The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-19
! SOUTH
 BRITAIN BRIEFS
BY BILL GARRIGUS

CIluFCn S6IVlCG was IlelQ OuTu1S Parson Taylor's regime. The Rev. erend Taylor represented the Con- gregationaliStS, while MT. Richard son spoke for the Methodists. Everybody except the Holy Rollers attended and, for awhile, it look ed as if peace might settle over the vale and soul-saving on an ef- ficiency basis become popular.
 That was during. the era when preachers paid their own trans portation. The Reverend Rich ardson was a strong temperance advocate and each year, just prior to election, he would start tour of the parish to drum up interest in local option dry voting Kettletown and Georges Hill were the Methodist strOnghOlds and it's a long haul to those heights from Britain Main street. One of the finest things remembered about MT. Richardson was this public service rendered by 8 conscientious gentleman who had no thought of personal gain and no interest in politics as long as the village rec mained dry.
 The. Jehovah Witnesses sent an expeditionary force into town just the other day and started 8 house. to-house canvass with portable talking machine. Recordings are useful in converting the heather.
 Beds have been delivered to the new state training school. After 8 journey through the mud up there, almost anyone would be ready for bed. Locally, some of the villagers are casting envious eyes on new equipment and remember ing the old lady down toward the Shepaug who slept in a straw stuffed bunk without box springs and never owned a bed in her life. That gentIewOman knew little of luxury but she was the best dancer in Paradise. Her idea of recreation was kitchen hoe-down with the caller-off properly .nellowed on feltb0ot cider.
 Squire Horton has secured the garbage removal assignment for South Britain village.
 Leo Kozenieski mOtOred to west ern New York state recently and had the misfortune to be snow bound in the wilds beyond Albany. Years ago, many men in town claimed experience on the Erie canal. Perhaps Leo was out look ing over the ditch.
 During Lent, villagers miss John Hamlin, the fish peddler. John would always make trade. Some times he swapped for vegetables, took cordwood for codfish, or cider for clans. Johns wogan was load ed both ways but 1t was especial ly heavy on the springs during the shad season.
 Don't overlook the rural mar kets. Tommy Morrow didn't. In one year Tom sold 263 automobiles in Southbury. That was the year Jim Cassidy bought a secondhand Buick and frightened every deer on the Purchase.
 Tommy always used McCarthy's telephone, especially when he was making love, and the patrons of
 the party line listened overtime. Once when Tom went courting over on Southbury Main street, Andy Dolan chased MT. Morrow home but the youngster ran so fast Andy had to stop at the Oak Tree tavern for refreshments. Tom es- capped without a scratch and lived to become an egg merchant. He al- ways gave more for eggs than he received for them, and he peddled up and down the valley until his cash gave out. Tommy Morrow did more to popularize South Britain henfruit than any other man. Some day, we may see Toms name in Connecticut's Agricultural Hall of Fame.
 Squaw Rock is gradually thaw- ing out. Battle Ak brook Is SCOUT Ing the shallOws and getting ready for the trout spawning season. From the hilIsides and the nioun- tain cOves. folks are trekking to. ward the village again. Most of them are in Q hurry to reach civ. illzatlon. That "step" sign at the end of Squsw Rock road might just as well have been left In Hart. ford tor all the good it does. Maybe it's jnst a slgn of spring but when those folks from up there get start. ed. they stop only when the gas tank ls empty.
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