The Newtown bee., 1892-06-24
BETHEL.
"Clasp hands and say Long shall the tie remain And we'll be girls again Just for today"

BETHEL. Ground has been broken for the new house for Y. A. Evans on Hoyt's Hill avenue.
 Mir and Mrs A. c. Short of Brooklyn were guests of Mrs Charles Short, last week.
 Dr Frank Benedict of Seymour has been in town.
 D. R. VanRiper lost his pug dog, Sat. urday.
 G. c. Durant is making another change at his factory at Fountain place. He has raised the end toward the north west and connected it with that across the brook, which he raised up, last year, by building over the brook. It is a great improvement. The first floor will contain two stores. The second will be joined to the trimming room of the shop, while the third will be used as hall for the Young Mems Republican club.
 The three Sunday schools of this place will join with the schools of Dan- bury in picnic to Parlor Rock, Tues day, 18th. Fare for adults 4Oc. chil. dren between the ages of six and F. half fare; under six, free.
 There is to be new Roman Catholic school in Bethel. Father O'Connell has engaged an architect to draw up plans for building on the church property fronting High street. The building is to have 60-fOot front and will be 3j feet deep and three stories high. The first two stories will be used for school and the society purposes and the third for hall where fairs and festivals may be held.
 Edwin Short and wife expect to start for home, this week.
 The children are looking forward tc Friday, when the schools close.
 Mrs Joseph Banks and daughter Flor ence left town, Wednesday, to visit friends in Catawba Island, o. They will take a trip up the Hudson and visit Niagara, Washington and other places o1 interest before their return in about three weeks.
 Some one drove across the platform al the depot, Saturday night. They drove obliquely across two tracks, then upon the platform about three feet high, one wheel on the platform, the other below it, went nearly 10 feet before the other wheel took the platform, then down ir the same way on the other side, ther across the Shepaug side track. How any could do this without tipping over or falling out is puzzle to all who have examined the tracks.
 Coal Dealer Pillow and wife are ii Canada.
 The first camping out party of the sea son started, last week. Diphtheria is around again and severa of the children are having it in milo form. H. E. Mansfield, who has been in al Albany school, is home on vacation. Mrs J. k. Whitney's house is in tn hands of painters.
 John Reid has built an addition at hi barn.
 1 High street is being curbed and gut | tered and will make as nice street a any in town.
 l Sunday, 18th, was red letter day t local Roman Catholics, the blessing 0 the new bell and the visit of Bishop MS l Mahon. Service was held at 8 m and at the close, the bishop confirmed class of 80, giving them few words ( l instruction. At 10 30, solemn high mas was celebrated. FaGher Nealon, privat secretary to the bishop, then preached I very interesting and instructive sermon l Long before 5 o'clock, the time for tn blessing of the bell, the church was ful The bell had been carried up in tn church to the altar, where it sat in plai sight of every one. The bishop first q, nointed it with oil, making the sign { the cross on the front of it. The inscril tion: ..St. Mary's church, Bethel, cons. crated in honor of St. Joseph by tn
 Right Reverend Lawrence 5. McMahor
 Bishop of Hartford, June 19, 1892; Re
 F. O'Connell rector.'' The ceremon
 was very appropriate and pretty. Aftt
 this service, Father Nealon again preacl
 ed sermon. The choir of St. Peter
 church, Danbury, did most of the sim ing, which was very nicely rendere'
 Many priests from surrounding towI
 were here and took part in the service
 The bell was raised, Tuesday and take
 from the outside up to the first window l where they had to remove number , ! bricks in order to get 1t inside. It vi
 bs rung three times day in future.