Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-18
OAKYILLE HAPPENINGS.
"REMINISCENCES OF OLD WOOD
 BURY VOLUNTEER MILITIA.

John J. Rogers One of It's First
 Members-The Reunion of This Com
 pany at Litchfeld-Peach Supper
 Last Night Church in Mourning
 Sewing Society Notes.
 John J. Rogers of this village is one of the original members or the olu Company I. Nineteenth regiment COIL necticut volunteer militia, now known as the Second Connecticut Heavy AT tiIlery, which will hold its thirty-nItn annual reunion at Litchteld on Thurs day, September 19. This company was organized at Woodbury August =, 1862. and was mustered. into service a+ I,itchfield September Il, 1862, at old Camp Dutton, where the members Le mained on the green hill of Lltchnelu for several weeks. It is thlrty-nlue years since the Seventeenth Connecti- cut volunteer infantry, under Coloiiel l.. w. Vessels, broke camp. after thlf. ty days of camp life, and S9S sons oI old Iitchfield marched to the tram, en route for the seat of war to put doWn rebellion and make for themselves glorious and lasting record. me peo- pie of the old Nutmeg state know HOW we'll the men fulfilled the mission as signed to them. Of the old original company. consisting of eighty-one members. most of them sons or well known Woodbury citizens, forty-elght are now resting beneath the sod, gone with the great silent majority. IhIs leaves less than half of the old organ iZation to greet one another Wlth a warm. hearty grasp and perhaps brotherly embrace. on the site of old Camp Dutton on Litchfield hills to- morrow. Four members of the old company died this year. John HAITI gan. John Hall, brother-in-law or Mrs John !. Rogers of this place, Levl Hotchkiss and James Comber. Of the old original company Frederick '. Slade and John J. Rogers still reside in Oakyille. Both will attend the re- union with their wives, also Horatlo Nelson.
 MT and Mrs Hubbell are helping out MT Fox at his restaurant on the fair grounds. Mir Fox is relative of theirs.
 Charles Warner, IT. has his flag at half-mast in honor of the late presl- dent.
 Mrs Ainslee, mother of Mrs William Robinson, is on the sick list.
 Principal Fletcher states by way of explantion that there was a good req son why the flag at the schoolhouse was not placed at half-mast. The pull lev on the staff has been broken at the ton and cannot be operated. The school rooms have been draped m mourning, however.
 The Sewing society of the Union church will open the winter sessions about October l. It has been planned to hold weekly supper after eacn meeting and social session will be en- | loved and the gentlemen invited sim | liar to the plans of last year. There Is talk of joint meeting and supper with the Episcopal church Sewing So- i ciety to start off the season and it is understood that both denominations | are agreeable. This would be novel plan and will probably be carried out.
 Those desiring to attend night school | free of charge should hand in thelr names as soon as possible to MT l Fletcher, as if enough names are se- ! cured the proper arrangements will be made at the coming town meeting.
 The interior of the Union church is | draped in mourning.
 The supper and entertainment given | in the Union church last evening by | members of the Christian Endeavor
 society was a success i'll spite of the ! inclement weather The tables were i especially attractive and the dainties | partaken of with a keen relish. Mrs Fletcher had charge of the serving. | and peaches and cream disappeared rapidly. The entertainment was held up stairs. The proceeds will go to-
 wards the interest fund of the church.