. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. to bow the kneefor the public good, and the mill and its product was left to privateenterprise. Mr. Pierce, Messrs. Downs, Beardsley, Calvin Downs,Mr. Castle, Mr. Jackson and Czar Winton, have all owned the mill insuccession, worthy men who flourished in the business without thehelping hand of the public benefactor. These men have done well forthe public and ground the products of many a farm outside thelimits of ye ancient towne, both to their own a
. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. to bow the kneefor the public good, and the mill and its product was left to privateenterprise. Mr. Pierce, Messrs. Downs, Beardsley, Calvin Downs,Mr. Castle, Mr. Jackson and Czar Winton, have all owned the mill insuccession, worthy men who flourished in the business without thehelping hand of the public benefactor. These men have done well forthe public and ground the products of many a farm outside thelimits of ye ancient towne, both to their own and customers ad-vantage. The products of the West have taken the place of grainformerly raised here, ancl the mill of tlie present day does not fillthe place of the carefully cherished one of fifty years ago. Thebolts for flour have gone and the provender run has taken the placeof it, with plaster and bone added. Great changes are everywhereand the steam whistle calls hundreds to labor where the timid deercame to the stream with her fawn.—JJ^oodbiiry , Conn. Letter erom W. A. Strong (H. and E.) WOODBURY, CONNECTICUT 145. \1KW NEAR SOLDlERvS MONUMENT. May 30, 1886.—The annual memorial service for the TrowbridgePost was held in the Episcopal Church on Sunday evening. Thetext of the sermon, This day shall be unto you for a Dr. Nelson, pastor. The memorial services in commemorationof the deceased heroes were appropriately observed last Monday byTrowbridge Post and the citizens of the town. The Post met at theTown Hall and at one p. m. marched to the North Cemetery and laidmemorys token of reverence upon the graves of their comrades inarms buried there. Continuing they bestowed the same tribute uponthe graves of those buried in South Cemetery, after which the com-pany assembled in front of J. H. Linsleys, where appropriate musicand addresses were delivered by those invited to participate, theprincipal address being by Rev. H. O. Judd, followed by
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