The Newtown bee., 1893-01-06
STEPNEY.
CHRISTMAS AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH

CHRISTMAS AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
 The Christmas tree and concert given by the Baptist Sunday school on We'd nesday evening, December 2S, passed of successfully. The program was as fol- lows: Voluntary by Prof Elmer Joyce; chorus, "King of Natons," by school; :; Scripture reading, Rev MT Johnson; :; hymn, "Dominion," by school; prayer, Rev MT Merwin ;chorus, "GlOria, 'school :; responsive reading, school chorus, God is Incarnate,' by school; responsive read ing, school; recitation, "Fathers and Sons," Wallace Hill; chorus, "Holy song," by school recitation, ''rhe dying year," Elsie Nichols; recitation, "rhe Nativity Edith Hill chorus, "Hope Of Ages" by school; responsive reading, school; recitation, At home tonight, > Austin Botsford ;solo, Miss Ida Botsford l.; recitation, "Mother Hubbard's Christ mas cupboard, Daisy Tyrell; recitation "He Gave Himself" Blanche Purdy ; chorus, 70, zion~awake," by school l.; | responsive reading; duet, Mrs Novella Northrop and Elmer Joyce; recitation, ''The coming year." Chester Tyreli ; | recitation, Redemption, ''Elsie Botsford /; l chorus, Hallelujah," by the school; ad- dress, Rev Mir Johnson; solo and chorus, ''Now shall the Wilderness Blossom,' | Charles Lane and school; responsive | reading; hymn, ''Victory," by school. At the close of the program, Superinten- dent E.. o. Hull in fitting words present. | ed the pastor, Rev MT Johnson, on be- | half of the school, with silver headed cane, a token of their love, freindship and esteem for him. MT Johnson then presented the superintendent with an OK ford Bible teachers edition, gift from l the school, after which Charles k. Pur- | dy in few chosen words presented Mrs l Novella Northropa beautiful picture and easel as token of the appreciation of | the school of her labors as Organist. l Then followed the presentation of a very pretty lamp to Mrs Johnson and after that the general distribution of the pres ents took place. The school was favor ed by good weather and goodly sized audience.
 l The January meeting of Stepney Wom- 1 ans Christian Temperance Union will be | held at the home of the secretary, Mrs G. W. Curtiss, Wednesday,, January II at 8 D. ID. Visitors are most cordially i invited.
 E. Curtiss & Son have carload o1 Chromachs flour. They will take orders at $4. 60 per barrel.
 The young people paid Miss Lila Moore
  | were represented there, Connecticut Michigan, Virginia and Mississippi.
 Miss Hattie Bradley has visited Miss Jessie Perry.
 Miss. Moore, with her friends, Mis-: Sprinkle and Miss Allen, returned t, l Boston on Saturday. Miss Allen is tho | step-daughter of the Hon Henry c. Miles of Mississippi, who was recently appointed by President Harrison, Uni ted States judge for the district ot Miss issippi.
 Arthur $. Hull returned to his studies at Brown on Wednesday,, having appar enJly fully recovered from his illness | which was appendicitis, d trouble in the region of the yermiform appendix, ,causeC | generally by the entrance of d seed ol vegetable matter into 1t.
 Royal and Authur Curtiss returned tc their studies at the Worcester Academy | on Tuesday.
 MT Fry of Danbury spent New Years at Moses Hull's.
 | Charles B. Banks has moved his fami l ly to Bridgeport.
 Miss M. L. Hull has visited her sister Mrs W. M. French at Trumbull. Charles Lane, who has been living 1 with his uncle. Moses H. Thorpe, for sey. eral years, commenced clerking for B | HaWley & Go, on Wednesday. Born, on New Years night to MT and Mrs Sherwood Peet, nine-pound son. Representative B. Hawley started for Harttord nn Tuesday morning.