Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-03
STATE CORRESPONDENCE.
Farningson.


Pennington.
GENERAL NOTES OF INTEREST |
BOOM AS PLACE EoR REsIDENcEs-THE |
CLOSING OF THE PUBLIC MISUNDERSTANDING |
RESULTS OF THE weRK-THE SALVATION |
ARMY AND ITS MUSICAL REPERTOIRE.
July 2.-Mr. F. G. Jones moved his family |
into DR.. Carrington's residence for the sum-
mer months on Saturday last.
Miss Florence Gay, the Misses May, Laura |
ard Julia Jones, Mae E. Darlington and Miss
Guida Vanderlip Of Boston were the Farming
ton Young ladies that attended the exercises
at Vale during commencement week.
Mrs. John s. Rice and Miss Sadie Gruman
have returned after a three weeks' visit to
Huntington and Long Island and Brooklyn.
We are TO have a real theatrical perform
ance here on Thursday evening at the village
hall-Uncle Toms Cabin, dogs and all; street
parade at noon.
Mr.. Alexis Bartlett passed his examination
successfully last week to enter the academic
department of Yale in the fall.
walter voce attended a meeting of his
society in Boston last week.
The p7blic scheels closed for the sum-
mer on Friday last: The examinations were
held at the center district school and attract
ed number OF the parents and friends OF
the scholars, and Principal Latimer and as
sistant teaehers-Mrs. Timothy Root and
Miss Pitt-preeented gratifying results of
discipline and instruction OF those under
their charge Besides speaking OF pieces by
Miss Maggie Stanley, Efie Woodward, Kate
by the Misses Helen Ksyes, Meta Brit
tain, Florence Mckee, music on the
banjo and violin by Masters Harold Gay and
John Lynch, and singing by Miss Florence
Cowlss and the whole school; there were dia-
logues by the little ones. that were unusually
interesting, called the 'Littls Housekeepers,
by Elsie Deming. Hattie Darlington, Katie
Like to be-" by Donald and Frank Gay, Nellie
Gallagher, Primrose Gay, Elsie Deming and
Hattie Darlington. In closing Principle
Latimsr called the attention of those present
to the ssroll of honor for the year of scholars
that had not been tardy or absent, who
were Msssrs. Florense Mckee, Annie Miller
and Robert Mckee, but took special pleasure
Trowbridge Darlington. Besides his high
stand in all his studies and department, he
had not been absent or tardy in
three years. This announcement brought
out most complimentary remarks from Hon.
T. K Fssesnden and Rev. George L. Clark,
strong friends of the school, wishing the same
success to follow him as he prepares himself
for Yale at the Hartford high school next
fall.
Mr.. Wallace is putting lightning rods on
| the new town hall.
Mrs. Ellis ct the south end lost valuable
horse last week. The combination of the
heated term and green grass was more diff
cult to pull through than the phaeton. So
the harness hangs on peg now.
Miss Porter's and Mrs. Dow's school closes
on Wednesday next. Only about twenty five
of the one hundred and ten scholars will be
here then at the rate they are leaving fer
their homes at present. The tennis tourna-
ment was played last week. Miss Esther
Smith of Andover, Mass won the prize in
| the singles, q silver picture frame; doubles
by Mics Ray Williams and Miss Catherine
| Savage; prizs, paper cutter and pin cushion.
Mr.. Chauncey Deming has just purchased
new hay fork for his barn. 1t takes off a
load of hay in five minutes.
Arrivals ia town recently: Theodore Fart
| OF Yale, George Mills of New York, Curtis
Treadw we'll of Albany Colonel Charles Norton,
New York.
The Hamiltens Of Fort Wayne, lad, have
| purchased the whole of the Cotton property,
intending to erect a handsome residence and
use the present cottage as lodge.
The Pope family OF Cleveland, Ohio, have
leased the Rourke place on High street and
will put it in thorough repair for perms-
nent residence here.
Mr.. Brown, in the insurance business in
Hartford, has rented the Ward placs for a
Mrs. Hatch and daughter of Cleveland
Ohio, who are now in Europe, but will
occupy it in the fall for two years with the
privilege of purchase. In fact this
village is destined to be one of the
for summer houaes. There has
recently been q rumor that a syndicate OF
gentlemen in Hartford intend to build a
large summer hotel here upon the "Ridge, VI
overlooking the village, where there is al
ways good air, the view being unlimited and
unsurpassed. New houses built here can
have all modern convenisnoes, and live az
comfortably as in the city.
Mrs. Edward Rogers of Hartford has been
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Adrian r Wads.
worth.
Mics Julia Brandagie has been selected as
librarian for the new free library in the town
hall, and is busy getting tbs books arranged
| to catalogue.
The annual school meeting was held on
Monday evening at the school house.
The lectures of the School of Philosophy
are still in progress morning and evening
with fair attendance In the town hall, al
though it was announced that they would
end July 2.
The Salvation army continue to hold forth
| on each Sunday afternoon and evening at the
town hall. Converts are growing soaree un-
der their influence and consequently the army
are forced to more frantic efforts to attract.
The quiet of our village street on Sabbath
afternoon il thing of the past, owing to the
army being fortified with a cornet, fife
artists who are intent upon doing their best,
with a repertoire that inoludeE both sacred
and secular music, from "Jesus, Lover of Ny
Soul" to "Jehnny, Get Your Cum" and old
Puritan families in the neighborhood are di.
vided, like tho "Jenness- Miller skirt" in
their opinions whether the hayward are be-
ing summoned to heaven or hades.
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