The Newtown bee., 1908-10-16
The NewtoWn Bee.
Bethel.
THE TOWN ELECTION.
NewtoWn, Friday October lb, lf0s,

THE TOWN ELECTION.
 At the annual Town election held on Monday, October 5, the following of. ficals were elected:
 Seleetmen: w. P. Bailey, Clarence F. Hiekok, William F. English.
 Constables: Earnest T. Beller. Will liam J. Nichols, Clayton B. Ferry.
 Grand Jurors: William F. Mason, Frank E. Tomlinson, George W. Wheeler.
 Assessors: William r. Leigh. Fred erick E. Benedict, Benjamin D. Meek CT.
 Board of Relief: William F. Hoyt, Edgar T. Andrews, Lyman Whitehead.
 Registrars of Voters: Ralph II. Ben nett, Henry B. Meeker.
 Auditors; Reuben J. Lyman, Lafay- cite H. Bevans.
 Town School Committee: Charles Bailey, George E. Beard, John E. Mel win.
 Town School Committee to fill va cancy: James w. Amber.
 Tax Collector: Granville A. Durant.
 Tree Warden: William F. Mason.
 The vote on biennial elections was carried by a vote of 227 yes; 8l no. The vote for consolidation of town and borough was carried by vote of l96 yes; ls6 no. The lightest vote in years was cast. Gut of the nearly 900 names on the list only 455 votes were cast. DEATH OF EDWARD MANION. Edward Manion passed away at his home on Grassy Plain street on Tues day, October 6. The funeral was held | from St Mary's church on Thursday morning, October s, Rev William Kiernan officiating, assisted by Rev J. J. Walsh and Rev N. P. Coleman of Danbury. The burial was in St Mary's cemetery. t. NOTHING DOING LAST FRIDAY.
 Bethel was quiet place, last Fri day. The schools all closed, the fac tories all shut down and many of the stores closed about g o'clock for the day and everybody went to the Dan- bury fair.
 William Tomlinson of Bridgeport was a guest, last week, of T. F. Terry on East street.
 Mir and Mrs R. s. Kolb and Thorn ten s. Robinson of Bridgeport were guests, few days last week, of MT and Mrs E. J. Miller on Center street.
 About 25 of the business men of Bethel attended the Danbury fair, last week Wednesday, as guests of the Dan bury Business Mems association. The gentlemen all left here in a body about noon and were met by the committee of the Business Mems association of Danbury at that place, who treated them royalty for the rest of the day.
 Campbell & White of Danbury have purchased of the receiver the stock of plumbing goods and tools of F. A. Hickok and will continue business at Mir Hickok's old store on Center street. Henry Lynch, who has opened a meat market on Center street in part of R. M. Gibbs store. is doing good business. I..
 The remains of Jerome Bates of Dan bury were brought to the Elmwood cemetery for burial, last week Tues day.
 Mrs Julia Williamson has been ap- pointed executrix on the estate of the late John H. Williamson.
 l. F. Ferry of East street took first prize at the Danbury fair, last week, on his pair of driving horses, and also on his gray driving horses.
 Everybody you met on last week Thursday had blue tag on them. Danbury hospital day was observed here as well as in Danbury and every one who contributed was given blue tag to wear. By the tags seen in the street they must have realized a gooG large amount for the hospital.
 F. w. Treadwell of Lyons Plains was a guest, last week, of hs brother E. D. Treadwell. While here he took 1T the Danbury fair.
 Mrs A. E. Treadwell, who has beer spending two weeks here with her son, E. D. Treadwell, on Elm street, re- turned to her home in Lyons Plains or last Friday.
 Il E. D. Treadwell, who purchased the Horatio Barnum place on Elm street moved there, last week. Frederick E. Miller of Chestnut street captured the first prize on birc dogs at the Danbury fair dog show, last week, and the two special prizes which were S25 oil painting and g silver cup. #t.s F Miss Ruth Johnson of Newtown was a guest, last week, of Miss Irene Judd on Maple street. ! | Granville G. Ferry and family o1 Grand street have been spending two weeks in Hartford, the guests of Mrs Ferry's sister, Mrs George Sherman. Last week they took in the big Bridge celebration there.
 E. D. Treadwell spent Saturday and Sunday in Lyons Plains, the guest of his mother, Mrs N. E. Treadwell.
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