The Newtown bee., 1895-12-06
In Fairfield County.
srEpNEY AND VICINITY.
THANKSGIVING DAY GUESTS.

rom Bridgeport ana MIS- susan LaWLon
I am New York state ate their Thanks
giving turkey with G. L. Hubbell, max
ing 1t very pleasant occasion Tor MIR
Hubbell, who has been q sufferer from
an attack Of rheumatism for some time
past.
Mr. and Mrs jerome Nichols, Mrs John
Joyce and Elmer Joyce passed Thanks
giving day at the home of William Lew
Mr. and Mrs f. 81. Lyon from Bethel
spent few days, includisg the national
Thanksgiving day, with their mother,
Mrs Belle G. Lyon.
Mrs r. B. Weller was agreeably sur
prised on Thanksgiving day by the arri.
returned to Bridgeport with them for a
short visit.
Charles Wheeler furnished most of the
fine turkeys that graced Stepney tables,
THANKSGIVING dav Mr. Nichols present.
ed Rev DR. Merwin with bnuncer that
was delicious and made the doctors
heart glad.
Everett Sherman aud family at Thanks
giving turkey with his son, Birdsey Sher-
man, at the Depot.
Mr. and Mrs Sherwood Brinsmade and
Mr. and Mrs George Shelton enjoyed their
Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs Charles
Edwards.
Miss Lille French was home from
school duties at Bethel to pass the
Thanksgiving holidays. Mr. and Mrs
Levi French were also guests at Benja-
min French's, Thanksgiving day.
Mr. and Mrs Orlando PlatI and children
and Mr. Plumb and friend from Danbury
helped Blacksmith John L. Porter and
wife to make the turkey disappear,
Thanksgiving day.
Miss Cornelia Slade of New Haven and
George Ripley of Bridgeport were
THANKSGIVING guests at the Diamond
farm.
Miss Clara Alquist Of Bridgeport was
the guest of Miss Edith Lyon.
Mrs M. Hubbell entertained her three
daughters, Thanksgiving day.
Zalmon Purdy, wife and son and Orrin
Plat and wife were guests Of Mrs W. o.
Purdy.
George Burritt and Mrs v. Munroe and
Mr. and Mrs s. V. Nichols OF Bridgeport
were guests of Mrs Wilbur Clarke.
| Mr. and Mrs David Hubbell were enter
tanned at Mrs Miles Eastwoods.
Luzon Hubbell and wife of Birming-
ham and Charles Banks, wife and daugh-
ter of Bridgeport dined at the pleasant
home of Seeley Perry.
Mrs Charles Sherman and Misses Ellen
aud Florence Hayes spent Thanksgiving
with Edison Hayes.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Abbott and Miss
Mary Abbott and friend from Bridgeport
were guests of Mrs Moses Hull.
William G. Nichols of Bridgeport and
George H. Turney of Shelton were guests
at Charles Nichols.
Mr. and Mrs Ira Penfield and daughter,
Mile. of Danbury, Mrs A. L. Winton
and Miss Sara Hayes of Bridgeport were
entertained by Hon G. B Wheeler.
MissEmily Seeley spent Thanksgiving
dav at Ansonia.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Robertson, Mr. and
Mrs Charles s. Robertson and son, Mr.
and Mrs George Robertson and daughter
Of Danbury and Mr. and Mrs James Ty-
Ter and family we're guests of Mr. and Mrs
L. n. Edwards, Thanksgiving day.
Miss Jennie Bates Of Diamond Hill
spent Thanksgiving day and the remain
der Of the week at I. w. Wells.
Mrs Daniel Davis, Misses Minnie an6
Bertha and Master Harry Davis, and MI
and Mrs Wallace Davis and daughter
spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs
William Davis in Oxford.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Fancher and sor
Of Danbury spent Sunday at w. F. Sci
leck's.
Mr. and Mrs Turney Northrop and sor
and Edwin Lane we're guests of Mr. anC
Mrs M. Fl. Thorpe, Thanksgiving day.
Mrs Clark of Bridgeport spent Thanks
giving day with Mr. and Mrs D. w. Ed
wards.
DEATH OF JOSEPH e. FIELD.
After suffering for three years of {
gradual weakening of the heart, JOSEPH
E. Field passed away at 80 p. M, Sun
day, December l, at home of his daugh
ter, Mrs ". s. Wheeler of Shelton. Nj
Field was born in Danbury and after hi
marriage made his home in Huntington
for 80 years, where he. served the town
twice in the legislature. He afterward
moved to the town of Easton, where hs
lived for % years, holding most of tht
, prominent town offices for years and rep
resented that town in the Legislature.
short service was held at the home of hi
daughter In Shelton, Tuesday evening
On Wednesday the remains were brough
to the Stepney Methodist church, Of
which he had long been member, where
services were held at p. m. Rev Il. N
Lame of Nichols officiated, assisted BY
Rev j. B. Merwin. The interment was
In the family plot in Stepney. The bear
ers were Messrs M. Fl. Thorpe, Georg'
s. Burr, Leroy Sherman, John 7. Porter
Charles s. Powell ard Dea Burr Hawley
THE LATE MISS HUBBELL.
n Miss Frances Hubbell OF Bridgeport
was buried here on Saturday week. Sht
was niece Of Charles A. Hubbell ant
formerly lived in Stepney. A few week.
ago, while busy at the Star shirt factory
where she has been forelady for Ions
time, she fell through an unguarded opeI
elevator, sustaining fatal injuries. Many
of her associates at the factory ATTENDED
the funeral, using 10 hacks from the city
and bringing with them floral tokens O.
great beauty, far exceeding any funera
pieces ever seen in this cemetery. One
piece, an immense scroll about four feet
high made of chrysanthemums, carna
tions, roses and pansies of most delicaus
tints and of the most artistic arrange
ment with the words ssFaithful unto
DEATH" was by far the finest floral trib
ute we have ever seen.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
George Hubbell, while hunting fol
squirrels, met with sad accident. In
trying to dislOdge squirrel by use OF
powder In hole premature explosion
threw him from the tree to the ground
and 1t is thought ruined the sight Of both
eyes and possibly rendering him totally
blind.
METHODIST CHURCH INTERESTS.
The revival meetings held In the Meth
odist CHURCH did not commence until
Tuesday on account of the severe rain
storm Of Monday. They have been con-
tinuing and will continue through the
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