. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. pose ofhaving shown to them the ancient dwellings and g-raves of theirancestors. This was done to their great satisfaction. MayorBoug-hton, of Waterbury, gave them an invitation to stop one day tovisit the manufacturmg estal)lishments of the city. This the\- wereunable to do for the reason stated in the following card : To Hon. Henry 1. Boughton, Mayor: My Dear Sir :—We have received your kind note and thank you for theproffered courtesy. We are on a
. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. pose ofhaving shown to them the ancient dwellings and g-raves of theirancestors. This was done to their great satisfaction. MayorBoug-hton, of Waterbury, gave them an invitation to stop one day tovisit the manufacturmg estal)lishments of the city. This the\- wereunable to do for the reason stated in the following card : To Hon. Henry 1. Boughton, Mayor: My Dear Sir :—We have received your kind note and thank you for theproffered courtesy. We are on a visit to Ancient Woodbury and its historianMr. Colhren. Are limited to time and will be unable to visit the establish-ments of your Ijusy city. We are the more obliged to you for meeting us atthe depot, conducting us to our hotel and tendering the hospitality of Wa-terbury. With great respect, W. T. Shkrman, General. John Since that date, though General Sherman has l)een on the retiredlist of the army, he has occupied the foremost position in the eyes ofthe nation. Woodbury, Coxx. Wnjj.\:\[ CoTitKEx. wooDurm , CON xi-XTicri ir. Il8 THE TOWN AXl) April 8, 1901.—While reviewing the many historical events withwhich this ancient town is still luminous and considering itspicturesque hills and valleys with their windng streams, a shadowfalls athwart them all as a glow of memory lights up a snowy rangeof the Alps in far away Switzerland. Lake Geneva. ••Dimpling to each touch of sunshine, lies hundreds of feet helow,its hlue expanse studded with sails, tishermen in artistic costumestarting out with their nets, a gaily canopied skiff floating the starsand stripes in intricate confusion of mast and sail, clear reflectionand rippling surface. Hotels, cathedrals and tiny cottages seem tohave perched themselves capriciously on the mountainous heightswith an occasional peasant posing in the foreground in hrilliantbodice and quaintly knotted headgear. The crowning g
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