The Newtown bee., 1878-10-24
Bethel.

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 homes of our citizens continues. Messrs Fox and Nichols have placed a hydrant back of their houses, and own it jointly These gentlemen have the water in theil residences. Fox Bros. have placed it all through their hotel, supplying bath room, kitchen, saloon and in fact taken it out to their barn. On Wooster street, D. T iIubbell is at work laying pipe for the houses belonging to MT. N. E. Corning It is thought that Willie Kyle will get d benefit from the water if he does not sell out, and move before it is turned on. 1 Queer Willie On South street, MT. Hub bell has laid pipe for Patrick Blake, x. B. Corning, Geo. A. Shepard, Zalmon Whil- lock and George G. Durant, since put ting it in for Mr. c. H. Leppert. On Prospect Hill, Mir. Hubbell laid the pipe for MT. Ammon Green and Mir. Sylvester Ferry. Mr. Joseph Banks, of Banks ave, has also employed the same gentleman to introduce the mountain dew into his home. In Grassy Plain, MT. F.. T. Far mum has sSpplicd his tenant house with water and again D. T. Hubbell did the work. The large factory of 0. Benedict < Co.,, has q full supply of water. Mir. D. T. Hubbell and Alr. E. c. Oakley laid the connecting pipes in the factory last Fri day. On Tuesday, Messrs. Cole & Ambler commenced work preparatory to intro ducing the water into their factory. MT. E. J. Yeomans will do the laying of pipe and other plumbing work. So it goes or one by one the call is made to have water placed for household use and manrlEac- turing purposes, and we hope it will con- tinue until it is in every house in the borough.
 The residence of Mir. Geo. H. Hickok is being painted by Ar. Thos. C. White Of Ridgeiield.
 Early Sunday morning some men who were driving across tic railroad track opposite the house occupied by NJ. C.. Schoonmaker and Geo. k. Morgan, met with an accident by being upset. It is supposed that they ran into the bank where the town pump is supposed to be, and were tipped over. The noise awaken ed the two gentlemen named above, but owing to the darkness could not discern the parties. The men swore like pirates and were apparently lordly drunk. An iIl- vestigation of the scene of, the mishap revealed quantity of blood which had been let out bs the devoted disciples, and followers of King Alcohol, when falling to the ground.
 I Some miserable sneak thief visited the house of Mir. Charles Taylor in Plum trees last Saturday night, broke of two slats from his milk-rpom window, and stole forty pounds of beof that laid on the l table near the window.
 Last Wednesday Mr Charles H. Hurl- but, Sr., of Wolfpits, was married by Rev. i Geo. F. Waters, to Miss Luerciia Deane, at the residence of the late Beach Bas- sett.
 Mr. James ". Alexander of whom mention was made short time ago as having been bit on the hand by horse, was on MuiFIay seriously injured, while attempting to get upon his wagon, when he slipped, striking upon wheel. I The store of Cole Green was painted 1 inside and out last week, ill a most thorough manner, by Mir. Fred Cole. The store never looked so attractive as nov. 1 Mr. Russell Milliard has taken the management of Fishers Hall. and the public will be glad to know that the hall will not be closed.
 The Knights of Pythias worked the third degree Monday night. The lodge 1 is in growing prosperous condition. The practice of driving horses ard cows upon sidewalks in the borough of Bethel, has grown to be an intolorable nuisance, and in absence of just ap- preciations of the rights and wishes of those who own and keep their walks in repair, if no other way can be found to stop it. let our borough authorities pass a Iax-or if they have such a law. let them enforce it against all offenders
 The Alert Fire Co. would appreciate the introduction of water into their En- zine House, and doubtless the G. P. O., would also Let them have if
 Warden Geo IL Cole has improved bis street lamp. removing the gasoline fix
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