The Newtown bee., 1879-03-25
Bethel.

Mss Martha Shepard returned rom Utica, N. Y., last Wednesday evening, after an absence of three months. MT. Starr G. Shepard accompanied his sister home. and returned to Utica Thursday evening. Starr is looking, tirst-rate.
 MT. Daniel H. Smith is going to lay plank walk in front of his residence, the length of the walk to be ten rods. Mr. George Benedict, IT,. and wife, ar rived in town Week before last and are at present stopping with their father, Dr. George Benedict. Our young friend, George, was married last November to Miss Edith Paine daughter of Rev. T. 0. Paine, l.. l.. D., of Elmwood, Mass. | The Citizens Band of Grassy Plain will | give a Promenade Concert, and Masque- | rade Ball. in Fishers Hall, Friday even- ing, April 18th. Tickets including re- | fre5hment, one dollar The object of this entertainment is to purchases uniforms for the members of the band, so that they may make a creditable appearance on the day of the Grand Parade. Our citizens will bear this in mind, and give the band liberal support.
 Mir. Lorenzo Stowe has the agency for the sale of Ridpath's History of United States. See advertisement.
 A Bethel man wanted to keep hen setting, so he took board and placed it over the nest and upon the board laid q large stone. One day the COW, in q play | ful mood, kicked off the board, and the stone fell on the hen and eggs, which resulted in a chicken omelet. When the owner viewed the wreck he concluded that there could be no Patchen up of the job, and went to his poultry account and made entry of one dead l,en and one set ting of eggs gone to smash.
 Married, at the parsonage, by Rev. A. P. 1 GhapmaD March 10th Mr 1 MnrhouSp Lyon to Mrs. Sallie NJ. Bcardsley.
 Persons wishing to contribute items of | interest to THE BEE, :an Sddress their le, ters VIEWPOINT BEE, box 10S, Bethel | Conn. Those sending items will please write only on one side of the plper, and sign their names. We do not publish the II .mes unless requested
 The members of the Bethel Cornet | Band arc striving with good success tC perfect their playing for the coming par nde.
 Mrs. Polly Benedict, widow of Edwir Benedict, formerly of Bethel, died il Cornwall, Saturday, March 18th, and was buried Tuesday, 18th. She was the moth CT of Dr. Carter Benedict. Mrs. $. o Chapman, Mrs. Harry Glover, Mrs. E. NJ Benedict and MT. Alfred l.. Benedict, at tended the funeral.
 
 recovered from his sickness, and is out again. ab to attend to his work.
 The funeral of ths Rev. John Greenwo d. wal attended at his late residence in New Milford. Mou day, the 24th, at 2 o'clock. Mir. Greenwood for merly pastor of the Congregational church, il this place. which office he held for years and mad many friends, l can do no better to show the fee ings of the church towards him, than give a re, outiou passed the close of his Pastoral relatio with this church. The resolution was recorde July 26, lS42. It reads thus; Resolved: That q a tribute of merit to the Rev. John Greenwood lat pastor of the Church and Society in this place. W do hereby cheerfully give our public testimony. the purity of his motives the exaltation of his ta ents and the fidelity of his labors during the perio of his four years Christian ministry among W
 take gre t pleasure in recommending him to an and every community where he may present hIn self, a gentleman and Christian, and woul not forgot to assure him. tbat he has most sir cere wishes for his welfare wherever the Providene of God may cast his lot He has now gone to h.
 reward like a shock of corn fully ripe. He 80 years of age. We can but quote the words !, ' Holy Writ Mum. 23-10. Let me die the death the righteous, and let my last end be like his.' The first quarterly review of the Congregation l Sabbath School will be held next sabbath evenn
 in the church. The exercises will be illustrate
 with a blackboard drawing for each lesson. II
 last one was very interesting one. and truI
 this one may be the same. All are invited to a
 tend.
 The Rev. G. F. Waters has on trial the perfe,
 Type Writer, manufactured by Fairbanks X c f We had the pleasure of soelng it work Frida
 and required years of study and toll before it W. brought to it's present perfection. It makes a , clear and readable page. and must be great reli to minister in the pulpit. In fact it was qui 5 not ble in the of MT Waters the first Sunds
 he us ed the plin ted sermon, he was more at ea
 and not so closely confined to it. He is very muc pleased with the working of it, and would pleased to have any of his fellow ministers gi-
 him call and he will show them the working of
 The subject of stone steps in front of the Congr ' gational Church has been talked of some time al : this last week the contractors and took tl l. measure. and gave the price they would deliv
 them here for. The design is to have them reat
 from tower to tower about 2S feet for the top n which is to be solid stone The cost will about $500, and if all will take hold as thoy did :, paying the debt it will be easy matter to raj 0 it. and it will give finished appearance to u 1 church. New steps have got to be built soon al - l why not have something that will be durable al I lasting.
 B. F. Bailey gives his lecture on Tuesd ,. evening, at the Opera House in Danbury. Subjec
 Around the World" We think this will be as i X teresting if not more so than his lecture on Texa The Newtown people missed treat in not hearil c his other lecture. but perhaps when he goes the
 again, they will turn out en masse. He could Il , find any fault with his reception before but fl house gives one great deal of inspiration, and }, does better justice to his subject.