The Newtown bee., 1903-03-13
OUR NEIGHBORS,
BETHEL.

BETHEL.
 BETTER TIMES IN STORE FOR BETHEL. There is considerable call for good house rents and nearly every desirable place to rent has been taken. AL though there is but few changes in the price of rent, landlords have better pick of good paying tenants. Persons with a bad record must take back seat. The latter may resort to the old dodge by moving out of town, and gen. erally jump out of the frying pan into the fire. Everything indicates better times in Bethel. -Hatters are having 9 good fair spring trade manufacturers have to own up to the fact that Bethel has a good reliable class of working men and women.
 If some of the neighbors living in the vicinity of Plumtrees had little more respect for good peoples feelings they would refrain from selling or giving away cider on Sunday. Drunken men are too common on the public high ways on that day. Complaints are coming in which will end in trouble for some one. The saloons are all closed on Sunday. Why should quiet neigh borhood be disturbed any more than the borough?
 The musical lectures under the aus pices of the Current Events Club, to be given by Thomas Surrette of New York, at the home of George F. Shep- ard on South street, will be given on March 16 and 30, April F, 20 .and 27, and Mayl1.
 Harry Kyle has gone to St Louis where he expects to take position with the Adams Express company.
 There will be an auction sale of the household goods and other articles at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage on Saturday afternoon at 1.3O o'clock.
 Willis Judd, who is working in Phil adelphia, spent Sunday at his home on Golden Hill.
 Mrs William Wortman and daugh- ters, who have been spending the win ter in Gloversville, N. Y., have return ed to their home on Fleetwood avenue.
 Mrs Arthur Judd of Chestnut Ridge has rented rooms on the second floor of Alonzo Knox s residence, on Greenwood avenue. Mrs Judd intends to sell her farm and move, to Bethel soon.
 The Current Events Club met with Miss Anna Smith, Monday evening. An interesting program on the subject. "Women of the Revolution" was car. ried out
 Rev G. w. Griffeth, rector of St Thomas church, preached in the Plum trees schoolhouse, Sunday afternoon In spite of the storm a large number was present.
 Rev MT Slack and B. J. Garvin, the school visitors, went to Hartford, Tues day, to see about the Normal school being located in Danbury.
 MT and Mrs Eli Gilbert have both been victims of the grip. MT Gilbert's brothers have been attending to his business during his illness.
 George B. Fairchild and family re turned from their western trip, last Friday, and report a delightful time Most of their time was spent in Cali fOrnia.
 E. w. Wilson is moving, this week into the Hamlin place in ElmWOoC district, which he has recently pur chased. MT Hamln has moved tC Danbury.
 The last of large and once beau tiful shade tree has recently been cut and removed from the front yard o Mrs Clarinda Bennett's homestead The tree was set out by her father the late Whipple Williams, when Mrs Bennett was but a small child. The old tree had become useless for shade The high winds had shorn it of limbs leaving an unsightly stump about foul feet through. The house standing nearby was built about 1923, when the young tree was planted.