The Newtown bee., 1889-02-08
Adirsss cfMr Stanlas.

| Benediction.
| Address Of Mr. Staples.
| My dear fellow citizens. ladies and gentle
men Let us rejoice that divine goodness per
mits us to meet again on this occasion, it
being my SSth birthday and the fifth time of
our meeting in this house. These five meet
| ings naturally might have occurred after my
decease. When first provided for the build
ing of this 90 years ago, designed it to be
done by my successors. 1 certainly never
thoughtof these commentators being heaped
upon me, although it may have that appear
ance. We are Rdmonished by the Divine
Psalmist, who said, Turn away mine eyes
from beholding vanity" We all know the
damage resulting from the praise of our
friends and when we become old the greater
the danger.
| Your presence here to-day and formerly, all
| goes to show your esteem and approval, con-
sequently how can but feel proud to meet
you. You will please forgive my vanity.
We have here to-day Il specimen of the rising
generation. This school is truly dear to me,
it Is almost the highest aim of my earthly
ambition. rejoice to think there has been
wonderful Improvement in this rising gener
alton the last Ave years. Westport should
have had a high school so years ago. The
constant sending of our children out of town
to school and the removal of many families
out of town for the want of high school has
led to this meeting to-day.
My friends will allow me to further show
my vanity by referring to my design 20
years ago. The locating this house was made
definite from looking down the beautiful
reach of the Saugatuck between here and the
depot. Where can you find n superior situa-
ton tor n high school. My dear young friends
Ia ia
studies be civil and friendly TO each other,
always decent and mannerly, love and obey
your teachers who have done much for
you, study to know how You can most aid
them in lessening their labors and be res
: olute in your studies in order to give the
school IL character unsurpassed in this coun-
T try. Always remember if your great aim Is to
do good our Supreme Ruler will aid MS In
being useful and happy here and hereafter
And now let me say to each and all OF you
present here to day, rejoice to see you ant
can think of nothing more appropriate thar
: 10 quote the words OF Mr. Lincoln, swift
, malice towards none, with charity for all
with firmness in the right God gives us IL
, see the right following these simple rule
Y will make all happy"
r During the address of congratalatior
e by Claiming Harris, he presented M
Il Staples, on behalf of the school, with
t handsome parlor lamp, whose light !
a equal to that Of 80 candles.
l. After the people had gone, Mr. Staple
walked briskly up to his home, where
"a BEE reporter found him, little later
70 apparently not at all wearied by the eS
W ertions of the day. He is in exceller
IS health and says that he has had br
4 three serious attacks of sickness in hi
d life. One was in 1926, when typhus fl
rs yer seized him; in 1916, he suffered fo
in nearly a year with erysipelas, which fiji
to ally left him so deaf as to require am ca
- trumpet. Again in 1868, he was attacl
n ed by pneumonia. Since then,he has e.
as joyed uninterrupted good health. i
ut has worn glasses for about % years, b.
he his eyes give him no pain and he can res
as for hours at time. lie is of simp
hit habits, retiring at or 10 and arising
es 5 in Summer and In Winter, atten,
n regularly to business and visits Ne
in York twice week. He makes it q poi
IL to walk two or three miles each da
no Since his terrible sickness in 1916, VIII
at his constitution underwent an emit
nd change, he has taken great care with
mt diet. For nearly year, he was fore
he to live almost entirely on bread and "
IRIS ter and he has eaten scarcely any butt
nd since. OF cheese, however, he is We
ed fond and says that it is an aid to dige'
lon. For breakfast, he usually has,
Mr. Winter, little meat, with the old fas
Id toned pancakes and molasses; in Su
les mer, he substitutes bread for the cak'
lid He drinks tea altogether. For dinn'
Pile fish or meat, ham or eorned beef, chick
ion once week, with plain pies or pudding
nv. he also drinks cider at dinner, besides
ich tea. His supper is very simple, usua
by bread and tea. Cheese he eats at LEI
ort twice day.
he His chief pride Is, OF course, the Slap
one High School. Besides the large 81
ga which represents the first cost Of
ght building, he pays about $1,000 year
ug- maintaining the school, besides inciden
Ugh expenses OF from 800 to $500 INC
ire. There il no established fund, but, at
its death, the school viii have ssomethin
the Messrs Tufts, Mnnson and Cross e
onl- remained 4 year st the school and