The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
up and physician called. It is thought he will recover.
LONG 1TLl1.
GRACE CHURCH NOTES.


 Fourth Sunday after Easter, May 8, 10 30 a. m. : Morning Prayer and Holy Coumunjuu. and administration of the rite ofconfirmation by the bishop of the diocese.
 Bishop Williams has appointed Sun day, May ,, for his f1icial visitation of Grace church and wIll administer the rite of confirmation there, at the morning service. The members uf Trinity par ish, Nichols, are also expected to take part in tue service, as rhe bishap will not be able to make 8 special visi aCion at that place.
 The Rev Mir B0vlat0n vas out of town on Sunday last, having been called to tttcjhfe, that G&v, in Trinity church, Norwich, Conn. In the uh-rncC of the rector, tue Rev SyIvesGer Clark, D. D , Cflici'lted in Grace church, and Archdea- cpn q. Nj. sherman n Trinity church, Nichols.
 Mrs 8oyjston k spending the we in 8-'ford with f,ierd-, to attend the adua7iDg exercises at her Alma Mater #Hd tak" part in reunion of her class rts: tae.
 il is ,~ farr worth observing thas the 405rJ '" give fer rclig'ous pu' poses, is q 4ife auAlog0u- to other wh Dlesom" ex- eccisps, and seems to increase abiltty. An illustration of the result iS to be found in the case of Grace church tinan- tes at the present time. One year ago the need of an increase income in the parish led to the adoption of new sys- tenn nt htf"ring for parOchial support, with the happy result that the close of the year found a surplus in the treasury, and TOW in summing up the results Ot lie Ipnten work in the parish and Sun- day school, instead of decrease be cause of funds being diverted to parOch- ial objects. there is found to be a cor responding increase of all ntIibutiOns to outside objects. The value of the mission barrel sent by the laadies 10 Mrs Ruford is 2 eater than ever before, and although the mite chest nfAring of sev- pral of our children is included in the re- furns If the Bridgeport churches, the lcntcn offering of the Sunday school, for missions is the largest it has ever made. It is a manifestation of the di- vine truth, Ut is more blessed to give rhsr to receive"
 Rev T, l.. Peck preached in the Motho disr church, last SuldAv. in place of Rev Mir Mariner, the pastor, who was sick Mr Peek CDmm"rced tn preach fl years lg3 and h4s filed somo of the best ap- 3r iutmcuT@ in the New York East con fnrrMcp. Many years 8gU he WAS sent tC Denver, Ccl., when thst part of the c0un. Try ~Hs hr ing -ettlcd. He spent some oi hjs v"unger days in Nichols, where he learned B trade. He isrOw superannuat. od aud has gone back to Nichols to live. FJr has a son that has been principal in 2 school in D"rbg for many years.
 T'ao members of the Hawh,y family are sick with measles.
 j Radcliffe is building an addition tC hi= tcnctnort house, near the depot.
 The L"ug Hill Carriage Co is very hu~v with all branches of the work. C Hubbard i5 helping F. S shelton in tho paint eh0p which i@ over run with work
 Irving Davton is doing carpenter worl for F.. NJ. Beardsley.
 T. Midd!cbrOOk and son are W0r king tn" roads in town with the road machine
 n Mahnny is having a new gardel frnre builL.
 The ontcrtainmcnt given by Miss Camp school at the hall was 30 well liked thar she is asked'ro repeat it.E The time decided on is Friday evening, May 1. A fev changes will bc made in the program