The Newtown bee., 1897-08-27
seme time with her cousin, Mattie Brad ley, and other friends.
BETHEL.
AT THE MAPLE HILL FARM.

AT THE MAPLE HILL FARM.
 At the Maple Hill farm we find the following ladies enjoying their summer vacation: Miss Nellie Sanford, Mrs A. M. Miller and Mrs l.. B. Silliman of Bridgeport and Mrs l.. Barnum of New York. The ladies are very enthusiastic over their pleasent home and surround ing. At the foot of the hill 8 wooden bridge, high and strong, spans the old mill stream that has furnished the power for grinding the corn and wheat that has fed the good people of Plumtrees for century and more. At the west of the hill are the beautiful meadows that for generations have been the pride of the farmer, who year after year, has harvest ed food for children and to feed the sheep that supplied them with cloth. In the distance west may be seen Long Island and Crows Nest densely covered with growing wood and timber. The sand hills north are called Jabez and Walnut Tree Hills. Eastward may be seen the grassy fields on the Taunton Hills. HOyt's Hull and Bee Hive mountain on the south. Putnam memorial camping grounds is a half hours ride away. Fifteen minutes walk puts you on board the trolley cars. The ride is through Bethel village past pleasent homes and we'll kept lawns, kept fresh and green from an abundant supply of water
 brought in pipes from distant reservoir situated among the hills to the south
 west of the borough. Plumtrees takes it's name from a we'll known fact that is
 within the memory of the oldest people of the place. Plums grew in great abundance along the river banks and could be had for the picking. Wild ber-
 berries were plenty on the hill side.
 Hunt the low lands for Indian relics
 there you may find little stone arrow
 point and big stone arrow point univer- sally used by the Indian hunter which Is an indication that Plumtrees was the hunting ground of the Red man, ages back. The meadows used to be covered deep with water damned back by that crafty little fur bearing animal called the beaver, and no doubt the specked trout abounded in the streams from the Housa-
 tonic river to the little brook that flows
 from the springs on the Naseco hills. Plumtrees and vicinity was formerly the Indians home. To-day it's the white
 mans home. Comfortable houses take the
 place of the Indian wigwam of two and a half centurias apO
 Will Fry has recently purchased the old homestead, formerly owned by one
 of the oldest residents of Wolf Pits, and
 called the Uncle Levi Taylor place. The
 old house is situated between two old
 highways or lanes. one led over the
 hills to Chestnut Ridge; the other led down into Underwood north of Putnam
 Park. MT Fry is repairing the old place
 with new stills and excavating for more
 celler room and perhaps may add more
 space to the upper part of the house.
 Quite a company of friends and neigh
 bors visited the home of Miss Henrietta
 Shepard on Maple street, one evening
 last week, to witness the opening of two
 pretty flowers, the night blooming cereus. A few attractive improvements have
 been made on Elm street. Gilbert
 Brothers have been busy for few weeks adding a pleasent veranda to the re l. dence of William W. Stone. The resi- dence of Gideon s. Peck has also been greatly improved by new veranda.
 H. S. Lockwood, with party of ladies from Brookfeld Center, spent very pleasant day at Putnam Park, taking dinner at the Old Put house.
 The Putnam Park commissioners met at the park, Wednesday, the 18th. After taking hearty dinner at the Old Put house, they spent the afternoon in looking over the park and were much pleased with the work being done. They made plans for several more improve ments to be done this season.
 On Monday, August B, very pleas ant family reunion was held at the Old Put house where the relatives of Mrs DSsSIS SOGbIG1ls LU b4E uuuuUGE UJ dUOuG 40, gathered to spend the day. Her daughter, Mrs Willie Vail, who is home on 8 visit from Boston, Mass, Mrs Cettrel's mother, Mrs Aaron Squire of Bedding, 79 years old, was the oldest per son present. From Bethel there were present MT and Mrs Levi Drew and daughter, Lillie, Mrs Elmer Treadwell and daughter, Mrs William White, son and daughter and Lillie Byers from Red. ding, MT and Mrs A. Bartram, Mrs Ben jamin Beers and family, Mrs Harry Flewellen and family, Mrs Richard Smith and family, Misses Bessie and May Hoyt ot Weston, MT and Mrs Merwin Beers, MT and Mrs Howard Beers and family, Mrs Nellie McConkey, Mrs D. W. Hen dershot and. ..Mortie Lyon. The young folks had birthday table on sthe porch l in honor of Nellie White, she being six years old.
 Does your headache? If so you can stop it in five minutes by taking Garvin's ! headache waters, 10 and 25c. We guar antee them. Your money back if you l want it.-[Garvin's Drug Store, next to l postofflce, Bethel.