The Newtown bee., 1889-08-30
STAMFORD.

The Stratford portion of the Connecti- cut army returned home, Saturday after noon, with bronzed faces and the air of a long campaign.
 MT Hughes shipped q car of granite to Milford, Monday.
 MT and Mrs David Wohlgemuth have returned from their visit in the country.
 The frequent rains have kept roadmas- ter Curtis busy making repairs.
 H. J. Lewis and family have returned from their trip to Lake Waramaug.
 Savage & Smith are building two fine houses here, the elegant residence of Preston H. Hodges, one of New York's wealthy men and the colonial cottage of Frank R. Sammis of the First national bank of Bridgeport, while Edgar Os- borne, assisted by J. E. Thomas, W. Latin, B. Cozier and ". NJ. Perry, is building another colonial residence for Mrs c. NJ. Wheeler, one of the New Workers who Summer here. All three will probably be in the hands of the ma- sons during September. The Hodges home is in American cottage style. about S0x44 feet over all, with hard wood finish for part of the interior and is one of the finest residences recently built here. Lambert < Bunnell of Bridge port are the architects. The Sammis cottage, 39x26 feet, though not so pre- tehtious, will be thoroughly colonial within and without, with shingled sides. The Wheeler house, P feet square, will also be colonial, with shingles, gables and dormer windows and will show neither castings, water tables nor corner board. It will nave front veranda. II. w. Lindsley, West Orange, N. J., is architect.
 B. 5. Lupton's sight has been gradual ly failing for year, until he can.now see but dimly.
 Merchant John Hard of Main street and Stratford avenue recently visited the Berkshire region with his wife and has since entertained his daughter and husband, Mir and Mrs Charles Munson of New Haven.
 Several cars of machinery have been received within few days for the paper mill
 James Booth was taken suddenly i'll while at work laying stone wall on his farm, but is better.
 Mrs S. R. Bunce and Arthur Beers joined Greenfield Hill friends at their Parlor Rock picnic, last week. dow for ". H. Benjamin.
 Program of the quarto-millenial anni- versary of the Congregational church of next Thursday, September 5:
 MORNING SERVICE BEGINNING AT 10 30 4. NJ. Organ voluntary.
 Doxology, "Praise God from whom all bles sings flow"
 Invocation, Rev George F. Prentice.
 Anthem
 Reading of Scripture. Rev Joseph 4. Free man.
 Prayer, Rev Charles Ray Palmer.
 Hymn 1912, 70 God beneath whose guiding hand"
 Historical address, Rev Joel s. Ives.
 Hymn 10I9, ssOh, where are kings and eln- 
 Communion of the Lords Supper, Rev Dr William k. Hall and Rev Franklin s. Fitch.
 Hymn s47, "Blest be the tie that binds"
 Benediction by the pastor.
 Collation at the Town Hall, F 30 o'clock.
 AFTERNOON SERVICE BEGINNING AT ? PM Organ voluntary and anthem.
 Prayer, Rev George w. Judson.
 Address of welcome by the pastor. Greetings to the children and grandchildren of the church, Rev Dr William K Hall and Rev Franklin s. Fitch. Responses from the First church, Woodbury l First church, Bridgeport church in Newtown. Hymn l3O9 ssGreat God of nations.s'
 Responses from the churches in Huntington, and Monroe
 Hymn, sGod of our Fathers,'' written for the occasion by the pastor. i Responses from the churches in Soutllbury " ashington and Roxbury
 Hymn 10s0, Christ is our Gorner.stone.'. Responses from tho churches in: Sontl Brit. lin; North, Woodbury; South, Bridgeport. Hymn I046, ao God of Bethel.s
 Responses rom Park Street, Oliyet, West <71S1 J<ssi f5