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

THE VILLAGE AND vIoNITY. Rev Father Flemming attended the funeral macs of Sister Claver held in St Peters church, DAnbury, acting in the capacity of subdeacon at 9 30 .. m., Monday.
 Putnam Circle, c. ofF., is preparing Knights of Hor or hall, Thursday night. There are quite . number of ladies and gentlsmen visitors coming from Danbury and there is no doubt but chat everybody will be royalty entertained As Putnam Circle is famous for making it pleasant for everybody.
 young mems club, which has held in the past few years some very successful darces, has enlarged their membership by taking in some men of more mature years and will hold 8 very important meeting in Knights of Columbus hall, next Mon day night, and reorganize under new name.
 Miss Anna Do an of Wooster street, ~ho is attending State Normal school in New Haven, has returned to her studies after few days visit to her parents. MT and Mrs F. Dolan.
 Little booklets, containing the names of the different persons who contributed to the annual colle ection of St Mary's R. c. church were distributed to the par ishi0ue,s at the II 0'cluck 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, Fromises to be s1coess both financially and social ly. The boys are having a very hearty response from the merchants and al] others who want to see them succeed, Success to them.
 The homes of William P. English on Grand street and Charles J. English on Greenwood avenue present beautiful appearance now that the painters hay. put on their finishiDg touches. Mir 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
 thony. Tue statue Is a very artistic piece
 of work.
 The choir of St Hary's R. c. church fl
 reheareing new Christmas mass to be sung at both masses, Christmas day. P.F. McMahon, the station agent, as. sisted at the Elksimemorial services held in their hall ia Danbury, Sunday. William P. English, of the firm of English & Lynn, recently purchased a very large stock of selected leaf tobacco. Evidently the promised prosperity has reached the popular firm as thev have not o ally increased the sig. of their fac- tory but have aleo added to their work ing force.
 Jo1n Ginty. popular: young man of Danbury. has organized dancing class here at Nichole' opera. house, which Is largely attended and greatly appreciated hv kho vnnnu nann1a 0f khss uieno Wednesday morning appeared more like winter weather. The thermometer stood at 10 degrees above zsro. 4 thin coat of snow covers the ground which makes 1t look colder than 1t really is. The ice ponds are covered with about three inches of ice which will now be used to fl coolers and fish boxes instead of us- ing the artificial product which is manu- factured In Bridgeport and cared up to fill out a short local supply. The ice harvesters will be up and doing as 60 Jn as the ice free B to seven Inches in thickness. Last winter they were caught with a short supply and they do not in- tend 1t shall be their fault, this winter. if the weather favors them.
 The Plumtrees eaw mill has sawed up every log In tho yard. An addition is being built on to the mill to give room for saving long timber for barn sills and other repairs about farm buildings. Very little timber has been cut by land owners about Bethel the past 20 years. Good logs are n ow plenty and with the present facilities for getting them worked up into all suitable kinds of lumber for general use. No doubt there will be great rush for saving before spring. Farmers will take advantage of the first snow paths to sled in their logs. A pile