The Newtown bee., 1898-05-20

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Mr. Murray entertained!company from
Danbury, Sunday.
Daniel Brown and wife of New York
City have visited with William Brown.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Wheeler of Weston
have been visiting at Arthur Mead's.
Miss Bessie Hoyt has been in Pales-
tine, the guest of Miss Gertie Benedict.
The weekly prayer meeting was held
Tuesday night, at the home of Mr. Gil
bert. A large number were present.
PUTNAM PARK.
The Park Commissioners met, May u,
at d. II. Cottrell's. Not all being pres
ent there was no business transacted
and they adjourned until Wednesday,
June l,
-Four fine gray squirrels have been
added to the Park museum, this spring.
Town Clerk H. 81. Woodman is making
an excavation under his dwelling house
on Maple street, to enlarge his cellar.
Frank A. Judd has laid system of
drain tile, to carry off sewage from his
four tenement houses on Milwaukee
street.
William Kyle has taken away his picket
fence in front of his residence on Maple
street.
The Plumtrees Lime Co. are delivering
large loads of lime to their customers.
Lemuel Sherman of Woodbury. was in
town, Tuesday, calling on friends.
Mrs Henry Shepard attended her
brother-in-law's, George E. Phippeny's
funeral, last week Friday, in New Mil
ford.
Mrs George Hawley of Bridgeport has
made short visit in town.
Miss Ada Segar of New Milford has
been guest of Bethel friends.
Rev Fl. Q. Judd of Great Neck, N. Y,
was the guest Of his brother, A. S. Judd
at the old homestead on Chestnut Ridge
Mr. Judd has been to New Preston, at
tending to his business interests in that
section.
Rufus Couch is reported i'll at his home
in Plumtrees.
Levi Drew, who lives in the lower part
of the place, is quite poorly. Mr. Drew
is in his SD year. He has usually enjoy
ed good health.
George H. Gilbert and John Cords
attended the State Firemen's convention
at Stamford.
H. D. Fry has taken a position in the
printing department of the Clark Box
Co. in D&nbury.
Allen Kinner, an out of town man
who Is reported to have considerable
worldly means, has become a citizen of
this place and has purchased a building
lot or Grand street, where he is prepar-
Ing cellar and expects to erect a home
for his family. Patrick Dolan is the
contractor for building the cellar and
filling in the lot. Willie Kyle sells the
gravel. Mr. Kinner is a carpenter by
trade and will build his own dwelling.
John T. Pearce is agent for W. D..
Chase & Co. of Geneva, N. Y, the nur-
serymen. They sell first-class goods.
The work on the new State road has
just been completed, and has been ac-
cepted by the town. 1t is admitted by
all to be In fine condition. James Nc
Donald, the highway commissioner, will
inspect the work in few days. There
is little done each year to improve the
roads and in few years Bethel will have
roads to be proud of.
Martin German will have his picture
gallery open, this season, at Putnam
Park, and will be ready for business
Decoration day.
Albert Bartram Of Salisbury is visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs Albert Bartram
of hometown.
Joseph Hill is having his place newly
painted. His son, Joseph s. Hill, is
doing the work.
In Danbury, May IL, by Rev DIR W. W.
Bowdish, Miss Jenie Dexter and George
A. Kinner.
Francis B. Andrews gave BEE rep
resentatiVe a treat in showing him his
large and fine collection of Indian arrows
and arrow heads and other relics. He
also has a fine collection of curious
stones. He has made geology a study
all his life and has gathered specimens
all the way from the Atlantic coast to
the Rocky Mountains. Mr. Andrews has
been offered large sums of money for his
collection, but will not part with it.
Miss Edith Ferry is visiting Miss Grace
Barnum, this week.
Mrs Sarah Tweedy, who has been
spending the winter In Bethel Center,
has returned to her nephew's, W. FL.
Ferry's.
There are many kinds of condition
powders. Perhaps they are all good,
bat IL you want the best try ours. We
guarantee them to be absolutely pure
and the best tonic your horse can take;
l5c package; two for Csc. Garvin's
Drug Store.