The Newtown bee., 1895-11-29

Cls +
ing structure, furnished BY the Berlin ,
Iron Bridge Co., and is great improve.
ment over the old wooden bridge that
has done its duty so well for SO many
wears. but has had to step out OF the way
for the new tangled notions.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
The third quarterly conference was
held in the Methodist church on last
Sunday afternoon. Money was raised
at the time to insure the church proper
ty. =,
A series of protracted meetings Will
be held in the Methodist church, com
mencing Monday evening, December q,
and continuing through the week. Ser,
vices will be held every afternoon and
evening. Rev Mr. Sands from Bridgeport
and Rev Mr. Quincy from Long Hill Will
be present and take active parts IN con-
Quoting these services. The meetings
promise to be of much interest and l5 Is
earnestly hoped that the COCO, APES psop.e t %
Stepney will put forward a little extra
zeal. and come out to the support OF TINS
effort. Gospel Hymns Nos and Will
be used.
LET ALL INITIATE THIS CORRESPONDENT.
There being no Thanksgiving service
appointed at the churches, we have saw
Cleveland and our popular GOV CONN,
which we shall study that day.
Mrs S. J. Powell has disposed of sew
eral barrels of potatoes to George II.
Edwards.
Eddie Osborne has taken position
| in Bridgeport drug store.
Mrs Carrie Milton, with her son john,
| were the guests of Mrs Belle Lyon on
Friday of last week.
| Loads and loads of turkeys had the
pleasure of passing through Stepney the
| first of the week, on their way to make
some Bridgeporters happy on Thanksglv-
ing day. A.. u.,,eu nassed
| Thanksgiving at home, with Mr and Mrs
Burr Hawley.
| Daniel Platt has been guest OF his
sister, Mrs John L. Porter, this week.
Candee & Jennings received the ex-
pected car of horses at their stables at
the Depot on Saturday of last week.
There were some handsome matched
pairs among the lot, as we'll as some
handsome single drivers. and already
some of them have found homes in STEP
ney and vicinity.
| b. Hawley & Co. have force of lC
men at work on Birdsey Hill clearing uI
a piece of wood land and putting the
wood up in cords, already to be sawed
for stove use.
Miss Eliza Osborne of the Depot has
proved that she is strategic hunter
She put hen in a coop,o one night recent
ly, and when sheiwent out to the coop II
the morning found poor Mrs Hen minus
lher head. Taking the remains sht
saturated them with good strong silu
ton of poison and put them back in thu
coop. The following morning, when she
visited the self same coop, she found twt
large skunks lying stark and stiff on thu
ground near the body of their victim o.
the night before.
John Benedict made flying buslnes
! trip to New York on Monday.
Mr. Plumb and friend from Bethel pass
ed Monday night as guest of Mr. and Mr.
j. II. Porter at the Depot.
Stove Man John BENEDICT is placing ,
, hot water heater in the house of Mar
, shall Beach at Monroe. 1t is a heater o
the latest improved pattern, and vii
greatly add to the comfort of Mr. Beach
house during the cold winter months.
: A meeting for prayer and conferenc
was held at the home of Mrs CAROLYN
; Dayton, on Thursday evening OF las
week. Rev Mr. Davis from Bridgeport
: was present ard led the meeting.
1t is reported that Lower Stepne
! Young man visited Upper Stepney las
= Sunday night, aud while he was having
s.good time" some of his friends blacke
him up in great shape and started hlr
> for home.
More buckwbeat has been turned int
I | buckwheat flour at A. b. Curtis mill 8
J the Depot this season than on any pre-
: vious season for some time. BuekWhes
= . cakes must be In style, notwithstanding
: the slanderous things said about then
70 n aot SDr lau wifi
: Miss Elsie Garfield.
j. Thieves entered Mrs M. X. Parmelee
!, hen house, one night last week. and ca
Il ried offtwo turkeys.
8 Curtis Taylor has visited his brothe
% w. Hanks.
+ Mrs M. X. Parmelee spent a part {
y last week in South Britain, with her si
ter, Mrs Clark, who has been quite sicl
II Miss Florence Hayes Of New Haven
guest of her parents during Thanksgi'
= ing week.
Zalmon Purdy has built dam at til
. infusorial bed and will flood many acre
!, for the amusement of the young peop
when it freezes over; also for the pu
s pose of cutting ice for the hot season.
', = DR. Merwin will eat Of a fine fatted tn
! key.On Thursday at the board Of Ex-COn
! missioner Wheeler.
Charles L. Hubbell, who is quite poo
: ly, being afflicted with rheumatism,
!. slightly improved.
y Seeley Perry advertises at the posto
J flee an overcoat found in the hlghwa
q near his residence.
~ Mrs Waller has gone to Bridgeport
y spend Thanksgiving with her children
= B. Hawley & Co. have ground ov'
q 100 tons of meal since the first of Octob'
: at their steam feed mill, and are sellir
, best meal at 80 cents, which accounts Il
!. the good condition Of the farm ANNA
y in this vicinity.
III Moses Thorpe has marketed about i
et pounds of dressed turkey and chicke
3 receiving 20 and % cents per poun
/ They were the incest he has ever pr
lduced, and his reputation in past yea
is No. 1. Charles Nichols also had
very fine lot Of turkeys, many OF whit
q. found local market.
Is REDDING,