The Newtown bee., 1899-03-17
AN ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINMENT.

The entertainment given last Wednts-
day night, March Z, was a credit to all
who took part and it seems too bad thai
there was not d larger audience to see it,
as there were only about eighty out.
in the first one, "A Rice Pudding were
the following characters:
John Richards, S. G. Tomlinson
DR. Thwaite, young physician, James
Strockbine.
Mira Richards, youpg wife of Richards,
Miss Daisy Stiles.
Marion, sister of Richards, Miss N ma
Rathburp.
Ellen O'Shaughnessy, cook, Miss M,
A. Minor.
In the first act the new house is JUS
being set TO rights. Neither Nj s r CHI
ards nor Marion, though the latter
links she does, know anything abou
housekeeping, but they go at it with the
81 sistance of DR. Thwaire, their next door
neighbOr, who has very little practice at
present. The dinner on account of mis-
takes of one kind or another is compos ed
almost entirely of rice, but DR. Thwaite
ia perfectly satisfied with it, and also be-
comes infatuated over Marion. Mr.
Richards, who has been away, comes
| home to dinner, where he meets DR.
| nhwaite alone, and on the doctors tell
| ing him how fine his daughters are, tells
| him that one of them is his wife, but in
| such q wav that the doctor thinks it is
Marion. On this rests the plot of the
| play and in the next scene which, is
placed on the evening of the reception, the
real fac are discovered and the doctor
and Marion become engaged, much to the
satisfaction of Mr. Richards, who can
not bear Marion's cooking but thinks the
doctor will get along all right as he has
| no DIV spepvia. The second play Quits, :"
Il base upon the facts of two seniors in
q young la0ies' seminary writing under
assumed names to their friends in Har-
ward, who do not discover the plot until
they come up to the reception, where
| they find out only too late to have the
principal of the seminary not know any
| thing about it. The following are the
characters
Kittie Goldthwaite, senior, Miss Belle
Belts.
GLADYS Courtaney, her friend, Miss
Olivia Curtis.
Miss Griffin, Principal Of White Films
Seminary, Mrs D, r. Rodger.
Fred Olney, cousin of Gladys, G. A.
Curtiss.
Charles Goldthwaite, Kittie's brother,
in love with Gladys, E. s. Hitchcock.
George Fl Bacon has bought from
"3bsUu VI CGTDy DIS 4aEm
Of rs acres of land situated in Cat
Swamp.
John T. Ward has bought from George
f. Morris the homestead in the Vile be-
longing to the estate OF J. G.. Minor, de-
ceased.
Representative G. S. Curtis, who has
run a milk route to Waterbury for the
last twelve years, has cold his business
to William N. Munson of Middlebury.
Starting in small way with Mr. Watson
as partner, the business has increased uu-
til the past year it has averaged 20 40
quart cans of milk daily.
The Amateur Photographers" met at
the home Of N. M. Strong on Friday
evening, where each one was expected
to exhibit samples of their work for mu-
tual benefit. This is becoming quite
popular and Mrs Strong has several fine
pictures of her own work, which are
quite pleasing and instructive. Mr. and
Mrs Strong also know just how to en-.
certain q company who are quick to
avail themselves OF the pleasure such in
vitatious are sure to give.
r. Ell. Baldwin attended the funeral of
Arson Wedge in Bantam on Thursday.
The household goods of the late John
Thompson were auctioned of at his late
residence in the Vile on Thursday after
noon. Mrs Thompson expects TO leave
for England soon and so has decided to
sello of all her goods.
The CO -porators of the Woodbury. and
Southbury electric road bad hearing be-
fore the Board of Public Workssof Water
bury, last week, on their petition for
layout in that city.
The personal property belonging TO the
estate of Glover Smith, consisting of live
stock, farming tools and hon eho1d goods,
including antique articles, was auctioned
off Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the
late residence of Mr. Smith in the north
ern part OF Woodbury., near the Bethle-
hem line.
F.F. Hitchcock left last week Wednes-
for New Orleans rs delegate TO the
plumbers convention.
Ore would almost think to see the
work going On around n. Ell. Ba1dwin's
place. that spring was really here and
King Winter bad lost his grip upon earth
AT least he has there, for they are grad
ing up the front walk and other neces-
sary and pleasing improvements. when