The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1904-01-08
Ten Pages.
IITCHFlELD COUNTY
BRIDGEWATER.

| we'll. Inc committee were: ID rs ID. ID.
Gorton, Mrs II. w. Treat and Miss Is
abelIe Orr. The cast of characters
was as follows:
Santa Claus H. G. Sanford.
Johnnie Doubter, George Marsh.
Fairy, Genevieve l.. Gorton.
Teacher, Annabelle Marsh.
1st scholar, Bertha 0. Mallory. Q.
End scholar, Elizabeth Kinney.
Little Tot, Marguerite Curtis.
Little Girl, Grace Treat.
Joe Sinner, Hugh Curtis
Uxtra, Newsboy, Willifred Boaden
Little Nobody, Mildred r. Mallory
Millionaire, H. W. Treat.
Old Mother Hubbard, Miss Mabelle
Sanford.
Old Mother Goose, Mrs H. w. Treat
Old Woman in the Shoe, Mrs R. c..
Mallory.
Red Riding Hood, Ruth Treat
Jack Homer, Howard Peck.
Little Miss Muffett, Emily Treat.
Little Boy Blue, Wallace Treat.
Jack and Jill, Ethel and Walter Orr.
Little Bo Peep, Lois E. Mallory.
Uncle Sam, Allen Treat.
John Bull, Robert Treat.
| Germany, Robert Curtis.
France, Louis Treat.
After the cantata Santa Claus dis
tributed presents to all the children
and elderly people of the church. The
pastor and his wife, and the Sunday
school superintendent were also re-
membered.
The grammar department. Of Center
school closed December 10 for two
weeks vacation. Following is the
list of names occurring on the roll Of
honor the greatest number of times:
Robert Curtiss, Hugh Curtiss, Wern-
ME Dubensky, Florence Greer, Mary
Hatch, Howard Hatch, Helen Keller,
John Kavanek, Ethel Orr, Wilson
Pitcher, Ernest Pitcher, Bruce Ran
dali, Clarence Roberts, Henry Roberts,
Fred Roberts, Lewis SchlotterbecK,
Robert Treat, Howard Warner, Phil
lips Warner, Kathleen Welton.
BRIDGEWATER BOY WINS HIGH
HONORs.
Echoes come to US from the Pacific
slope, through the medium of late
Los Angeles Herald, in which honor
able mention is made of A. W. Gil
lette, a rising young lawyer Of Denver,
Col. Mr. Gillette was retained as
counsel for a big Iron company of
Colorado, who brought suit of $780,
900 damages against company in Los
Angeles, Cal The trial came off in
December, the Colorado company win
ming their case. Andrew Weller Gill
lette Was formerly from Bridgewater,
and his many friends in Connecticut
will be pleased to learn that his emil
nent abilities have thus won for him
immortal glory in the courts Of Cali
fOrnia.
Clayton Squires of Roxbury was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs Lewis NOrthrOp
Sunday.
Miss Lily Olsen over Sunday.
Henry Northrop spent Sunday at
Charles Northrop's.
Lewis Northrop purchased a very
fine collie puppy of Mayhem of Bethel.
Mr. and Mrs Lewis Northrop enter
tanned party of friends, Wednesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs Charles A. Northrop
had as guests, Christmas day, Henry
Camp, Mr. and Mrs G. w. Northrop
and Henry Northrop of Southville, Mr.
and Mrs Amos Northrop, Mr. and Mrs
Lewis Northrop and Mr. and Mrs John
Keller. They also entertained party
of friends in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs G. Olsen entertained a
large party of friends, last Saturday
evening. Rccita lions and singing
were the amuSements of the evening
after which an elaborate dinner was
served. All reported very enjoyable
time.
Harry NOrthrop began asserting to-
| baccO in New Milford, Monday.
John Bengtson, while chopping wood,
cut his thumb quite badly. DIR Wright
Of New Milford was called and took
four stitches. 1t is doing nicely at the
present writing.
Miss Orr closed very successful
term of school and again resumes iler
old position at the postofice.
Charles A. NorthrOp recently butch
cred a Spring pig tnat weighed $50
pounds.
James Shannon entertained his
daughter and grandson from New
Milford over Christmas.
There was a dance at the home of
Arthur Ford, Friday evening.
Miss Bertha Platt of New Haven is
visiting at the home Of Amos Nor
JhrOp.
Miss Eugenie Bcngston ilas been
very seriously ill. Or StauO of New
Milford attends her.