The Newtown bee., 1889-12-06
Frank H. Ives is assisting Agent A. B. Blakeman at Botsford.
BETHEL.

pushing ahead with the work as rapidly as possible. - ,3. Rev F. G. Howell will give his sermon on Education" at the Methodist church. Sunday morning.
 So much rock is encountered, especial ly on Center street, that the work of lay ing the gas pipes has not progressed as rapidly as expected. The pipes along Main street were left uncovered for some time, in order to locate a leak. Some thing over mile of pipe remains to be laid.
 Conductor Mahoney is back at his work on the Bethel branch.
 Peter D. Vroom of Danbury and Miss Brigetta Duane were married by Father O'Connell, last week.
 Edmund B. Hoyt of Woodbury, a for mer resident of Bethel, has visited his son, Starr Hoyt.
 Oliver Shepard and wife of New York spent Thanksgiving with his father.
 E. II. Beers and family spent Thanks giving at his old home in Norwalk.
 Bethel lodge, Knights of Honor, opens it's great fair and festival in Dimond's new block, Tuesday, December 10, con tinuing four days. Great preparations have been made and the fair will doubt less excel anything of the kind ever held in Bethel. A case of gloves, bought by the lodge, is on exhibition at D. k. Van Riper's, where they are being sold in ad- vance. In MT Van Riper's is d large and handsome picture (ofa Newtown girl, it is whispered) by k. Starr Sanford, a sam pie of his work. An order for similar $15 portrait will be given by him, to be drawn at the carnival. w. o. Hoyt of Danbury has given violin and Hallock, the Bridgeport tailor, a box of gents fur nishings. Anyone having articles to do- nate may communicate with any of the following committee: k. B. Richmond, R. J. Signor, D. R. Van Riper, A. II. Senior, A. II. Dimond, c. II. Freuden- W T H. lAlCfiHloUU, W s. Wortman, Mrs A. T. Sandford, Mrs Nellie Baird, Miss Lizzie Barber, Miss Frances Andrews.
 Service was read in St Thomas church, Sunday, as Rev G. P. Terrence was still unable to be out. He is improving, how ever and hopes to be able to officiate, next Sunday.
 The semi-annual meeting of the Bethel Hat Forming Co. was held, Monday.
 Will Sherman and Amos Schoonmake spent Friday and Saturday in New Y ork.
 Mir and Mrs J. B. Wayland spent Thanksgiving with Mrs George Osborne, Stepney.
 A daughter of James D. Baldwin, who died in Danbury, last week, was brought here for burial. She was about 8 and had lived in Bethel until her marriage.
 The union Thanksgiving service at the Methodist church was well attended, Rev MT Howell conducting the services.
 ArthurL. Sirine of New York, William Sirine and wife of Danbury, with Mrs and Miss Sirine of Virginia, were Thanks
 The Christmas box now being prepar- ed by St Thomas church will be sent South about the middle of the month.
 Mrs Oscar Sirine and Miss Alice Sirine are spending a few weeks with her daugh- ter, Mrs G. $. Fairchild.
 Mrs F.. T. Farnham was stricken with a paralytic shock, last week, rendering her right side helpless. She was attend ed by Dr Scott of Danbury and is improv- ing.
 Frank W. Smith & Son have sold their large boiler to G. 4. Shepard, who will remove it to Westport, where it will be set up in his tannery.
 Howard Ferry, who has been in poor health for years, died at his home on Center street, last week Wednesday, of consumption. He was 5l years old and leaves wife. once Miss Judson. He has had various minor town offices and had been for years foreman of the trimming department in Richmond Bros, Coch- rane, Baird & Lewis and Cole < Am blers hat shops. His funeral was att tended at P m, Friday, the services be- ing performed by his cousin, Rev G. M. Stone of Hartford. The bearers were Eli, Sidney and William .,Iudson. c. M Gray of Bridgeport, John Beebe, John McGregor. He was buried in the Seeley plot in the village cemetery, beside his grandfather, Capt Isaac Ferry.