The Newtown bee., 1878-10-03
Bethel.

Ali7f A-At@hfN aifAluh rll 70 aslA LH ht ,ely slrk again,
 Tho Gnssy Plain Couot Band Were out Tuesday uiglt
 Mr. Nm. 4, Oliver was sick last week bot he ls nut now anal nhlr lu bp ut work,
 Next Monday that oli question, license pr no license, comes upuw,ln, How allall t be deidpdy
 \ bouncing cloyen-polud baby boy waa born 10 Mr, FrcIenal, Juil Monday sppl 2ih lIn h happy
 TLe average uttcaduacc at Inc CunIre Srhool lasl week wus o2 pnr ceul, of tho whole nunhcr of arhoura on the list,
 Afr, Winthrop Bassrt, r.i'set soinc ,ery Ilio apples upon hia place. We snw one that mcusurod l3 l-l Inches urouud II,
 II, r, rulropl has the house of MrLE D, Smith on Chestnut street. in hand lmInlius il iu hi- u=mlly thorough map- urr.
 lIr. Iaac Williams housts of inc prlyi- logc of having one muu--a fine boy to ald Ia the lial ufAotrr-. Gu s.ow, IeuAc Whon Jaruhi
 AIies Minnie F. Bnrnm daughter of E, R, BamIml, Esq.. pae7cd q very excellent reronlIy ul tho ilolyulchon- mary, in Mass.
 Mr. A. L. Benedict dug out of one of his lots in plntbtrec, stone upon whlrh are 0amc hiero2Iyphhs, which doubtless viii he aRood ilring tor ',udeuts lo tackle,
 An acknowledgements In Town, Hu!' last Saturday night and delighted many rtizcus by his wisdom. The show wns
 good one, and the admission price very low.
 Sunday evening Rev, Geo. F. Waters is to deliver one Of his stirring temperance addresses in tine Methodist Church. We hop" that there will be d lurgr turu out to hear il.
 The celebrated SpauIding Bell Ringers appear in Fishers Hall next Tuesday cv- rninE. This troupe iN n lavorio one with inc people of Bethel and there will be full house.
 It will bo seen by reference to our correspondence that Mir. Chus Short. father of Mrssra. Edwin Rufusan Levi Short, Of this town died lust Tues day, and will be buried lo-day at one O. clock.
 On Monday Mrs. Elizabeth Evans who lcsdcd with her nephew, Mir. John J. Ev- ans, on 5omlh street, died at the age of S8 years. Her funeral took place Tuesday afternoon uI2o'rlnr.;. Dr. 2. (. Pattison onicatrd.
 We understand that the hose bclongiHg ,o the Centre Engine Co. does not fit the lydrants. The Grassy Plain Fire Com iany has but small quantity that thry ran llsr Our Borough authorities. ought .o see to this, and they will doubtless do 50.
 The item in tho Ne,rs of last week, giv- ing entire credit to thc workmrn of Judd < Co. :, make shop for the donation of money to Mr. Snifin, was not correci.-- ihe whole amount raised WAS twenty eight dollars tcu dollars from Jud! X Q. $ shop, and tue remainder from sey- 'rai other steps.
 Last "Wednesday morning, about two O. lock. lGr. Will 4oidwhilc returning from he Huntington Fair made. ;s he said, q lsWspapcr item by getting his horse into
 ditch near G. G. Duramt 's hat factory, ,Ir. Reid Was mi,led by the locations of he lights. und instead of keeping out of he ditch went right into il. ALr. William IcNiiw came to Ms Reid's assistance and escuaI the horse from the ditch by filling Il. There WIS no special damage done,
 lTr. and Mrs. B. T. Foster and daughter, Iiss Mary E. Foster, went to Natelt0Wn t Q attend the marriage of Mr. Vim. 5. 'oster, who was marrieI by the Rev. Ioracc c. Judd to Miss Maggie A. Black. : The interesting ceremony took place on ' icdnesday evening of last week. Ar, | ostcr and his bride wont to Thoma4ton { here 1Ir. Foster has for several years ast resided We extend to our friend ( lillian our siucera5t congratulations ( nd wish him and his Lriio long and { appy union. | The water now runs in about every rect in Bethel, and the worIlIncn have l zen paid off and taken their departure. q hose al tEe reserroir will finish this | eek. Too much cannot be said in favor {
 the contractor, MT. ChappolI, Mfr. h. Fl { an, and the engineer, Mr. Wm. Rider, ho gained the good will and respect of ( |. The men also under their charge, s lo did most of the work, were quiet and Il deiIy, and we take pleasure in calling c tention to their good behavior while la- rimg here. li Last Saturday morning Mrs. Ruth Starr, t' dow of the late Matthew Starr, who died p few years ago, passed away from this il c at the residence of Mr N. B. Corn Vi B, in the S7th year of her age, and was II ried Monday afternoon from Mir Corn al sS house. Rev. 4. H. Hubbard of Vi Lnbury, preached the funeral discourse. ". Geo. F. Waters was present also and oi sisted. Mrs. Starr came to Bethel on fo it about two weeks ago, and was taken n' soon after reaching her dcstination.- til s. Starr was the stepmother of Mrs. \. ,ns Corning. oi The lecture of Rev. NJ. H. Pogson Fri hC V evening, under the auspices of, and
 the benefit of the Bethel Centre Band, tn s not so much of success as was ex- tn ted. Ii is to be regretted that our cit rs ns do not appreciate lectures in their tN Il town. Tine contemplated lecture m lrsc, under the direction of the Knights w Pythias, of which something has been da d in previous issues of THE BEE, has "N n abandoned, owing, it is thought, to (ol
 want of interest shown for tine euteF- to SC by the people of Bethel. tn he annual meeting of tho Congrega- ha nal Church Society was held last Mon CT. evening. Mr. Charles Bailey was af; eted Clerk I. H. Wilson, John H. c