The Newtown bee., 1889-08-16
s 2 BARNIM,s YIsT.

BARNuM's VISIT.
 r. N. Balnum was met at the depot on the arrival of the 10 13 m train from South Norwalk. last week Thurs day, by several hundred citi- zens, all anxious to see the great show man. Carriages for himself, his sister Mrs Amerman and daughter Mrs Tholnp- son were in waiting and the party was Iescorted to the residence of I. H. Wil- son, where. 50 years ago, Mr Barnum liv- l ed with his parents, in what was the vil- lage hotels. At the piazza of the house, Barnum was greeted by a speech of well come from K. Romaine Barnum, who said in substance sAs the chosen repre- sentative of a committee of she citizens of the town of Bethel, stand upon the 4 threshold of your. boyhood home to bid eEyou welcome. Gladly and heartily, as the citizens of Edinburgh rendered the ffreedom of their city to the ssGrand Old Man, pdo we, the people of the town of IBethel, offer the freedom of our town to IssOur Grand Old Man, the snowman. You, sir, have created grateful oasis in l the midst of your birthplace by erecting l Il beautiful fountain Not u resident of I Bethel, from the oldest inhabitant to the smallest barefoot boy, forgets that Phin- I eas Taylor Barnum was the generous l donor of this valuable ornament to our Astown. Probably, however, your eyes will see more beauty insthe ancient elm which still stands before the site of the house where you were born and where boys and girls of to-day play as you I played 70 years ago, with the 40 gentle men who have gathered here to-day from far and near to give you greeting. Again, in their names and in the names of our descendants who share our pride in your honorable and successful career, I bid you welcome"
 I In his response, which occupied about 'l 10 minutes, Mir Barnum said:. s'It is a great pleasure to me to meet here so many of my old friends, but am taken so completely by surprise that scarcely feel competent to reply properly. This honor was entirely unexpected and feel myself unworthy of it. thank you all most heartily for your regards and this will indeed be an oasis. I am now about to visit the graves of my parents, but l do it, not with any great reverence; for feel that death is as natural as birth and comes to all alike. We should not make this world vale of tears, but should enjoy ourselves and do all the good we can while living"
 These gentlemen, many of whom were Barnum's age or older, were then brought forward. They were recognized by Nil
 Barnum, who grasped each heartily by
 the hand and, with ready wit, recalled i. some interesting anecdote of long ago
 Bradley Adams, Azor Mead, John Me
 Dowell, Eli Ferry, Harrison Ferry, Fred eric Shepard, Charles Shepard, Georg,
 NJ. Cole, A. B. Blackman, Orrin Bene
 dict, Samuel Gillett, Fairchild Morgan Joshua Hoyt, Justus Hoyt, Eli Hoyt,
 Taylor, Samuel Dibble, Samuel A. Couch
 II. K. Hickok, N. Seeley, ". c. Shepard
 J. H. Wilson, s. $. Ambler, Albert Wood
 Reuben Taylor, Rufus Couch, $. o. Mead
 John Johnson, w. Munson, William Judd
 Frank Judd, Timothy Johnson, c. bib n ble, Alvah Taylor, Amos Woodman, c 7, Stevens, z. Whitlock, Selleck Booth, H F II. Baird. A. l.. Benedict.
 The streets of the borough were gail,
 decorated with flags and bunting and tn . people who filled the sidewalks greeted 1.-the veteran snowman with cheer afte
 cheer, which he pleasantly acknowledg ed.
 , After the oration, MT Barnuln, MT
 Amerman and Mrs Thompson drove ove
 Hoyt's Hill and through Plumtrees, as
 companied by 4. l.. Benedict. Afte o dinner, guided by Nathan Seeley, the . were driven to the cemeteries an ! through the center of the town. MT Eal mum recalled many incidents of his chile n hood and was in his happiest vein. 4 4 he said, he .shadn't enjoyed himself s lwell for dozen years.. The party d, Eparted on the } 10 P m train for Sout ,, Norwalk.
 ' Andrews, Mackenzie & Co.'S finishel D- gave royal clam bake at Brookside par st Saturday.
 T Division Grand Deputy Reuben J. Si, ' nor has paid his semi-ar nual visit
 Litchfield.
 P. Rev Mir Pelton preached ill the Congr
 gational church, Sunday.
 E. H. Beers has taken the agency to the Carton furnaces and has just receive '. a car load. They are being placed
 nearly all the houses recently complete r. and Mir Beers expects to order anoth y car soon.
 a Edwin Short has completed the add
 tion to his Grassy Plain hat factory al hi is to put in number of new sizing m
 lchines.
 n, Edward Edwards of Brooklyn is her
 Dea ". W. sherman and wife spe at Sunday h Bridgeport.
 ok Rain postponed the open air concert IT. the Elmwood Sunday school, Frids 5s. night.
 ve John Reid, the Grassy Plain paper bs o,, manufacturer, is out with handsoI aa new delivery wagon and harness.
 Thomas Dunlap, who has suffered wi iconsumption for several months, died eA his home on Elm street, Friday. I
 was 30 years old and leaves wife al ;s one child. The funeral was attend as from his late residence at ? 30, Sunda
 by Rev IT. E. Slack. who was away