The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut; (1901) (14744349996)

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Title: The town and people; a chronological compilation of contributed writings from present and past residents of the town of Woodbury, Connecticut;
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Strong, Julia Minor, ed. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Woodbury, Conn. : Mattatuck press (Waterbury)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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. From the fact that a boys name is inscribed in the family Bible asRobert Dayton Smith, it did not necessarily follow that he would beso addressed by Ben. In this case the freckled faced urchin knownat home and by the girls at school as Robert did not deem it deroga-tory to his dignity and social standing to acknowledge Bens Morn-ing Speck with a hearty Hi there, Ben. Another youth he calledJam. This name found its origin in its owners adeptness in makingsuccessful raids on his mothers stock of preserves.
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WOODilURV, CONXIiCTICUT IO£ Ben proceeded to the entry room where he hung his dinner pailon one of the hooks provided for this purpose. Then he cautiouslypeeked through the key hole; the scene presented within was as hehad hoped, and is described as follows: The teacher engaged in writ-ing and Susie Brown with bowed head studying her spelling lesson.Ben disliked Susie, as in fact he did all persons who lavished time