The Newtown bee., 1893-11-24
SILVER WEDDING AT MAPLE GROVE.

Or running on halt time, And cen the thirsty find it hard To "ante up'' a dime. Yet we will go, for love is strong And no excuses, when The summons comes from genial Frank Endorsed by jovial Ben. And so we come, what though our load Of shekels may be small On Congress and the President
 The blame for that must fall. We love the soil whereon we stand And all of us, trOw Confess & kinship to the dust,
 Our Mecca is Monroe. Twas here our eyes first saw the light, And here the infant cry Rose clear above the tender notes,
 Ot mothers lullaby. And here the spanker, Justify
 Applied the pungent rod, Sternwise to keep our wayward feet, In paths that lead to God. And so like wanderers we come,
 Back to the Childhood's home, No spot so dear shall we e'er find
 Where'er we chance to roam. Right here, so long their title deed,
 The hand ot Time hath blurred, A thrifty race, Hlustrious,
 (Ot whom you all have Hurd), Hath dwelt, and saintly names therein. Fitting the bearers well, As called of God, young in his age,
 The first, a Samuel.
 Please God, if we so long shall live,
 Oh, may old Father Time Touch us as gently, and our years
 Sotblessed be as thine. And then came Benjamin, beloved;
 Surely all Stepney knows His fame was f1ve-fold greater than
 The rest ot Aunt Franks beaux. Yes, he was quite lively youth,
 But cen in early life
 His judgement sure was excellent;
 Witness his noble wife.
 And though he courted many girl,
 As all the legends say,
 He chose the fairest Of the flock,
 Bearing the prize away. I will not tell the many tricks.
 Played in their courtship days, In Elams house, by elfish ones,
 Intent on mischiets ways. How ghosts appeared from closets dark
 To haunt the happy pair. Nor how the pork lid answered to
 The rocking of their chair. The fruitage of such lives behold!
 The family records tell,
 A renaissance of saintly ones,
 A second Samuel.
 Then one who bears the Il anne of him,
 Whose Te Deum arose
 In ancient mass,-ecce the boy!
 His mothers joy, Ambrose. Yet though host of saints might come
 The family hearth to cheer, The circle ne'er could be complete
 Till Martha did appear.
 So here tonight in happy home,
 Frightened by many joys, The inventory is complete;
 Attest, the girl and boys. Long may the life so well begun,
 Continue as Of old,
 And every year new pleasures bring,
 And better gifts unfold.
 Oh, this our pray to Him whose love
 So far your lives hath blest, May life grow richer, and the years
 To come, of all the best. Next MT Staples little daughter, Gai recited very beautifully the old verse '''Twas the night before Christmas. There was also music and singing by number of the guests. A very fine co lation was served in the dining room aud about Il o'clock the party began { break up wishing Mr and Mrs Hur many happy returns of the day. Miss Lottie Huntington of Hartfor has visited Mrs Sophia Beardsley. Mrs Nancy Poole is at Dr J. G. Ste, ens', as is also the doctors mother, MT Stevens.
 Miss Julia Hurd of Fairfield and Mis- J. Wakeman of Greens Farms have vis ited at B. s. Hurd's. Mr and Mrs Charles Parker of Mer den, are with Marshall Beach. Albert Fohrenback, IT,, is moving ir to E. A. Hurd's tenant house. James Johnson has had his building painted. They look very nice. Tn colors are neat. The work was done b Downs & Adams, with the assistance Q MT Johnson. (They are the ones to d good work).
 Homer Hubbell is visiting his aunl Mrs Ayers.
 Frank Cook has returned home.
 EAST VILLAGE. Rev Charles Dixon and wife spent few days in New Haven, last week. William H. Nettleton and wife of Ar sonia have been guests of c. M. Boards ley.
 F. M. Cargill and Mrs Wells spen Sunday in shelton. MT Farmer and family of squantu