The Newtown bee., 1904-03-18
THE NEWTOWN BEE, FRIDAY. MARCH 49, 1904
Ten Pages.
New Milford.

New Milford.
A SUMMER SCHOOL FOR MISSIONS.
Next July, in New Milford, it is pro
posed to hold a Summer school for tn,
training of missions study class lead
erS and other home workers for mis-
SiOnS. The inspiration of the schoo
will be the study Of the Bible, the elias.
to be conducted daily by Bishop Hal
Of Vermont.
Following this class each day there
will be study classes on the various
can Church. Bishop Brewster, Bishop
Hall, Bishop Potter, Bishop Talbot
and Bishop Kinsolving, of Brazil, are
to be present and take part. DR. Lloyd
Mr. Wood, Miss Emery, Miss Sibyl Car
ter, Herbert WEIGH, Miss Higgins,
Archdeacon HughSon and Eugene
Camp are some of the probable leaders,
who will present facts and intereSt ting
information in regard to missions in
the various fields assigned 60 them.
The program is not yet completed as
to speakers and subjects, and further
announcement will supplement this
preliminary statement.
Ingleside, the fully equipped girls
school at New Milford, has been kind
ly offered by Mrs Black, and every
comfort will be provided. The beauty
of the surrounding country makes this
place an exceedingly attractive spot
for summer vacation.
The hours of study will be so ar
ranged that the afternoon will be free
for driving, walking, fishing and other
recreation. GOlfing, tennis and bowl
ing afford abundant opportunities for
exercise, while large lecture rooms,
parlors, library and studio will give all
that can be desired for the purposes of
the school and the comfort of it's men,
berS.
A missionary exhibit, and a leaflet
and book store, will be provided.
The Bishops of Connecticut, New
York, Albany, Vermont and Western
Massachusetts have appointed special
committees to cooperate with the
committee of hospitality in Connecti-
cut. These will assist in organizing
the school and aid in it's promotion.
Officers of the WOman'S Auxiliary in
Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, Central New York,
Pennsylvania and Washington, also
have consented to act in this capacity.
Through the instrumentality of these
agencies it is hoped that goodly num-
Der will be present.
The dates of the school will be July
to July 16, members arriving before
tea on the 5th and leaving after break
fast on the 18th.
A conference of men will be held on
Friday evening, July 8. At the same
time Miss Emery will address the
women on "Our Women Missionaries
and Their Work"
There will be celebration Of the
Holy Communion and service of in
tercessory prayer each morning at 7
O'Clock in the Church of All Saints, two
minutes walk from Ingleside.
The terms for members will be 81 or
81 per day each, according to the rooms.
The school will accommodate about
100. Applications for membership
should be made as early as possible. to
''Miss Jarvis, Brooklyn, Conn.,, Secre-
tary of the Summer School for Mis-
81 ons. 1.-THE Spirit of Missions.
HISTORY OF THE TOWN BRIDGES.
The washing away of the town
bridge has awakened interest in the
history of the bridge and previous
bridges across the river. Turning to
Orcutt's History Of New Milford, pub
lished in 1882, we find these facts:
1.-THE Great Bridge" was built across
the Housatonic river first, in 1877, at
what is now the foot of Bennitt street,
and was, as stated by J. W. Barber, in
his Connecticut Historical Collections,
the first bridge built over this river
between this place and Long Island
Sound.
The first settlers located on the east
side of this river, at New Milford;
which is quite mystery to this day,
since the rich bottom land all ready
for cultivation, called the 'Indian
Field" was on the west side. The
crossing of this river so frequently, in
attending teamwork, was a matter of
great inconvenience, and led to the
building of the bridge thus early. The
place for fording the river which was
most convenient, on account of the
depth of the. water, was near the mouth
of Rocky River, mile above the set
Element, and in quite low water there
was place for fording below Wannup-
pee island.
On December 7, 172O, the town voted
to build boat for the purpose of cross
ing the river, the expense to be borne
''by the POLLS" The boat was prOba-
bly, built, and served it's purpose about
Is years, or to the time the bridge was
erected. 1t has been supposed that
this boat. was the one sunk in the mud
below the present bridge; but this is
probably an error, since another boat
was built in 1902, when the bridge was
carried away by a flood in September,
which is undoubtedly the oneI referred
to as still preserved in the bottom OF
the river.
"May 4, 1736. Dea John Bostwick,
Capt Stephen Noble and Samuel Can
field were chosen committee to order
all the prudentials in building bridge
over the Great River at New Milford
in the place that Mr. Edmond Lewis
hath pitched upon, that is to agree
with workmen to build the bridge, tC
receive the money that shall be gath
cred for that use, and to pay out to the
| WOrkmen.
At the same meeting Thomasi Pick.
EFT, William Drinkwater, David N oble
and Joseph Collins were chosen to carry
brief Ia subscription under the di-
rection of the committee to try what
they can get for the building of the
Bridge.