The Newtown bee., 1909-12-03
Bethes
THANKSGIVING EVE WEDDINGS

i THANKSGIVING EVE WEDDINGS
 Edward II. Miller of Bethel an
 Miss Carries F .Ganung, of Turke
 Plains, were quietly married at th
 Congregational Manse, Wednesda
 evening, by Rev A. T. Steele. Flo
 the present Mr and Mrs Miller vii reside at the brides home in Turke
 Plains.
 Oliver z. Wood and Miss ElizabetI
 Hess, both of Bethel, were united il
 marriage by Rev A. T. Steele, a
 the Congregational Manse, Wednes
 day evening, at : o'clock. The eoupl
 were attended by Miss Margare
 Hess, a sister of the bride, and Leo
 nard Wood, the groom's brother. Tn,
 marriage was a quiet one owing tt
 the serious illness of the bride
 mother. Mir and Mrs Wood will mak,
 their future home in Bethel, residing . on Elm Street.
 THE BETHEL LIBRARY.
 The directors of the Bethel Ii.
 brary association are holding fire. Guent meetings and are perfectine arrangements for the new library which it is expected will be in readi- ness by January 1. It has been de- cided to locate the libraryin the room over A. J. Lynch's store in French s building. At a meeting held Satur- day evening the bylaws as reported were adopted and the directors pro- ceeded to elect the standing commit tees. The executive committee elect ed is c. R. Morse, chairman; Henry A. Gilbert, Welford E. Andrews. Committee on library, Rev A. T. Steele, Rev I. w. Bowman, Rev Will liam Kiernan. Finance, committee William P. Bailey, Rev Henry Mac beth and John E. Melvin. Perma- nent building committee, Howard H. Woodman, Henry A. Gilbert and Rev H. Q. Judd. It was voted that a committee of three be appointed to take steps for the forming of ladies auxiliary, and Messrs Morse, Gilbert and Melvin were appointed. At a previous meeting, Horace L. Shepard was elected secretary and howard H. W0odman, treasurer. c. R. Morse, H. L. Shepard and J. E. Melvin, the committee on subscriptions, are now ready to receive contributions toward the expenses of the library for the first year.
 Dr Harold Judson and family of New York were guests, for the Thanksgiving holiday of w. s. Judd on Chestnut Street.
 William P. Bailey was in Torring- ton, last week Wednesday, to attend the funeral services of the late State Railroad Commissioner, o. R. Fylel.
 The Bethel Manufacturing Co.'S hat factory closed down, last week Wednesday, for two or three weeks while two large new boilers are being at the factory. .~.. .l#a.
 MT and Mrs w. A. Mcdowell and Miss Emma J. Mcdowell of Chestnut Street spent the Thanksgiving holi- day in Brooklyn, N. Y, with MT and Mrs George Smith. +
 Mrs David H. Taylor of Chestnut Street spent last week in NewtoWn with her parents, MT and Mrs Bird ;ey Glover. MT Taylor spent Thanks giving in Newtown with his wife.
 Louis Erdmann and family, who ived over w. T. Wrights plumbing shop on Center Street., have moved to Oanbury, the past week.
 c. s. Andrews of Greenwood ave- 1ue spent Thanksgiving in Washing on, D. C., with friends.
 The road leading north from the 'ailroad crossing near Edwin Rock wells in Plumtrees, up onto Stony l Hill, is being improved by being traded and widened. P. Mcdonald | las the contract.
 Albert Stevens, who is an expert hot and fox hunter, went out one lay last week, and at two different ines fox passed within few yards f him, right in plain sight, and he hot off both barrels of his gun, but or some unaccountable reason he id not hit either fox.
 Granville G. Ferry Division treet has had a hot water heater laced in his house and now has heat Il over it. The Danbury Hardware 'o. had the contract for putting in he heater. /
 Miss Nellie Garfield of Maple ave- ue is quite seriously ill with diph- heria. Dr Wright is attending her.
 The Baird - Untiedt hat factory as been closed for a week while they ave been taking inventory.
 Harold and Earle Tomlinson of the Agricultural College peIt Thanksgiving with their par nts on Center Street.
 The work in the new freight yard ust above the Greenwood avenue rossing is being pushed along as apidly as some 50 CT 60 men can do l. The laying of one track near the oundary line of the property on the Il ast side is nearly completed. Work len nave the old coal-sheds which re on the property nearly demol- shed and soon they will have disap- cared to make room for the new reight house which IS to be erected n the site. The iron and steel for ridging the road at the Waters rossing has arrived and was placed q position on Sunday. The work of and strengthening the road n either side of the bridge has been ompleted by the town, and the old crossing is thing of the ast. Those who travel the road will urely appreciate the great improve lent which has been made.
 A party of relatives and friends