The Newtown bee., 1900-03-30
Our Neighbors.
BETHEL.
CHURCH NOTES

"Reminiscences, Grave and Gay, and
Six Hundred Marriages" will be the sub
iecL of Rev DR. Adams lecture in the
Methodist church, this Friday evening.
MANY people have been looking forward
with much pleasure to this lecture which
DR. Adams promised some months ago
that he would deliver before completing
his series Of talks which have been 80
much enjoyed. The price of admis sion
will be the same as for the other lectures,
I5c for adults and Zoe for children.
Prayer service Is being held in the
Methodist church every afternoon this
week from to o'clock.
The Edith Norton Concert company
gave very pleasing entertainment in the
Congregational church, last Thursday
evening. The entertainment consisted Of
Rotations, soprano solos, whistlinR solos
and musical glasses. The entertainment
was under the auspices of the Young
! Ladies' Mission Circle and the society
| cleared $50.
The Congregational society will hold
! their annual business meeting some time
next week.
Next Sunday morning, Rev DR. B. M.
Adams will read the rec ord of the deaths
OF the past year in the Methodist church.
The semi-annual rental of pews at the
! Congregational church occurred on MOE
day evening. But few changes were
made In the prices Of sittings. The seats
were pretty generally taken by former
occupants. The repairs In the lecture
room are slowly progressing.
Wednesday evening occurred the an
nual social meeting of the Methodist
church and congregation. Reports OF
the financial condition were given, q
pleasing program followed and lunch
and general good time completed very
| pleasant evening.
Il. Cornelius Judd shipped 25 bushels
of fine potatoes, this week, to w. r. Tay-
| lor, groceryman in Dorchester, Ma s.
| Prices are better there than at the home
markets. Mr. Taylor was formerly from
Bethel and is looking for better quality
of potatoes to supply his customers than
he can buy in the Boston markets.
| Current Events club met with Mrs
Charles Dibble of Grassy Plain street Oh
Monday afternoon.
/ Miss Fannie Durant is home from vii
braham, Mass, and the Young ladies OF
this place who are students ut New Hav
Il en- Normal school are also home for the
| Easter vacation.
/ 2. j. Garvin was called to Stamford
on account of the Illness of his mother.
i Mrs Benjamin Read is visiting her sis
ter in Kingston, N. Y.
Harry A. Anderson of Dsnbury has
moved in John Nichols house on South
street.
William Fischer has moved into the
TAYLOR place, lower Grassy Plain street
i Edward johnson has sold his house or
Taylor avenue to Michael Kinney of thit
place.
Ed ward Crofut of Thomsston, former
t. |HRVOr or .~n
was in town over Sunday.
i Mr. and Mrs g. III. Hawley of Bridge
port are visiting friends in town.
Mrs John Van Bussum Of Hasorouct
Heights, N. j., Is visiting her sister, Mr.
W. A. Gilbert.
Rev 81. @. Judd, during conference
week in Danbury, will be the guest Of hi
brother, r. A. Judd and family, at theil
residence on Milwaukee avenue.
i Miss Lena Keller left town on Monday
to spend two weeks with friends in New
York City.
One of Bethers popular young men
Lester Beach, has signified to his friends
that he intends to take unto himself 6
helpmeet. On Wednesday, April A, IL
New York City the bonds OF matrimony
will be solemniZed between Miss Lens
Keller and Lester Beach, both of this
place. The young people intend making
their home on Taylor street soon aftel
their return to Bethel.
Mrs Joseph Banks is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs G. M. Raymond, in Bridgeport
Twelve members of the New YorE
East Conference, held in Danbury mex
week, will be Accommodated with boaTC
and lodging at the Grassy Ridge house
corner OF Milwaukee avenue and Broad
way street, Bethel. Mrs MacKer zie hal
the reputation of setting good table
with the best prepared food to be found
in the market, also an abundance of home