The Newtown bee., 1895-05-24
BAPTIST CHURCH AFFAIRS.


 were at Rowayton on the 18th to assist the council called by the Baptist church to ordain F. Atkinson, pastor-elect of the Rowayton church. In the evening Rev pr Nicholson preached the ordination sermon, Rev H. W. Jones offered the prayer of ordination and then gave the nand of fellowship to the candidate, well coming into the Baptist churches of the Fairfield association and the Baptist church of the world. Rev Mir Sherwood of South Norwalk gave the charge to the candidate and Rev Mir Ludington of New Milford gave the charge to the church. The benediction was given by the candi- date.
 It has always been the custom of Pas tor Jones to preach sermon on Memor- ial Sunday to the veterans of the war |; accordingly he will preach next Lords Day in the Baptist church at l o'clock D. m. His theme was, "Who is my other self" All old soldiers. whether G. A. k. members or not, are cordially invited to attend. Several G. A. R 8 are expect ed from Bridgeport and elsewhere. Come.
 c. L. Smalley, the popular blacksmith, will close his shop on Memorial day.
 Mrs P. E. Abbott was the guest of her father, George s. Coley, last week.
 E. 5. Beardsley is painting and paper ing the interior of his house.
 C. $: Powell has got his buggy home from the paint shop at Long Hill and it shines like star.
 A. L. Slade and Mrs Cornelia Tyrrell were united in marriage, Tuesday even- ing, at the Methodist parsonage by Rev Mr Merwin. They are taking in Bar Harbor and other places of interest.
 tt1rT fIyn f.,ko k1 pot has at last received fresh invoice of dirt and the rocky macadam is seen no more.
 MT and Mrs A. l.. Slade returned from their wedding trip on Saturday.
 Rev MT Jones and family are visith 2 in New York.
 c. K. Osborne's beautiful pansy plants are in fine bloom and greatly admired. He has sold good many but has many thousands left.
 Our popular humane agent, George H. Lyon, has received a fine safety wheel and we expect to see him fairly fly along our nice roads, the wheel being one of high gear and full of business.
 Miss Emily Seeley and Mrs c. E. Os- borne have visited in New Haven.
 Quite number of the friends of the newly welded couple, MT and Mrs Slade, gave them pleasant surprise on Tues day evening. Beside the social enjoy ment, fine supper was served.
 Mrs Wilbur French and daughter of Trumbull are guests of Mrs Charles Nich- ols.
 5. Hawley & Go. are selling fine sugar cakes, ginger snaps and fancy crackers at four pounds for 25 cents. They keep them in barrel quantities and they go like hot buckwheaG cakes at the Danbury fair.
 The Buffalo bug is almost starved to death in this section, waiting on the win ter clothing to be stored away so they can have their customary picnic, but &C., cordlng to present indications the mer- cury has got down to stay.
 George Mattagatt has put into his house Home Comfort rapge.
 Rev William Beardsley of New Haven and Mrs D. A. Nichols and family of Monroe spent Monday at the old home stead with their mother, Mrs Agur Beardsley.
 Mrs Agur Beardsley finds time, besides doing her house work, to do some hand some needlework that many younger person might feel proud, were they able to do half as perfect.
 John Benedict entertains John Bene- dict, Jr., and family, who are moving from Watertown back to Bridgeport.
 Miss May Boyson is boarding at Mrs Plumb Hawley's.
 Mrs George Sears has visited Mrs Adams and Mrs Mary Beers.