The Newtown bee., 1907-03-29
NEW MILFORD.
BAssETT HOUSE OPENED IN GREAT
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 Notwithstanding the stormy weath | CT, the Bassett house opening took place, last week Tuesday night, and was very successful one- A large number of Derby, Shelton and An sonia people called at the house during the evening to look 1t over, and they saw that many changes had been made and also saw that it had been finely furnished from top to bottom. The house was flooded with light, every room being illuminated and they tion to the guests from the associated communities who called, there was delegation of over one hundred who came down from New Milford to give Landlord Pixley send o1. 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 a 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 new landlord. The office, halls, and writing, smoking and the dining rooms 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 its 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 a number of ladies in the New Milford party. l Following congratulations to MT and 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 left the dining room, the other guests of the evening were served with re- treatments.
 The event of the evening, however, came about 10 30 o'clock, when the loving cup was presented to MT Pixley
 pr w. E. Battam, who had been in strumental in securing the subscrip-
 tions for the purchase of the cup,
 gathered all the guests in the dining
 room, and there D. E.. Soule made 8
 short speech, in which he told MT Pix.
 ley how very sorry he and the other
 New Milford friends were that Nil
 Pixley had left their town. He said that these friends had procured { slight token to show their esteem and | regard for a man who had for thirty , eight years lived in their town, hao
 lived right, and had always treated , every one right, and then the loving cup was presented. The cup was : big one, standing about 24 inches high and resting on a large silver salver [ It was finely etched and carved, and i was a handsome thing. On one sid r was the inscription, Presented tt
 George E Pixley by his many friends 8 March, 19O7."
 l. MT Pixley was completely overcom
 by this show of esteem, and was bare n ly able to respond, but managed t. ,. say few words of thanks. He sai
 afterward that it was hard enough t V tear up and come away from all you j. friends after living in a place thirty r eight years, but to have all this crow n of people come down to place to SC l. you and give you such token of thei
 regard was almost more than a ma n could stand.
 e After. the presentation the guest s continued to make merry until tn
 New Milford friends left on a specis e train at 1.3O o'clock, but even the e many of the Derby people staye |. around until late hour.
 .' Among the guests from New Mi > ford was Noble Bennett, chairman ( e the Democratic town commiteee. ,s The BaSSett house is now open fC V business and Landlord Pixley say $, while it will take two or three weel e to get into good running shape he lr ready for all that come.-[ [Anson S Sentinel.