The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1904-02-26

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with seven mice, (who looked hungry
enough to eat both cake and the light
ed candles around it, were pretty fea-
lures of the occasion. Miss Beatrice
was the recipient of many handsome
gifts from her young friends.
WOOD BEE AT LONG HILL.
Editor BEE: There was held at
Long Hill, last week, wood bee, for
one of the oldest neighbors on the Hill,
Mrs John Tyrrell. The old lady had
become short of wood so it was pro-
posed to get up wood pile for her
to keep her warm through the rest Of
this old fashioned winter, that we have
heard our fathers boast Of and Of which
we have had enough. About IA Of the
neighbors turned out with their axes
and saws and went to the.woods. Sew
eral professions we're represented. The
cigarmakers took the prize for the
largest number, and l think cut the
least wood, but when it came to lunch
they we're surely in it. One of them
said the next day that he couldn't eat
any supper when he got home. I sup
pose he told his wife he had worked 50
hard it had taken away his appetite,
but those who attended that lunch
know different story. Some of the
cigarmakers thought they would rath-
er roll cigars than logs, so they made
up purse to have the wood hauled
home, and it was good thought on
their part because we can recommend
them as first class cigarmakers. But
to be honest with ourselves we must
say cutting wood is not their business.
Our young dentist had been boasting
of the large amount of muscular
strength it took to extract teeth, and
in that line we will say he is first class,
but at chopping wood he's not what
you would call an expert, although he
showed his muscle by breaking an axe
handle. He came late and went home
early. But we must give him credit
for the noble effort put forth. There
was one carpenter in the lot but he
was no good at the lunch counter, but
what he lacked in that line he made
up on the wood pile, and as this was a
wood bee he was a very useful man tC
have around and the wood pile was the
who lives near the railroad crossing
came down with his axe.on his Shout
der to give little help. We thought
at first he was little fleshy for hard
| job, but we soon found out he was an
all around man. He proved to us that
he was good man at the lunch coun.
ter and better man for the wood
pile. There was also two of our colored
neighbors who brought along their
axes and soon convinced us that they
had cut wood before. But we were
sadly disappointed when we came tC
lunch and our colored friends did not
show up. So I can't report on the
lunch counter in their case. There
was miner who came along to dc
something. He tried all the jobs
| there were but did not succeed very
! we'll until the lunch came on and then
he was a grand success. The young
man who worked at the mill and the
young man who was here on visit did
| we'll. with the saw, and also kept
their end up at the lunch counter
But the young visitor would have done
better if he had more teeth. He had
just been down to the dentist, and you
know how it is when you go to den.
fist. They relieve you Of several
things besides teeth. But 1 think he
would have done better at the coun.
ter if he had put off that visit to the
dentist. There was considerable dis.
cuss1on taking place between two OF
the men as to which was the most i'm.
portant man, the one holding the
limb on the block or the man who did
the chopping. The man chopping said
he was, because he was doing the work
The limb holder said he admitted that
point, but said he, "See the danger !
am in when holding limb for you
The discussion stopped quick when
the bell rang for lunch. But say, boys,
! how good the hot coffee did taste and
| then those hot bisc':- IS with the pies,
| cheese and crackers, any man could eat
them if he wasn't sick at all. OF
course we felt sore the next morning,
but what did we care. We all enjoyed
ourselves while doing good for others
And in the evening at home while we
sat around our tiresides, let US be honest
with ourselves, didn't our fire seem to
be warmer and brighter because we
know that our old neighbor also had a
plenty Of wood to keep her warm, and
if you could have seen the expression
on her face when she said, "Tell each
and every one how thankful 1 am to
them for their kindness towards me, "
you would have been more than paid
for the efforts put FORTH Woodman
Long Hill, February 81, 1904.
ITEMS FROM OUR SCRIBE's NOTE BOOK.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Olmstead will
move to Bridgeport, this week, much
to the regret Of their friends and
neighbors.
Miss Florence Angevine is on the
sick list. DR. Hill attends her.