The Newtown bee., 1889-11-08
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eteto oo oiiS CiJoy ,iiChb. IC Dooth5 sunday-"The day of all the week the best ;' Sunday school books, sermons, fennel, cara
 way seed, peppermint, etc.; Misses Hattie Patchen and Viola Durant This booth was trimmed with evergreen.
 "Cleanlinessi is nextto Godliness; ;' soap, washboards, scrubbing brushes, pear line, etc; Misses Susie Rowan, Jennie Agnew. Tuesday-"Irons too hot, don't strike;' irons, ironstands, aprons, etc.: Misses Mary Kyle and Phillie Smith.
 Wednesday-"Neyer too late to mend;" alarming cotton, handkerchiefs, pin cushions, etc.; Mrs L. S. Smith, Miss Carrie Hawley. Thursday-"Sweets to the sweet" candy | and flowers; Mrs Nellie Baird.
 Friday-Old brooms never sweep clean !" | brooms and brushes; Misses Anna McGregor, | Annie M. Fairchild. This one of the pret l tiest; two old brooms were crossed in front and the letters were formed of wheat heads | the whole being dressed with broom corn. | Saturday-Baking day; hot biscuits and honey, ice cream, coffee, cake, all refresh | ments; Mrs A. J. Haliocl> Miss Hattie Judd. Mrs Charles Allen has been very sick ] with eonvulsions, but is much better. l Mir and Mrs William Bailey entertained l friends, over Sunday.
 Dr Hart's buggy, containing the doc l tor, his wife and child, was overturned l near Coalpt hill. Dr Hart was some
 what bruised and his forehead cut; the
 buggy was damaged. They were brought home by Charles Platt.
 Eureka orchestra furnishes music for
 the dance at Military hall, Friday night. A fine group picture of Bethel drum corps, 13 men, is on exhibition at l.. c. Seniors. It was taken, Labor day, by
 B. C. Fairchild of Sandy Hook, the men standing on the steps of Danbury's City hall. The picture is well taken and clear ly developed and the individual faces are brought out strongly. It is nicely fram- ed and attracts attention. Each man has two pictures, one standing and one sit ting.
 Great preparations are made for the Knights of Honor fair, " ich occurs in Dimond's new building, the first weekin December. Donations of articles will be gratefully received and appreciated.
 It was expected that contracts for Eu- reka's new truck house would be award ed, this week. There are three bidders: | Gilbert Bros. Fox & Burr and A. H. | Senior. Bids will be awarded by the warden and burgesses, who have been appointed committee for that purpose. 1 The cost of the building alone, which is l to be 40X20 feet, two stories high, fitted with every modern convenience, is put
 at 5000; the site cost S700 and the grad 1 ing, underpinning, etc., will probably
 bring the total cost to $2000 or a trifie
 over. Work will be begun as soon as
 contracts are awarded (Wood and An
 drews were figuring on the underpinniDg
 this week. and the building should be
 completed in four or five weeks. The
 lower part will be ceiled and the upper
 part wainscoted to a height of four feet.
 It will be truck house to be proud of.
 A building lot has been purchased by
 the borough from the Hugh Reid estate, opposite o. Benedict's hat factory and
 the present building of the Grassy Plain
 Hose Co. will be moved about 20 feet,
 raised up three feet, placed upon new 1 foundations on this lot. The borough
 evidently intends to do the square thing
 by it's gallant fire laddies.
 The new sewer on South street, from
 the High school, will be completed, this
 week.
 | Preparations for introducing gas into
 Bethel are rapidly going forward. The
 receiving or storage building, near
 Greenwood avenue, is nearly completed
 and pipes are being laid from Danbury
 toward Bethel. The receiving building
 is about 20xl4 feet, one story high, built
 of brick.
 Henry Baird has bought Alfred Lar sons old house and will move it to Plum
 trees, where cellar is being prepared.
 Bethel's share of work in opening the
 old Sherman turnpike is finished and the
 road was open to travel, Monday. The
 cost of this portion was $500, of which,
 as previously annouuced, the Camp Ground commission paid half. A good road has been built, too. Reading, al
 though trifie dilatory, began work in earnest, last week and pushed it rapidly Il forward. This will make pleasant
 drive and a popular route to Putnam Memorial park.
 ssDoc'' Porter, Bennett, Bailey. Judd curlers at Cole & Ambler's, have left fol weeks hunting at a camp in Cornwall , Arrangements have already been made with the express company to deliver to various friends souvenirs of the trip, 1T the way of game.
 fl Mrs Minott Booth of Monroe is at Sen , asor Coles.
 Martin HoWley was severely injured
 by being caught on q shaft at Andrews , Mackenzie & Cos, last week. His cloth , ing was all new and strong and he wal
 carried upon the shaft, striking the rool
 and breaking two ribs on the left side : Had he not slowed down the engine be 2 fore stepping to the shaft, he nigh 2 have been fatally hurt. He was takeI i. to his home on Wooster street and hi : injuries attended by Dr Hart; he is nov r doing we'll.
 z NEW MILFORD. ]. Mrs Walter Judd has visited friends il
 the city.