The Newtown bee., 1889-04-19
STRATFoRD.
THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.

selected assortment of 2500 volumes. A E large proportion are, of course, works of | fiction, but this last purchase includes many volumes of solid and substantial | reading. To accommodate them, it is | necessary to put i'll new shelving, al- though the library room was already crowded. Rev Joel s. Ives, president of dream to see on some commanding site a tasteful and commodious building, erect ed by some wise, benevolent citizen of Stratford, for the exclusive use of the li- brary. Then, with the association wise- l ly endowed, the library and the town could work together for the mutual ben eft of both.
 The Stratford library association, or ganized in 1885, was built up on the ruins of book clubs which had fiourished for a brief time and then fallen by the way l side. When the association was formed, about HOO books were received from these clubs and from 200 to 300 have been added, each year. The presentquarters, opposite the post office, which have been occupied since 1886, are too small for eff fective work, but lack of funds prevents change at present. About 200 mem- bers have joined the association, but the membership fee is but $1 per year and the receipts, even when supplemented by entertainments, are not sufficient for the work in hand. New members are warm ly welcomed and it is hoped that large number will be received during the year, that the annual report may show de- cided gain and thus cheer the hearts of the faithful officers, many of whom have served since the organization. They are President, Rev Joel s. Ives; vice presi- dent, George W. Fairchild; secretary,
 Edwin k. Hall; treasurer, Frank E. Sam
 mis; executive committee, H. H. Jud-
 son, Robert H. Russell, James T. Rich- , ards, Mrs Frank H. Allen, Mrs William
 B. Coggswell, Mrs Howard J. Curtis,
 Miss Jennie Smith.
 R. H. Russell is the new president o1 the Stratford Cemetery association and 7 Nathan Wells secretary and treasurer
 At Saturdays annual meeting of the as
 sociation, A. Wilcoxson, George H. Spall
 Ro'!ert G. Curtis, F. J. Beardsley, Ezrs , Whiting, Stiles Judson, J. W, Thompson R. H. Russell were elected directors
 The cemetery will be enlarged at Ght c south end and an assessment of $1 pc
 rod laid.
 V John c. Kohlar is driving for Phil,
 Osborne.
 V Seats in the Methodist church wer
 rented, Monday.
 t Fast day services in the Congregation
 al church at II m.
 I'll Capt Sutton Green has been laid U
 with an injured knee. . Hon F. A. Benjamin is one of the ger
 eral committee for the centennial c
 Washington's inauguration in New orl
 Capt Nate Clark proved his right t d the title of champion shadder. He nc
 only caught the first Housatonlc rive ., shad of the season, but captured 19 bi
 ones, Saturday.
 Definite action in regard to the soldier
 monument will probably be taken at tn n (Friday) evenings meeting of the Vetel
 ans association. Nothing has yet bee
 done and it is possible that plans may
 entirely changed. Many townspeopl q oppose the Democratic flag pole site an 3, speak heartily in favor of Academy Hil d If placed on the hill, the monumer }, would not be so prominent, but would | ia more commanding and the surrounding n- would be far different. A beautiful law g already and walks could easily be lai n- out. A site must be chosen soon, hoy ar ever, for the monument cannot be con l. pleted before October, if not commence IS immediately.
 7. Special Easter services will be held ' the Congregational church, Sunda.
 Easter music and an appropriate sermo v will be given in the morning and q SC T vice entitled ssEaster Lillies'' at 30 p n T. Class and individual exercises will l Y given by the Sunday school. ;h Mrs Imogene Brown delighted the col le gregations at Christ church, Sunda a. morning and evening, by her fine singin. ,s MT Fellows is building piazza on u v residence of Mrs Gorham. re E.P. Allen of New York was in tow is last week.
 !, i, Mir and Mrs Brown and daughter { n New York spent Sunday with Mrs Du io bar.
 Miss Maud Miller celebrated her 13i
 birthday with a large party of her schoo
 mates. The presents included d go
 watch from Mrs LaWton.
 The Fairfield county W. c. T. U. we to hold convention in the Congreg e. tional church on Thursday. A large a is expected.
 in Two more Strawberry hill lots sold.
 Morgan Freeman is meeting with goo ce success, peddling fresh eggs and gardt u. truck.
 v- Stiles Judson, 1T, chairman of the ce ,d tennial committee, is the youngest liyir
 male descendant in direct line of the fir
 settler of the town.
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 ' Walter Blamey has started . new If! aa market in Booths block.
 Mrs Hamilton Burton has returnt av from Birmingham. where she has bet e through the Winter with her son.