The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-06-06
MONROE.

MONROE.
INTERESTING SCHOOL EXERCISES.
The Center scnool closed on Thurs
day afternoon for their summer vaca-
tion and the following program was ar
ranged and nicely carried out under
the direction of their popular teacher,
Miss Bessie A. Hayes, daughter of
First Selectman S. B. Hayes of Step
ney.
"a Puzzling Problem" Title Fob
renbach.
"Do Your Best" Bonnie Beardsley.
"a Flag on Every Schoolhouse, Mil
lie Freeman.
'"rhe Boyless Town." Theo Nichols.
Amusement Circle by Lucy Beach,
Fannie Andrews, Mile Freeman, Will
"Bessie's SolilOquy," Bessie Burr.
"When Pm Man" Edward Beard
1.-THE Safest Safety Wheel" Harry
"a Boys Speech" Walter Freeman.
Dialogue, 'The Coming Woman"
Geneva Beardsley, Tillie Fohrenbach,
Bessie Burr, Helen Barry, Fanny An
drews.
."The Dog Under the Wagon" Fred
Nichols.
1.-The Boys Complaint" Wesley
"When I went Harvesting" Willie
GAS His Mother Used to Do" Bessie
Burr,
When Grandpa was Boy" James
Gould.
Exercise: Progress, Lucy Beach; in
ventOr, Willie Rau; author, Helen Bar
ry; artist, Fannie Andrews; doctor,
Andrews; lawyer, Fred Nichols; teach
er, Bessie Burr.
Vacation song by Helen Barry closed
the afternoons order of exercises.
Prizes were won by Willie Rau, Bes-
sic Burr, Tillie FOhrenbach and Fred
| Walter Freeman attended every ses.
sion during the school year. Cake and
ice cream were served to all present
and after distributing the prizes to
the scholars, they in turn presented
the teacher with several handsome re-
MEMORIAL EXERCISES EAST VILLAGE.
| Memorial services were held at the
Methodist church, East Village, Sun
day afternoon, and graves in cemetery
were decorated by comrades of Shelton
G. A. R. Musical exercises consisted OF
singing by regular choir assisted by Mr.
Rehnberg of Huntington. Addresses
were delivered by Rev Mr. Sparklin and
Comrades Wheeler and Stein. The ad.
dress of Mr. lSparklin was an eloquent
tribute to the memory OF those who
offered up their lives in defense of our
country. Mr. Sparklin is entitled tt
a great measure of praise for his ser
vices in the exercises and Judging
from the frequent expression of appre.
citation of those who were in attend.
ance he is receiving it.
Judge of Probate p. L. Staples o,
Shelton was in town, Sunday, the
guest of his sister, Mrs q. A, Abbott
Elm street.
Mrs Lillian Tracy of Bridgeport is
spending a few days with her cousin
Miss Annie E. Brooks.
School meeting was held, Wednes-
day evening, the 4th, in Center distric t
Lorenzo B. Sterling had plush laI
robe stolen from his team while he
was attending the exercises in tn,
Elm street school on Tuesday evening
May 26.
The game of ball between the Hunt
ington and Monroe mines resulted il
a victory for the former team by thu
score of Is to 4. Messrs Sherman ant
Sinclair acted as battery for Monroe ir
the absence Of the regular players.
George Washington, the coloret
evangelist, was in town, Monday.
Born, June l, a son to brighten the
home and gladden. the hearts of Mr. ant
Mrs Edward G. Shelton.
The board of selectmen met, Wednes
day evening, at the Town hall, ant
| made ont tho of Mnrrc0 i'm
to be drawn from for the ensuing year
Attorney A. J. Hull, member of TIN
board of school visitors, was home
part of last week and with Messrs Shell
ton and Osborne visited the school il
Walkers Farms district.
Fred A. Rau spent Sunday at his
home here, having been employed il
Bridgeport for the past year.
Meeting OF Washington lodge will be
held, Monday evening, June 16, wher
matters Of Importance regarding The
brought up. W. G. Hubbel, F. A
Wheeler, W. B. Mead, A. b. Curt.
and Homer E. Clarke are the commit
tee appointed on the same.
A meeting of the Center Cemetery
association was held on Saturday even
ing and the following officers elected
President, F. W. Wheeler; treasurer
5. 5. Hurd; secretary, Homer E. Clarke
sexton, Marshall Beach.
Rev and Mrs r. l.. Goldsborough Of
Brooklyn, l.. l., were in town over Sun
day.
Mrs Edward Curtiss and daughter
Edith, have gone with Miss Litchtield
to her home in Hamden for visit.
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springtime; people naturally lack that
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S. j. Park, Trumbull; w. b. Hawley,
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vile.
WASHINGTON.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN,
There will ho a Granro festival ,,o~+