The Newtown bee., 1903-04-17
and his many friends welcome him
home even for short vacation.
BETHEL.
LOCAL BOROUGH INTERESTS.

The adjourned annual borough
meeting was held, last Monday even,
ing, at 8 O'Clock, with A. Il. NOxon in
the chair. Howard Gilbert read the
minutes of the last meeting and also
the borough reports. Water Commits
sioner Charles Hart read their reports
and explained other matters pertain
ing to work about the water. Noun
tain lake was running over an eight
inch flash board. Another eight inch
board has been put in which when full
will raise the lake 16 inches above the
spillway. The old reservoir is within
six inches drumming over the spillway.
Before the spring rains are over no
doubt but that the borough will have a
full, and perhaps an increased, supply
of good water. Warden G.. H. Hickok
reported to 1.-THE meeting that the peo-
pie in the neighbOrhOOd of the old
band stand had made complaint that
children and young men congregated
theoe and made nuisance of the
place, and asked that it be removed
H. G. Judd made a motion, that was
carried, that the warden and burgesses
remove the old band stand and seed
down the ground. This piece of
and lays at the west end of Main
street and forms junction with Woos-
ter street and Great Pasture road. A
few shade trees and a plot of green
grass will add to the beauty of the To-
cality. A ten mill tax was LAID, made
payable September l. There was an
informal discussion in reference to the
low pressure of water on the elevated
parts of the borough which was entered
into by Henry A. Gilbert, Chairman
Noxon, Senator Bailey, R. j. signor,
Representative A. e. Evens, George
A. Shepard and Others. The conclu-
sion was that there was a large amount
of water wasted. Large two inch
pipes had been found open and run
ming full force all day Sunday and also
nights after working hours were over.
In some cases the bosses had tried to
remedy the loss while others seemed in
different. A motion was made to in
Struct the water commissioners to put
in meters where water was wasted
thereby depriving families on elevated
ground. The meeting adjourned.
In closing up the town tax collection,
April l, the property liened fell off one.
half from last year, which adds much
to Bethel's prosperity.
Smith Beers. who recently purchased
coal business in this place, has put
SooN Wal
! the lowest price since last year in
Bethel.
William Nichols, one of the wide
awake men of the town, is building a
large cesspool near his livery stables
Mr. Nichols found a large sign, the
other morning, placed over his exca.
walton that had been put there by
some bad boy, which read thus: "NC
fishing in this pond" The hole in the
ground was full of surface water
The third musical lecture under the
auspices of the Current Events club
will be given Monday evening, April
20. The subject will be "Die Wal
kure.''
Several members of the B. G.L,S,
club enjoyed an outing to Brewsters,
Monday. They visited the Borden
condensed milk factory and were
shown through the different depart
mentS and then spent the remainder
Of the day at Sedan dam and the res
ervoirs.
Miss Bertha Benedict, teacher of the
Trumbull school, is spending her vaca
ton at her home on Grassy Plain
street.
Mrs W. B. Eastman and two chill
dren of Bentley Farm, Emwood, is Wis
iting friends in New York City.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
Mission Circle of the Congregational
church will be held at the home of Mrs
H: L. Slack, Friday evening.
Miss Agnes Williamson has been Wis
iting friends in Guilford.
M ISIS Edith Green of New York City
spent Sunday with her parents on
Greenwood avenue
John Williamson of Cornell college
spent the Easter vaca ton at his home
on Grassy Plain street.
Miss Evelyn Mackenzie has been Wis
iting friends in Mount Vernon, N. Y.
OHoward Mackenzie sold his tobacco
to J. S. Mayhem.
Mr. Barto OF Brookfield has taken one
OF j: S. Mayhew's houses and will work
his farm.