The Newtown bee., 1894-06-08
TREAT & STARR,
 New Milford. Conn.
In LitchfieId County.
WASHINGTON.

CONGKEGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
 At the church meeting, held last Thursday, a comm ttee consisting of Dc a HIckox, Dea NettletOn and Clarence Nettleton, was appointed to take the necessary steps to call a cOnsociation meeting for the purpose of installing the new pastor. Ear Booth was appointed delegate to the annual meeting of the cOnsOciatiOn at RoXbury, and Charles Holl;s'er delegate to the meeting of the consolation called to be held at Bethle- hem, while Dea Baldwin was appointed delegate to represent the church at the meeting in Washington at the time of the installation.
 Preparations for children's day on the the lOCh of June are keeping the teach ers and officers of the Sunday school busy. The services st that time promise to be very interesting. The children will have the central portion of the church given up to them for that Sun day, the pew holders having kindly con- sented to this arrangement.
 Decoration day was pleasantly ob- served by the people and the church The school held exercises at Washing ton Depot which were most creditable to the training of the children and to their ability. The children of the school then marched up to the Green, and pro- Ceeded to the cemetery, where flowers were scattered over the graves of those who had served their country during the war. Songs and hymns of patriotism were heartily sung, several solos were most acceptably given. There was also few words spoken and prayer offered, closing these Memorial services.
 The church social at John WoOdruff"s last Thursday evening, was an unusually pleasant one in spite of the rain clouds. There was singing, and several selections were Tecited. MT Carter hopes to have the next social at the parsonage.
 4 few ladies expect to attend the mis- sionary meeting at Woodburv on We'd nesday, where Miss Kyle of Boston is to speak; also there is an installation at ROXbury the same day where others ex- pect to attend from here.
 The review lesson on Sunday was made interesting by Mir Carter conducting the whole school as class.
 There has been some practicing of the singing, preparatory to next Sunday, which is Children's day, and several in- fants are to be baptized.
 The installation services here are ap- pointed for June 2S.
 GUNNERY GOSSIP.
 Taft's nine played four innings wit h the Gunnery nine, Saturday, but they were obliged to stop on account of rain. The score stood 10 to , in favor of the Gunnery.
 Nearly all the alumni who were here at the reunion have gone to their homes.
 The usual reception on Friday evening was held in the schoolhouse hall, instea d of in the usual reception room.
 MT Chapin of Springfield is visiting at the Gunnery.
 Misses Alma and Ida Rylander were home from Litchfield, this week, for a short stay.
 Dr Spencer attended the Sunday school at the Town hall, last Sunday. For the summer Mrs Martha Gold will be here. Mrs R. $. Barnes is reported as i'll al her home in New York.
 Willard Seeley and wife are expected home soon.
 The Grange have an entertainment on | Wednesday evening. All are invited The admission will be 25c. Dialogues, | pantomimes and recitations, with sing | ing, make out an excellent program. Rev H. B. Turner and family are ex. pected At Powell Seeley's, this week, for | the summer. - | A return game Is scheduled, Saturday June 9, in Watertown, with Taft's.