The Newtown bee., 1903-10-23

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he seventies was very prosperous with
Ter staid and regular membership.
lot only was the pulpit we'll sustained,
'ut the workers were truly spiritual.
The prayer meetings were frequent,
md the Sunday school in f1ourishing
condition. There we're great activi-
lies in the parish among the young
,eople. Exhibitions, concerts, suppers,
Ill helped to ill her Golfers in the
'hape Of new lamps, pulpit furniture,
carpets and seat cushions; afterwards
5he walls were neatly frescoed, and the
Did place shone as with a smile. This |
condition lasted until all went up in |
flame. The new house which stands |
in beauty, may God fix as His habita-
tion and a place where all may 60 to
Him, is the wish of two who |
have never forgotten its memories.
In love.][Mrs F. Durand and Mrs
Mrs F. B. Upton.
w. c. MERRITT SENDS GREETINGS.
Tacoma, WASH,
August 25, 1908.
Mrs Ida NJ. Hawley, Huntington,
Conn.,, My Dear Friend: Your kind in
vitation to send line of greeting to
your "Old Home" celebration was Ger
tainly very kind and thoughtful in
you. With us in this "wild|an woody
West'' we have little to suggest the
thought of "old" except in our great
mountains or our mammoth fir and
cedar forests. We are crudely young
in statehood just approaching the shy
and coy in age-as Washington state
will be only fourteen years old this
November. l was born in Illinois and
following Horace Greeley's advice,
$50 West young man and grow up
with the country" in January, 1870, l
was passenger on the Union Pacific
railroad before it was seven months
old, and went to California. Later,
following another good piece of advice,
sect an Education, and get the best
you can," spent eight years in New
England, when l was in very kind
and gracious way adopted into the
Hawley family at Huntington, thus
coming within the limits of an invi-
tation to this "Old Home" celebration.
The proverb, s"Tfs distance lends en-
chantment to the view," is not true
altogether as sit and muse in retro
spect of the past. Those were genuine
ly good times I used to have, when,
dropping for a season the strenuous
life we lead at "dear old Yale" used
to fusticate among the hills Of old
Huntington. More than 81 years have
passed since 1 was permitted to look
into the faces of my old-time friends,
and few of you would remember me if
could stand before you. Next year
my class at Yale will celebrate its 25th
anniversary, Gbut I do not now expect
to be there. But it is delightful to
know that these events are celebrated
and 1 hope you will have great joy in
welcoming back many of your former
people, and that the ''joy of the Lord
may be "your strength" Please &C.
cept my greetings and if there are those
who remember the stranger once with.
in your gates from California, accept
his personal greetings as we'll. I am,
Very cordially yours,1W. G. Merritt
A SHELTON FRIEND SENDS GREETINGS
Shelton, Conn.,,
| August %, 1908.
Dear Miss Wooster; Your kind invi.
tation to attend the services at Hunt
ington on Sunday next was received.
Should be more than delighted to be
with you and to meet the dear ole
friends but we have no team and ne
way of getting there so must be con
tent to be with you in spirit. My wish
and prayer for the dear old church is
s'May the Lord bless her and keep her:
may He cause His face to shine upor
her and give her peace" Most sin
cerely,I[Martha J. Curtis.
AN ANsoNIA FRIEND SENDS GREET
| INGS.
81 Church St., AnSonia,
August Is, 1903.
My Dear Friend: I've just received
your kind invitation and thank you
very much. No one would like to come
more than 1, but have no way of get
ting there, but shall be with you ir
thought and send my love and best
wishes to-all the dear ones of Hunting
ton, the beloved place of my childhood
days, which are so precious to me-
Your friend in truth and love- An
gela P. Farnham.
! WORD FROM TROY, N. Y.
Troy, N. Y,
August Is, 1903.
My Dear Miss Wooster: Your letter
received and how much l should like
to be at the old church on the sole
Home" day, though the new building
would make it seem very different.
shall think of you all on August 81
and hope the reunion may be great
success. Sincerely,-[E E. e. Morton.
LOOKS BACK TO EARLY DAYS WIFE
PLEASURE.
Block Island, R. l.,
August 10, 1908.
Miss Wooster, Huntington, Conn.,,
My Dear Friend: Your letter of Au'