The Newtown bee., 1894-10-19
WASHINGTON.
HOW THE CHILDREN LABORED


 A "Harvest Festival for Old and Young" was held in the Town hall on Wednesday evening, October 10, as pro- vided by the lecturers program. The entertainment began with poem read by the Worthy Lecturer, Miss Ella Thay CT, illustrated by series of comic shadow pictures. It was followed by short farce entitled. Christian Anthems" given by Mrs Ford, Miss Meeker, Miss Averill, MT Hallock and MT Nettleton. A chorus HHail to the Harvest" was followed by the reports of the children of the Grange in regard to the seeds giv en them on Arbor day. These reports were the feature of the evening, and were very interesting. They were given by children from five to 14 years of age, and showed genuine interest and no little hard work. The boys sold when they were planted, and harvested, and the size of the yield. One small boy exhibited gourd longer than he was tall, and an- other pulled up his potatoes to see if they were growing, so he had none to exhibit. One hood his potatoes seven times; one raised 260 pounds of citrons, and one three bushels of popcorn. Several re- ported that their corn, potatoes, etc., had been eaten up. One boy said his corn grew but did not amount to much, and that his sisters flowers were ''pretty, but did not amount to much.'' The girls said they had enjoyed their flowers very much, but they were nearly gone now. One girl picked $50 nasturtium blossoms from two vines, and saved a lot of seed. After the reports, the tables filled with the fruits of the harvest were viewed by patrons and guests, and finally all were served with boiled chestnuts, popcorn, seckle pears, and apples. The children played games for an hour. The receipts, to be handed over to the Grange hall inn provement committee, were $14 s5. s CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES. The cottage meeting held at Dea Bald wins, last Tuesday was most pleasant service. A number of the neighbors and some from distance were present. It is planned to keep up, these meetings in different parts of the parish until Thanks. giving. s 7'a " .
 The pastor of the church is to go te Lebanon, Pa., where his former charge was situated, to be present at the install lation of his successor in that pulpit. Or Tuesday, October 22, he will deliver tht charge to the people in the installation services. 4s4 s4E444. 5ssg-Fss8ts a#sft
 The collection for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions taken, last month, amounted to $94 The collection for october will be for tn benefit of the choir. I I The next meeting of the Ladies' Mis- sionary Society will be thank offerini \ meeting. It is hoped that some mis sionary or representative of the state or ganization can be gotten to address tn
 meeting. The ladies are anxious to d their share in relieving the burden Q < debt and anxiety under which the n1is , sionary boards are laboring.
 Dea Nettleton, Clarence Nettleton Sheldon Logan and Samuel Kingman, a
 members of the church, have gone off t. ; gether on the tour of Gettysburg, Anti'
 tam, and other interesting places an fields of the South. They were preser at the dedication of the Connecticut stat
 monument at Antietam.
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 GUNNERY GOSSIP.
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 kt The second game of football with u Is Danbdry high schooi will be playe !. this week Saturday, on the creamel
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