The Newtown bee., 1901-08-16
BETHLEHEM.
HAVING A GOOD TIME.

On Saturday evening, August 10, a merry party arrived at the 'Pleasure House. on Carmel Hill and received a hearty welcome from MT and Mrs Frank StOughton. Among the guests are Mrs Calm, Misses Julia and Fanny Calm, Mrs James Miskimmin, Miss Ethel and John Miskimmin, all of Brooklyn, N. Y.; also Mrs B. H. Mo- Candless, Mss Bertha McCandless and Miss Grace Gordon McCandless of New York City. They are thoroughly en- toying their visit and the woods have resounded many times with shouts of give Pan-American on small scale, which we think will afford great amusement. Among the sports enjoy ed are horseback riding and driving, tennis and croquet, and aluxury never indulged in in the city, "wading in the brook" The guests are doing justice to Mrs StOughtOn's we'll spread table, for they have already begun to show signs of much needed flesh. We know they will regret taking their departure on the 24th inst, at which time other guests are expected from the city. MATTERS WHICH DISTURB THE PUBLIC
 There is to be a special town meet ing on Monday evening, for the pur- pose of appropriating funds to take advantage of the state appropriation for highways, and also to consider the of school. The latter question appears to have agitated the town from one end to another and. has been the oc- casiOn of much acrimonious discussion. Though contrary to the New England idea of local town government, it would seem to be debatable ques tion whether after all the system in vogue in the great majority of the states, by which schools are controlled by a more centralized authority, and thereby rendered independent of local bias and prejudice is not better than our own system.
 RELIGIOUS CONDITION OF THE TOWN.
 Rev H. L. Hutchins of the Connec- necticut Bible society, has, during the past two weeks, completed a religious census of the town. There are ll4 families in town, an average of 4.05 persons per family. Of these, 65 fam flies have preference for the Congre- gational denomination; 39 for the Methodist; 25 for the Episcopal; Ro- man Catholic; Lutheran; and ' with no preference.
 Robert BuckmaSter, of Waterbury, spent Sunday with Mir and Mrs George w. Peck.
 George c. Stone spent Sunday at the shore.
 Hon E. Irving Stone and Sheriff Hayes attended the reunion of the legislature of 1901, at ROton Point, on Thursday of last week.
 Miss Gertrude P. Kasson, of Brook feld has returned from the Pan- American Exposition, and is spending a few days in town.
 The Registrars of Voters in this town have completed their enroll ment of voters under the new primary act passed by the last legislature. Eighty-tive registered for the prima- ries of the Republican party and 19 for the primaries of the Democratic party.
 Mrs H. M. Garfield, of South Brit ain, visited her parents, MT and Mrs Stephen Hayes, last week. c. c. Parmelee has been confined to his bed for several days, with a severe attack ef dysentery.
 A union open air service was held in the North Park on Sunday evening, conducted by Rev MT Hutchins. About 100 were present.
 Miss Annie Hamilton, of Hartford, is visiting her parents, MT and Mrs | Alexander Hamilton.
 Mrs A. Hamilton has been quite ill for several days.
 pr Robert Crane, of Waterbury, spent Sunday in town and attended the church of his boyhood, in which