The Newtown bee., 1900-07-13
OUR NEIGHBORS.
BETHEL.
CHURCH NOTES.

st Thomas church held a lawn party,
Wednesday, that was a very successful
affair. There were several novel attrac.
tions.
Rev DR. Adams preached another SER
mon to the young people in the Metho-
dist church, Sunday evening, his subject
being, "Christ among young people," 1t
was very inte resting and instr uctivs.
Members here of the Christian Uhity
society attended some of the special SER
vices in the Ives street Mission, Thurs
day. There were speaker from Bridge
port, Hawleyville and Springfield, Mass.
The opening number OF the Starts
Plain lecture course, which will be given
by Rev D. c. Yeder of Long Ridge, will
take place Friday evening. The pro-
gram gotten out by Mr. Yoder contains
| liberal patronage of Bethel advertising.
September 5, Rev B. M. Adams will lee
ture.
The Congregational church Sunday
school teachers with their classes enjoy.
ed day out on Tuesday. Their annual
picnic was held at Putnam Park. The
day was unusually bright and comfort
able and large number attended.
WILL REMEMBER THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Robert Puryis was enjoying the Fourth
like other boys and got careless with his
toy pistol, which went off unexpectedly
and lacerated and burned his finger, max
ing q painful wound. DR. Barber dressed
the finger and made the poor boy as COM
Portable as possible.
A BARN STRUCK By LIGHTNING AND
BURNED.
| A barn in the upper part of Plumtrees
district was struck by lightning and
burned during the shower last Saturday.
The barn belonged to Thomas Washburn
and was partly filled with hay and farm
ing tools which were burned.
DR. A. e. Barber, who 10 usually o
man Of good health, has had to lay by
for repairs the past few days. The doc,
tor has tried to do two days work in one
and feels the effects of 1t like others dur.
ing the hot weather.
Lucien T. Judd ia nursing a fractured
arm, the effects Of a kick from a horse
about ten days ago. The bronco was
eating It's feed and other horses were
around. Mr. Judd entered the stall to
put on halter without speaking when
The latter was slightly fractured and the
shoulder and arm badly bruised.
Mr. and Mrs Howard M. Judd have re-
turned from their pleasant wedding trip
to Western New York and Niagara Falls
and have taken up their abode in their
newly furnished home on Center street.
The late showers have had a reviVing
effect on the new mown meadows and
pastures.
The hay crop was good fair average
| crop this season. Corn and oats are look
! ing finely. Buckwheat sown about the
| first Of July came up quickly and is max
L inc q 1uYnrfpnk r nth Efnno tho al
The hat factories that have been clos
ed the past week were opened on Mon
| day for business. Early orders for the
| new fall styles Of hats are in the works
| andlwill be shipped as wanted.
Clark Judd of Princeton, N. j., rassed
through the place on Tuesday ON his way
to New Preston, where he will spend hia
| vacation.
Mrs Clement Beebe of Brooklyn, N.
Y, has made recent visit with her aged
| aunt, Mrs Amos Woodman, at her home
| ON Maple street.
Lemuel Sherman of Woodbury. has
made recent visit with his brother and
sister, Dea William Sherman and Mrs
Jane Fairchild.
The members of the Fire department
| met at the Town hall on Wednesday this
week, to elect chief and his assistants, at
7.30 o'clock.
| J. Ell. Siever, nephew of J. II. Cords
on Elm street, sailed last Saturday for
| Germany. He was agent for a large
/ wholesale meat firm.
FL. Cornelius Judd is supplying the
| markets with some fine early cabbage
| and beets. His peas were a failure on
| account of small insect which attacked
the vines and In some patches totally de-
| stroyed the crop.
Mr. and Mrs Smith Garfield, who have
made an extended visit among friends,
have returned home.
Miss Helen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Judd on Chestnut Ridge, has
spent week with her cousin at Great
Neck, N. z, and ia now spending a week
with friends in New Jersey.