The Newtown bee., 1909-03-12
MERE MENTION.

Editor of The Newtown Bee; Now that the banner With the Teddy Bear" has been hauled down and re- placed by Billy Possum" with the Rumble Puppy" guarding the rear entrance, there's been something do- ing along other lines, for this trans formation scene was scarcely a few hours old when there went out from the good old town of New Milford a jolly party, the like of which has seldom before been assembled. A characteristic party, if you please, comprising gentlemen whose feet have trod the classic halls Of our State Legislature, officers Of our banks and prominent merchants with a few others within the small limit of the capacity of our list.
 This party had been convened, perhaps we may say, through the judicious management of a gentle man whose comfortable mansion adds greatly to the value of real estate on East street, and who is well known as being always the right man in the right place. And so, as we have said, was gathered together a con- genial group of the best the town could offer. The clerk of the weather alone conspired, it would seem, with all other clerks of disagreeableness along that line, to give us a rough old send-off, for he stormed and blew great guns, and showed and sleeted and rained, as if to intimidate us forsooth, but he reck0ned without his host, for we were built of diffe- ent material.
 But we have left you in the dark too long as to our estimation, but then, where else could it be but to old New York, that camping ground of some of us in the earlier days Of "Auld Lang Syne." And so it was that attached to the 9.39 on h. auguration Day was palatial par Tor car secured for our use by the de- lightful courtesy of our genial repre- sentative of the N. Y., N. H., & H., R. R., (to whom our thanks are also duel, may his shadow never grow less. And just here is where the ladies-may they live forever--get in their charming handiWork. We little thought as we bid goodbye to our wives and daughters and went out our front doors, that they would immediately escape by another door and hie themselves to the depot armed with mammoth bunch of button-hole blossoms which worthy matron, whose charm of manner al ways delights those who are fortu- nately favored with her acquaint- ance, proceeded to distribute among the happy party. The snorting steed with impatient restlessness hustled himself, and us, out of the depot, and in a jiffy or two, so to speak, the splendid hospitality, it appeared in the bill, and magnificent accommo- dations of the Hotel Ast0r, than which few equal and none finer ex- ist within easy reach, were at our disposal. Time and ink and your space, Mir Editor. forbid my dwelling at great length upon our later .do- ings. Suffice it to say that the dean of our party found it necessary from time to time to gently rebuke oul "kid' TOT exuDerant hilarity. He seemed to be humming to himself such refrains IS we won't go home till morning." For he is jolly
 good fellow" with which he seemed to be quite familiar, bringing back
 fond remembrances doubtless, of con
 diiions absent but not forgot. Ht
 seemed, toe, at intervals, strangel!
 enough, to imagine himself in sOr
 of billiard tournament, which wa
 highly improper to say the least
 Still, as his previous excellent be
 havior and appreciated services hal
 enueared him to us not little, W
 gravely overlooked his lack of self
 control as was fitting in an augus
 assembly as was ours. A feast 0 reason and other good things and
 flow of" we had almost sai
 bowl, but we know that would nc } be in order, so we'll leave all to you imagination, followed by acharmine 3 ly spectacular, sizzling and witha frivolous entertainment with a bar cuet at early dawn, ended a very CT . ioyabie day. AS 1t was already tt morrow, we thought best to procee { to get what rest we could, that some of us, before train time, an right here the truthful historian
 , compelled to chronicle the fact ths