The Newtown bee., 1890-04-11
BETHEL.

W block has been rented by Louis Ohlweil- CT, the barber. who will occupy it about April 15. He will put in additional chairs, bath tubs, etc., and will have by far the largest barber shop in this vicinity. Louis's many friends are pleased to see his success.
 Thirty five cents will give you re- served seat at Fishers hall, Wednesday, 18th, when concert of rare excellence and musical ability will be given by Bethel's best talent, with out of town ar tists of note; 25c will give an ordinary seat. Will F. Sherman and Miss Lizzie Beard will preside at the piano, while Miss Owen of Brooklyn and Mrs Hitch cock of Hartford, violinist and banjoist. will form leading features of the pro. gram. Vocal selections will be given by Mrs T. A. Evans, Miss Mary Rodemey- CT, Miss Martha Evans, John Baird Theodore Smith, George Beard, George Bassett, W. s. Wortman. Governor Hunt and Dr Ripley of Boston will give a free lecture at Fishers hall, 17th, in the interests of the American protective league.
 Postmaster Benedict has assumed the office and ex-Postmaster Porter is to re- main in the office, for time at least.
 Wortman & Ryan, successors to k. J. Yeomans, have dissolved and the plumb ing and tuning business will be carried on by James Ryan. Another fair and festival will be held at Fishers hall, Saturday and Monday evenings, by St Mary's church.
 About 20 young friends gathered at the residence of Miss Lizzie Barber, Fri day evening, at an enjoyable party.
 Mrs Mary Weed, who died at the resi- dence of her daughter-in-law at Rutland, Vermont, was brought here for burial, Monday, Rev Dr Hubbard of Danbury officiating. She was S7 years old and was widow of Hiram Weed, who, at his death 40 years ago, was State secretary uioCi ooN hcS J tioui' iiS W SSt was we'll known in Bethel and was sis ter of Mrs Williams, who was brought here from New Jersey for burial some time ago.
 The Blackman avenue honse of Thom- as Lynch has been painted.
 When the time arrived for the opening of the sale of reserved seats for the min strel performance of the Knights of Hon. or, there was q perfect crush at Van Ri- per's bakery, where the seats were on sale and it was almost impossible to get inside the store. The seats sold like wild fire and scarcely more than dozen were left for the first night, Wednesday, 9th, while the chart for Thursday was almost as fully marked. The program; Bones, W. s. Wortman, T. A. Evans. lnterlocutor, John H. Baird. Tambourine, c. II. Freudenthal, C. E.Beard PARTI. Overture and chorus, eve meet again to night" Full Company. Song and chorus, "The clock on the wall, George H. BasSett.
 End song, "Climbing up the ladder to the sky" c. H. Freudenthal. Song and chorus ''Howard's cradle song, Theodore smith.
 Song and quartet, 'Old Time and I,'' George E. Beard.
 End song, "Listen to my tale of woe" ". s Wortman
 Bass solo, selected, John Baird. Song and chorus, "I Hove you all, !" L.S.Smith
 Song, aud chorus, "The old rocking chair,' Starr Barnum.
 End song, "Hear dem bells" T. A. Evans. Overture, "Home circle" K Of II. orchestra PART II. Farce, "No cure, no pay" Dr Cure All, A J. HallOck; doctors daughter; George Wash ington Green Howard Evans; Cato, Horace Cole.
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 PART III. Original musical sketch, "Biackberry lodge K. of H. picnic at Backslide park" The fame of Bethel's iurists is spread ing far and wide and they are demand in places outside the city limits. Ridgefield, without justice before whom her liquor cases could be tried, must needs come to Bethel and take Chief Justice Barnum to render judgment in these cases.
 Rev D. Taylor of Bedding preached at the Methodist church, Sunday morning ; Eliot D. Smith in the evening.
 Reporter Charles E. Squires has been sick.
 At Mondays meeting of St Thomas parish, it was voted to go back to the system of selling pews.