. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. rooklyn, where he has succeeded inbuilding up a fine practice. His office is in the pleasant home,which he owns and occupies. Woodbury, Conx. Flora A. Blackmar. 6, 1900.—The Pomperaug Valley Golf Club was or-ganized in the Fall of 1899 with about thirty members. Groundswere immediately secured, put in condition as rapidly as possibleand playing began at once. During the present season of 1900, theClub has been constantly growing until now i
. The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;. rooklyn, where he has succeeded inbuilding up a fine practice. His office is in the pleasant home,which he owns and occupies. Woodbury, Conx. Flora A. Blackmar. 6, 1900.—The Pomperaug Valley Golf Club was or-ganized in the Fall of 1899 with about thirty members. Groundswere immediately secured, put in condition as rapidly as possibleand playing began at once. During the present season of 1900, theClub has been constantly growing until now its membership num-bers about fifty. Its constitution says: The object of this Club shall be to en-courage out-door sports, and maintain for its members, propergrovmds and facilities for jilaving the game of golf. In endeavor-ing to accomplish this the officers from the beginning have putforth every effort to make it an organization for the majority, so thatany one, regardless of class or means, can enjoy the benefits to bederived from it. Golf, as a s]:)ort and healthful recreation, is too old, and at the .u<» Ti4K IOWN AM) ;. \\(U)|)i;i K\. I. (t.\ N KCTICLT . 341 present time too well known, to have any explanations made as tothe reason of its existenee, and Woodbury, ever in the van of pureathletic sports, was not >low. once the game became understood,in recot^nizing- the importance of a golf course wdthin her and footliall have their enthusiasts, who can hold theirown a^^ainst teams of an\ town in this section of the State, andhave broui^iit victories untold to the ancient village, but these aregames which few can ])lay and the remainder must watch, whilegolf enables anyone, old or )oung, of cither sex. to share in its manybenefits. The links are laid out rm a territor\- of a hundred acres, moreor less, rented for the iiurjiose. King along the banks of the lli>wing verses: ()iir \\i)odl)ury teems Witli wild rushing streams
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