The Newtown bee., 1879-04-29
Bethel.

pcOISC heclcE IS COIlplcltlllS tue painting of Mir. D. T. HubbelIs house. The addition to G. G. Durants fac | tory has been built and will soon be ready for the workmen.
 Mir Joseph T. Smith left town on We'd nesday for Rockford, H., and will make it | his future home.
 Martin Smith has alr the poetry knock edout of him, by the wearing of a huge pair of mumps.
 Geo. H. Fenner has purchased another horse and commenced running his ped dlers wagon to Newtown this week. | Mir. Al. Stevens is building very pretty fence around his garden. His ncighbor, Mr. Frank Judd, has repaired. his front fence.
 Chas. S. Hoag, of Hopewell, living with Hamilton Ferry, shot an eagle measur- ing feet II inches from tip to tip a fey l days ago
 Beers Brothers have another carload Of grain, oats and corn, also bran, which Will be sold at the lowest market price in Bethel
 The Citizens Band, of Grassy Plain, will b. request give d concert in Fisher 5 Hall next Wednesday. Admission p and ID cents. If stormy, next fair evening.
 Tie Knights of Pythias have rented ot MT. E5Sleston, the agent the hall over the store and residence of Mr. Charles Fairchild.
 Most of the papers in Fairfield County publish the date of the parade of the liremen as June l. Will they please cor rect and make it June II. Willie Fox went as an apprentice to Gilbert Bros. factory to learn the trade of Ia st Gn{ .J,, night found that he had the humps He is now resting for season. Rev. Chas. Fletcher, Presiding Elder of this district, preached in the Methodist Church, Sunday evening. The discourse was very fine and instructive. After the services the first quarterly conferences was held.
 MT. Charles Green has had the Eureka water put into his house with two hy- drants-one in the barn and the other in the yard. D. T. Hubbell did the plumb ing.
 N. B. Corning has built fence in front Of the vacant lot on South street that will make the boys say "Gosh all, Hcmlock," :" when they stop to pull out the slivers.
 The following are the list of letters re- maining in the P. O.: Geo. T. Andrews, (2), Thaddeus Feeks, John Strong.
 A. WOODMAN, P. M.
 We notice that the correspondent of the Republican from Bethel says that AIr. Geers house on Florida avenue is nearly completed. If our memory serve. us the house is situated on Hickok ave- nuc.
 Brother White, of the Ners and the correspondence of the Darbury Republican l from Bethel have taken hold of each other by the ears on that Railaoad cross ing. IL is said that persons who wear certain kind of head decorations are of a fiery temperament, Who is the other fellow, Brother White? t.
 The Rev. G. F. Waters finished his sermons on Family Instruction" Sun day evening. The next of the series will be olI Family Amusements, next Sub bath evening. Come and hear him.
 Henrietta Ridge, daughter of James and Emily Ridge, died on Saturday April 26, 1873. Miss Ridge was married a few months ago to Mir. Edward Murray, of Danbury. The funeral took place Mon- day, in Danbury.
 May II, companies A of Bethel and G of Daubury will have d battalion drill and dress parade under Col. Crofut in Danbury on the lot of Mir. M. Wixted, near Coalpit Hill. The Citizens and Bethel Cornrt Bands have been invited to attend. hr. Geo E. Ives is expected to be present, as well as Major Charles |. Doty.
 On Thursday afternoon, the Bethel Cornet Band, with Mir. George k. Ives, their instructor came out. The Alert, No. 3, were also with them, the object being that they might learn to march while playing. The boys are improving rapidly and by the time of the parade will do 1 credit to themselves and the town. Sue cess to them.
 The firemens parade on Saturday was a fine affair. Grassy Plain Company, headed by the Citizens Band was first on the ground, in front of or near Cole & Ambler's shop. The Citizens Band also escorted the Alerts to the grounds. Both companies attached hose to the hydrants and in q moment the air was filled with water to the height of eighty feet. The Alerts were stlso out on Thursday. Bethel has three things to be proud of-its water-works, fire department and bands The committee on parade met at Fox Bros, on Saturday evening. There was very little business done. Invitations had been sent to abont twenty-one com panies ill different parts of the State and us no answers were received except from one or two, little business was transacted. Wehopa every citizen vii take an interest in it and try and make it complete sue cess. Get your flags ready to dec crate your houses. It is expected that arches will be put across the street. The committee propose to put up some and we hope some of the citizens will be pulp lic-spirited enough to follow the good example. Letall take hold andthe burden will be pstratively light.
 The lecture of Mir. Affleck, known as the "Mark Twain of England, was given lin Fishers Hall last Wednesday evening to Il fair-sized audience. Those who at tended say that it was rare treat. The lecture from the beginning to the close was full of wit and humor and proved that Mir. Affleek even excels Mark Twqin. It was unfortunate for Mir Af1leck that he lcamc to Bethel immediately after the ad- vent of Butcher and the woman Watson, whose conduct was so fresh in the minds of the citizens. However. Mr. A. is cer- tain of full house when he appears again.
 On Friday evening there was a pleas, ant gathering at the residence Of Hugh Reid. Esq, of Grassy Plain. the occasion being the birthday anniversary of Miss Julia Reid. The Citizens Band wils pres ent and reRdered some beautiful music which adlel greatly to the pleasure ol