The Newtown bee., 1907-03-29
NEW MILFORD.
BAssETT HOUSE OPENED IN GREAT
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BAssErT HOUSE OPENED IN GREAT
 Notwithstanding the stormy wealth CT, the BaSsett house opening took place, last week Tuesday night, and number of Derby, Shelton and An sonia people called at the house during the evening to look it over, and they saw that many changes had been made and also saw that it had been finely furnished from top to bottom. every room being illuminated and they were opened for inspection. In addi- tion to the guests from the associated communities who called, there was a delegation of over one hundred who came down from New Milford to give Landlord Pixley send off. They brought with them an orchestra of eleven pieces and a great big loving cup, and during the earlier part of the evening the orchestra, under the lead ership of George Bahnert, rendered 8 number of fine selections, while later the New Milford guests gathered in the dining room and presented the cup.
 However, before this was done, the hotel had been filled the greater part of the evening with those who wanted to see the changes and to meet the new landlord. The office, halls, and
 
 were hardly large enough to hold those who gathered. And the hotel was crowded in this way until long after the hours of the reception.
 The New Milford contingent arrived about 7.3O o'clock, and from the mo- ment they reached the house they started something doing. AS soon as the orchestra could get out it's instru- ments they turned on the music. All the New Milford people wanted to See MT and Mrs Pixley and tell them how very sorry they were that they had left the place. There were number of ladies in the New Milford party.
 Following congratulations to MT and Mrs 'Pixley on the fine appearance of the house, the New Milford people were taken to the dining room, where fine supper was served them, con- sisting of about everything a man might want to eat, and after they had left the dining room, the other guests Of the evening were served with re- treatments.
 The event of the evening, however, came about 30 o'clock, when the loving cup was presented to MT Pixley. Dr w. B. Battam, who had been in- tfons for the purchase of the cup, gathered all the guests in the dining room, and there D. B. Soule made short speech, in which he told MT Pix ley now very sorry ne ana the other New Milford friends were that MT Pixley had left their town. He said that these friends had procured a slight token to show their esteem nd regard for man who had for thirty eight years lived in their town, had lived right, and had always treated every one right, and then the loving cup was presented. The cup was a big one, standing about "A inches high and resting on a large silver salver. It was finely etched and carved, and it was handsome thing. On one side was the inscription, "Presented to George B; Pixley by his many friends. March, l9O7.''
 MT Pixley was completely overcome by this show of esteem, and was bare ly able to respond, but managed to say a few words of thanks. He said afterward that it was hard enough to tear up and~come away from all your friends after living in place thirty eight years, but to have all this crowd of people come down to a place to see you and give you such a token of their regard was almost more than man could stand.
 After the presentation the guests to make merry until the New Milford friends left on special train at 1.30 o'clock, but even then