The Newtown bee., 1908-01-17
The NeWtOWn Bee
 Newtown. Friday. January II. lp0s
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
New Preston.
READING ROOM ASSOCIATION
 FORMED.

READING ROOM ASSOCIATION
 FORMED.
 The following named ladies am gentlemen met at Liberty hall, satur day evening, and organized themselye into the New Preston Reading Roon Association: Miss Myra Cable, Mes danes Hosford, Corning, Lyman ans Caskey and Rev Dr Herman, Rev Eyal Evans and Messrs Shirk, M. Cable ant Caskey. The officers of the association elected were: President, Rev Dr Her man; vice president, Rev Evan Evans secretary, Mrs A. Corning and treas. urer, A. c. Caskey. The Pavilion hall association has kindly donated the use of the room in the rear of the post office and it is the object of the Read- ing Room association to furnish said room with all of the best monthlies and weeklies for the free use of the pub lie. The reading room willlbel open for several hours each week day even- ing, and also Saturday afternoon. A. | G. Caskey pledged himself to bear the expense of furnishing all the periodi- calls for the year 1908 and commit tee was appointeud to solicit funds for the purpose of furnishing the reading room and heating and lighting same, and after the business meeting was concluded light refreshments were served by Mrs Caskey.
 The storm of last Sunday was effect i've here in clearing away the ice and snowy crust on road and sidewalk but did not greatly improve the travel as previously there had been a good foun- dation for snow. A small congrega- tion gathered at the church. Those who got there heard an excellent ser mon from Dr Herman upon Forgive ness.
 | A dramatic club has been formed here and intend rendering their first comedy if all is favorable, at Pavilion hall on the evening of Washington's birthday. g
 The hall was opened for Barnard Shaw on Wednesday evening of the present week.
 Horse trotting on the lake was in duIged in several days of last week by William c. Beeman and G. E. Ackley of New Milford and Messrs Silas and Prime Wright, William Hopkins and Harold Beeman of this vicinity.
 H. E. Felt of New York City was at his Lakeside Bungalow, last Satur- day, for the first time in three months, having enjoyed with his wife Euro pean tour since they closed their sum- mer season here.
 Mrs E. D. Douglass was called to Torrington, last week, by the illness of her daughter there, Mrs A. B. Hall, Jr.
 
 R. A. Marcy, M. D., was absent from this village over last Sunday. Mrs M. M. Shirk has been patient of Dr H. c. Stevens, the past week, being confined to her home with the grip. : c. N. Hall of New Milford was here on Monday of the present week by in- struction of the school board to ex- ! anime the scholars and place them in . the right room for future knowledge. J. B. Stillson was confined to his ' nome all of last week and up to the ' present writing by an attack of the grip. a William w. Clarke of Woodville has q qualified as administrator of the es- ;, ate of the late Carl A. Anderson. Y Mrs Herman Hoffman is among the lumber who may be called i'll on Christi n an street. l George Couch of Woodville district 2 las contracted with F. J. Hosford for he conveying of the school children in A Rockville and Christian street school e istricts to the school here the coming ft ear.
 Miss. Norah Cogswell went to New ir [aven, last Saturday, to remain there ,ith friends for several weeks. e F. P. Bolles of Bridgeport passed ri is time here over last Sunday again. fir
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