The Newtown bee., 1897-11-12
BETHEL.

LICENSE BUSINESS CAUSES UNEAsINEss.
 The license business causes consider able uneaeiness about the town. The talk of renting the Van Riper block on Center street for hotel, seems to stir up the property owners in that vicinity. The location and building appear to be desirable place for hotel, but the building stands within 200 feet of the Methodist church and postoffice. It would not be practical to move the church but it would the postoffice, for it's not in safe locality. The trolley cars running by every few minutes makes it an unsafe place to drive up to and stand even for a few minutes. Durant's block, at the corner of Main and Wooster streets, would accommodate the public as well and be safe place to hitch a horse and wait for a mail to be distr- buted. Bethel has voted license because they think it for the best interest of the 1 town. Some argue that it makes it so handy for the young men to step in and take drink and spend their spare time. | [A Ol Luc UGGG6E state of things since license went into practice, says: My friend and I went down and got two drinks last evening, and were not gone from our families 8 half hour. How much better than going to Danbury and spending three or four hours" Query: How.long will our mar ried friend continue to be so thoughtful for his wife and family? No doubt we shall see something of both sides of the question before the next year rolls around. If it proves to be good thing to have license town, Bethel voters will cast their votes straight for it next year. If it proves to be a curse, we trust l they will cast their votes against it as they have done before.
 The blackened ruins of the old forming factory still stand. The stockholders have not decided what to do with the plant. The chimney stands firm, the boilers are not badly damaged. The en- zine will need several hundred dollars worth of repairs to put it in order again
 The late rains have revived the How of water from springs on Shelter Rock hill.
 Rufus Couch has repaired his house in Plumtrees.
 Frank Kyle's house in Elmwood school district was entered by some person or persons during the absence of the family, last Sunday. On their return they found things in rather topsy turvy shape. Several articles of jewelry were stolen, besides small quantity of food. The house stands on the Long Bogs road and is better known as the Ard Judd farm.
 Old history gives an accout of Bethel in 1885, which will be remembered with interest by the old people of the present day: There are at this time (1s35) about 50 dwelling houses in the village. The leading branches of manufacturing busi- ness at present are hat and comb mak- ing. An Episcopal church, about 50 rods southwest of the Congregational church, has been erected the present year, besides many other buildings. There are in Bethel 15 hating shops or factories, which employ Gncluding females), 200 persons. They manufacture about l25,OO0 hats annually which are valued at wholesale prices at about $2o0, ,O0O. There are about 12 principal comb manufactur- CTS who employ about 1s0 persons in the business.
 Our Wild Cherry Compound never fails to cure the most severe cases of coughs and colds. Ask your neighbors about it. If it don't cure you come and get your money.-[Garvin's Drug Store.