The Newtown bee., 1878-09-05
Bethel.

70 bctncl.
 Last Thursday Mr. Elijah Pillow wcI out fishing in Taunton lake, and brought home two bass one wciging lbs. IS oZs., and the other q little over lbs.
 Friday morning of last week an acci- dent occurred near the residence of Mr. Joseph Becker, which came near proving serious to MT. Omin B. Smith of Dodgimg- town and the two young ladies who were with him in the same buggy, the Misses Shepard. Just as the party were driving past the place above mentioned, and were about crossing a small bridge, d dog laying on the side of the road ill the weeds got up and, it is conjGctuIed, frigh- tened the horse, and made him jump toward the ditch. MT. Smith was, at the time talking to MT. Chas. Benedict, who was driving behind, and Was not on his guard but recovered himself in time to prevent being thrown out, and the pos sible running away of the her 0. As it was, the buggy tipped up and threw one lady upon wheel but she soon succecf- ed in getting back; and, with the exccp- tion of slightly y-damaged wheel, the par ty got off very luckily.
 Miss Pholina Griffin was buried Satln- day afternoon. She was well known in Bethel, and for nearly two years past re- sided with Mr. Charles Patchen of Wolf pits. She died Friday, at the age of S0 years.
 Master Ollie Shepard has retired from the employment of his uncle, Mr. H. R. Northrop, and enters school again.-We saw Ambrose Douglas in the po5t-o(1ice wearing huge court plaster on his fore head, and, thinking we could get an item, asked the cause, and was told that collie was breaking him in." Great guns if that is the style Ollie has for breaking in q boy who is to succeed him in oi1cc he will be timer if he ever becomes President. Ollie has not rolinquished his editorial quill, and thinks that he will be more at leisure to write His parting words to us were that he had big bro thcr in Utica that he would thank for the return of knife" Beware
 The sacred concert at the Methodist church tomorrow (Friaay) evening, by Philip Phillips, promises 10 be fine of- fair. Tickets for sale at Cole & Gree. e. and H. R. Northrop's. Price, 35 cts. for adults; children, 25 cts.
 Mr. l. H. Wilson's horse got fooling around in the stable Saturday night, and, finding the door open, went out to have a time. The animal Was discovered and driven back to quarters only long lough to resolve on not being hSa!. So out the horse trotted again and wound up the fun by falling into the excavation made for the water pipes and had to be dug out, and fortunately his or her horseship was not injured.
 An unknown colored man was injured by the freight train on the Danbury X Norwalk Railroad, Saturday night. The man said that he was ste ling ride and was found at Bedding on the up trip yelling with crushed foot.
 We were pained to hear of the death of Mrs. Emma M. Yeomans, which occurred at her residence Saturday evening at ' o'clock, Aug 3lst. Mrs. YeOma vas sick with consumption for a long time and was great sufferer. Her de tn eau, much sadness to her many friends. The synl- pathies of the community is shown to the bereaved husband, Mir Edward YGOmanS. The funeral took place at o'clock, Tues day afternoon, from the Congregational church; Rev. Geo. F. Waters officiating
 Frank and Miss Lulu Benedict will go to school in Massachusetts. Miss Bene- dict to Holoyoke, and Frank to Wiliston Seminary, East Hampton.
 Dr. Barber was called on Thursday morning to attend to two Italians, work men who were injured by the caving in Of part Of the dam at Mountain Pond. He found one of the men had rib broken, and the other leg. They are now doing we'll as could be expected.
 The gentleman named George E. Greg s9ry of Troy, New York, who was killed by being run over by the cars while return- ing home from his work, was a brother of Mrs. Charles H. Shepard, Mrs. Horace R. Northrop and Mrs. Zacariah Clark, and was well known to many in town.
 Mr. Danl D. Smith found Masonic metal badge while digging on the lot of MT. Andrew Hickok, which it is supposed belonged to MT. George Seeley.
 Mir Nathan Seeley has litter of Berk- shire pigs eleven weeks old that are cer- tainly very fine. They will be worthy of a premium at the Fair.
 Mir. D. T. Hubbell called to see Col Fairchild, who is very ill., on Monday The Colonel is. cheerful and resigned. Lieut.-Col. Crofut went to see the Col on Tuesday.
 The borough meeting on Tuesday even ing was the occasion of large turnout of the citizens of water and no water senti- ment The gathering was i'll consequence of call to provide for an extension of the water pipes to points left out in the cold Considerable discussion arose, but the proposition to extend the water fell through and the meeting adjourned.
 Mr. Lewis Patchen died in Danbury. August 18th, aged So years. Mr. P; tehen was the old gentleman who was married about two years ago out in lot by Jus tice Geo. w. Taylor.
 Squires street is being worked, and we hope soon to see itin good travelling ordt r
 The grand temperance meeting of last Sunday afternoon in the Misses Seeley's grove was the best ever held, and all who