The Newtown bee., 1894-07-13
Fairfield County News.
STEPNEY AND VICINITY.
HR JONES PRAISES A BRIDGEPORT FIRM.
 Parsonage of the Baptist Church.

Ol IDO DdptlcI
 Stepney, Ct., July 6, 1894.
 Messrs Foster, Besse & Co.,, Clothiers, Bridgeport, Ct., Gentlemen-I have often read an advertisement inserted by tailor in your city which reads Don't be ready made man. As minister 1 felt great deal like that regarding my clothes, and have always been anxious to dress as well as my means would al- low me, and on that account have been very particular, always having my gar ments made to order, being more than prejudiced against ready made clotsing. Soon after my coming to Stepney l need ed a suit of clothes for pulpit use and was ab out to be measured for them, when one of my members, prominent lawyer in your city, and patron of yours. advised me first to see you. and together with him came and inspected your immense stock and to my surprise was fitted by you with the first coat tried on, and it affords me great pleasure to state. the whole suit is far better looking and much finer fitting than any have had made to order; so well, indeed, does it fit me, that some of my members made remarks about | them in praise of the style, fit, etc. Now there are few questions I would like to ask the public: Why do we patronize
 poor mechanics, and take the suit meas
 ured for, no matter how it fits, when we
 can go to store like yours and have our
 choice from thousands of suits? And why
 do men pay double for a suit made to or der, when to my mind first class ready
 made clothing company like yours can give them much finer suit for half the
 money? Yours very truly,-[Rev H. w. Jones.
 The Christian Endeavor society met two weeks ago with Mrs E. G. Boards ley and yesterday with Mrs Wilson Sher-
 man to sew for the Polaski family. who
 were unfortunate to have their house burn recently. Over $50 in clothing have been given them. Mrs Catharine Solan has gone to
 Bridgeport to live.
 Francis J. Wales has graduated from
 the high school in Bridgeport and has en-
 tered the Yale medical college, New Ha- 2 ven, to commence three years course, 2 October 1. MT Wales will study with Dr Il Lyons of Bridgeport till he enters col a lege.
 -- Mrs F. W. Hawley has Il boarders d from New York, with several young > men. They are giving Cutters Farms > some rare music.
 R. C.. Mallett and wife were recenl guests of Mrs Ernest Sherman. Her two
 sisters, the Misses Edith and Eugeni. Phillips, spent the Fourth with her. v- MT Burnett and Michael Honan vii le have the care of the grounds at Parlo ,e Rock during the season. er At the annual meeting of the Christian l. Endeavor society, the following officer n were elected: Wilson Ferris, president "a E. G. Beardsley, vice president; MT DI Henry Sherman, chairman of prayer e. meeting committees; Miss Amy Burr, or le ganist; Miss Elsie Joyce, assistant oi T, ganist; Mrs B. F. Squires, chairman o V the lookout and social committee; AT 'h thur Banks, treasurer; Fred Sherman es secretary.
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 ot MT and Mrs w. B. Lamphear were ' ,i- cent guests of Wilbur French. d, The amount of wood in the the tree GU di- last winter, belonging to Mrs Hannah \ ,n- Hall, was doubted. We give the follow id ing figures. It was in two piles as fo Ter lows: One pile, Sxsx4 feet; one pill nt, lsx6x3 1-2 feet. It made 3 5-16 cords { gre wood.
 :. Rev William A. Beardsley visited h ,- mother, Mrs Agur Beardsley, last wee v, He started for Europe on the Fourth fl
 two-months' sojourn. ost Mrs Agur Beardsley visited her daug wn ter, Mrs D. A. Nichols of Monroe, on | rec Fourth.