The Newtown bee., 1896-02-28
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.

AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
 Rev <. A Ives Of Thompson, this state, is to occupy the pulpit of the Bapti, church, next sunday, The hours of ser vice will be 10 lj in the morning and : o'clock iu the evening.
 Elwuras Beard +Iey has bought ne, mich COW of Wilbur Selcck of EHeton
 Lcandcr Wheeler from Huntington ha, visited Edwards Beagdsley and family.
 Mrand Mrs C, J. Wtnctt of Daubur" passed Sunday a- guests of Mir and Mr. Andrew B. Curtis at the Depot.
 Arthur and Royal Curtis entertained 4 former schooImate, Paul Holman, from St Paul, Minn., at their pleasant home over Sunday.
 Mrs phcbc Turner, who has been with her sen, Blacksmith C. l.. Smalley, for some time past, returned to her old hone at Marietta, \. Y., on Tuesday of this week. MT smalley's oldest dauehCer, Miss Lottic, accompanied her, to make an extended visit.
 Stoveman John Benedict made flying business trip to New York on Monday of this week. Returning from the metropo- Ii, he passed Monday night with his son, John Benedict, Jr., in Bridgeportr whose wife has been critically i'll with fever,
 Frank Beach from Bridgeport has rent ed the Caroline Gilbert place at the De- pot, and moved his household effects here from the city, this week. MT Beach is q night agent iu the freight house of the Consolidated road at Bridgeport and has taken up his home in Stepncy in the hopes that his fathers health, which has not been the best, will improve under the influence of pure country air.
 William D. Bigelow has moved iu'o AL bert Bouom's pl. cc, this week. Mr Bot tom expected to finish packing on Thurs day, when, with Mrs Bottom, he leaves for Bri3grport to make their future hone there, much t. the regret of his friends here.
 Tine yumor reported, last week, thatR B, E"ckwcll hpd sold his place to Jobr Jsyco has p'oycd a true one, and now it is aid on good authority lhat MT Rock well ras rented B.. jlmin French's place and Mr French and fauaiIy will soon re move to Carthage, \. Y., where the. have farm.
 Mrs Char}es Edwards has been speod- ing weck visiting with her daughter in r7umbuIl
 Deputy Sheriff Hull has been in Bridge port, rhis week, where he has been ao tending to court duties,
 Mrs Spencer Nichols from Bridgeport has hecn with her daughter, Mrs Stephen B. Hayes, for few days past.
 Edward Alquist of New Haven has been in town for a few days, renewing old acquaintances. He was a welcome guest.
 The young people have had quite an enjoyable time with the good skating at ZalmOn Purdy's pond, and the fine moon- light evenings of the past week have been taken advantage of.
 There was a large audience present at the Methodist church, last Sunday, many new faces being noticed in the congrega- tion.
 Walter Clingham of Winsted has been visiting his mother, Mrs Arzelia Cling ham, at the Center.
 Mrs Nellie Jackson from Danbury pass ed last week as guest of Mrs Lucinda Hubbell.
 Mrs R. B. Weller has been in Bridge port for few days visiting and caring for her daughter, who has been sick.
 A sewing bee of the Kings Daughters was enjoyed as a surprise on last week Friday evening, when they met at Dia. mond Farm, at the pleasant home of MT aud Mrs L. V. Slade. A nice lunch was served and the evening was most en- joysble one. It is said that some of the young men are quite distin- gushing themselves in the art of thread ing a needle.
 Fred Lyon and wife from Bethel spend Sunday with his mother, Mrs Belle Ly- on.