The Newtown bee., 1899-11-03
wATERTOWN.
ExcELsroR POMONA GRANGE.

E1CEk&1AOh EO@0Ct@s 0A@a*SG&"
The annual meeting OF the Excelsior
Pomona Grange was hs Il with che Fat
ronG at Watertowns Wednesday Oh last
week. Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: w. M, y. L. Somers
of Woodbury. W. o. 4. d: NATION OF
WAtertown; w. L., d.. r. Skellev OF
woodbury.; w. S., W, L. Selleck Of Pros
pect w. A. s., A. J. Pierpont Of Water
bury: w. s., Mrs w. L. Nj. L3velsnd Of
Watertowu; w. G., r. X. Perry Of Maui
eatuck Ceres, MRS Mary Otrk OF Bea.
con Fall.; Pomona, Mrs Hattie Fl lister
Of W a. hington; Flora, Mrs K. Faircloth
of Waterbury; L A. s., Mrs Nellie Girls
welA of Middl bury member of en- Gu
tive committee, w. s. Osborn OF Manga
tuck. The subject for discussion for the
lecturers hour was SIS Crime on the
IncreaseP Rso, the Cause and Remedy"
Two interesting papers were presented
on the subject and In the discussion which
followed opinion seemed to be eveHly di-
vided. A very interesting poem by Sis
ter Pomona Loveland was read bv Mrs
Phipps. This poem was q true history OF
the doiDgs of the Changers at the annual
picnic to High Rock Grove. r. r. Hitch
cock OF Woodbury. recited o poem entitled
ssThs man behind the plough i" The
next meeting of Pomona will be at Nsu-
gatuck, December 13. The eubjact for
discussion will be domestic Science"
Letters advertised at the posto flee, last
week, were as follows: Mrs FL. Z. Bent,
Miss Marie Peyot, Mrs r. A. Pritcha I'd,
Mrs Lennie Roberts, Miss Mary K.
Smith, g. Bifon, Alorzo Hatch, Jehn
Boss.
Mrs Baker has been suffering from an
Rbsceas on the leg.
Mrs Henry Sherwood, formerly of this
town, Ia visiting old friends here,
The new telf ord road needs attention.
Frederick w. Fitch has been at work
on job In Thomaston.
Mlss Abbie Sperry has returned to
Jacksonville, Fla. MisS Sperry inteRds
to open O studio there for the winter.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Mack have returned
from their wedding trip and gone to
housekeeping in their new home In Chest
nut Grove Park.
Bishop Brewster confirmed large
class at Christ church, last Sunday morn
ing. At the evening service he was at
Oakville, where another class received
the rite. y... ".
S. Mclean and Charles B. Buckingham
spent last Sunday ct their home at
| "Campsie."
Harrison Guthrie, q former student at
Il 1A4b SGnUAAS HRGAt G4n&@S Ms U9N
| stamping grounds.
The Watertown golf players were de-
feated, last Saturday, by team from
Yale. .
Last night was Neighbors' night at
the Grange. There was good attend
ance and good meeting.
The Al >nzo Hatch Photo Electro Nd
steal Co. gave q good show at the Town
hall, last Saturday evening. Contrary
| to the usual custom here, they had
fairly good house.
There was q Halloween social and
dance given at the parish rooms, last
Tuesday evening.
Greenville factory is again on To-
hoar schedule.
The Taft second team defeated the
WatertOwn team in holly contested
game Of football, last Saturday, by q
score of IL to 6.
Taft'a first team gained victory owe
the Blsckhall team at Blackhall, by @
score Of 20 to 0.
Philip Bertrand, who accepted posi.
ton az foreman dyer with the HeminWay
s. Bartl stt SILK Co., short time ago, is
reported "a being quite i'll. Since Mr.
Bertrsnd's return from France his hes D
has been poor. His friends hope, how.
ever, that his present illness will last
but short time and that he Will soon be
able to be around again.