The Newtown bee., 1899-03-03
BETHEL.
CHURCH NOTES

Methodist church every evening this
week. Il
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Me tho
dist church held another of their 10 cent |
suppers, last Wednesday evening, at the |
home of Mrs Henry Gilbert.
At the Congregati NAL church, last |
Sunday morning, Rev Ell. L. Slack |
preached an eloquent sermon taking for
his subject 81 have called you friends"
John Is: Is.
Preparatory service was held in the
Congregational church. Thursday even
ing. -
During the month of March meetings
will be held every Tuesday evening In
the lecture room of the Congregational
church.
CONTRACTOR DOLAN AT WORK ON FOUN
DATION FOR NEW DEPOT BUILDING.
Patrick Dolan, contractor, has had
| some pretty tough work to pick through
| the frost in order TO lay a foupda-
tion for the new depot to replace the OLD
depot building, which burned last win
| ter. The size of the foundation calls for
building 80 feet long by % feet wide,
The site of the new depot will extend 30
| feet further south. The new foundation
wall has been laid lower in order to
bring the platform level with the main
track which IA considered at the present
day to be less dangerous for passengers
0 get on and off the cars. The old plat
form now stands about two feet above
the tracks. The switch track for the
Snepaug branch on the east side of the
depot will be dispensed with. This will
enable teams to dive up to the eaet plat
form with greater safety. When the "
mains of the rest of the old foundation
is all removed and the ground made lev
ell with the main tracks then the space
will be occupied for switch tracks to &C
, comOdate the Shepaug train, while wait
ing for trains on main line. Perhaps
the changes will somewhat relieve trav-
Ell on Greenwood avenue crossing and
add to public convenience and safety.
Truman Ormsbee of Piumtrees has
moved to Danbury.
III r and Mrs t. Ii. Robinson have both
been ill with the grip.
Mrs George E. Beard is quite seriously
, ill.
Mrs A. M. Taylor was thrown from q
, wagon, last week, and had one wrist
badly sprained.
= Miss Adelaide, the young daughter OF
Frank E Kyle, has been quite i'll with q
severe cold.
Mrs E. B. Weed of Stony Hill has beer
visiting her daughter in Bridgeport.
r G. T. Hickok, salesman for the Judd &
Dunning Hat Co, started ON Monday
) morning for two days. trip among hi
customers with samples Of the new Dun
lap spring style which came out last Sat
urday.
! Myrou G. Schooamaker, salesman fol-
] Baird, Untiedt & Penfeld Co., is making
: a trip through New England towns with
new samples Dunlap style.
Samuel Gillett, an old and familiar in
habitant OF the town, has been conflned
to his home nearly four weeks with sc
we're attack OF pneumonia. Mr. Gil
lett at present writing appears to be or
g the mend,
4 [. 81. Wilson, better known among his
b. uoighbors and friends as ''Uncle Israel,
has been cor fined to his he'd sever
a days with illness, but is now reported
better. Mr. Wilson is upward $50 YEAR
S of age and has usually been busy per
p on through life.
2 Joseph Burnham, George W. Fowler
: a~d Charles 81. Hurburt were summon
ed 70 Bridgeport on Tuesday to serve az
jurors in the Superior court.
: Nathan Gilbert celebrated his 70th
birthday. last Monday evening, at hi
home on South street. Mr and Mrs Gil
bert are life long residents of Bethel
and have large circle of friends here
who hold them in high esteem. The
writer has spent manv pleasant DAYS as
WIN Ell ClIUSIb WIZ was 81
old time hat finisher.
The new fire alarm whistle which was
put on to the Forming factory, last week,
gave the same night q satisfactory alarm
of fire which nearly every person in tbe
place could testify to. A small barn on
Wooster street. which took fire In the
night in some unkr 20 wn way,,was burned
TO ashes. The barn belonged to Mrs MAJ
tin Smith and was partly insured. A
. | M xxTR nd hax
ed.
George Daraut. the genial hat manu-
facturer, was in New York ON Monday.
He reports the outlook for business good.
SOUTH BRITAIN.