The Newtown bee., 1879-06-25

road, and we hope il will give rich re- turn to the company, which Supt. Sandi- forth so ably represents.
 l Chief J. E. Durant is having new blinds placed upon his house. They are from the factory of Gilbert Bros.
 Six car loads of steel rails, and five of coal, went up the D. x N. R. R. Thursday | afternoon.
 It would be a good idea if some of our neighbors around Bethel, would come and take few lessons from our present road workers. Bethel equals other towns and even excels many by it's good roads. A. H. Dimond has sold within the past week, fifteen hundred dollars worth of moving hay rakes.
 Mr. James E. Barnum has improved the road in front of his place, by wide hing the same.
 MT. Charles Taylo1S of Plumtrees, has a ducks egg the weight of which was 1-2 oz., it measured 1.2 inches in circum- ference. It was on exhibition in the Ledger office.
 Mr. Lorenzo Stowe is doing the plaster ing to Mrs. Wiley's new house, and Mr. Dr. T. Hubbell is putting tin roof on the portico of the same.
 Report is that one of our citizens has a COW, which will give q fair proportion of shot intermingled with her milk, the same gentleman is very fond of the fes- tive wOod-chuck.
 Dr. c. R. Hart and family who have been for one week visiting friends in Hammondsport N. Y, returned home to- day.
 The eighty fifth anniversary of the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut at Cheshire occurred yesterday and was ob- served with tn } usual interesting exer- ciScs. C. R. Austin of Ridgefield and ". $. Short of Bethel were among the fifteen members of the graduate class, and de- livered OratiOns, the former on "Imagi- nation" and the latter on the Power of Thought" Bishop Williams made very fine address to the members of the grad uating class. The New Haven Courier says: "A fine picture of Rev. E. E. Beardsley of this city, who was principal of the school some thirty years ago, has been presented to the trustees by Mrs. Jane E. Matthews of of this city, and has been assigned a place in the library The picture, which is fine one, was drawn by Miss Julia A. Bunnell, of Bridgeport. -iStandard June 18th.
 MT. Davis Knapp, has been building a large tobacco warehouse, the dimensions za 1eeo Ill -~idth and GO feet in length :; there Is also iis1ee barsement attached. for the storing of tobaus~> Friend Knonn intends to make the tobacco .,,s;no.s lively the coming season, and we trusy> that he will succeed.
 Cyril Benedict Esq, is improving the street In froatrof his residence, by build ing new conductor for surplus water.
 The Congregation al Festival, held in the Town Hall, proved success, finan- cially the receipts for the evening were 67 dollars the Bethel Cornet Band gave a sample of their skill, which was highly appreciated.
 Our town has been infested with rag pickers for the past two months. We have no objections to people making an honest living, but when they take that which does not belong to them, we must say Il word of warning to those who leave things laying loose around their yard. MT. John Signor discovered several of this class of people endeavoring to take large copper kettle from his premises in Grassy Plain, he ordered them away which they readily complied with. Mir. Signor the following morning went to remove the kettle to more secure quarters but no kettle was there.
 The only spinning wheel that goes by water power, is on exhibition in the yard of Miss E. B. Seeley. It is quite nov city and is admired by not few.
 Being the recipient ot some very fine strawberries from the hands of Mir. Beers Blackman, we tender to him our sincere thanks.
 Wm. Shepard, Esq, and wife returned from their tour Friday. Among the many places visited by them, was Coney Island Manhatten Beach, Albany, etc. MT. Shepard looks as if the journey had been one of profit to him.
 Mr. Watson Fox and wife, Tom Mckay and wife, Henry and Nathan Gilbert and wives, visited Balls Pond on Saturday, and after an enjoyable time baking clans, and dispensing of the same. re- turned to their homes feeling that the time had been protitably spent. You can have anything have got. Ducky, ducky, lucky.
 Warden G. M. Cole and wife, accom- panied by Miss Della M. Judson, of Bridgeport, are recuperating at Niagara Falls. There is none that knows how to enjoy life any better than him, and we would state that there is none that does enjoy it better. Since the above was in