The Newtown bee., 1895-05-03
Fairfield County Chat.
STEPNEY AND VICINITY.
ON rAsHuA's BREEZY SUMMIT.


 Miss Lillie B. Mallett has returned from an extended trip to California and other places of interest.
 Mrs Charles F. Gilbert, who has been very sick with grip, is reported better. Her mother, Mrs Reynolds, is home car ing for her.
 j. Hobart Mallett is very sick. Mrs Mallett's sister, Mrs Mildred Ferris, is with them.
 Rev R. B. whipple expects his family to join him at the rectory the last of this week.
 Miss Caroline A. Mallett, formerly of this place, now of Lockport, N. Y., has presented the Tashua school with a musical instrument.
 An entertainment ill be given by the Bridgeport High School and Mandolin club for the benefit of the Ladies' Aid society in the near future. The program and date will be given later. Look for it.
 BAPTIST CHURCH NOT Es.
 There will be a covenant meeting in the Baptist church, Sunday morning at II o'clock. Preaching service will be held at o'clock as usual.
 Mrs Frank Lind of New York is guest of her daughter at the Baptist parsonage,
 TEMPERANCE NOTES.
 The monthly meeting of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union will be held Wednesday, the S.h, at the usual place and hour.
 It is expected that the creamery machinery will be m oved this week to it's new quarters at South Britain. Perry Hubbell has been doing team work for William Ryan.
 Mrs Frank Squinobal and little son spent Sunday with George Mattagatt and family.
 Edwards Beardsley is having the inter for of his house fixed. George Curtiss is doing the work. Edwards Beardsley has handsome Jersey heifer calf that can be registered. William Candee has exchanged his fine black road mare for a pair of work horses | with Liveryman Bronson of Bridgeport A. B. Curtiss has put a new National cash register of the latest design in hi | store.
 G. c. Blanchard has returned from Bridgeport and is stopping at Charles l Jackson's.
 Charles Hawley has bought fine ,Ier | sey heifer of John O sborne of Fairfield | Mrs A. Purdy has had the old family horse killed, after 20 years of faithf1 service and bought younger one of M Sage.
 Lynson Beardsley has Japanese win, berry bush which he is roofing and i5 l. in thrifty condition Mrs Beardsley's front windows are filled with handsom flowers from potted plants.
 Jesse Turner has been confined to tn house with the grip and malaria for fou weeks.
 Mrs Eliza Sears, who was 95 years ol' last December, has enjoyed good healtI up to last Thursday night, when she wa taken i'll from too long a walk and tha night her mind wandered. The docto was called and she is gaining slowly being able to sit up again part Of tn day.
 Charles L. Hubbell presented his siste with stick of wood with a natural han dle grown on it like that of satchel.
 Perry Hubbell and Henry Nichols wen ceiling, Tuesday night, and brought hom l3 fine trout and l7 eels.
 Mrs Emma Cramer of New Haven guest of Miss Jennie Wells.
 E. A. Cramer of New Haven, who ha been boarding his horse all winter at W. Wells, will take it away this weel P. B. Parmalee has been suffering wit pneumonia for the past week and at pres ent writing, Wednesday night, he is in very low state from exhaustion, bein unconscious. Mrs Andrew Leavenwort is helping care for him.
 MT and Mrs George Potter of Nauga tuck are guests of George Coley.
 Miss Helen Seeley is visiting her si' A-"'ror sale 7sRIngIe of U. 'E. o' borne's fence announces 15,000 pans plants for sale. Just coming into bloom , Rev H. W. Jones has spent the wee in New York City.