The Newtown bee., 1905-06-16
LITCHFIELD COUNTY
ROXBURr.
INTERESTING SCHOOL PICNIC IN VEL
 LER DISTRICT.

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 INTERESTING SCHOOL PICNIC IN VEL
 LER DISTRICT.
 The Weller district closed thei1 school year of 36 weeks, on June 9, anC after the exercises in the school rooms visitors, and pronounced one of the best companies of trained children that they had ever witnessed in any school exercises. After the exercises were over, all hands adjourned to Trowbridge $ grove, where the school picnic was held. It may not come amiss to give partial description o1 how the people of Weller district hold a school picnic: First, there is list made out of something to appease that gnawing appetite of the inner man (for he must be refreshed while spend- ing his time waiting for the fun to commence After the list is made out the children acquaint their par ents with. .whatlpart they.will take, and then if you are close observer of hu- man nature and be around somewhere conveniently you will hear from the matron of the house: "Bring me in some small dry wood as have got to get this oven hot so can bake some thing for that school picnic." And so it goes from one matrOn to the next all along and over the district, until it appears that Coxey's army were going to arrive in town on the morrow. And if they did and got into TrOwbridge's grove, last Friday afternoon, they would find enough of food on the grounds to supply their wants for one square meal, providing they did not stamp down the grass. Now MT Edi- tor, do not want to take up too much space in that ousy BEE, but will try and give you partial, graphic de- scription of how the picnic was carried out, we will cut it short and not men, tion the drummer boy and the bugler boy, that led the procession of school children around the brook that flows through the grove, with baby carriag- es and other incidental expenses at tached thereto. But we got iu sight of where the flags were placed on the grounds for athletic sports. And let me mention just little about the flags for the benefit of readers of THE VIEWPOINT BEE I hope they will ex- cuse the writer of this article, when he says that the flags were comprised of few tobacco lath stuck in the ground for poles, and few old news papers tied around on top of laths for flags. But we had the stars and stripes floating in plain view from the schOolhouse grounds. We'll, we do not want to keep you up all night, Editor Smith, so we will close by stating that if any of our sister towns want to have some fun or would like to know how we conduct ourselves in Weller district, just drop postal to the dis trict clerk, John BewS, and he will answer all communications. It is an oversight of mine in forgetting to mention about the wheelbarrow race, as there were several of the ladies who participated in the races. Among them noticed were the sheriff's wife, quarry boss wife, and farmers wives. But the crOwning feature of the event was when Farmer Daly tipped over the wheelbarrow with one of the teachers and lost the race.-[W. Daily.
 METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
 The Epwofth League will give a social in the Town hall, Tuesday even- ing, June 20. Cake and ice cream will be served. All are cordially invited.
 CAUGHT ON THEFLY.
 H. Hill has been enjoying a weeks vacation at the shore at Woodmont. He reports an excellent time.
 Col A. L. Hodge is out of town on business.
 Mrs William Swift is entertaining her sister, Miss Wooder, of Pawlin g, N. Y.
 Carpentersfrom Pawling, N. Y., are remodeling the creamery. The Con- pany expectito make improvements in the fall.
 John McNiff has a position in 
 John Benson of New Milford visited his parents, Sunday.
 Mrs Harriet Mallett has been visit ing at Mrs WOolsly's.
 Miss Jennie Booth attended the cir GUS at Waterbury, the 9th.
 If in need of a new hat or cap call on our merchant A. Joyce. He can suit s,Nn ,<rr1~