The Newtown bee., 1892-02-12


 month of January: Alice .Finnerty Henry Whitaker, George Craft, Willi and Everett VanNess.
 Monday evening ,Sth, occurred the reg ular monthly meeting of the library asso citation.
 Appropriate anniversary exercises were held at the c. E. meeting, Friday evening, 9th, the 11th year of the gener al c. E. society having just ended Miss Ada Banks led the meeting.
 A teachers meeting was held at the residence of Simeon Pease on the even ing of Thursday, 4th, which was pleas ant and profitable and it is to be regret ted that not all teachers were present MT Pease read a suggestive paper on the "Qualifications Necessary in Teacher and discussion followed. It is expected that the next meeting will occur on Fri day, 18th and that Prof William E. Gardner, principal of the New Canaan school, will read paper on ''Methods of Teaching Reading" These meetings are proving of benefit to the teachers of the vicinity and it is hoped that they will cause more lively interest in edu- cation in the community at large.
 A few from here heard the lecture, ''The Face With Smile on it'' given by Rev Dr Plumley at Greens Farms church on Wednesday evening, Sd and were pleased with it.
 A pearl was found in an oyster by Harry Smith, last week.
 Miss Georgia A. Banks has returned after weeks visit with her sister, Mrs M. L. Wilson of Bridgeport.
 Burr Merwin is on the road to recov cry.
 Arthur Merwin is gaining but slowly he is under treatment of Dr Donaldson
 B. B. Banks has sold his fat oxen t, John Ferris of Stamford.
 Rev D. L. Prentice has purchased wood of J. Tomlinson, owner of the say mill.
 Durham in attendance.
 Elmer Buckley raised an addition t. his barn, Friday.
 Fred Banks of Weston was in town Sunday.
 A score or more of neighhors assisted Elmer Buckley in raising the frame fo his barn, Friday afternoon. They wer hospitably entertained by Mrs Buckle, and her mother.
 Simon Bradley and family are to re turn from the South, this month.
 Elmer Disbrow has visited in Bridge port.
 Charles Jennings and family of Wes ton have been guests of William A Smith,
 Arthur Banks has bought and butcher ed fat COW.
 Patrick O'Brien fell on the ice, Sun day night, breaking his thumb. D Dunham set the fractured member.
 Miss Cora L. Perry attended the exer cises at Staples High school, Founder day.
 N. W. Ogden remains with Mrs Eliza beth Buckley and will probably run tho farm for the coming season.
 The Carpet Rag bee at Mrs Franl Lockwood's, last week, was pleasant occasion. It was proven that industry and sociabilty combined make an enjoy able time.
 Band of Hope meeting, Saturday 18th, ? 30 p m.
 A surprise at Miss Mamie Merwin's Tuesday evening, in honor of her birth. day.
 A pleasing musicale at Dea Charles Nichols, Tuesday evening. The pro. gram:
 Choruses, Greenfield band.
 Instrumental duet, Mrs Carr and Miss Alice Nichols.
 Duet, Mrs Carr and Miss Cora Burr.
 Solo, Mrs Carr.
 Solo, Mrs Wesley Burr.
 Solo, MT Sherman.
 After refreshments, the band rendered more music. It was happy thought of Miss Nichols to invite and entertain her friends.
 The society of Christian Endeavor held their monthly social with MT and Mrs Sherwood, Wednesday evening. The pleasant weather brought out a large gathering and, with such hospi- table hosts, the society could not fail to have pleasant gathering a program of instrumental music by Mrs John Hull, Miss Hattie Sherwood and Miss Downs, vocal selections by Mrs Hull and Messrs Perry and Parker, humorous stories by Rev Dr Plumley and a tableau in which Miss Mamie Hubbell charmingly repre- sented the Goddess of Liberty, were pleasing features of the evenings enter tainment. The society now numbers about 50 members and these social meetings are pleasing feature of it's work.
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