The Newtown bee., 1900-08-17
BETHEL.

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Wednesday.
BETHEL.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY NOTES,
Postms ster Bailey has received the fol-
living order relative to the work on the
free delivery route:
First. That onland after August 1900,
the ''drop letter. or one cent rate of post.
age will not apply within rural free de-
livery limits. The two cent per ounce
rate will he exacted within such delivery
upon all first. matter except postal
cards.
Second. That the Introduction of rural
free delivery will not increase or other
wise modify the present rate OF postage
Oh second-class matter.
Third. That rural free delivery carriers
will not bring to the posto flee mail mat
ter, collected by them, which may be de-
livered on their routes before completing
their trips.
Fourth. That stamps upon mail mat
ter collected by rural free delivery carri-
ers, Including those on matter delivered
en- route as directed in Section 3, will tie
cancelled by them and reported to the
the cancellation if the Office is fourth
class.
Fifth. That until suitable rubber can
ceiling stamps can be supplied by the de-
partment, rurs free delivery letter car
riers WI cancel stamps with the indel-
ible pencils recently furnished them for
use in registering letters.
SOME TIMELY OBSERVATIONS.
Everyone feels grateful for that re-
f'eshing showers which passed over on
off md onoir WodnoQdop
night. Last weeks extreme heat has
shortened nearly every crop. Spring
seeding v it'll oats is almost q to tai failure
Farmers will gsave time to pillow and re-
seed again in September ): In fact for dry
land September is the best month In the
year to SOW grass seed. Clover seed may
be sown in the spring after late freeza
when the ground is open. A light brush
will cover the seed and tend to loosen the
top soil and kill the weeds. Hungarian
grass seed sowed about two weeks ago on
moist land is up and making great
growth and will help out the short crop
of hay.
Mrs John Kearney has entertained her
brother from Yonkers, N. Y.
Mrs Harmon has entertained company
from Norwalk.
Mr. and Mrs Howard Knowles have en-.
tertained company.
Nell Wood has entertained his brother
from Bethel.
The Redding Center Methodist Sunday
| school picnicked at Putnam Park on
Tuesday last. All report fine time.
Miss Estella Mead and brother, Cli ord,
have visited in Weston.
Joseph Seeber has entertained bis
mother from Mt Vernon, N. Y.
| Wheeler Bassett OF Redding has been
| doing carpenter work for Eli Hoyt.
G.. L. Dickens, who broke his leg some
time ago, is out with the aid Of crutches.
Frederic Dykeman, formerly one Of the
best known men in town, passed tis 10Th
birthday, LAST Friday, August 10, in a
quiet way, at his home on Wild Cat
Ridge. Mr. Dykeman is still hale and
hearty and able to assist in the cultiva-
| ton of bis farm. Few men have been
more active through life. Mr. Dykemap
and OK team once were familiar objects
on the streets Of the borough, where be
did considerable jobbing work at repair
ing the highways and bridges Of the
| town.
| Dry wells make it necessary fer q
large number OF families to draw thei,
washing water from the streams.
| Henry Gilbert of Grassy Plain district,
accompanied by his two grapdsons and
brother, John Gilbert, visited Taunton
lake on Saturday and succeeded in land
ing few bass. The excessive heat made
the sport rather unpleasant.
| James K. Barnum, prominent stock
holder in the Old Put club pond, enjoyed
Monday afternoon with his fellow work.
men fishing for pike and bass, which
proved ehy and bit slow. The sport had
become dull and without interest unit
George Hanncn had strike and bega1
| to be monster snapper, which required
skill and hard work to land into the boat
1t was thought the turtle would weigh
about 60 pounds, "f1sherman's weight
AS no one in the party wanted to dress
and eat so large fish it was passed over
to the care of Keeper Delaney, who will
box it and express it to one Of the found
ers of the club, }. n. Bartram of Sharon
Conn.
Mrs Stiles Smith is spending few
week with her son in Bridgeport.
Robert Judd and his sister, Irene, and
Eddie SixnOr spent the latter part Of this
week with David Camp in Norwalk.
Sanford Plat and William Plat, with
their sons, spent Saturday and Sunday at
Compo Beach.
Two classes Of young ladies &C
c3mpanied by their teachers, Mrs Alice
Harmon and Mrs Minnie Plat, all mem
bers of the Methodist church Sunday
School wheeled to Putnam Park on Sat.
urday and enjoyed days outing.
Miss Ella Hickok of this place and sew.
eral young lady friends from Danbury
are spending the present week at Fair.
| field Beach.
DR. A. E. Barber and family are expe ct.
ed home in few days from their vacation
to Chsutauqua Lake.
Rev q. L. Slack and family return on