The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-06-20
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
GEORGETOWN.

LITTLE BOSTON AND UMPAwAUG.
The old hat shop that has stood for
many years near Mrs Zernias residence
in Little Boston, has recently been
pulled down.
Mrs Nellie Middlebrook spent Sun
day with Mrs L. B. Benedict.
Miss Ethel Williams celebrated her
eighth birthday, last Friday afternoon,
by entertaining number of her
schoolmates. All had happy time.
The chapel at Umpawaug was COM
pletely filled, last Sunday afternoon,
to listen to the Children's day exer-
cises. The chapel was prettily decor
ated with ferns, daisies, roses and
potted plants. The exercises and reci-
tation, were nicely rendered. The pro-
cram was as follows:
Opening chorus, "Welcome all"
Responsive reading; prayer, superin-
tendent A. E. Banks; song, beautiful
Day." recitation, "Welcome," John
Burr; recitation, correcting" Fanny
Gorham; recitation, "My Piece"
Eleanor Read; song, ''Sunny June;"
recitation, "The child of Galilee,"
Florence Burr; recitation, "Children
at Emmanuel Hill,' Bernice Brewster;
recitation, 1.-THE little clock" Ernest
Reed; song, "Little Sailors" by class
of boys and girls; duet, "Fair Rose Of
Sharon" Miss Bessie Blackman and
Miss Alice Gorham; recitation, "Grand-
mas Angel" Louise Banks; recitation,
''The First Letter." Marion Banks:
exercise, ''The Roses" by i've girls:
song, "Be a little Sunbeamy' reci-
tation, "The Flower and Bird Mar
tina Light; recitation, Florence
Gorham; recitation, ''The man with a
gun," Claus Palmberg; recitation,
"Elsie's prayer" Juliet Platt; reci-
tation, "Hannah, the mother" Lulu
Barrett; recitation, "The Roses" Lii
lie Collins; recitation: 81 love Jesus, :"
Florence Collins; solo, "Do not forbid
them," Miss Bessie Blackman; recita-
tion, dorothy Gay" Clara Eckstrom;
recitation, "Faith and Reason" Edna
Fairchild; song, ''The children Jesus
blessed;" the Harp exercise, by seven
young ladies'; address by Rev E. Evans;
address by past superintendent, Mrs
Nellie Middlebrook; collection; closin g
song, "Soldiers of the King;" bene-
diction, Rev E. Evans.
NEWsY NOTES FROM BUSY GEORGE
TOWN.
Mrs W. R. Freyer is confined to her
home by sickness.
Mrs Mary Crosby is on the sick list.
John Lindstrom of Bridgeport was
visiting his parents over Sunday.
Several from Georgetown attended
the Children's day exercises at Umpa-
waug on Sunday afternoon.
Aaron Davis and Mrs Foster spent
Sunday with friends at New Canaan.
The annual strawberry festival of the
Methodist church will be held on the
church and parsonage grounds on
Thursday and Friday, afternoon and
evening, June 10 and 20.
The heavy wire drawers at the Gill
bert & Bennett factory have been noti-
tied of a cut down of 40 per cent in
wages, after June 80. They have de-
cided not to remain at work and sever
al families will leave town this week.
A new bell has been placed in position
in the Congregational church and all
arrangements are about completed for
the dedication on June 26.
Rev r. J. Beach was in Bridgeport
on Friday.
Ellsworth Benefits family expect to
leave town, this week, to reside in New
Haven.
Arthur Silliman, who has been a
guest at the Methodist parsonage for
the past week, has returned t. his
home in Bridgeport.
John w. Ferris spent Sunday in
Seymour.
People from Georgetown were aboard
the Saturday afternoon express which
met with an accident at South Nor