The Newtown bee., 1892-08-19
BETHEL.


 Miss Ina Story, who has been guest of Rev J. T. Langlois for the last few weeks, has returned to her home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Mrs G. F. Welch and family of Meri- den are in town.
 Born, Friday, 18th, a daughter to Mir and Mrs Richard Schmidt.
 Lost, one day last week, a pocket book containing about $35 somewhere between the Bethel elevator and the home of Mrs William Ochs. This money was greatly valued on account of memories attached to it and the finder will be suitably re- warded by returning to Miss Eliza Ochs.
 Rev Arthur Benedict of St Paul, Minn., occupied the pulpit of the Congregation al church, Sunday morning and evening. His discourse in the evening was "Beth- els Needs'' and he took for his text, Gen esis XXXI, 13, 'I am the God of Beth el." He said Bethel was prosperous and would still prosper. He divided his ser mon under three heads, health, head and heart need. He would not say much about the first, leaving that to others of his family, but he had heard medical men say that we were nursing pestil- ence and that, unless it was remedied soon, it would be too late. He said that we needed larger public spirit, that we cared more for hearts than heads; that we needed improvements in our schools and suggested that, as first move in that direction, we pay our teachers bet ter wages that we needed bank, news paper and, above all, public library and suggested that all the people manifest a desire for it and work instead of waiting for some rich man to give it. Under his last heading, he said that we needed Christian unity and suggested two things, as the means by which it might be ob- tained.
 The infant son of Mir and Mrs John Murray died, Saturday morning and was buried, Sunday at 4.
 Richard Schmidt has the cellar com pleted for his new house on Grassy Plain street.
 Hating is beginning to come up again, after the dull spell and the shipment is increasing every day.
 There has been a great deal of sickness in town, the past week, especially among the children.
 The 10 months old child of MT and Mrs Robert Fay Tor died last week Thurs day morning, of cholera infantum.
 Oscar Scrieber, the Main street barber, is to remove his shop to the Hubbell block in the store recently vacated by s. g. Owen. It is to be painted and fixed up to make a desirable and attractive shop.
 K. T. Andrews has returned from a months vacation at Block island.
 Mrs William White, who had been very sick for several days, died, Friday after noon, l2th and was buried, Sunday after noon at 2 o'clock, from the Congrega- tional church, Rev H. l.. Slack officiat- ing. She was IS years of age and daugh- ter of William Cottrell. She had a large circle of friends, who sincerely mourn her loss.
 There will be no preaching service in the Congregational church, Sunday, but d prayer service will be held in the morn ing.
 Misses Mary Short, Nellie Benedict and Alice Judd are at Chautauqua, NY.
 A party of friends were to hold so- cial dance on the lawn of George Bell, Thursday evening.
 The Eureka Hook and Ladder compa- ny are taking Time by the forelock and are the first in the field in the way o1 fairs, being even ahead of the great Dan bury fair. They are to hold a fair in the Nichols opera house, the last week il September. Anyone wishing to contrib ute to the success of the fair will notify the foreman, M. A. Leppert. The boy believe in the old saying, ''Small favor' thankfully received, larger ones in pro portion"
 Quite a number of Bethelites went ol the excur sion to Coney island, Monday with the Foresters of Danbury. Miss Minnie Bourne was one of ou people who went on the excursion to tn Thousand Islands, Tuesday morning.
 Mrs F. B. Platt answers to the call 0 central, this month, as she is acting a substitute while the regular is off on va cation.
 Alfred Belknap of Jacksonville, Flor da, died at the home of his wife's moth CT, Mrs Taylor Andrews last week Thurs day morning, of typhoid fever. He wa 37 years of age. He was married to Mis- Jennie Andrews, last September an went to his home in Jacksonville, wher he was principal of schools. He can here on his vacation, several weeks ag' He was buried, Saturday at f, from tn house. His wife has the sympathy many friends in her sad bereavement.
 W.B.Hodge has had new sign place over his market on Center street.
 Hugh Richman rides new pneumati