The Newtown bee., 1879-11-26

! short time ago by the explosion OF 4
breach-loatling cartridge and came near
susin4 am eye, is. we learn, getting along
inely.
AN Infant son of Mr.. f. E. Potion
died Saturdayand was buried Sunday af-
oernoon.
The Alert Fire Company will give
their fourth annual ball iii Fishers Hall,
Friday evening, Dee. 9th.
Improvement is the order of the day
in Bethel andsif the weather keeps good
our carpenters will have iii that they cen
| do for some time 10 Some; iolners are
scarce in town.
Mr. and Mrs EIias Parks and chill
dren visited friends in New York City,
last week.
Thanksgiving day is near at hand,
and Bethel Will have her share OF visi-
tors.
- Rev. q. r. Waters will preach in the
Methodist CHURCH, Thanksgiving day.
| The usual services will also be held in
the Episcopal Church.
Mrs. A. Olevier, while returning
home from a visit TO Carmel in company
with her husband, was seriously injured
! by being thrown out of her carriage
caused hy tho horse becoming frightened
Mr. OleyIcr was thrown out first, but was
not hurt very much; Mrs. o. hid her
foot caught in the lines and Was dragged
on the ground. cutting her face badly
The carriage was totallr wrecked.
The committee appointed at the Bor-
ough meeting of last Week to solicit sub
Iscriptions for purchasing lamps to light
the streets arc at work, and the amount
necessary will be subscribed. Our citi-
zeas feel the need of material light, and
with a good share OF spiritual illumina-
ton, dc not expect To be afraid when the
Moon am gone away.
- Over the fences out; that was
what ~ charming little widow said last
Sunday, Us she gazed upon young gen.
llenan, who, bent on showing his agility,
disd rcd using the gate to depart, so he
gave a spring over the fence, caught his
heel on the picket, ard came down in Il
heap. The widow yelled with delight,
Over the fences out" Boom Boom I!
Boom y! o how mad that fellow was
he gathered himself up and took a BEE
line fer home, wondering how bad he had
hurt his hands and knees. He looks at
that fence, and wishes it was where IL
could be converted in ashes at Il
moments notice.
We hear that George Lane & Co.
have entered into partnership with G. M.
Corning and will commences, or have
commenced, business in the Glen hat fac
tory. This fac DRY is fine one, and the
gentlemen composing the firm, VIZ, Geo.
Laue, Edwin Snort and G. NJ Corning,
will, We trust, make this valuable place
~nsound with the hum of industry and
ada IL Their !0rtGlcs, for tley are wor-
thy.
Tho lotterx fAyer has. abated m :
what, and investments do not crowd the
mails. They shy 1t IS awfully wicke to
buy a lottery ticket. because it is gam
bling. Wen, what about Wall Street :?
Last week there were many people hang
Ing on the ragged edge of ispair because
their playing had gone where the young
lion roareth, and the whang-doodle
moaneth. There IL more gambling, ruin
and pure cussedness in Wall Street in
ono week than there is in all the lotteries
In the United States combined. Why
don't the government stop Wall Street
gamblers, and prohibit tie carrying OF
letters IN the mails? for the worst OF ali
games " puts aud calls, We know of IA
respectable journal that refused to pub
lish the Louisia Lottery, but inserts
weekly ain "a adj. from Wall Street firm
whoi Says that some one put twenty-five
dollars into their hands, and in two weeks
It returned them nearly one thousand
dollars. Is there any man fool enough
to think that every twenty-five dollars
sent TO be invested can return any such
enormous sum? Where is the difference
between bug ing lottery tickets aud play
III Wall Street? III bolh are wrong, why
not sSop both? Why cut OFF the twigs and
leave the trunk?
The concert OF the Bethel Cornet
Band, last Wednesday night, was u grand
one. anu they astonshed the patrons OF
the concert by their excellent programme,
which consisted Of singing, by the Bethel
Cleo Club Danbury Glee Club and Prof.
j. II. Latin and daughter, Miss Carrie
Latin, of Huntington. Prof. George L.
Ives lead the band, and demonstrated his
ability to do so with credit TO himself and
pupils The Bethel Concert Band, for
the time that they have been practicing
and the opportunities to improve them
selves, stands without rival in the coun-
~, aud we might say in the State; thie,
may be regarded as fulsome praise, be-
cause their is another young band, the
Citizens Band, which are entitled to
raise for their excellent music and we
doubt not will maintain their good name,
and add laurels TO their fame. The Beth
ell Cornet Band has had constant instruc-
ton from Prof. Ives, an advantage that
the other has not had; we have depressed
from our main point so we return TO say
that the singing was rendered well by
each of the glee clubs, and was heartily
applauded. The Danbury club walk, d
right into the good graces of the audi
ence, as did Prof. Latin and daughter
who won many admirers and made good
impression. The familiar faces of the
Bethel Glee Club and their voices gave
their friends assurance OF good even
fast was sung by them with yigor, and
gave delight to the audience. The music
OF the band was, of course, well rendered,
and some very difficult pieces played that
would have puzzled an older band, but
Prof Ives kept his baton in action, and
everyone knew what it meant; he also
gave an exhibition of his skill with the
cornet, and was loudly applauded. The
receipts footed up near one hundred dol |
lars, which, considering the times, were
a ilattering testimonial. W.
Gilbert Bros. have been building an |
addition to George Shepard's shop.
Eureka vater was put into the form
ing factory Thursday.
The turkeys are wearing look of an
ticipation.
-E, T. Farnum had new ten-horse-
power boiler put into his factory, Thurs
day
The Citizens Band of Grassy Plain,
have secured this services of Geo. Ives
IS teacher.
The folks are packing their porkers
away into their winter quarters
Howard Mackenzie and Will Nichols
started Monday morning to visit the lat
,er's parents, who reside in Concord,
Mass.
When you hear an agent say that he
ms got soap that will wash politicians
character white, you can make up YOUR
mind that is about all it is good for; there