The Newtown bee., 1892-06-10
STEPNEY.

 success. The house was filled with an appreciative audience. The children had been well drilled and each perform ed his or her part in creditable manner. The musical selections were very appro- priate and were rendered as we'll as they could have been by trained voices in the larger city churches. Although all the speakers did we'll, Misses May Haugh, Lena Baldwin and Daisy Tyrrell and Masters Austin Botsford and Arthur Loveioy deserve special mention, be- cause of the easy grace and perfect enun- citation with which their recitations were given. In addition to the program were short addresses by Rev MT John son, Rev MT Merwin, Beach Hill. B. Hawley, superintendent of the school, read an original paper on the founding, purpose and development of Children's s day. According to MT Hawley's paper, Children's day was first observed by the Baptists, other denominations adopting it from time to time, until now nearly all of them have appropriate exercises. The paper contained much valuable in- formation and was listened to with close attention. The program:
 Prelude, organ.
 Invocation. pastor.
 Song, "Welcome, One and AL" school and congregation.
 Reading of Scripture assistant superlntend- ent.
 
 Recitation, greeting, "Welcome to AI." Blanche Purdy.
 Scripture reading by school
 Song, "Our Hymn of Holy Joy," school.
 Recitation, ''The Flowers" Elsie Nichols. Recitation "Flowers of Earth" Arthur Lovejoy.
 Song, s'The Vernal Day." choir.
 Joy notes, selected Scripture reading, su- perintendent.
 Recitation, Praise Meeting of the Flow ers."
 Recitation. Beautiful Things" Willie Nich- ols.
 Song, Joy Bells" school.
 A Small Sermon," Austin Botsford.
 Recitation, "Joy and Thanksgiving" George McLane.
 Scripture reading, superintendent.
 Song, "Welcome to June," school.
 Recitation, "Pansies," Daisy Tyrrell.
 Recitation, ultima Veritas, Lena Baldwin. Recitation. "Dingl Dong" four boys.
 Song. "Heather Bells, "chorus, by choir. Recitation, ,"His Will concerning Me-" Edith Lyon.
 Song, "Let All the Children Sing" school. Scripture reading, superintendent and congregation.
 Missionary Chant" school and congrega- tion.
 Recitation "Is This All," Edith Hill.
 Song, "Crown Him Lord of All," school and congregation.
 Parting words, Rev Mir Johnson.
 Benediction Rev Mir Merwin.
 Edwards Beardsley has been carting lumber to repair Miss Priscilla Boards ley's barn.
 Granville Platt of Bridgeport has rent ed the Harry Lyon place for one year. He expects to engage in the poultry bus mess.
 George Ives has been setting out to- bacco which makes, we believe, the third piece in this vicinity.
 Edwin Johnson has returned home af- ter a months visit with friends in New York State.
 On complaint of Orville H. Hull ,grand juror, charging Robert L. Lake of New town with making an assault upon Miss Julia Warner and Mrs Theresa N. Lake of Monroe on the 18th of April and com hitting breach of the peace at Miss Warmers on the 18th and 30th days o1 April respectively and by virtue of warrant signed by Justice E. O. Hull Robert l.. Lake was arrested, Saturday by Deputy Sheriff Glover and handed over to Deputy Sheriff Hayes, who brought him before Justice Benjamin Ii French for trial. E. o. Hull appeared for the town, but no witnesses were ex amined, as the prisoner pleaded guilty te the three counts. Justice French impos ed fine of 80 and costs of the prosecut ion on the first count and fine of Ss5 ol each of the other two. The prisoner, be ing unable to pay the fine, was taken tt the jail at Bridgeport by Sheriff Hayes
 E. o. Hull is one of B candidates fol admission to the county bar association Friday.
 Miss Mary Abbott of Bridgeport is 3 George 5. Coley's for the Summer for th' improvement of her health.
 William D. Bigelow drew two cat from John Dillon's we'll, Monday, whicl had committed suicide by drowning.
 Robert H. Lewis is meeting with sue cess selling the Union through stepney