The Newtown bee., 1908-08-14
PROTECTING THE RAILROAD
 CROSSINGS.

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 PROTECTING THE RAILR0Al
 CROSSINGS.
 The new gates for the Greenwoo
 avenue crossing are now in place an
 are now being used. Signal bell an
 gongs are to be installed at the Sout
 street crossing. These bells will lgiv
 warning by ringing when the train i
 full 150 feet away.
 IPerry Fairchild has been confined t
 his home on Center street for a fey days by kick from his horse. Tn
 horse hit him in both legs just beloy the knees, infictings.some very painful bruises and cuts.
 A number of Bethel people went t Newtown. last week Thursday, to at tend the funeral of Miss Nellie M. Gallagher at St Roses church.
 The school houses of the town ar being thoroughly cleaned and reno vated and being put in good order fo the opening of the fall term.
 This is the last month for the pay ment of the borough taxes before in terest is charged. After September 1 the interest begins.
 The warden and burgesses together with a representative of the Danbury and Bethel Gas and Electric Light com papy, went all over the borough, one day last week in an automobile, look. ing over the ground carefully with a view to placing the new electric lights, with which it is proposed to light the borough streets to the best advantage and ascertaining how many would be necessary to properly light the bor- ough. !
 Mrs Helen Fash and family of New York and several guests from New Haven are with MT and Mrs Joseph Morgan of Elmwood district for few weeks stay.
 The Misses Bergamini of New York are at their summer cottage in Elm wood district for few weeks stay.
 H. A. Brennan's new shop on the Bee Hive lot on Greenwood avenue is nearly completed and MT Brennan will occupy it in few days. Call and see him.
 William A. Gilbert and family, who have been spending a few weeks at Peach lake, have returned to their home here.
 A party of boys belonging to the B.S. club are enjoying a two weeks camp ing out at Compo Beach.
 Edwin B. Stone of Smith street has been spending few days Tn New Mil ford with his son, E. B. Stone.
 Samuel N. Haycroft has purchased of E. s. Fairchild of Danbury the place known as the Wilbur A. Judd place on Main street.
 Miss Lemyra Gibbs of Golden Hill, in with Miss Marion Bradley of Greenwood avenue and Miss Ethel Bradley of Wilton, left last week for l visit with friends at Kent.
 Charles M. Wood of Beach street ,ook in the sights at Steeplechase Is- and, Bridgeport, last week Thursday. Rev A. T. Steele, pastor of the Con- church, with his family, cit, last week Tuesday, for Vermont, where he will spend his months vaca- Ion. Mrs Charles T. Short and daughter, Hiss Mabel Short, spent last week in Jorthfeld, Mass, with friends. |! Mrs George A. Smith and two child en, Ivah and John Mcdowell, of Brooklyn, are spending few weeks ( ere with Mrs Smiths parents, MT and frs w. A. Mcdowell, on Center street. { The excavation for the cellar of W. |. McDowell's new house on Chestnut | treet is completed and the masons are ow at work on the foundation. z Mir Barnum of Danbury moved, last t eek Thursday, into Charles Barnum's lace in Plumtrees. ! George Harmon of Chestnut Ridge I ad two young heifers killed by light ing while out in the lot in the hard l hover, last week Wednesday. t Mir and Mrs David H. Taylor of Gen. 1T street spent a few days in New ,wn, last week, the guests of Mrs D aylor's parents, Mir and Mrs Birdsey n lover. U Feel languid, weak. rundown? Head. F, he? Stomach "off?"-Just a plain N