The Newtown bee., 1878-06-20
Bethel.


 Mitch thinks iliere Ia plenty m time yet 10 Rst iaaFriei in. Ani tha, tho congratulations of his Friends an rather pnmaIars,
 Hily Mad thinks that the bis blow in Canton. China, was raj hsr ton niarh ol gosd thing.
 A valuable hun~ belonging to Mir. ueorge c. bnrani dioai Inst Monday
 Mir. 0''pns,' KaAer has painted the house of Mir. < hrnry Williams of Pumirrs.
 6-,rgrtbwn Is to have paper eaiiod ihs siay Mr. A. \, R,nsei VIII be its psbli-hsr.
 ciiAs, II. hsr,bast hal his ~.xea i.l-.se,i Mou. day by his hor.e ,skazx tL. a..hso.ni ,s pieces. and raising '.ro~sA naeik,ns' generally. Charlie held on s,putiy sni prevented raaA~ay.'
 B,b Rlid~ln intends to disIs5 ske gtoom and sfisB- of Wooster stfsct svrry evening by thsir. use oi ahiehioned aale rssspIly iIni'otsed bJ ys elitor m tii. I,-sh-i if,si. wbs Apra-riatins tho serycas Ot lt,b as youthful typo nia,ir him this yalnaslo prs,ent.
 DIliq shepard rcciyed htinr from New Haven which rnntaiDs q proposition fr,,iu . gentleman who dr~irsu to intrHluee noilr -onderitu hse-cent cur@ltiss in lhe shape of minnie haii dut, up ont oi suili.~rn soA by SCOTS d 'niggrrs' who dcyoto lhrir whole time to this ,.scupaiiol. thus Ward Ing oif poverty. This haIioring ofisr In. produced u wonderful change in Ol"s countcnanre. anl since the goods s1nt without ths usual f.D.Ds ihe prnrpccfs of becoming one of tbe Ereatar, show n,ii pii earth ,a1zls but diJnIy, The sacri- fire. however. K tOo Hnat Olh' sl,Ss moi wish Co throw np thr cditofial sponge for the uncertain ncrupatiOn of showIuan, and declines She honor with thanks.
 Abram Anffrtt has up~asd a rhnp shop in tho bas,nBnt of e. A. Sh,parS leather shop. where hs may he found pady t0 ,lo all kinds of work in hts line. Abe wears the blue. and VI join in with his many friends in wishing him every success.
 Mir. Thomas Solly. m old ritizen of this town,
 n l.az at j uulock agad TS years His funeral took placo Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist chu urch snl was largely attended by his nmnero,r friends and
 pHtN's.
 Lieut.. wn.. Hoyt was sewrriy bitten on his left arm, on Monday. by 4 d,g J,Iotsging to Mir. Ethel T. sherman. Dr. GtORsc Benedict cautcrized tho wonIE.
 Mir. and SIISs. F.. Augustus Bebc have gone OF . twn weeks visit to Pleasantyiic, N. Y.
 Jama-s r.. BarnunI. Esq, is still r.'pairing and adding to his house. look out for another als. Jim.
 Benjamin StoEc has hk houss raised on Wooster street. F. hgneN is the builder.
 F. Conis.ock's house is in tho hands of tho maHOns. 'f
 The last of the sheds on the Deacon Seelye plAcS has retrrated to the rar oG the house. and soon two good building lots will bc for sale
 The rpair~ on Deacon A. l.. Bensdict's house arr rapidly approaching soD,pletion-
 If some one ~oald cut down the RrazS in front of sone of the vacant lots in the village 1t would improve Center str'et At least.
 The north side of Greenwood avenne has been trimmed np- Who will look after the other sihs {.
 The streets arr bring measured for length of pipe in each one anl contractors and snrseyO Ors getting ready for work.
 Rev. Arthur J. Beneiict is home at the Dea- con ns for few days then wili be off for Paris to the big show
 Last Sunday afternoon at the Band of Hopc m. etn ne the Superintendent. F. D. Smith resisa- ed, ID we learn the Assist. Suprintcntlen DIT. Hubbell who has been either Supt- or Assist. for A number of years. declined 10 continue in office it appears that our children to b- left out in the cold. as Christians generally consider i, a bigger thing to reform one man than to save a score of chil IT h. Wr Ere sorry to have to write the obituary of this institution which is we learn ab0ut fourteen ears old
 Last Monday Charles Stcbbns was arrested OH four indictments for selling lager, &c.. and on his pleasing guilty to one and standing fifty dollars fine and about twenty five dollars costs the other thr'e were left for future action. This prosecutun and the results has opened the -yss of many in our town but there is no sympathy for this kind s'f business.
 Chief Engineer DuTant We hear. has ordered aat the fire department Saturday tpr inspection and that brings to that festival of the Alsrts WalnG stiay night of last week at Fishers Hall. On entering found right grand Ennseurn Of curiOsities, enclosed and decorated with the flags of all the States showing it to bs a national affair. In truth the whole make np of this festival was If sach a character that the several commit tees and the laiii-s who aided them are entitled to much praiSs- We n0tieed with pleasure the ysemaiic arrangement d everything. and the hnbounded flow of good spirits and happy expres- sons satisfaction to be foand tho Of All whom saw. The ice cream os the fDI Bros. was excellent and the crowd slew sixty eight gallons of il. besides making away with strRwber- ries. cakrs and lernonhlc; and stin tiiere plenty on hand-enough to send 10 the s,rsarhers and cditorS. tnot forgetting the SxwTowS BxH editorJ and to give Mir. E. R. Bnsnum chance to sell at auction cake enough to rnr . hotel f0Y s month. One of the pleasing incidents was tho frequent lowering noticed around ons particular cake. upon which the image of h fireman wat ng hIeetieep ill snow(y Eusarj- This. soms of the knowing ones said. was Mr. Willis Barr aati true enough il did look like him. Mix.< Is eGcea1 We have came to the conclusion that If Bethel does not excel she at least equals any otIeF town n this Sta for getting np rstclass f. KtivaEs and patruizing the efforts of her fireman in making what they undertake snecess. Az k wen knSsn the object of this festival to Uniform 5 drum corps consisting of six n'n. What in tho world woab they do if they had the ct,vlz1srss@ ,sts of q brass band set before thsmt They wonId cIothc it or bust. .' We give beios tho ef the several commit tees and the contents rf fhs boss" mase nni- |" Re ad and to do your hext:',-I Isan and cub. the only of their kind in shis country: price s2 per dog owned by F- Goss < F. Rarnun- ,. Twin French spanS-b can hys on air. but do better on beef; owned by C. Rckok k Theodore Boaghton. 5. Species of leopard i; inl- ported from Mortgage Hill owned by yy lxastsr Ferry 4. Short tailed rabbits from Russsa; owned by oaiser Shepari Esq. 5. South An,erican ant eater; imported from 9th ward by G. F. Morgan 6. Rocky Mountain sheep; imported from Dublin by J. c. Mead. '. pair roosttrs. representing " Before and After the Fight" owned by '. Foster. Jr 8. Living .lephants stuffed with cottoa owned by Mrs. Vim Bairi. 3. fine collection of intTa hE lar3u IA. glass lo0 yrs old {; owned by Aerts H. Chair over 2t1 yrs. old !: owned by Mrs. A. L. Bemesiiet F. Music bt \ {; furnished by Hffss Mary Mcwaters l3. Cas- stuffed hiris by N. smith. lx- Case stuffed partridge anal quail; by s. H. Hickok- l5. . pr. stuffed dogs by Mrs. Wm. Baird. lG A donblc-hcadess snake; alss a cannon ball fonad on Shelter R'sk supposed to hzye been used in tks lrynlninn das1lss the siege If Dasst,airy by Dr. Willis Aunststs- Pig tai witissir: by N Cozsklin. Silver Ia1ze won at SIaiIsfseu n,gatta by Rev A. J Benedict. IT, Stone Siberian war club by Mrs Chapman. Is. Rebel sword pa,kssl ap at the Batt of Winchester; by E-A- DGnnt- 19. Indian arTax heads and hatchet by G. Durant. 2U. ChInese crockery umbrella. card case and large eolet- tion oi cuTioSi ics from Gal Minn and Florida by Mrs. A. l.. Benedict. H. Chinese cigar case, beautl a!ly carved sea shell. Bermuda bags eoral, apd piece of brick from the grave of Lady Frnvick the first white lady buried in Conn; hy Henry Barr z2- lg- white squirrels color red by F. i3arnnIa- 2s. flying squirrel, without wings Dy $ Ferry s Charity pigeons by H. Col--- -"' .'oi" way .shoNfS5 H. reffy 1- SAfaed squirr Is, snakes. vegetables. ivory by Mrs taso. Kinney. Canary birls, specimens of ore and sts other enrioFities. The music furnished for the m,iseum was pumped out of an ancient zc.er,feox. by Prof. Arthur Munson. Committee s-Grri Supt Geo. Bassett on finance, s. H. Hckok on deco ration. Wm. Leigh. Thts. Foster, Jr, wnl Leonard: on advertising, Geo. s. Baird and Ed Crvfnt; on soliciting. Geo. F. Baird. Ed. Crofut and Clarrnce Hiekok: on museum. Geo. R. Morgan. 6A Dnrant. H. M. Ferry. and j. c. Meal. The whalo Afiar is pronounced the finest ever gotten r..ln Bethel. MoTgsn and Durant hlleti the bill. Osser me hundred framed pictures hiorned the hail tn. chandeliers were trimmed xfsh white r..wers. xhile on half sd A ndle in length of gzpehs which