The Newtown bee., 1904-07-01

ing of this for time, supposing it was the laborers in the factory, but when I reached there it looked more like a mob struggling for train at the old New Milford depot such as used to see at fair time. On asking what was the matter I found that the people were waiting for the goods to come out of the factory. The company had made a great reputation on a new product. This was canned dandelion greens, and everyone the country over had liked them SO we'll that it was i'm possible to supply the demand. Peo' pie began to move here so as to be neal the factory where they could be sure of getting the goods until in this way the population had increased over 8 million. But they were not much more successful in getting their covet- ed greens, for every morning the peo' pie lined up at the doors and as soon as 8 can came out it was gone in 6 second.
 Idecided to get more help so there would not be such a rush every day and I went over to >the schoolhouse where thought it would be a good place to get some boys. When ] reached there I found the principal was tall, middle aged man with spec. tacles. On inquiring who he was ] found it was Fred Hartwell. He was the same old Fred. His chief topic was religion and always thought he would make good minister.
 Before getting down to business we talked over old times and people 6 little. He said Harry Dodd was not very we'll known in town because he kept himself shut up in a hut ia some very dense woods, and would let hard. ly anyone see ,him, because he was afraid they might get his invention from him. He was trying to invent some new kind of washing machine. But decided to see him and went to the hut. When he found out who was he invited ma in and appeared very glad to see me. When we got to talking about our classmates he said Robert Dakin was minister in St Johns church in Bridgewater. He was an unusually good one because he had learned so much about fire and brim. stone at Bulls Bridge that he knew just how to preach it to his people. He was to be made bishop in short time.
 Speaking of Bridgeport reminded me of an invitation to a wedding had soon after graduating. This was the wedding of Miss Sarah Northrop to Clarence Hyde. On inquiring after them I found they were very we'll sit uated in Bridgewater. They had be- come very wealthy as the result of a new process of tanning Hyde, discover ed by Sarah. In the school days she had done this fairly we'll with ruler when he did not keep his distance, but after marriage she found 8 much quicker and more effective way, talk. ing only about five minutes and cost ing generally the price of a broom handle. Compared with the old pro- cess of tanning this was SO inexpen- sive that large business was quickly built up.
 In his spare time Clarence was a civil engineer. Miss Sarah Clark was travelling salesman for this firm.l Here she had a very good chance to talk, which was just what she always wished. A short time after leaving school Sarah had position as train announcer in the New Milford depot, but she could not talk enough here and she announced so many extra trains which were not on the time table that she was discharged. Now she had a position where she could talk all she wanted.
 That night Harry suggested that we go to the theatre. The leading ladv was a pretty young woman by the name of Madamoiselle Henrietta Grat- iano Cigaretti. Her face called back old memories and, on inquiring, we found that it was none other than our old classmate, Etta Segur. Trained by singing hymns in her high school days she had found a new way to give delight to the world. She had noticed how people disliked to listen while singers strained to reach high note. SO whenever the music went above middle c she shut her mouth and wait- ed for it to come down again, and then went on amid the deafening applause of the .thronged audience. She was soon to make tour of England and 'ing before all the principal courts ,here.
 In our whole country at that time ;he only woman who was her equal in anne was the authoress, Gertrude 3olles, who had come into prominence with her work in "Cliffs and Castles" 'r '"The Narrowing Tale of the Gal ant Heart Breaker"
 In the course of our usual fall work l t became necessary to go around l .mong the farmers to see who would aise vegetables to can during the fol- owing year. While doing this one