The Newtown bee., 1888-06-22
wooDBURY.

The strike of the bridge builders at Hell Hollow district is declared off.
 Judge Huntington has been improving our village parks by causing the trees to be trimmed. Our main street is excelled in shade trees by no other within our knowledge.
 About 150 dogs have been registered. Seven hundred more are to follow. if the law is obeyed and our vigorous town of ficers are likely to see that it is. The law allows no free trade in dog exemption. Seven dollars is the penalty for disobe- dience.
 Charles Porter, colored, who was known as the colonel of the colored reg iment which used to hold it's annual mus ters at Oxford, died at Seymour poor house, some two years ago. He worked for many years for the late Judge Thom- as Bull and was trusted and faithful servant. Mrs H. W. Shove, daughter of the judge, has lately caused monument to be erected to his memory. Messrs Birch and Crane made long stay in Canada in their quest for live stock.
 Mrs Ruth Porter of Waterbury was a visitor at Dr H. W. Shove's, last week. Mrs J. w. Nichols and Miss Maria Minor have returned from their visit to Massachusetts.
 o. E. Cartwright's father is very ill at his home in West Cornwall. MT Cart wright has been in attendance on him for some time.
 The Children's day services in the sev- eral churches have been very interesting | and well attended. The ladies of the NJ. E. church were to give a strawberry and ice cream festival at Town Hall on the 20th. | The citizens memorial committee have made full arrangements for fair and benefit of Philo M. Trowbridge. post, G. A. R.
 The Woodbury library association is in good running order again.
 Mrs A. N. Lewis, wife of Rev A. N Lewis, rector of the Episcopal church ir Westport, with her daughter, visited friends in Woodbury and were at the Parker House over Sunday. Mrs Lewis is daughter of the late Judge Phelps and and Phelpses, who are descendants O1 Rev John Rutgers Marshall, founder o1 St. Paul's Episcopal church, were pres ent in full force at the church, last week Sunday. It was at the house of Rev Nil Marshall that the first Episcopal bishop of Connecticut was elected. The house is still in good repair, having been reno 1 vated by ex-Senator Horace D. Curtiss One of the clergy who was present al the election of the bishop scratched tht date of that event on pane of glass il a window. That pane was accidental, broken few years ago.
 In our last letter we gave the respons, of pr G. H. Atwood, the Dean of our DO etic band. We append the response O D. c. Somers, the poet laureate of ou historic valley:
 wOODBURY POETS. Come, Muse, with thy sweet magic tongue, Call up those bards, who once have sung, | From hill and valley, glen and plain,- | We fain would hear their songs again. | "Reub Walker" with his goose-quill pen, | Wrote grand "Old South-Parting Amen" l Since, Stoddard, Wecuppemean son, | Sung of rare deeds, that's in her done. | Mid wars alarms and patriot fears | We had one solace-poet Beers. | His verses all were full of fire, l His Christian name was Zachariah. Of Nonnewaug some half a score | Have acknowledgements less, some more,- l But none could give so fine n tit As Cothren-he is sure to hit | Then Bacon of centennial fame Gave honor to that ancient name. l Whateer he wrote was good indeed, | Just what our people love to read | A ready writer, full of pith, We have in Mrs E. l.. smith, | While the temperance bard of Quiet Lane
 Proves always worthy of her name. | fO fie