The Newtown bee., 1902-09-05
hanks to the donor, Prof F. S. Curtis.

thanks to the donor, Prof F. S. Curtis.
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 BETHEL RETURNING TO SCENES OF EARLIER
 DAYS.
 MT and Mrs George P. Crane of New York City have been making an ex- perimental trip for health and renew al of strength in the bracing air of Connecticut. After several weeks spent enjoying familiar scenes and old acquaintances both appear to have made crowning success of their so- journ. Mrs Cranes early days were spent in Bethel Society and Wild Cat school district( Elmwood), and while with us, like many others she filled useful position in the community and will be remembered as Sunday school scholar and teacher and also member of the church choir. Nearly Crane first adopted Bethel for home, and where he married AnnJ. Smith, his present wife, who has been a com paniOn for more than 50 years. Mir and Mrs Crane both were fine singers and were members of the Congregational choir. A few incidents may still be remembered-byjthe older people of the church in reference to the music of those days. Instrumental music had been adopted and concerts were given by the large choirs, which drew full house. It was at one of these enter tainments when MT and Mrs Crane were called upon byIone in the audience in the room below to sing popular piece of music, ''The Old Arm. Chair" The piece was sweetly sung and great ly enjoyed by all present. More than a half century has passed. Still the echo of that old song continues and brings to mind pleasant memories.
 WOLF PITS TOPICS.
 Mrs G. L. Dickens has entertained her mother, Mrs Mary Hughes, of Brook field.
 w. F. Hoyt has been sick with ap- pendicitiS. At the present writing is on the gain. Dr Hart attends him.
 May Hoyt, who spent a week with her father, has returned to Norwalk.
 Mrs Henry Smith has visited in Bridgeport.
 Thomas Murray of New Milford spent Labor day with his parents.
 Henry Wood and family spent Labor day at the beach in Bridgeport.
 Rev G. A. Veits of Bedding attend ed the Sunday school at the school house, Sunday.
 Mrs Laury Morgan entertained con- pany from Newtown, Sunday.
 The school commenced, Tuesday, with new teacher from Bethel.
 Mrs Williams and family have moved from Horace Hoyt's tenant house to Danbury.
 Mrs Melville Wood has entertained her aunt and son from New Britain.
 w. H. Platt has put new roof on his tenant house where MT Bevans lives.
 MT and Mrs w. Ford Taylor, having made a brief visit among relatives in this place, returned on Tuesday, to their home in Dorchester, Mass. Mrs Taylor's younger sister, Miss Mildred Allen of Dahbury, accompanied her home. The young lady will attend school during the fall and winter term ;aa 15osrOn.
 Master Ferdie Phelps :has spent a weeks vacation in Plumtrees, and re- turned on Tuesday to his home in
 Rev George William Griffith of East Haddam has accepted call as rector in St Thomas (EpiscopaD church in Bethel, and will commence pastorial duties about October l.
 Rev George Benedict of Haverhill, Mass, who has an interest in property in Plumtrees district, has spent a few days in town.
 In Brewster, N. Y., September l. Howard Mackenzie and Miss Margaret L. Bailey, both of Bethel, were joined in marriage.
 Miss Nellie Gilbert, who has been spending several weeks visiting friends at Cold Springs, has returned home.
 Howard Beckett has been on the sick list.
 Miss Alice Nichols visited friends in NewtOwn, one day last week.
 Miss Edythe M. Peck of Hawleyville visited Mrs Charles Jackson, Wednes- day last.
 B. B. Littlewood of Brooklyn. N. Y., is spending several days in town, the guest of MT and Mrs Charles Jackson.
 Mrs Henry Gilbert and Miss Sadie Squires returned home from a weeks visit with friends in Mamaroneck, N.
 w. Ohlweiler has returned home from weeks vacation with friends in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 A party of Bethel ladies went by train to Norwalk Labor day from which place they made the trip by trolley, spending the day at Savin Rock.
 Charles Jackson and wife attended the races at the Danbury fair grounds, Labor day.
 James Barnum has sold his peach crop from his orchard on Grassy Ridge to George Stevens, the Danbury mar ketman. The buyer picks the crop and pays so much per basket on the ground.
 There is a large crop of apples of the common variety which are fit for no other purpose than to make into cider vinegar.
 The crop of buckwheat bids fair to be 9 large one. The straw is rank and is filling heavy with grain.
 Louis Kyle of Derby has spent few days with his father. Dea Samuel Kyle, on Elm street.
 Dr Florence Sherman, who has spent her vacation with her parents, MT and Mrs w. w. Sherman, has returned to Watertown, N. Y.
 Horace Cole of Washington, D. C., is taking three weeks vaca tion at the home of his parents, MT and Mrs Hi ram M. Cole.
 Harry Bailey of Ansonia has made his parents, Mruand Mrs w. P. Bailey, a brief visit.
 o. T. Hickok, commercial traveller for the Judd & Dunning Hat Co.,, is spending two days in New York City and vicinity, this week. MT HickOk is showing the new Dunlap hat and other