The Newtown bee., 1898-05-06
TOWN TOPICs.
FLAG RAISING IN HATTERToWN.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM MANIFESTED


 Thursday afternoon, April 28, was the day set apart for the flag raising. Quite a number of nicely printed invitations were sent out by the committeeman, Henry Morgan, and the teacher, Miss Elsie Bot ford, and her pupils entered heartily into the occasion and had pre- pared suitable exercises and everything bid fair for a pleasant time, but the heavy storm prevented and the exercis as were postponed until Monday, the 2d inst, when the following program was presented:
 Singing, "Flag of Our Union Forever, ;" school.
 Address, John J. Northrop, secretary
 Recitation, "Only the Old Flag Francis Platt.
 Class exercise, "Our Flag" Harold Tomlinson, Harold Bocsford, Robert Ed wards, Freddie Pratt, Eliza Harris and Howard Edwards.
 Recitation, Barbara Freitchje, " Ly dia Benedict.
 Class exercises, "Flag quotations, 5 H Try Morgan, Ernest Northrop, Lydia Benedict, Nellie Joh1 SOD, Edna Booth and Frances Platt.
 Recitation, "Columbia's Bsnner,'' Ernest Northrop.
 Acio3tic, "America," with singing 'EAmerica,' IA" Howard Edwards /; ''M,' Ralph Benedict; "E," Grace Nor gan; Il" Robert Edwards; "C," James Harris; IA" Eliza Harris. 1 Recitation, "The Blue and the Gray,'' 1 Nellie Johnson.
 Class exercise, Our Adopted Citi- zens," with singing, Red, White and 1 Blue" This was one of the best of the exercises given. Edna Booth, represent 1 ing the United States and draped with largel flag, appropriately addressed each of the following pupils as they pas . ed before her carrying the flag of the na- tion they represented England, Hiram 1 B. Morgan; France, Ralph Benedict | Germany, Howard Edwards; Ireland Freddie Pratt; Russia, Nellie Johnson Spain, Ernest Northrop; Turkey, Lydia 1 Benedict; Italy, Harry Morgan ;Swifzer- land, Robert Edwards; Sweden, Frances Platt; Norway, Eliza Harris; Austria, | Grace Morgan.
 Singing, l"The Star Spangled Ban. ner," school.
 At the close of the exercises MT Nor. l gan entertained the audience with se- !ections from his graphophone, present | ing each pupil with nice large flag. The audience passed to the school yard where l Secretary Northrop hauled up the ''Stars and Stripes" and three rUusing cheers were given for the Red, White and Blue." Too much praise cannot be given to Com mitteeman Henry Morgan, for the interest he has taken in securing 8 nice pole, in printing the invitations, in 1 buying so many flags and flags of differ ! ent nations, in furnishing peanuts, etc., 1 for the children; in short in doing every thing possible to make the occasion a sue cess. He deserves the thanks of every one in the district.
 1 Mrs Almira Porter mourns the loss of her pet canary bird which she has had tor l5 years. It was beautiful singer.
 Prof Harris and daughter came home Monday, from Salisbury.
 Mrs H. A. Pratt, Miss Elsie Botsford and c. $. Still9on attended the county teachers association in Bridgeport, Fri day.
 Hiram Barlow came home from Litch- l field county, last Wednesday, with q very fine pair of Devon cattle. John Roberts is visiting in Waterbury.
 Mrs John B. Parmelee has been and is quite seriously ill, and required the con- .tant attendance of 8 physician. Miss Julia Turney of Stepney Depot has been with her for few days. 0. M, Thorpe is suffering with stom- ach trouble, so that he has been unable to attend to his business for more than a ! week. 7ra