The Newtown bee., 1900-12-14
Bridgeport, HOS MainSt.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
 BETHEL.
THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.

Rev Father Flemming attended the
 funeral mass of Sister Claver held in St
 Peter's church, DAnbury, acting in the
 capacity of sub deacon at 30 .. m., Monday.
 Putnam Circle, c. of F., is preparing for a very ent 0yAble time to be held in Knights of. Hor o. hall, Thursday night.
 There are quite number of ladies and gentlemen visitors coming from Danbury and there is no doubt but that everybody will be royalty entertained as Putnam Circle is famous for making 1t pleasant
 for everybody.
 The Y. V. c. l.. S., very popular young mems club, which has held in the
 dances, has enlarged their membership by taking in some men of more mature years and will hold . very important
 meeting in Knights of Columbus hall,
 next Monday night, and reorganize under new name.
 Miss Anna Do:an of Wooster street.
 eho is attending State Normal school In New Haven, has returned to her studies
 after few days visit to her parents, MT
 and Mrs P. Dolan.
 Little booklets, containing the names Of the different persons who contributed
 to the annual collection of St Mary's R.
 c. church were distributed to the par.
 ish1o0efs at the Il o'clock mass, Sunday
 morning. They were very neatly gotten up.
 The Firemen's fair to be held in Nichols' opera house during January,
 the dates will appear later, promises to
 be success both financially and social.
 ly. The boys are having . very hearty response from the merchants and all others who want to see them eucceed. Success to them.
 The homes of William P. Enelish on
 Grand street and Charles J. English on
 Greenwood avenue present . beautiful appearance now that the painters have put on their flushing touches. Mr Coomes, representing the Catholic
 Art Co. of New Haven, has been calling on number of Catholic families here and sold quite few statues of Saint An.
 tnony.. The statue is very artistic piece of work.
 The choir of St Mary's R. c. church is rehearsing . new Christmas mass to be sung at both masses, Christmas day.
 F. F. Mcnahon. the station agent, as- sisted at the Elksimemorial services held in their hall iu Danbury, Sunday.
 William F. Englieb, of the firm of Englisb & Lynn, recently pu, chased a very large stock of selected leaf tobacco. Evidently the promised prosperity has reached the popular firm as they have not lily increased the sig, of their fac. tory but have also added to their work ing force.
 John Ginty, popular young man of Danbury: has organized . dancing class here at Nlchols' opera houie, which is largely attended and greatly appreciated by the young people of this pisce. , Wednesday morning appeared more Ike winter weather. The thermometer stood at 10 degrees above zero. A thin coat Of snow covers the ground which makes 1t look colder than 1t really ia. The Ice ponds are covered with about tbree inches of ice which will now be used to il coolers and fish boxes instead of us- ing the artificial product which is manu. factured in Bridgeport snd cared up to i'll out short local supply. The ice harvesters will be up and doing a 60 )n as the ice free z3s to seven inches in thickness. Last winter they were caught with short supply and they do not iu. l tend 1t shall be their fault, this winter. if the weather favors them.
 The Plumtrees eaW mill has Dawed | op every log in the yard. An addition is | being built on to the mill to give room l Tor saving long timber for barn sills and other repairs about farm buildings. VerV ittls timber has been cut by land owners about Bethel the past 20 years. Good !ogs gre ow plenty and with the present facilities for getting them worked up nto all suitable Kinds cf lumber fOr general use. No doubt there will be a great rush for saving before spring. sarmers will take advantage of the first mo" paths to sled in their logs. A pile