The Newtown bee., 1896-06-12
treatments were served. It was a very enjoyable social occasion.
THE AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION FORMAL.
 LY ORGANIZED.

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 LY ORGANIZED. C The stockholders meeting of the pro posed NeWtOwn Agricultural association g was held on Wednesday afternoon at tn l Town hall. The meeting organized witt r r. II. Skidmore as chairman. It wa ! voted to appoint II directors as follows e Theron k. Platt, Charles c. Peek, R. s @ Iomlin8OD, II. G. Curtis, Edward Tay . Tor, S. J. B0tsford, H. C. Beers, H. w } Wright, William N. NOrthrop, r. H. MCCarthy and R. C. Mitchell. It was
 voted to accept the by laws as presented by T. E. Piatt, After they adjourned the directors meeting was immediately call ed and Theron k. Platt chosen chairman.
 The following officers were elected
 osident, Theron k. Platt; vice presi- dent $. J. BotSfOrd secretary, Harry C..
 Beers; treasurer, Charles c. Peek. The following committee of three were ap- pointed to look the grounds over and have them surveyed at the earliest con- Vcncrcc; Edward Taylor, C. G. Peck, k, <. TOmIinsOn.
 The time of the making of the annual | school appropriations, is governed by 1 statute law, a fact which many are doubt 1 less ignorant Of Section lS9 of the 1 school law says:
 | The school visitors and selectmen in each town shall meet as joint board on | the third Tuesday of June in each year, 2nd prepare statement showing the estimated cost of each and all the public schools in their town, for the next sue cccdiEg school year, and shall immediate Ly thereafter notify the committees of the respective school districts of the sey- eral amounts sOtixed. This section shall not apply to towns which have cOnsol- -l.} | | f5 fri,
 The joint board of county commission e"s of New Haven and Fairfield counties will visit N"wtown. to-day, on au inspoc 1 ton tour of the county bridges. They l will dine at the Grand Central,
 Newtowo's representatives at the dem- or'utic 7tato convention were Ex-SenatOr | HnuIjhau, <. X. BMCkmau. NJ. J. Brad | ley, W. II. Glover and C. H. Northrop. l
 Gal and Mrs thcvcs and Henry H. Peck of 1}coi, Tenn, are visiting at / /Hmou rcrh's. Al, Peck of Hartford has been over several times, recently, to see his mother.
 Tine mnas1eS have invaded HawIeyvilIe and the families of A. B. Fancher, r. C.
 
 sick With tn" disease.
 Mir and Mrs k. Enery Anderson of New ork have been guests, this week, )t Hoy aud Mrs C. T. Iinsloy.
 Mrs l@niu of Brooklyn has been well ,umrd ut the home of her da aughtcr, Mrs W. l.. Allen, jr.
 H. B. TrIgruan has been a guest of his .i~trr, Mrs James Gordon, at sandy iook.
 Emil Beliugrath has been laid up from vnlk " ith H bad throat that has required "n~tdtrablc nursirg
 Henry Lang is on the sick list and was lnablc to make his appearance at the sandy Hook Opera house, Tuesday night. n the role prepared for him, much to the cEr"t of his friends { Orders left for plants with Wilson & I ,caCjGg at sandy Hook will receive ( rompt attention as they have made ar agreements W t3 the florists to supply all alls at ther store
 , ne II III Dt " IINDI N NtdLlIR are now rcparrd to furnish anything in the fur iturc line at their Sandy Hook store. ails for undertaking in all it's branches 'ill receive prompt and careful atten- on. 7 J. B. shaw advcrtises that he will be l town with car of calves On Thurs ny next.
 A. <. IIawley has sold 8 Stearns bi- yclc to Herbert Kellogg of Brooktield. Mrs Henry Hewitt and sOr of Florida nd Mrs E. Holmes and nurse of Bridge Ort are guests at Elmshade. / Miss Sarah Hawes of Bridgeport spent X undaY at Elmshade with her sister, Mrs levitt. Mrs William B. Prindle and Miss I1eav- 1