The Newtown bee., 1894-12-28
Fairfield County Chat.
MONROE.
AT THE UNCONVENTIONAL CHURCH.

AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
 Rev Onshatukeh Faduma, who will lecture at the Cong. egational church, Saturday and Sunday evening", Decem- Der % and 30, is under appointment by the American Board of Foreign Missions to Western Africa, south of the equator, and will go to his field of labor, next summer, perhaps in the spring. The lecture on Saturday evening will be on African manners and customs; treating such topics as "tribes and their peculiar ities, race varieties, language, dress, marriage customs, condition of women, etc." On Sunday evening the lecture will deal with Religious beliefs and mis- sionary worK in Africa" Among the subjects of this lecture are belief in God, and nature worship, susceptibility of Africans, difficulties of missionaries. etc.
 At the Congregational church, last Sunday evening, the Sunday school gave an exceedingly interesting concert in aid of the library fund. Particular mention should be made of the recita- tions of Sammy Beardsley, "My Mother" and Jay Freer, "An Old-time Christ mas."
 AT THE NEW COPPER WORKS.
 At the copper mills they are still working day and night in order to be able to start the works the first of the month. A train load of copper ore ar rived, last week, and the writer has been presented with fine specimen by E.. l.. Smith. A number of train loads of moulding sand have come.
 EAST VILLAGE.
 Sunday school at 12.15 p. m., preach ing at l.30 p. m; theme "The Question and the Charge"
 Commencing, Monday, December 31, and ending, Sunday, January 13, there will be held on the East Village circuit protracted meetings. On Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays the service will be held in the East Village church. commencing at 30 p. m., ex- cept the Sunday service which will be held at the usual hour, 30 p. m. On the other week days and also Sunday evening the meetings will be conducted at Zoar Bridge. Rev MT Hilton of Hart ford and Rev MT Lutz of Monroe Center have kindly offered their assistance. We expect also to have the aid of sever- al other neighboring divines. In service and prayer let us remember these meet ings.
 On Monday evening, there will be held at the parsonage "Watch Night Service," commencing at II p. m. This meeting is distinct from the "Protracted meetings" mentioned above. John Zeiter, father of the pastor, of New York is expected atthe parsonage, this week.
 East Village extends Christmas greet ings to all.
 Albert Stevens is suffering with se- were cold. We send sympathy but with it would say that there are many in this
 
 with him on that question.
 Brother Cargilrs mail scheme is per fected. "Woe to the slothful and hang. CTS back"
 The Monroe Whist club met at F.. w. Wheeler's, Wednesday evening, the 18th inst.
 Miss Mamie Benkard and Miss Mabel Van Duyne arrived here on Friday from Clifton Springs, N. Y. St Peter's was very prettily decorated for Christmas.
 A dance was held in the new store at Monroe station, Thursday evening About 75 were present. Bradley 6 Os. born were the musicians. Robert L. Goldsborough and friend from New York City are spending the Christmas holidays with Rev A Colds borough, as is also H. Weir Goldsbor. ough of Cheshire Academy. Fred B. Wheeler of Schenectady, N. Y., has been visiting his parents at the old Wheeler homestead in Monroe. MT and Mrs William Gilf1llan are wis iting at Arthur w. Hinman's in Elm street.
 Perry Hurd of Bridgeport helped his brother, Edwin A., to hide a turkey (avenging the Armenians). Miss Rose A. Sinclair is visiting friends in New York and Brooklyn, N. Y., and then leaving the United States she is en- tertained by the Queen of New Jersey in her palatial residence on Hoboken Heights.
 David B. Clarke and family of New Haven passed Christmas with Homer E. Clark.
 Alexander Sinclair has just completed V