The Newtown bee., 1892-06-17
BETHEL.

Edgar II. Andrews IS unapiC " aciShsa
 to his many duties owing to sickness.
 Major Thomas has been secured tempo
 rarily to keep the work in running order.
 The ladies aid society of the M. E.
 church held very successful cake sale,
 Saturday, on the lawn in front of the
 church. It netted abous $20.
 Children's day was observed in both
 Methodist and Congregational churches,
 Sunday. They were handsomely decor
 ated with flowers and ferns and, in the
 Methodist church, bird hung in each
 window and, with tuneful lays, added to
 the beauty of the day. The decorations
 in this church were mostly ferns and
 wood flowers arranged in such a manner
 as to lead one to imagine ones self in the
 woods. ''The groves were Gods first
 temples" In the morning, Rev J. T.
 Langlois preached sermon to the child ren from "Brck and Hewn Stone, (which contained much good advice to the young in regard to character bnilding. He also warned their elders against helping the children build with unsound brick. Sev- eral infants were baptised. In the even- ing, the service was conducted by the children of the Sunday school, who gave much instruction and good advice in rec itations and song. There were large congregations both morning and even ing.
 The Congregational church was triul- med with flowers arranged tastefully about the altar. Rev H. l.. Slack gave an interesting and instructive talk to the children full of good advice and practi- cal good sense. A beautiful and attract i've feature of this service was the sing ing by the choir, which was excellent. The members of this church may justly be proud of their choir. In the evening, the service was given up to the children, who, in recitations and singing did thenl- selves and the school credit. One feels after the inspiration at such meetings, God bless the founder of Children's day.
 Owing to the accident to the Putnam Park special, Tuesday at the fair grounds, Norwalk, the mail train due here at 10 l3 did not arrive until nearly II o'clock.
 Rev J. T. Langlois preached on tenI- perance at Danbury's Union hall, Sun day at 3 30.
 Lady Jefferson council, No. 20, D. of L., held it's regular meeting, last Friday night. There were 13 invited gueSts from Lady Blinn council, No. IS, of New and 40 from Lady Wooster coun- cil, No. II, of Danbury. After the work of the lodge, with which the visitors were pleased, they were invited to the banquet room, where a bountiful collation. was spread. Members of the lodge presented ;hree tableaux and Miss Emma Morgan md F. E. Perkins gave pleasing recita- ions. Officers of the visiting councils made speeches on the good of the order. After very enjoyable evening, they re- turned home pleased with their visit
 George Kinner, Jr, one of the graduat- ng class of '92, is sick with scarlet fever.
 William Ohler has bought d horse of John Murray.
 The commencement exercises of the ,lass of '92, Bethel High school, will be leld in the Nj. E. church, Friday even ng, 24th, 8 o'clock. About 800 inviUat- ons have been issued by the class.
 hnr l.,A Il, xl bout the coming of the Sons of the Rev. 'lution, Flag Day, 14th, quite crowd waited at the depot when the special rain bearing ths visitors arrived at 20 minutes to II, over half an hour late. There was disappointment on the faces If many, when 20 or 30 men stepped off he cars, in place of the 600 who it was were coming. The delegation vas transferred to carry-alls in waiting nd driven to the park. A number of lags were displayed all along the way town, especially in the village. At the grounds, the visitors enjoyed the shade IT visited the historic spots until after linner, when those present were called ogether in the grove at the right, as you Inter the park by the south entrance, by Ion E. J. Hill of Norwalk, who acted as chairman of the day in an easy and ac- eptable names. He said that probably he cause of the small delegation was the ntense heat, which had kept many away who would have come. He called upon Ill to join in singing My Country, 'tis If Thee," after which Rev Mir Cheesebor- ugh, chaplain of the State society of the Sons of the Revolution, offered prayer. fudge Pickett of New Haven gave the 'ration of the day, his subject being Put lam park and Flag Day. His address vas full of instruction to those who wish d to know about the history of the suf- erings of soldiers who spent the Winter # 1779 in this spot, which he called the Valley Forge of Connecticut. He dwelt lpon the fact that Christianity and pat iotism go together and thought that much of the spirit of these men was in- titled into them from the pulpit. He auded ministers who, in those days, had he courage and patriotism to stand on he side of freedom. One thing he sug- rested was that the State provide a book if parchment for every town or hamlet n the State, in which, so far as possible, he name of every soldier should have it's ,lace, with the time of enlistment and lates of birth and death, this roll of hon. IT to be kept sacred to the memory of hose who fought and died for their The chairman called upon hose present who were sons of those who ought in the Revolution. Three re- bonded: Stephen Nichols, Lewis Good ell of Ea stan md Cha rlas Mnrahnnoa of