The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-08-18

q nanny goat, down the mountain aide
and just catch the car for the Wengern
Alp trip. Up, up We 60, right amidst
the Ice and snow, till by foot path we
stand above the clouds and look down on
the little village or GrindeIwald, 5000
feet below US. 1he Jungfrau and Eiger
stand up there 80 msjestically robed In
white, still almost as high again az we
are. But we are high enough TO get
good idea OF the grandeur OF the Alps,
and to hear the roar OF the avalanches as
they rush with the noise of thunder down
other with plenty of snow under foot, on
this the 18th day OF July, 1899. We now
make the journey to Paris by steamer on
the Lake Of Thun and by rail through
Berne and other less interesting places.
1t seems a great change to come from the
snow clad peaks of the Alps, down into
the warmer and less attractive country,
approaching Paris. Among the places
in Paris most interesting to us were the
Louvre, great picture gallery, Palace
at Versailles, Arc de Triumph, Champs
Elysees and Napoleon's Tomb. From
Paris we return to London just in time
to witness the athletic games between
Oxford and Cambridge for England and
Harvard and Yale for the United States.
We were sorry to see Oxford and Cam
bridge win by one point. We visited
most of the famous sights Of the metrop-
oils on our first trip through the city, go
we begin to wheel 1t north toward Liver
pool. From Liverpool we take boat
across to Belfast. In the harbor of Bel
fast we see the squadron of the English
! feet. Also in dry dock is the Oceanic,
the new ocean steamer, which Ia the
largest afoat. From Belfast we go by
rail to the Giants Causeway, on the
northern coast of Ireland. This ia q
wonderful volcanic formation of basaltic
columns varying in height from the wa.
ter's edge to so feet. We now return as
rapidly as possible toward Liverpool,
travelling through the romantic region so
beautifully described by Sir Walter Scott
in 1.-The Lady of the Lake" We do not
have work to do on our homeward steam.
er,se we can full er joy our ocean voyage.
We are not easfck0 bit we are glad to
land in Boston and Immediately start or
our wheels for the quiet solitude of Wash.
ington Depot.
! An addition is being built on the Rom
ford sch0olhouge, a new floor laid and the
room will be finished in wood through.
out, making it, as Mr. Hickox, our build
| ing committee, saws, THE best school.
room in town" New seats of q modern
design are at the station which, when the
schoolhouae ia completed, will be placed
therein, greatly adding to the comfort OF
the children and convenience of the
teacher. The children's Willing Hands
society furnished $15 toward the seats
the town paying the balance.
Miss Lena Fem has recently been out
of town, but last Sunday she again re.
sumed her old place as our Sunday
school teacher. Her place was supplied
twice by Miss Hattie Nettleton and the
Rev r. K Carter came up and talked tC
the children in his usual pleasing and in
structive way, the Sunday school being
held at the residence Of D. Gillette, while
the repairing of the schoolhouse Is il
progress.
The children's Willing Hands society
recently held their last meeting at the
home of their president, Miss Agnes
Ravenscroft, in Bantam. Refreshments
were served on tables on the lawn, the
children returning home we'll pleased.
| I. d. Harmon and J. G. Lyon wen
| fishing over to Bantam Lake. They
caught several fish. Mr. Harmon secured
a bass that weighed two pounds and si1
ounces.