The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
SOUTH
 BRITAIN BRIEFS
By BILL GARRIGUs

Larry Condon, postmaster, has a new cer. The postmaster oper- ates South Britain's only meat market and does a thriving wagon trade in nearby communities. Op. erating on the same plan as Yankee PedlarS, Condof's meat carts tread their way through the back country and give many couf- try housewives the thrill of mer- keting at their doors. .
 The Hinmans were soldierly folk. According to our list, the clan has one general, three colon. els and two captains buried in town. Nobody knows how many of the military family are buried elsewhere. Sometime perhaps an accurate historian will write a history of the Hinmans. When that book comes out, 1t will ring as true and clear as a bugle call from the top of Rattlesnake and carry the same message of real Aincrlcanism as the roll of colo nlal drums on muster day. We need . record of the Hinman service, anu it should be written right here In Southbury where the best of them made their pitch.
 News travels. When we wrote a few well-chosen lines about John Schielke, we never expected to hear much about 1t from foreign towns like New York, but we did. A New York policeman who knows John has been around trying to get in touch with this desk. He claims that we didn't do MT. Schielke justice. Maybe he's right. ! Maybe John is 50 bashful that he doesn't tell half the genuinely interesting things about himself. We don't know. John got all we' could give him at the time, but we are always ready and willing to- hear more, and if 1t is checked for accuracy, to print 1t. After all, there's only one John Schielke and when he dies, there'll never be another man like him, any, {. where. tCome on, New Yorkl UncorkD
 Tommy Hennessey Is the fastest mllker on Georges Hill. He has to be, because there are . lot of cows to milk up there. Tommy snuggles down close to . COW, butts his head against her flank, closes his eyes and starts work. Before the last bucketful has slid through the strainer, Toms right there to- fill 1t up again. s
 South Britain should have an agricultural fair. People from all all over the U. s. A. have dis covered the village in the past few months and, if we started work now, maybe we could generate enough interest to put on a gen- uine country fair. There's enough level land at Sand Corner to stage a fairly good show, the auto races could be held on Main street just as they are now, and the exhibit ions could De in tents on the midway. Proceeds, after expenses, might be profltably used to buy new textbooks for the schools, or a few books for the library. fy,
 When we stage that fair, one department might be devoted to the natural wonders of this valley, real and prehistoric. We conld get . chunk of pctrIfied wood and some other mineral specimens; we might secure the loan of one of the several good collections of In. ian relics around town. George Holmes's talking crow, Horton's goats, John Schielke, several of Nate Evart's turtles, and litter of baby woodchucks would make q presentable midway. The Squaw Rock folks could run . shooting gallery and the Little Workers could sell Japanese radishes and felt-boot cider near the gate. Long Bob Chase could challenge alI- corners to a woodchopping contest; Bob Platt might don Q leopard skin and stage str0ng-man stunt. Tony The Barber would be glad to have the local V. Y. w. put on . drill, and no school children on earth can stage better handi: craft show than ours. (That fair idea will bear considering. There's no use in sending folks tO New