The Newtown bee., 1896-05-15
U',onty News.
STEPNEY AND VICINITY.
METHODIST curEcu ITEMS.

the Methodist church on sunday even ing, May 2I, and hold the first quarterly conference of the St'pncy aud Long Hill charges.
 Mir and Mrs John Benedict, Jr., of Bridgeport were guests of Mir Beuedict's parents, Mir and Mrs John Benedict at the depot, over Sunday. This is Mrs Brucdict's first visit to Stepnoy since her recent severe sickness.
 Mrs Caroline Dayton has been enter taniug her daughter from Bridgeport, during the past week,
 Report has it that Painter C. W. Gan field has purchased the Fairchild place near the Ncwtown line and will soon | make it his home.
 William Craft has been doing som" pap"rtng and painting on the hous" of Mr- Beers at lhr Depot
 Thu chIJrn of the M~thodisc Suodn3 school are prrparing for srtyir" for i Children. day, which will be observed {. at the church on the second sunday in June.
 Nils Emma Mrcra5, who has been at Bjrd-cy Shrrmaa,s, has been in NAuga- . tuck, a ga -r of b-r rAIdmnth'r, ~h" Hives lhvrn.
 Mukmau Flrrah yr~ about three hour: Iau in collecting his milk on" night. recently, owing to a hr,ak down while uu tic road
 Andrew E. Curtis has been driving a u,v Iol-r which hr got of Bridgeport parties. Whjlra church. lust Nmdty. tho horse got its hrjdIc pN and .tarud| out in thr lot Wi.h }hc surrey to gral" til. service ~as oul, NJ damogr vi dunr.
 Mr. SyNo.tcr Nichols has been guest og Mrs George Bursitt, recently,
 Mt-s Fla rlatt of shelton wa. at tr-
 omc here u}nr SmdDy.
 Wuwm Eigcluw passed ]lst aaturd4> in Bridgeport crjpyjog thr day ur il 4 fishing in the sound with hi> tora.-r .u,ighbor Albert Bottom.
 ~ me of the mcmb. rs of Blacksmith C. l.. Smalley's family have been uurs ing the measles, from which they Are ro- covering.
 C. F.. Osborne, Jr has been af work on a colt, breaking it to harn"ss for LcmucI Osborne.
 David Penny has gotten out 7oo ties from the Walter Brardslcy tract of tim bcr, Out of the zoo there were only four understood trees, which js u remark. able record.
 Chester Jackson has been under the weather with measles Us the cause of hi, temporary enforced vacation.
 Mrs CharIcs Edwards WAS clIlcd to East Village, one day recently, to see her brother who has been quite ill.,
 Edson Turnrv, stephen Hayes, Ed wards S Beardslcy, with helpers and teams, have been at work on the turn pike, putting the roadway ia proper shape.
 The auction of the effects of the late stephen G. Nichols, last week Tuesday, was well attended and a good many peo- pie think they got bargains.
 Miss Edna Corning is improving in health, much to the satisfaction of her friends.
 George 5. CoIey started for the city with 8 load of produce on Tuesday morning, but before he got far his wagon broke down, making it necessary for him to borrow another wagon before he could proceed.
 Blacksmith c. l.. 5malley has put B Hawley & Co.'s team wagon in fine or der for the summer campaign.
 Henry 5. Nichols has sold a horse to parties in Bridgeport.
 Homer HubbeIl has been home for a few days, on the sick list.
 Edwards S. Beardsley has purchased a new horse to mate one he already had and now has quite a spanking team. He has been trying their metal on the road machine.
 stephen B. Hayes recently killed a sizable flat headed adder in his door yard, ridding himself of an unwelcome visitor.
 Rodger Wheeler, one of B. Hawley & l Co.'s clerks, returned from Ansonia on Sunday with his wheel. When on the other side of Monroe he punctured tire and was obliged to walk the latter part of the journey.
 l. c. Gilbert & Sons have arranged | their meat route so that now their cart | makes three visits to the village weekly, 1 on Monday, Wednesday and Saturdays, l much to the satisfaction of the village 1 people.
 Miss Emma Leavenworth has been caring for R. H. Broderick's children since Mrs Broderick's death.
 Adelbert Hubben has, recently, sold 8 horse to Bridgeport parties.
 William Lewis recently disposed of & COW and calf to L. c. Gilbert & Sons.
 James Lynch and wife have been on the sick list for week past, but are im- proving.
 L. V. Slade and son have been setting out large quantity of fruit trees and berry vines.
 Mrs Emily Sears was guest of Miss Jennie Wells over Sunday.
 Mrs E. B. Rawling of Mnrcastar.