The Newtown bee., 1892-03-25

f large delegations from their respective I churches, were present. Rev William :, M. Brown, pastor of the tabernacle, will sever his connection with this church, next Sunday, having been it's pastor the full time limit of five years.
 Thursday evening, 17th, the Epworth League, Chapter 1442, of the First M. E. church, gave rare treat to the Epworth Union, an organization recently effected among the leagues of the Methodist churches of Bridgeport and Stratford, in the form of complimentary lecture by Rev Dr B. P. Raymond, president of
 Wesleyan university, Middletown. "Sub- feet, ''How Do You know?' A large au- dence was present and were delightfully."- entertained and highly instructed by the doctor during the hour occupied in it's de- livery.
 Sunday morning, Rev Dr W. w. Clark delivered a sermon on practical Christi- anity at the First M. E. church, taking
 up the annual conference collection for
 the superannuated preachers, their wid-
 ows and orphans. In the evening, his
 discourse was the third in the illustrated
 series on the book of Daniel. Subject,
 ''The Three Young Men in Fiery Fur
 nace." The lesson taught was the great
 things that depend upon moments de-
 cision. After thousands of years, all
 who have read the story of the three He
 brew children have felt the inspiration of . q
 moments decision sometimes dependsthe
 destiny of eternity.
 Tie ladies of Grace M. E. church on
 Colorado avenue, Rev E. A. Noble pas tor, held ''yellow tea and sociable'' on
 Thursday and Friday evenings, 17th and 18th, which was .liberally patronized,
 netting $9l. Many members of the moth- , CT church (First Methodist) were pres
 ent, thus practising the rite of Christian y fellowship taught by the Great Teacher,
 but often grudgingly exempltied among
 His followers to-day. During Friday
 evenings entertainment, Rev E. A. Noble was presented with a bronze head medal |. lion of the late lamented Abraham Lin
 coin, to which he responded in vein
 showing a loving familiarity between , pastor and people. The ladies of this in-
 fant church have done a great work, this
 year, having pledged $400 for furnishing
 a prospective parsonage and $l00 toward - the church expenses, all of which has been raised, excepting $36, which they l. expect to raise before the close of the J. conference year. Sunday morning ,2Oth, '. Rev MT Noble preached a special sermon n preparatory to taking up several of the r minor conference collections on the top e ic, "Doing Everything We Do For v God" In the evening, his subject con- t passed the book of Joel.
 The Hotchkiss sisters and bell ringers , entertained a full house at the Olivet e church, last week Thursday evening, with some sweet music. It was one of , series of entertainments, the proceeds of
 which are devoted to various depart n ments of the new church building fund. Last week, the jury in the Superior
 court at Bridgeport awarded Lila k.
 Heisler $1250 damages for injuries suf-
 
 z- although the latter had sued Lila for s- defamation of character in circulating y scandalous stories concerning him. Miss
 Heisler was student at Turner's busi- n ness college when the otfense, with which - he stood eha.re-of UvnnnU1r rltds, Judge
 Perry awarded to Jane Rogers $936 dam r. ages for injuries received in a runaway e accident caused by the negligence of an Q employe of l.. B. Sterling, the liveryman.
 It seems that Mrs Rogers was riding in
 Sterling's carriage when the driver, rein ing up to the sidewalk, left his horses un- cared for and went into saloon to get a
 drink and returned in time to witness his
 horses leave for other parts. An expen-
 sive drink for his employer, MT Sterling, 8 who has to foot the bill and a warning to d liverymen to employ who don't drink. 5 The North End is just now enjoying t large sized boom in real estate. A num- . Der of building lots have been bought l from the Porter tract on North avenue, !. Wells and Porter streets. Rumor says [ that the near future will see a cores f bonding building activity. We under stand that the owners of this tract are using wise judgment in their sales with - view to building up pleasant and de- sirable neighborhood. George A. Jami- son of the drug firm of Charles E. Shel- = ton S Go. has bought one of the North . avenue lots, upon which he purposes, at !. once, to erect a handsome home for him. !, self.
 The Marshall homestead on North '. Main street is now gone. The land upon
 which it stood has been divided between
 the children and grandchildren of Mrs Il Lewis Marshall. On the north half, w. F. Green, superintendent of the John - Hancock insurance company, has moved r. his cottage. The south half is being l. prepared for a cottage for L. o. Taylor. :. Notwithstanding the storm. last Fri
 day, a large number of relatives and s friends of the Junior class gathered at
 High school hall to listen to the oratori- " cal work of the young students. Some , of the essays and declamations showed I considerable work and talent; all were , good. The High school teachers deserve
 praise for the creditable exhibition and, ,, in particular, Miss Somerset, who has
 charge of the English department. The
 North End was represented in the exer- cises by Misses Bessie Goodsell and Clara LaField and Master J. R. McNeille. At