The Newtown bee., 1901-07-26

contemplating the vision of Hillside homes and delectable rural dwellings for the alert and far-seeing citizens who desire to retire from the crowded hauntS of men in cities, at first perhaps for mere summer vaca- tiOn, but perchance afterwards for the calm amplitude and opportunity to transform these rural regions into so- cial circles of advanced enlightenment and brotherly benedictiOn. Following the lead of the Lord High Sheriff of Fairfield county, others are even now looking and longing for entrance into that charming circle. But whatever may be its present outlook, its results can now only be conjectured. Mean while let us watch and wait, for no man can certainly say what a day or dollar (well invested) may bring forth.
 Hastily yours, SIGMA"
 P. S.: Mention should be made and credit given for the intelligent cO-Op- eratiOn and supervision of the work to H. Allyn Smith, formerly of Brooklyn, the "City of Churches" (upon which his friends fear he is turning his back, though it is never too late to mend if seriously undertaken.) Prof Curtis should be mentioned as faithful CO., adjutor, but chiefly the palm must be borne by John Baird of Beantown, who has been constructor and mana ger in chief of this enterprise under the auspices of the Village Improve ment society of Brooktield.
 MUSICAL NOTES IN CONNECTION WITH
 THEH. w. GREENE SUMMER SCHOOL.
 The direction of the choir at the Episcopal church is in the hands of Robert Bruce Pegram. The enthuSi- asm of the parishioners is very grati- flying to him. The interest and mem- bers steadily grow. Last Sunday. Mrs Fannie Foster Allaire, of BayOnne, N. J., sang cOntrallo solo.
 At the Congregational church Sun day, July IA, there was treat. Miss Ella Lee Futile, of Philadelphia, sang Mendelsohn's 70, For the Wings of a Dove" Her beautiful voice in the beautiful music made the Congrega- tionalists look forward to future Sun days as containing surprises almost as lovely.
 The pupils of the school felt the death of little Homer Keeler so much that quartet, consisting of Miss Ella Lee Tnttle, Miss Jennie Purves, MT Robert Bruce Pegram and Dr Charles G. WOolsey sang ''Come, Ye Disconso- late," and Abide With Me-" The singing was exquisitely sincere because the little fellow was personally known to the singers.
 The combination of the two choirs which meets on Saturday night, has entered into the spirit of chorus work so enthusiastically that MT Greene ex- poets to show that he has an embryo choral society here which will some day do fine work.
 The number of states represented by the l2 resident pupils of the school, is six: New York, New Jersey, Penn sylvania, Ohio, North Carolina and Montana.
 The enrolment of pupils in the class for light singing steadily in- creaseS. There are now 75 pupils The class has been divided by Miss PurveS into two sections; one for the little ones, meeting at 3:3O, and one for the older ones, meeting at 400 o'clock.
 Miss Rhoades, of Philadelphia, has the distinction of being the only uni versity student among the pupils. She is fitting to take the degree of Bachelor O1 MUSIC at CQo UnlFeTSlGy Ol IenQSyl- vania.
 The Saturday afternoons from now on will see something going on at the Town hall.
 CROPS DAMAGED BY HAIL AND WIND,
 The shower of last Thursday was one of unusual severity. Forming in the vicinity of Still River, it moved rapidly to the east, accompanied by high wind and severe hail. The hail was quite narrow strip, but did bad work on tobacco. Many pieces were not for ward enough to be severely damaged. Some early pieces were entirely ruined, which the owners could not afford to lose, as they had depended almost en- tirely upon their crops for income for the year. Crops of all kinds were flat tened by the wind, corn being the worst treated next to tobacco, as so much was broken off. Many pieces of smaller tobacco were as fiat as though gone over by roller. The to- bacco barn put up on the farm of w. w. Foote, built last year, was a con- plete wreck. It is said there was hardly sound stick left in the build ing.