August 23, 1985

Earlier this month, William D.B. Ferris’s great-grandson, Charles Ferris III, went to the Connecticut Agricultural Information Council’s Lockwood Farm in Hamden and received the Council’s Century Farm Award, which he, his ancestors, and his family all helped earn over 121 years. To be eligible for this award, a family must have worked a farm continuously for at least 100 years.

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One educational program which has received enthusiastic responses from those involved is the senior citizen tutoring program which was initiated by Jackie Kleiss at Sandy Hook School four years ago. Cheryl Edelen will take over the program and is seeking retirement age volunteers who are willing to work with learning disabled students on a one-to-one basis.

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The entire town could be assessed for the implementation of sewers in the borough and Sandy Hook Center if one of three possible plans proposed by the Water Pollution Control Authority is adopted. But Peter Alagna, chairman of the WPCA, said people should realize that the areas which would be served by the sewers would be the centers of Newtown and Sandy Hook, areas which are greatly used by townspeople for shopping, banking and other commercial needs. “All people benefit from theses, so all should pay,” he said.

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Children and adults are invited to participate in a “clown workshop” on Tuesday, August 27, at 7:30 pm, in the Alexandria Room of the Edmond Town Hall. The workshop will be led by Bill Bailey (Mr Tears) and all clowns may enter the Labor Day Parade.

 

August 26, 1960

Newtown Postmaster Albert H. Nichols reports this Thursday that if all goes well the Newtown Post Office will open for business at its new location on Queen Street on Thursday morning, September 1. A carload of equipment for the new office has arrived and a Post Office technician is at work installing the post office boxes and counters.

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Joseph A. Ozanne, principal of the Newtown High School, has announced that classes at the high school will resume on Wednesday, September 7, at 8:44 am, for a full day, with regular dismissal at 2:30 pm. The cafeteria will open the first day of school, and the charge per lunch will be 35 cents, or a weekly ticket for five lunches may be purchased for $1.65, with a savings of ten cents to the student. Extra milk may be purchased for 5 cents per bottle.

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Harry L. Wechter of Botsford Hill Road, Sandy Hook, was elected president of the Newtown Amateur Radio Club at a meeting held last Thursday evening at the Civil Defense Headquarters. Discussed during the meeting were the three licenses and their restrictions, novice, technician, and general, in addition to the radio-telegraph license

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The Newtown Kennel Club will hold a show on Saturday, August 27, on the grounds of the Wooster School on Ridgebury Road, Danbury. Entries for the show are the largest in the history of the club, for 627 dogs have been entered.

August 23, 1935

The Giants of Newtown and Sandy Hook won the Inter-town League pennant when they bested the celebrated Winnepauk team, Sunday afternoon, by a score of 15 to 5. A good crowd turned out, both from Wilton and Newtown, one of the largest this season.

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William Botty of New York City, former champion of Argentina, and Rev William McRea, New England champion and one of the century’s ranking tennis players, will team up with Rev William Wright and Dr M.D. Currigan respectively in an exhibition tennis match at the Newtown Country Club on Labor Day. The match will surely attract a large gallery.

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Soft Shell Crabs! All selected and the best. Cleaned and cooked while you wait. Skinless Roasted Frankfurts. Ballentine Ale and Peter Doelger Beer. THE KOSY KORNER ELMER PEARSON, Prop. At Dodgingtown on Newtown Road.

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The annual lawn fete and luncheon for the benefit of St John’s church will be held, August 29, on the lawn of the church during the afternoon and evening. The women of St John’s Guild are sponsoring the affair. An added feature this year will be a “Miss Dolly Duzit” booth. Interested? Come and see Dolly in her special booth and elaborate surrounding. The ladies have made a beautiful silk comfortable which will be awarded the lucky winner during the evening.

 

August 26, 1910

At a special meeting of the Newtown Library Association, Tuesday night, Rev J.H. George presiding, the following communication was received: We, Mr and Mrs Austin B. Blakeman of Newtown, Conn., being desirous of establishing a small fund to the memory of our dear daughter, Helen MacGregor Blakeman, will give to the said Library Association $350 to be invested and used under the conditions hereinafter named, and known as the Helen MacGregor Blakeman memorial fund. Three hundred dollars to be invested. The income from this fund to be used each year for the purchase of books for said library. The remaining $50 to be used at once for the purchase of books.

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Through the courtesy of Newton M. Curtis, the local peach expert, the editor enjoyed a tramp over Mr Curtis’ orchards, on Wednesday, which give promise of yielding 5,000 baskets, the biggest crop he has ever harvested. His plum crop has been good and this week he shipped 200 baskets to New Haven.

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Master Walter Glover, son of Mr and Mrs W.B. Glover, caught a bass in the Housatonic river, last week, tipping the scales to over three pounds.

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Automobilists passing through town will thank the enterprising gentlemen, who have placed the very neat and plain road signs about town directing the traveler which way to go. Thirty-three signs have been placed about town. At the entrance to the borough signs have been placed reading “Borough of Newtown. Please drive slowly.”