The Newtown bee., 1889-09-27
BETHEL.

BETHEL.
 Eliot Smith preached in the M. E. church, Sunday, morning and evening.
 John Ryan, who has been foreman for John Reid of the Bethel box shop, has left to open the hat and band box busi- ness for himself in the old Beehive build ing. The building has been occupied for week or two by Danbury man and shooting gallery.
 W. 0. Turner, who held the boards at Fishers hallaa last week, left, Saturday night. He gave good shows and had large audiences.
 C. K. Squires is able to resume work.
 Last Week's gale blew the top off the chimney at Benedict's hat shop, the tall est chimney in town. A quantity of bricks crashed down through the roof into the boiler room and struck on the boiler. doing no damage, however, save to the roof. Rice of Danbury, who re- paired the chimney, had to build scaf- folding from tine ground, consuming two or three days. The actual work of re- laying the brick required but short time.
 Mrs Nellie Jones, former Bethel resi- dent, now of Wisconsin, is here.
 Fred odell of Yonkers, N. Y., has yis- tied here.
 This is the last week in which to pay your borough taxes.
 Wagonmaker W. $. Haines will make an exhibit of king-spring wagons at the Danbury fair.
 F. c. Bailey of Brewster was in town, last week.
 Shoemaker Lockwood has crowned The shoe our fathers wore'' with an old fashioned round crown hat, as much too small for a man as the shoe is too large.
 Twins were born to Mr and Mrs Will Ham Lyman, Saturday.
 J. W. Gearls of Baltimore, M. D., has been at the Episcopal rectory.
 Newsdealer George H. Cole expects to move into his new store in Coles block, next Monday.
 The assistant pastor of the Hanson place church, New York, is expected to preach in the Methodist church, next Sunday.
 Last weeks rain washed South and other streets badly; on South street, the sidewalk was washed out. It was quick ly repaired.
 4. II. Senior has repaired the interior of Amos Sehoonmaker's house.
 According to the journal of the Episco- pal convention, there are lS6 families in St Thomas church, with GAO individuals. There are 1S6 Sunday school scholars, taught by 19 teachers. There were, in the past year, D baptisms and 12 con with the total registration 29G. The total income and contribution within the parish was $2539 63; without, $342 q. The parish makes good show ing.
 John Cords, son-in-law of John Wheel CT, has moved from Norwalk to Bethel and lives on Golden hill.
 Chief Engineer Hart has received q letter form parties in New Rochelle, ask ing about the truck owned by the Eure- kas. Mr Hart advises fhem to purchase one similar.
 The Eurkeas have temporarily hired t room in the brick building to hold meet ings, but expect to use the room now oc- cupied by Hanna, the tea man, as soon as he vacates. The truck, of course, is still in the house and fires will be re spOnded to as formerly.
 The borough is extending the water mains 300 feet up Wooster street to tie borough line, nearly completing the wat CT system within the borough limits. Bethel is proud of it's water works, which comprise about F miles of street mains, all iron pipe, with between 60 and 70 hy- drants. There is a good supply of wat CT, too. This, in connection with the fire affords good protection.
 A private sewer is being laid from AL fred I4arson's on Center street, past the fountain, Darant and Richmond Bros. to the river. It is paid for by Larson, Durant and Richmond. Edgar T. Andrews is doing the work.
 At a hearing on the estate of Carlos A. Jennings, it was decided to settle the es- tate without the appointment of m ad- minIstrator.
 George M. Ridge has sold his market on Main street to his uncle, John Wesley Ridge, who takes charge at once. George M. expects to engage in business else where.
 The office of the Bethel Hat Forming Co. has been painted and decorated by Senior, who has also done an extensive glazier's job there. Williams of New York has placed asbestos covering oyer all the pipes In the factory, rendering them safer and saving much heat.
 Miss Mary Moves of New Haven is at Julius B. Judd's.
 Andrews, Mackenzie < Co. are to build a brick stock house at once, to ac- commodate their increasing business.
 
 Henry A. Gilbert has been grading and improving his lawn.
 Charles Hayes has greatly improved his place on Andrews street by grading, etc.