The Newtown bee., 1903-07-10
BETHEL.
THE FOURTH IN BETHEL.

THE FOURTH IN BETHEL. i Bethel was pretty tame place over the Fourth. The small boy slid out of ped at an early hour in the morning md commenced racket around public places about daybreak. Hundreds of city people came in on the cars and where they could find shade and cool quiet place to spend the day. Fami- lies gathered at the old homestead and amused themselves as best they could. Their monday repaSt was eat en on the lawn or in some shady place in the fields near by, where a conven- ient brush heap may be found which makes the best fuel to be had for a clara-bake. Roasted clans have be- come an important article in making up a Fourth of July dinner. Fire works in the evening were pretty gen. erally displayed in all parts of the bor- ough and were the finishing up of the days enjoyment for 1903.
 A LAWN PARTY.
 Mrs Walter B. Eastman of Bertley | farm, Elmwood, gave lawn party l Monday afternoon, in honor of Miss Helen Griffith. About 20 were pre- sent, and delightful time was had by all. Luncheon was served, and the guests departed at an early hour, en- toying the walk home in the beautiful moonlight.
 MT and Mrs David Bennett enter tained their family at their home on Golden Hill with fireworks in the even- ing.
 There was a jolly family party at the home of MT and Mrs Sydney True in Plumtrees district on the Fourth.
 MT and Mrs Samuel Wunderlich of New Haven are spending short va cation among their Bethel friends. Mrs Phoebe Perry of Easton is spending few days with her relatives in town. James Barnum picked five crates of raspberries on Monday which sold in the market for 13c per quart by the crate. The berries are unusually fine this season.
 New potatoes will soon take the place of old ones. The crop bids fair to be a good one.
 The Current Events club held pie nic on the lawn of Mrs Charles Dibble, Wednesday afternoon. A very enjoy able time was had by every one. Miss Sadie M. SquireS entertained a few of her friends at her home, Mon- day evening.
 Wilbur E. Tomlinson, the we'll known undertaken of Danbury, with his brother, Frank B. lTomlinson, of New Haven, will engage in the under l taking business here soon. They have bought out the business for several years conducted by A. T. Sanford. For the present they will be located at MT Sanford $ until they secure new quarters
 Miss Kate Mclaughlin and niece, Dora, of Grassy Plain street, have been visiting friends in Bridgeport:
 Miss Emma Judd of New York City is visiting friends in town.
 MT and Mrs Robert Johnston and son are the guests of MT and Mrs Sam
 uel Morrison.
 Frederick B. Mackenzie of Washing
 ton, D. C., is spending two week $
 vacation in town.
 Several young ladies of this place will attend:the Connecticut Chautau qua Assembly at Plainville, Conn.
 Charles Stevens, now in his 95tf
 year, is very spry for one of his age
 MT Stevens walked to PlumtreeS t( :. call on Mrs Clarinda Bennett, his cous in who had been confined to her be(
 but is now able to receive calls from ;. her friends.
 ! Mrs, F A. Judd, who was taken las ! week Friday with a slight attack O paralysis, partly losing the use of on' , side, at present writing is somewhat improved and has a better use of tn arm affected. Hopes of her recover. 5 are now entertained by the family Mrs Judd was making preparations t have all of her family with her Ove l. the Fourth and her daughter, MT = Frank Parsons of Waterbury, had ar T. rived home and Friday afternoon at K companied her mother to Danbury p where she was taken i'll and wa brought home in a serious condition
 Edgar Andrews lost valuable pal |, of steers,: which suddenly died frol poison placed in the lots.