The Newtown bee., 1878-07-04
Bethel.

! H. H, Baird. Esq. has the champion field of corr in this county,
 Nathan Soclcy, Esq, was thrown from moving machine one day iast week. and came near being through having but as it is he hmps bad. but escaped wol,
 ! Senior k Wheeler have given the finishing touch to their store. Any color SD it's red,' is the tt now.
 | Nichols X Hino have men at work clearing ul the ruins of their factory here and hope says they will build up here again.
 The 4th of July will he R wicked day if all the new justices of tho peace swear.-Thero are eleven 1 of them here.
 David McInerey is building fine barn on th' Grassy Plain road.
 | Last Friday the Center District School closed and after sharp examination was pronounced second to none in towu. The children performed well their part also the teachers and the princi pal MT. Finney is particularly complimented by the board and patrons of the school, Quite nun Der of speeches were made but Dr. Barber is said to have excelled in that line though his address was devoid of poetfy of allusioa to the heated 1 Ie"m." It WIS interesting alike to all. 1 Last Saturday the fire department were out fol parade and inspection by the chief. The Alerts with their drum corps first marched over to Gras sy Plain, having tend0red to the chief their drum corps tn be plarcd at the head of the line, hatin | VI. F. | follows
 Alert Drum Corps. | Chief, J. E, Durant,
 Foreman. E. E. Pelton and the G. P. Co., with theil
 engine.
 | G. P. Hose Co. with carriage. Alert Fire Co.,, 0. II. Hibbard Foreman,
 Alert Hose Co. and carriage. They then marched up Grassy Plain street tC Hugh Reids, down Main to F. Mackenzies, then i through Greenwood avenue, mp Centre, Np Elm | tbaT1 hac nd r. Durants and Cole Amblers factories, where the inspection and trial took place, in the presence o a large number of our citizens They arc fine looking set of men, and as each turned out about | fifty nothing need be said on that and perhaps enough has been said about the neat trimming oi the 4Alerts uniform. and the white necktie, which certainly does make them look fine. But looks is ! no all. On a single stream they threw some if. teen or twenty feet the highest. and werG well mp if not above on two streams, though they drew l their water through six feet more of suction hose The trial was satisfactory 70 both eompanies as i they each cheered tho other when over. and the best of feeling prevailed Fox Bros. furnished cold coffee free, which WAS good on 80 hot day. The day was over without an accident, excepting l the bun sting of the G, P. Company's hose nunl- Der of times. near the hose pipe, and the way i went around reminded Us of the experiment oi firing cannon on mule. which every way one turned the stream was after him, w. said the day was over {; well, but not so the night. About l 10 o'clack " Fire fire sounded out on the nj yht air. 0. Benedict X Co.'S gong took up the alarm. and in one minute the whole town for viii lagel was on the move. It proved to be E. T. Farnam x Co.'s hat factory. and but for the Grassy Plain Fire Company it would have been in ruins 1 in few minutes. Their house being only few rods away. and mt st of the company near, they had stream on the fire before it could get out oi l th room VI it sta ted the Al rs were also on hand in quick time but not needed. It proved to be the work of an incendiary, no fire had been in the factory and where the stoves | stana nothing found. Some 50 dozen hats were destroyed, and large quantity damaged-- Judge Lynch has decided that if any fire bug is caught in Bethel he shall be " singed.' ] The Anchors of Grassy Plain played q picked nine from Bethel Monday near the q. P, school house, for ball. Mr Logan. the teacher, promised treat to the Anchortes in the shape of ice cream 1 if they won the game, They beIt the Bethel boys p to l9 and Mir Logan treated tue yictors at Foxs Hotel.
 The Alert Fire Company voted on last Saturday night to present to each member of the drum i corps pair of uniform pants. They are of blue cloth. trimmed with white stripes. The .Alerts will attend the James F. Moore Post G. A. R excursion to Parlor Rock to-day. They will be pleased u make engagements at any time with other pleasure parties W.