The Newtown bee., 1896-11-13
METHODIST CuuECu AFFAIRS

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 The special meetings at the Methodist church have continued through the week and meetings will be held this lFriday) afternoon and evening. Rev Mir H'arri ner has been assisted by Rev A. E. Lutz of Monroe, Rev Mir Laine of Nichols and Rev Mir JtHries of Stratford. On last Sunday morning four persons were taken on probation and others are 10 be received later.
 The Ladies Aid Society meets weekly and the ladies arc busily preparing for the sale to take place some time in De- cember,
 Miss Emcline Sanborn of Bridgeport has been a guest this week, at the home of Mir and Mrs Frank II. Beach. Miss Louisa Banks has been in Eastop for 8 few days visit.
 Willis Downs, son of Levi Downs, met with an accident while fooling with a gun, one day last week. He put tuo much powder in the gun so that when it went off it exploded, hurting his hand quite badly, though not seriously.
 Mrs George Sears entertained her daughter from Bridgeport on Monday,
 Rev MT Braman will preach at the Lower Stepney schcoIhouse, Sunday evening, at o'clock.
 Mrs John Beach has been with friends in Bridgewater for two weeks past.
 Blacksmith C. L. Smalley took a spin to Bridgeport on his wheel, Monday, and everything went all right until he got within about a mile of home, on the re- turn trip, when he ran over some tacks sprinblcd in the road by some young rascal. He had to walk the rest of the way and we venture he WAS not in the best of humor either. There ought to be some way to punish tack sprinklers and keep them off the streets. Quite a number of republican enthusi- asts visited Park City, Tuesday night, to witness the sound money parade and ubilation.
 Mrs Susan Osborne has been on the ic& list, suffering with bronchitis. Mrs Powers of Bridgeport has been with her Oscar Tonkins returned, Monday night, from Brooklyn, where he passed 8 few days with friends.
 Stepney has the promise of a visit from Rev J. Il. James, secretary of the Con necticut Temperance Union, on Sunday 1 November P. He will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist church in the morning at o'clock in the afternoon he will speal at the Lower Stepney schoOlhouse, anC in the evening he will give one of his in Ceresting lectures at the Baptist church Mr James is a forciable speaker and en thusiastic temperance worker and it i' always a pleasure to hear him.
 Hugh Lynch has been with is brother Patrick Lynch, for few days past.
 NJ. B. Hawley now has one of the bes squirrel dogs in the state, having pur chased the canine from William Craft.
 Deputy Sheriff Hull has been in Bridge port attending court duties, this week.
 W. J. Candee has disposed of nearly all the three cars of cattle he recently brought in, and started for Vermont Tuesday night, for another tnstallment
 Dr Huntington of New York has beer entertained by c. B. Nichols, and Sherif Hayes has been trying to introduce hin t0 some game in the neighboring woods
 MT and Mrs E. Cramer of New Haver spent Saturday and Sunday at Isaac Wells.
 Mir and Mrs W. F. selleck spent Fri day with relatives in Stratford.
 Mrs D. s. Leavitt and daughter oi Long Hill is visiting at F M. Canfeld's
 Curtiss Taylor of Greenfield is spend ing few days with his brother, W Hanks.
 Mrs Emily Sears of stepney Depot was the guest of Mrs Lewis Edwards over Sunday.
 Mrs Agur Beardsley in her new home once more; hope she has come to stay
 Mrs L. Fowler spent Sunday with hel friend, Mrs Maria Lounsbury, of Shelton
 Miss Jessie Perry and Mrs Q. E. Lyor have been on the sick list.
 Miss Annie Roberts Of Easton was the