The Newtown bee., 1902-01-31
BETHEL.
DEATH OF MRS HENRY FANCHEl

to be seriously i'll until Monday, al- though she had not been in good health for some time. The immediate cause of her death was diabetis. Mrs Fanch- CT was the daughter of James Griffin of West Bedding, and was about 43 years of age. She leaves besides hus- band, two daughters Alice and Grace and a little son, Nelson. The funeral will be held from the house, Friday afternoon at O'clOck.-(News. LOCAL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT. Several tenement houses have been rented to new families who are about to make Bethel their home. The Wood Working company expect to be ready for business in few days. Mrs H. Cornelius Judd's Sunday school class met at her home on Maple street, last Saturday. The young la dies were engaged in making an as- sortment of candies which were readily sold for cash. The proceeds of sales amounted to S5, which will be applied to fund for procuring new library books at the Congregational church.
 Miss Mamie Crofut and Mrs St John at their cake sale, last Saturday in Gibbs store, added S4 to the library fund. Other sales will follow, this week, which will swell the amount o1 money wanted.
 Now is the time for the people o1 Bethel and vicinity if they desire shingles made, to draw their logs to Chauncey Donald's mill and he will saw them.
 w. J. Nichols is now nicely located in his new barn. Your correspondent had the pleasure of looking it over and it is model barn for the livery busi.
 ness in every respect.
 H. M. Taylor has been ill this week and tumble to attend to his duties at Edwin Shorts hat factory. l Hon Homer l.. Wanzer of New Fair field was the guest, last Monday, of $. B. Knowles. MT Knowles accompa. nied MT Wanzer to Hartford on Tues day.
 l c. T. Hickok is spending two or three days this week in New York City showing new line of sample hats for the Judd & Dunning Hat Co. The Youngs and Yeoman spring style came out last week.
 All hat factories in town are fairly busy this week. Most of the spring orders are to be shipped in February and so on for the season. Charles Squire, the job printer and l his home on Grassy Plain street witha severe bronchial trouble. MT Sqlire's condition is such that it gives his friends some anxiety about the result. Doyle & Signor are cutti ng ice on Lake KenOSia, this week, which is eight or nine inches thick. With few days of cold weather the icelmen will be able to complete their harvest with full houses.
 s. Platt & Sons have on hand every week line of fresh fish, clans and oysters. Their old fashion salt codfish is the best in the market. Canned peas, which taste like those freshly picked from the vines, beat them all. Sugar IS pounds for $1. You will find this up to date market, corner of Main and Wooster streets, Durant's block.
 The town Board of Relief finished up all business on the grand list of 1901 and adjourned on Monday, this week. The Board of Trade have called a Citizens meeting for Friday evening, 7.3O o'clock. Persons engaged in agri- cultural pursuits are specially invited to attend.
 Mrs c. B. Short of Elm street is sick with tonSilitiS.
 The next dance announced is that of Alert Hose company No. 3, which is to take place on Friday evening, February ', in Nichols Opera House.