The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25
STEPNEY.
REV DIR E. E. BEARDsLl

REV DIR E. L. BEARDSLEY.
The death of Rev DR. Eben Edwards
Beardsley of St. Thomas parish, New
Haven, closes a long life of great useful
ness and high honor. Born at Stepney
in 1908 of sturdy New England stock, he
graduated at Trinity Chen Washington
college in 1892 as valedictOrian and, after
serving the college as tutor for three
years, was ordained by Bishop Brownell,
August IL, 1885. He at once took charge
of st. Peters, Cheshire and, for several
years, was also acting principal of the
Episcopal academy there. He gave up
his rectorship finally for the academy,
but left Cheshire in lS4S for st. Thomas,
New Haven, then just organized, where
he has rounded out a rectorshlp of 40
years. DR. Beardsley has been member
of the standing committee of the diocese
of Connecticut since 1859 and its presi-
dent from 1873, filling many positions of
honor and trust in the diocese and repre-
senting it in triennial general conventions
since 1868. DR. Beardsley dearly loved
his church and it's local history, in which
he was an authority. His "History of
the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, -
Life of Bishop Seabury.' Life of Rev
DR. Samuel Johnson" "Life of William
Samuel Johnson are local church clas-
sizes, and it is announced that a volume
of historical sermons and addresses were
in press when death laid him low. DR.
Beardsley never forgot the friends and
relatives of his native place and lived to
see his nephew, son of his brother, Agur
Beardaley, his assistant in st. Thomas.
Miss Priscilla Beardsley, his aged sister.
has been at his New Haven home, this
Winter.
c.. B. Nichols dressed % fine turkeys
for R. r. Whiting Tor Christmas custo-
mers, some of them weighing over y
pounds. He has fine porker, which
will tip the scales over 400 as soon as the
weather permits.-Mrs Miles Eastwood
is recovering from a severe attack of
grip.-Mr and Mrs A. Purdy are both
confined to the bed with grip.-John D..
Beach is recovering from GRIPS years
ago next Monday, 18th, j. B. Hawley,
now living in Stepney Depot, ran the
first train on the Consolidated load from
New York to New Haven, making the
time from Canal street to New Haven in
three hours. The cars were drawn with
horses from Canal street to 32d street,
taking half hour, making the run from
32d street to New Haven in two and one
half hours. The same day, his only
brother, A. w. Hawley (now dead) ran
a tram from New Haven to New York
and continued in the employ of the road
for SO years. j. B. Hawley followed the
railroad business for 80 years, when he
concluded to go West. On leaving the
company, engineers and firemen present.
ed him with a gold watch chain made by
j. C. Blackman. Bridgeport, the same
weight chain as Daniel Webster's and the
heaviest known chain then worn in the
country. This chain was given him in
1851.
Barnum Curtis, who was near deaths
door, rallied, Wednesday morning, much
to the surprise of the physician and it is
thought that, if life can be sustained till
Sunday, he may recover. Mrs Curtis,
who has been very sick, is gaining slow
~. Della Clarity, who boards with
them. If also little better.
Co. ID Of the Loyal Legion will hold a
Christmas concert in the Methodist
church, Sunday evening, 9th. The ex-
ercises will be preceded by short ser
vice of song.
DIR Beardsley was made D. D.. by Trim
ity in 1854, and Ii. ID. by Columbia IN
1874. Pneumonia caused his death, Mon
day night.