, heav- fly laden with chairs and piles of books, was seen merrily vending their way homeward to enjoy well-earned vaca- tion. The Roll of Honor. The standing of only few classes has been recorded. First rank in department: Miss Jennie NJ. Burr, 999; Miss Elma B. Stevens, 99; Miss Jessie M. Wheeler, 9S.4; Edwin l c. Shelton, 97.9; Miss Hattie c. Hurd, l 97.7. Highest rank in punctuality: Miss Edith F. Wheeler, 99.9; Miss Dasie J. l Seeley, 99.S; Miss Jennie NJ. Burr, 99.S. Greatest number of perfect spelling les sons: John $. Hurd, Edwin c. shelton, Miss Jennie NJ. Burr. Highest rank ill English history examinations: Sam B. Hurd, 99.9. Highest rank in Physics ex- aminations: Ambrose $. Hurd, 99.2. First rank ill drawing, Robert l.. Colds borough. Prizes have been awarded to nine members of the Rhetoric class for reports of sermons.
 Rev Mir Hazeltine preached in Oxford, Sunday.
 Wilson N Hurd was home from She- ton, Sunday. .. ..
 Francis B. Hubbell, who has been at
 Hot Springs, Ark, is now with Mrs Docia
 Wakeley. MT Hubbell has placed $67a statue of himself in white bronze in the White Hills cemetery. He remembers
 that, on Fast day, 1927, the people o1 White Hills turned out and rolled a mon.
 ster boulder, 12 feet i'll diameter, down
 the hillside until it landed near Indian Well.
 About a half dozen papers arrive or Friday, but the Newtown BEE, adver
 tisements and all, is the first to be di
 gested.
 Alexander Burgess will handle James
 Burr's berries in the Naugatuck valley [ this season.
 F. D. Hollister is preparing for thre'
 quarters of an acre of strawberries.
 Mrs s. E. Nichols, who spares neithe i, time nor expense i'll beautifying he f grounds, always has tasty and attract
 i've yard.
 :. . Dr Nettleton finds dentist work here e Mrs H. D. Burr has returned agai g from Bridgeport.
 Albert Wheeler has shingled part c ' his barn.
 It E. M. Chaffey, who has been with Nil s- M. J. Moss, is now in Bridgeport.
 D. A. Nichols, ST, has been trouble
 by return of the swelling on his necl 2 2 The four-legged chicken hatched b q Postmaster Beach's poultry lived but {. few days.
 Mrs Goldsborough, Mintford and Al : nie were thrown from wagon, las o week, near Rufus Ways by the seat ul setting; fortunately bruises were til
 worst result.
 q Mrs Samantha French, who has kel .1 house for William B. Beardsley in Joel y ey Hollow, has gone to Bridgeport.
 W. Sherwood of Bridgeport is in Mi t- H. D. Burr's place.
 n. George ". Bennett, who is making r pounds of first class butter week, ;. building an addition 12x12 feet to cove r. the new creamer.
 Miss Maria Lane has been iA Haiserab health under the care of pr Stevens. i0 Mrs Mary E. French, who died at u " home of her mother, Mrs Lucius Lan lc was 5S years old. Her death was due It neuralgia of the heart,