The Newtown bee., 1908-12-11
AN ENJOYABLE DINNER.

The trlmmers Ot the Betnel Mallu- featuring Co.,, and the New England Hat Co, gave a very elaborate dinner in their rooms at the factory, last week Thursday, December 3, at noon, to which all the trimmers of both shops were invited and all the bosses of both concerns. Mrs Walter Davis was the chairman of the committee who had the affair in charge and the dinner was one long to be remembered and to which all did ample justice. After the dinner short speeches were in or der and a right jolly time is reported by all the guests. The next time the trimmers get up dinner all who en- ioyed the one, last week, will be sure to be on hand if they have an invita- tion.
 F. B. French, the local dry goods merchant, has been improving the in- terior of his store by adding over l5O feet of shelving to his store and now has his store lighted by eight 80-can- dle power and two one hundred-candle power Tungston electric lights and has in many other ways improved the interior of his store and he now has his store crowded with toys. games and pretty and useful Christmas presents of all kinds as we'll as all kinds of staple and fancy dry goods, boots, shoes, felt and rubber boots, arctics, rubbers, etc. The ladies will find a large force of obliging and pleasant clerks to wait on them and the assort- ment of goods in this store is equal to any store in our large cities. MT French's store windows for Christmas are especially attractive and the west one especially is beautiful sight and we'll worth trip to Bethel to see it. Stop in Bethel and do your Christmas trading at MT French's store. He can save you money. - John Roach is having a new well dug at his place on Stony HiIl. Timothy Murphy is dolng the work. George Helgert of Reservoir street was confined to his home, last week, with illness, and unable to be at his work at the Beard & Untiedt Hat Co. s shop.
 Arthur Dibble of Stony Hill is hay ing his house newly painted. Charles T. Nichols is doing the work.
 MT and Mrs Linus Taylor on Cherry
 street had little son arrive at their
 home on Monday, November 23.
 E. A. Paur, bookkeeper for the Ellis
 Wood Working Co.,, was confined to his
 house on Main street, several days
 last week. with severe cold. He k
 now able to be out again and be at his
 work.
 John Williams has taken a position al
 Shorts Hat factory in the dyeing de
 pertinent.
 Gus Friede of Reservoir avenue
 who has been spending eight weeks al
 Jacksonville, Florida, for his health has returned home and reports a fin
 time and is much improved in health il MT Friede has returned to his work a
 the Bethel Manufacturing Co.'s ha
 stop.
 N Nice line of sleds, skates, pocke
 knives, etc., for Christmas presents a The Gilbert & Miller Co. s store. , John Gerig of the Bethel Manurac
 turing Co.,, spent few days at Plain field, N. J., last week, with friends f, Mo Dowell & Taylor, the Cente street merchants, are to have a spec ial sale of large sweet Florida orange for the holidays. Call at the store an get dozen. They also have a full stock of all kinds of goods for Christ mas.
 W. A. McDowell's new house O Chestnut street IS nearing completlo and he hopes in about week to nov in.
 G. F. Boutellier of Danbury, who ha had 20 years experience in the dru business, has taken the position a manager at the Charles J. English drug store, and expects soon to nov his family to Bethel.
 Reuben Signor is having the smal building near the corner of Main an ,, Chestnut streets enlarged and thol oughly repaired and will convert it ir to first class dwelling house. Fran { Agnew has the contract for the con plete work.
 W. s. Bain, who formerly ha charge of Charles J. English's dru
 store, has resigned his position on at \ count of i'll health and expects to talk position as travelling salesman,