The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-11-15
BETHEL.
WITH THE HUNTERS.

of the season, last Saturday, in Gran
berry Swamp, Stony Hill district.
Three dollars bounty and the skin nets
him about So per day and the fun
thrown into the bargain.
H. Cornelius Judd is having good
success trapping muskrats in the
swamp near Ivy Island. The fur of
the muskrats was formerly used for
mapping hats.
Winthrop Bassett is not too old to
enjoy days sport fox hunting. He
walks ten miles or more and calls it
sport.
Selectman G. F. Hickok, James E.
Barnum and three others spent night
last week, with Frank Ferry at Lake
Waccabuck. They had good time
and plenty to eat, land something to
drink, of course). Fish we're not tax
ing the bait worth cent. The party
came home without sinner to brag of.
CHURCH BRIEFS.
Elliott D. Smith, local preacher, &C.
cupied the pulpit of the Methodist
church, Sunday, in the absence of the
pastor.
The Junior League of the Methodist
church is arranging for AN entertain
ment to be given in Nichols Opera
house in about two weeks.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Congregational church gave very
pleasant sociable in the lecture room
of the church, Tuesday evening. 1t is
the plan..of this society to devote one
Tuesday evening of each month to So
cial or literary purposes.
The marriage of Miss Bridget Car
roll of this place, and Thomas German
Of Danbury, took place in St Mary's
Catholic church, Monday morning at
9 o'clock, Rev John Flemming ofticiat-
ing. The bride was attended by Miss
Mamie Holloran of Bethel, and the
best man was Patrick McGrath of
Danbury.
Just drop in and look at Lockwood's
So shoe. Best of Box calf. Three soles
cannot be beaten.
Lockwood has a first class Vici KiC
shoe for the small sum of $3.50, worth
IS. How is that for high? At Foun
tain Place, Bethel.
Go to Lockwood's for your rubbers
First class goods.
Lockwood keeps all kinds Of violin
} banjo, guitar and mandolin strings al
his store, Fountain Place, Bethel.
Town Mountain, south of Danbury
burned over Sunday and Monday. The
fire reached from road to road ant
burned the entire length, Thousand
acres or more.
The firm of Doyle & Signor, ice deal
ers in Danbury, are building sheds tt
accommodate their work horses ane
ice wagons this winter at the.corner O.
Main and Chestnut streets. Thei1
Danbury stables have no room to give
the horses proper exercise while not il
use.
A large gang of woodchoppers hav'
hired the brick house near the Congre
gational church and rented the l. H
l Wilson stables for their teams. Thu
firm is working a steam saw mill OF
r the land Of Winthrop Benedict in The
Stony Hill district.
Eugene Lynch moved his meat mar
ket to a building over the railroad
track, opposite Johnson's feed mill OF
Greenwood avenue.
William Nichols is laying the founda
ton wall for his new barn and sheds
| The stone is being drawn from G. G
Durant's land west of Patrick DOlan'
place on Great Pasture road. NJ
Nichols expects to move his liver.
business about the first of January
and occupy his newly purchased prop
: erty opposite Fountain Place.
The late rain storm has settled tn
newly repaired highways and leave
the Borough roads in smooth, SOLE
condition for winter.
The Ladies' mission circle meet
Friday afternoon at Mrs N. J. Signor'
7 on Golden Hill.
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