The Newtown bee., 1880-11-10
Bethel.

Last Sunday was Communion-day at the NJ. E. church.
 The residence of Mir. Geo. A. Shepard is being painted. Fox Bros. have added new bagatelle table to their saloon.
 Gilbert Bros. have raised Mir. J. B. Judis new house on Centre street.
 Two new members were taken in the M. E. church, by letter. last Sunday.
 Fisher & Go. have orders to build, or repair, the walk in front of Fishers Hall.
 Fox Bros. new sidewalk Is being push ed along rapidly. The curbing and new gutter is well laid.
 Mrs. T. B. Foster and NIT. Smith Beers and family went to Thomaston last week, to visit Mir. Wm Foster.
 The walk in front of Geo. Nichols sa- loon is being curbed, and the gutter paved like that of Fox Bros.
 The Bethel Cornet Band went to Dan- bury, Monday evening, to play for the Garfield Guards, during the parade.
 The ministerial meetings, in the Meth odist church, Monday and Tuesday, were well attended and highly interesting.
 The Ladies' Sewing society, of the Episcopal church, will meet at Mrs. Adam Williams's. Thursday afternoon.
 Rev. E. H. Butcher did not preach in the NJ. E. church as expected last Sun- day, it bein impossible for him 10 come. The Ladies Sewing society, of the NJ. E. church. meet at Mrs. James Steele's this Wednesday, afternoon and evening.
 The work on the new arch bridge, on Grassy Plain street, is progressing slow ly, and when finished will be an improve ment long needed. i
 The second entertainmento of the Young Peoples Association Lecture Course will be given by the McGibney Family, Nov. 17th in Fishers Hall.
 walk four feet high is being built at the base of School-house hill, by direc- tion of the school committee. Johnson < Dikeman are doing the work.
 Miss Fannie Hawley returned home Monday evening from Now Preston, where she has been visiting her friend. Miss Ella Hull, for the past two weeks.
 Mir. Marcus Hough, while hauling wood one day last week, was injured severely by one of the pieces falling upon him, cutting and injuring his right eye.
 Charles E. Squires is our agent to col lect bills due us in Bethel. Our friends will bear this in mind. Charlie will also take your subscriptions for the BEE.
 Charles E. Hoyt who at present is at work for A. L. Cheney, job printer Bridgeport, got his hand caught in a job press and injured the fingers of his right hand. He returned to work Monday.
 A. w. Twiss, druggist, in Fishers Hall building, has just laid in a stock of holi- day toilet goods, and other fancy articles. ot handsome designs. This drug store is as neat as pin; the drugs fresh and pure.
 A large bonfire was built in front of Mir. Thomas B. Fosters house, Wednesday night, and salute fired during the even- ing, in anticipation of the parade of the Garfield and Arthur club, but they did not appear.
 Mir. Samuel Osborn is the agent for the Pictorial History of the World" and will canvass in Bethel in few days. Our readers will find m editorial, explaining more fully the merits of this excellent work, in this issue of the BEE. Mir. Frederick Ferry has employed a first-class horse shoer and blacksmith Peter Frederick is steady, reliable workman, and Mir. Ferry feels confident that his customers will have their horses shod Ill superior manner. See adv. t The election last week passed off very
 quietly. Philo Gilbert Was reelected bN the republicans as representative, by {
 handsome majority. Col G. s. Crofu
 was elected by small majority to tn,
 office of judge of probate, over Fredericl
 Shepard, who has held the office for , . number of years.
 S Mir. Preston Durant has commencet | the manufacture of mapped hats, In th, e make-shop of H. E. Hickok X Co., Dr :. Amos Schoonmaker has donned the hat d ter's apron and is mapping hats for Mir n Durant. The doctor draws teeth, ant | : called upon. The doctor has not worket e at the business in 24 ears before Mr D Samuel Pearce works at this shop also ,t and mapped his first iis thirty-five years s last week. Mir. Geo. Starr illuminate :. the blanks at the same shop.
 The factory of F. ". Mackenzie, know ]. as the 'Gold Mine" is now fitted up t good style, and capable of twice tn ,. amount of work heretofore done in Ii > Last Spring the building was enlarged b J adding fifteen feet in rear, extending tn y full size of the whole building. On tn T. south side an addition was also built i
 make room for Q boiler, one of Low
 Watson's, of Bridgeport These improv,
 ments give abundance of room to tt !; packing, curling, trimming and finishin |. rooms MT. Mackenzie is deserving ( : success, for he is q hard-working, pers \ l.vering gentleman, and We hope that
 will succeed. Mir. H. M. Burns has char. q, of the finishing department, as foreman = MT. Wm. Ochs is foreman over the mak r shop.