The Newtown bee., 1889-11-01
BETHEL,

fefred on number of candidates. The occasion was made very interesting.
 E. H. Beers of Grassy Plain street is his place.
 The children of St Mary's parish will give q dramatic and musical entertain ment at Fishers hall, Monday, Novem- Der 4, for the benefit of the organ fund. A choice program of a score or more of numbers has been prepared and an even- ing of enjoyment is promised.
 Grocer Canfield has closed his business and is now in New Haven.
 Rev George P. Terrence is expected back from his two months vacation in Ohio, this week and will officiate at St. Thomas, next Sunday.
 Drs May, Benedict and Barber attend ed the funeral of Dr Lynch in Danbury, last week.
 Miss Lizzie Barber is with friends in Thomaston.
 W. H. Judson has had Baxter fur mace placed in his South street house, similar to that put into Coles new block.
 Rev Mir Griswold preached in St. Thomas church, Sunday morning and Rev William Short in the evening. Mir Short, who is preaching in Oregon, is a delegate to the triennial convention at New York and his old friends and towns people were glad to see him again.
 Wortman < Ryan, who purchased E. J. Ieomans' stove and timing business, have taken the room under s. S. Owen and will use it for stoves.
 E. C. Senior is painting the Stony Hill house of Cornelius Dibble, buff, with brown trimmings. Mir Senior is finishing Alfred Larson's new house on Center street and has a number of men at work on Byron Dexter's Danbury hat shop. which was built by his brother, A. II. Senior. The shop is being painted a dark green, with chocolate trimmings and is already occupied by szers.
 Bethels part of the new road from Bethel to the Putnam Memorial park is nearly finished and will be completed, open for travel, in a few days. The work has been done by Wood and Carter, both of Bethel and the new road will furnish pleasant drive. But Kedding, which was anxious. at first, to have Bethel start the work, has done nothing itself and the road is of no service until the Bedding portion is done. Newsletter Owen, who has as much carpet weaving as he can do, has secured a quantity of colored warp and is prepar- ed to weave carpets with either white. red, brown or any other color of warp. The young ladies of the Congregation al church gave a 'tFestiyal of Days at Fishers hall, Monday and Tuesday evenings, 18th and 29th. The days ot the week were represented at seven booths attended by charming young la dies, at which you purchased various articles and thus helped along the good work. Admission only l0c. Instrument l al music rendered.
 St. Mary's Sunday school will give an entertainment at Fishers hall, Monday November i.
 An addition has been built to the fac tory of Andrews, Mackenzie & Co. and d brick stock room will soon be built. Recent visitors in town include Horace Shepard of Kansas City; David Sanford of Iowa; George Stevens of Middletown Miss Emma Price of Brooklyn; James Hosner and wife of Gloversville, N. r.. at W. $. Wortman's; Sturges Judd ot Waterbury, who was with his brother Frank Judd of Greenwood avenue. He is 80 years old, but hale and hearty.
 Rev MT Howell is preaching series o1 sermons on "Wesleyism."
 Six new members have been admitted by the Knights of Honor. 1 Thursday evening, November 14, Fish CTS hall will be occupied by Danbury and local talent, who will render grand musical entertainment.
 Preparations for the grand Masonic ball in Dimond's new block are being made.
 I The golden wedding of Mir and Mrs Zalmon Whitiock was celebrated ol Thursday, 17th, by a surprise given b. about 30 friends, who, congratulatins the aged couple, left two handsome easy chairs to afford them rest in their declin ing years. Mir Whitlock is so and hi
 wife @.
 I Daniel Fitting and wife are at Orange N. J.
 \ special borough meeting was calle, Tuesday. 22d, to take action on build
 ing new truck house on the lot recent q ly purchased by the borough. It wa voted to instruct the borough board t
 procure plans and specifications an make arrangements to erect suitabl 7 bnilding for the company. This will b doing the square thing by the truck con
 pany, who felt that their old accomme
 dations were too small and only asked a
 good accommodations as the other com Ipanies. The firemen, the entire depart ment, are indispensable and they shoul
 besencouraged in the good work. "
 have three good companies of which " may we'll be proud. News.
 Mrs Joseph Burr of Blackman avenu fella and broke her hip, Sunday.
 Gilbert Bros. are building new ollic S for Judd < Dnnning.
 Bevans < Co, hat manufacturer