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Historical Society, Oxford, CT 06478
OLD NEWS from local newspapers
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1892_06-23_Seymour-Record
Today's Old
News is from the June 23 1892 issue of the Seymour Record.
The photos
include the advertisement that S. B. Church had in the issue, plus a photo of
Church standing at the right in front of his home, Oxfordshire. Photo from Mary Ann Kozey.
Today's Old
News is from the June 23 1892 issue of the Seymour Record.
The photos
include the advertisement that S. B. Church had in the issue, plus a photo of
Church standing at the right in front of his home, Oxfordshire. Photo from Mary Ann Kozey.
OXFORD.
Miss Alice
Hazeltine is home for her summer vacation.
Miss Katie
Andrew and her mother returned from Newark, N. J., last
week.
Mrs. Maria
Hudson is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. D. Smith, in New Haven.
Mrs. Geo. W.
Hoxsie has had with her mother from Brooklyn, N. Y.,
the past week.
The
threatening shower prevented a large attendance at the festival last Friday
evening.
L. M. Leach,
administrator on the estate of the late Lewis B.Perkins,
offers for sale the grass and pasture on the farm. See advertisement on fifth
page.
One of our
young ladies of 25 years or more wrote her first postal card this week. She don't believe in that kind of correspondence. If all were of
the same opinion the postal revenue would be greater, correspondence more
reliable and expeditious, and postmasters could not be found fault with for
reading postals.
QUAKER
FARMS
Miss Annie
Bartlett has been visiting at her sister's in New Haven.
Miss C. C.
Ryder is spending a week or two at her old home in Woodmont.
The rains
have done much towards increasing the hay crop and it will be an increase over
last year, though not a large yield.
Small fruits
are looking fine with a medium prospect for apples and pears.
W. Y.
Tomlinson's bank account is steadily growing from the sale of the luscious
strawberries, of which he has a fine crop.
It is said
that dumb animals like music, but if that is so, what made a horse that was
quietly feeding by the roadside on Sunday night last, jump over a wall into a
meadow when some young men returning from church suddenly burst forth with a
song.
A district
School meeting was held last Saturday night and the following officers were
elected: Committee, C.C. Ryder; Clerk, W. Y.Tomlinson;
Treasurer, Charles Hopkins. The meeting was adjourned to July 9th to take into
consideration repairing and reseating the school house.
A. J. Lewis
is carrying to market large quantities of strawberries daily. Mr. Lewis is very
successful in raising fruits and vegetables as he is in many other pursuits and
as an enterprising citizen and an industrious and upright man is quite an
acquisition to our village. We hope the eleven pound boy which recently came to
gladden his heart, will follow in his fathers footsteps.
HULL'S
HILL.
E. E. Burr
caught twenty trout one day last week, the whole weighing 9% pounds.
Mr. and Mrs.
A. Purdy from Stepney called on A. T. White and
family last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs.
Booth from Danbury visited his sister, Mrs. George Smith, a few days ago.
About 125
attended the Children's Day exercises held in the south part of George Signor's
orchard the 19th at 4 p. m. The ground, so kindly offered for the purpose, was
nicely fitted up for the occasion with seats, staging, a large display of
ferns, evergreens and floral decorations. Mrs. Geo. Smith furnished the organ
which was played by Mrs. C. L.Grey, the choir being
assisted by several outside the school. Fine flowers were presented by Mrs.
Geo. Wakeley, Mrs. Herman Perry, Beach Downes and Mrs. Frank Hinman. A shield made of rose buds
and white wild flowers surrounding them attracted much attention, as well as a
star of daisies, also an anchor made of a variety of flowers with a long chain
of daisies attached to it, placed on the body of an apple tree. The recitations
were well spoken,most of them selected by Miss Rose
Dillon, who had shown much zeal and interest in training them and who deserves
credit for the time spent in assisting in various ways. Frank Stowe, our young
and worthy superintendent, announced the following program, which was well
carried out and was appreciated by the audience judging from the remarks heard
on every side at the close of the services. Many thanks are extended to all
outside of the school who contributed in various ways to make it a success. The
program was a follows:
Singing, "Thronging to His
Temples."
Prayer, by Rev. Mr. Munson.
Singing, "Jesus Saves."
Recitation, '
Welcome," Ida Stowe.
Singing, "Not far from the
Kingdom."
Recitation, "A Cup of Water." Ovalene Burr
Recitation, "Child's Prayer." Eula
Stowe
Singing, "Jesus is Calling."
Recitation, "Jesus. Lover of my
Soul." Ida Tucker
Recitation, "A Wonderful House,"
Ida Stowe
Singing, "Come to the Fountain."
Reading, Mattie Stowe
Recitation, "A Little Girl," Gracie
Kennison
Recitation, "Take the Shield,"
Richard York
Singing, "A Vestini
Burr
Recitation, John Jisnor
Singing, "There shall be Showers of
Blessing."
Recitation,"The Sparrows,"
Bertie White
Recitation, "The Inquiry," Vestini Burr
Singing, "Throw out the Life Line"
Recitation, "Don't say that he died from
drink!" Eva Noe
Remarks by Mr. Munson and Rev. Mr. Dixon.
Singing, "Speed Away"
Collection, $6.00
Singing by the Congregation, "Sweet Bye
and Bye"
Vote of thanks tendered Mr. Signor.
Benediction.
ADVERTISEMENT:
Deering Mowing
Machines, $45.00.
Tiger Rakes, $25.00.
Not having time to canvass, I make the above
very low prices. Give me a call before buying. Four Styles of
WIND MILLS, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, HARNESSES
And all kinds of Farm
Machinery.
At wholesale prices.
STEPHEN B. CHURCH,
SEYMOUR CONN.
Shelter in the Time
of Storm."
Recitation, "I can't and I can,"
Five Boys
Recitation, "54,"
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