The Newtown bee., 1893-07-14
FIX TIP THE ROADS.

Something more than q road machine is needed on some of our streets at the present time, as they want more than a thin coating of road wash. They want some good substantial filling and in some places good deal of it. Perhaps the most needed repairs are on Center street and portion on Greenwood avenue.
 After long illness of pneumonia, Frederick T. Andrews, is once more able to be about.
 William Shaw, Jr., spent Sunday in town at the home of his father, William Shaw on Chestnut street.
 Miss Bessie Durant is home for her summer vacation from Vassar college. George F. Walch of Meriden has been in town during the present week. Mrs John Reid is spending a part of her vacation visiting with relatives in Canada.
 Mir and Mrs George A. Shepard have returned from visit to Chicago and Kan 1 sas City.
 Charles E. Squires was in Seymour, Tuesday, Cn business.
 | The elm tree worm is now getting in l it's devastating work hereabouts.
 Mir aud Mrs Leroy Judd of Kansas l City, Mo-, are guests of his sister, Mrs George 5. Bassett on Greenwood avenue
 On account of slight ndisposition Rev l William MOrrall was unable to deliver l his sermon. last Sunday morning, at St 1 Thomas church. The sermon at the even- ing service was also omitted.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Bailey returned home, last Saturday evening, from an ex- tended tour through the West. which had California for it's objective point. They report very pleasant journey.
 The Putnam park commission have in contemplation the building Of large pa- vilion in the park some time time in the future.
 A beach party composed of Charles K. Bailey and family, H. V. Dibble and fam fly, Mir and Mrs Leroy Stone, Robert keeler, William Hickok, Miss Susan Row. en and Miss Hattie Lyon spent several days last week camping out at Cedar Point, near Westport. They encounter ed VeriOus kinds of weather and upon their return related some very thrilling and hairbreadth escapes and some of them are inclined to think that camping out is not all that it is pictured to be in story 1 books.
 Andrews, Mackenzie S5 Co.,, are having another finishing lathe and an ironing machine placed in their hat factory.
 A. B. Hopkins, the painter, has been treating Mrs Lauren Hickok's s residence on Main street to fresh coat of paint.
 Edwin c. Fairchild is spending a week s vacation visiting with friends in Brook lyn, N. Y.
 Born, Friday, July 7, d daughter to Mir and Mrs Walter Davies.
 Mrs Abby Fairchild is having her resi- dence on Elm street repainted. Frank Staples is doing the work.
 EIgin s. Andrews is having extensive alterations and improvements made about his residence on Grand street. He is to have circular veranda and tower built on the front part among other things. Water mains have been distributed on Grand street to extend the service from Division street to Diamond avenue.
 Capt Jenkins and wife of Mount Yer non have been guests of Ava Taylor on Railroad avenue.
 MT and Mrs Joseph Coftman of Vest boro, Mass, have been spending several days visiting at Mrs Coltman's fathers, J. w. Burr, on Blackman avenue.
 The fire which occurred at Lee, Flaw. ley & Ratchford's hat factory, Danbury, last Monday night, was very plainly seen l by people in this place and led many to think that it was somewhere in Bethel.
 Mrs A. l.. Barber is spending the sum- mer at Chautauqua, N. Y. I Mrs A. l.. Benedict has been spending a few weeks visiting with her son, Rev Arthur Benedict, at Housatonic. William Mcdowell has begun picking and marketing his raspberries. Charles H. Hurlbutt, Jr, the Bethel and Danbury expressman, is having one of his express wagons reprinted. Frank Staples is doing the job. i Charles Oh1weiler of South street has entertained as guest his brother, Nichol- as, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 ! Mr and Mrs Charles Trumpbour of An sonia have been visiting his father, J. c. Taumpbour, the baker.
 The Grassy Plain hose company held their annual election of officers, last week Thursday evening, with the following re- suit: Foreman, Frederick B. Platt; as- sistant, Samuel Hanna; secretary, Steph- en M. Burr; treasurer, John McManus {; trustees, Frank Benedict, John K. Mans field and Robert Carruthers; delegate to the state firemen's convention. John R. Mansfield; alternate, Edward Bourne The main building of George A. Shep- ard < Sons new plant is being raised.
 Mir and Mrs E. Wood left town, last Saturday morning, for Boston, to attend the funeral of Mr Woods brother, Oliver Wood.
 Rev c. A. Knesal preached in the Dan bury Methodist, last Sunday morning. His place in the Methodist church here was filled by the Rev Elliott D. Smith,
 The Bethel hat tlimmers' association will hold special meeting at the Town hall, this evening, at 7.30 I G. W. Wheeler spent the Fourth in Stamford, at the home of his daughter. Stephen J. Craine and Amos s. Schoon- maker, IT., returned, Wednesday morn