The Newtown bee., 1900-10-12
THE ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING.

tional chu ch tbs (Fr,day evening. Mrs
SeeleS will speak { her work In Turkey.
THE ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING.
The a6jou med to wn meeting was held
In the Town hsll on Monday afternoon at
l O'Clock. The reports were read for the
year ending October l, 1900, and other
business " as transacted. An appropria-
ton Of $40 coo was made to pay the run
nidg expenses Of the public SCHOOLS for
the en- uing year. The meeting voted to
appropriate eum not to exceed $50 to
-epair the ground around the Soldiers
Monument in the cemetery. A Is mill
tax was voted and made payable Al Ri l,
1901. The sudite rs report in reference
to aseets was referred back to be adjust.
ed and re port at future meeting. The
meeting &C jou,ned until Monday after.
noon at l o'clock, October %.
NOTES OF TIE FAIR.
Bethel was we'll represented at the Ag.
ricultural fair held in Danbury, laet
week. There was scarcely corporal.
guard left at home on Friday, workmen's
day. The poultry men of the town
showed some exec lent oirds and carried
off a part of the pr, Zes as usual. Thomas
Watts took frat on his Golden Wyan-
do.te cockerel. This made the boys in
the neig hborhood open their eye s pretty
wide. Some lay Toms good luck to his
extensive feeding grouude, which they
say extends from Andrews street south
to the Reddipg line (Hatters' tally.
Willis Carter showed a few excellent
White Leghorps.
L. r. Judd, few Brown Leghorns.
c. X. Bailey, few Of his famous
chicks, White WYandottes.
James Gilbert's Partridge ..Wyandottee
were fine showing birds.
81. Cornelius Judd exhibited several
varieties Of Bantams and two cages of
chipmunks and red squirrel, also fruit
| and cabbage and bis herd of red pOlled
cattle.
Cyrus Gaylord of Terryville has ex.
hibited a herd of Herford cattle for the
past Is years or more. His white faced
oxen and steers are always In fine ordt I
and very docile to handle. Mr. Gaylord
is a fine type of Connecticut farmer. He
will sooner lose a meal than miss draw.
ing match at the fair. Few teamsters
are his equal in handling the whip. he
knows about every pound ca Oh team car
draw and when he starts them sometbioe
has got to come, the load, chain or yoke
1t will be rememb ered by some that II
years ago Mr. Gaylord was accompanied
at the DsnburY fair with two sons,
bright little lads and twins, about sever
years old, and In the march about the
Grand stand each of these boys drove
his little team of steers. Now at Is these
boys appear to be chip of the old BLOCK
for they handle the whip with the best
of them. Mr. Qaylord's herd at home ii
composed of about so head. He exhibit
ed about % cattle, this year. He cult.
Yates large farm in his native town
1 Nd anovoln fun fhpoo be Of "a
fairs, every fail.
The exhibit of fruits and vegetables
was unusually fine and large assert
ment Of all varieties.
| A republican rally will be held ii
Nichols opera house, Friday evenir & this
week, commencing at o'clock. Ho1
Michael Kenealy of Stamford promi
nent attorney and able speaker, will talh
on the political issues of the day.
The annual meeting of the Current
Events Club was held on Monday even
ing at the home of Mrs A. T. Sanford or
President, Mrs NJ. E. Medburv vice
presi lent, Mrs George E. Beard secre.
tary, Mrs Frances Coulter; treas urer
Miss Mary W. Shepard. Mrs Thee d. re
81. Smith and Mrs st John were appoint
ed committee on places for meetings.
On Tuesd av evening next week, Eure.
ks lodge, F & A. N will exempIify the
third degree. Men bers of Union lodge,
Ds n ury, are invited to be present. Dis
tricr Deputy Can field Of Bridgeport is al
so expected to attend. At the close OF
the work social session and collation.
will take place in the bar quet room.
Mr. and Mrs Edwin Short and Mr. and
Mrs Henry A. Wheeler have recently
taken short vaca ion, spending their
| time in a carriage drive among the Berk-
shire hills in Massachusetts,.
A mule belonging to F ank Kyle on
Long B 'gs was shot and badly wounded,
last week, supposed to be boy work.
A part of the farmers in the eastern
! part of Plumtrees district are public ben.
afactors. They are cutting 1.-THE weeds
and bru ahn along xtha r0a6Aide adininin O