The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-12-24

The Christmas celebration of the Sun.
day school OF the Methodist church will
be held on Thursday evening Of next
week with appropriate exercises. A
supper will be served and the smaller
classes of the school will be remen bered
with gifts.
The family of DR. futile have been
making their home with Mr. and Mrs 2.
j. Ritter for several weeks.
Master Harold Mead of Milford came,
Tuesday, TO pass the holidays with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Burr Mead.
James Lynch has been shipping Christ
mas trees to Bridgeport during the past
week.
Miss Carrie May Hull is home from
school duties IN Easton to pass the holi
DAYS with her parents.
| Rev Mr. Bramal will preach Christ
| mas sermon at the Lower Stepney school
house, next Sunday evening, at the usual
hour. A cordial invitation to the SER
vice Is extended.
| The Christmas tree and entertainment
| to be given to the scholars of the Lower
Stepney Sunday school at the school
house on Saturday, Christmas night, is
| looked toward to with much pleasure.
| been arranged for:
Reading; Correcting to ALL" Clara Can
dee; Song, 1.-The Coming One" trio and
choir; Christmas poem, Ida Downes ;
Dialogue, The Shepherds; "Bethle-
hem," LOttie Smalley; Song, Gussie
Rietter; "Child'sb Christmas Thoughts y
Ethel Ramsey; "Christmas," Gussie
Hietter; Christmas tide" Ida Penfield :;
Christ" Florence Sweezy "a Tramp's
| noiSu Snln ond
| Chorus; Dialogue, "What thank have
ye'? christmas Tree" Grace Edwards ;
Song, "Praise Him."
Mrs Carrie Elwell has missed some
! fowls from her hennery of late, the work
# thieves. They may meet with warm
| reception some night in their prowlings
in this vicinity, and had better quit be-
| fore anyone is hurt.
Winson Warmer and George II. Lyon
| made a flying trip to Bethel on Monday.
During their stay in Bethel they were
guests of Mrs Fred Lyon.
Miss Edna Warmer and Jessie French
passed Sunday at Wilbraham with old
chool friends. They returned home
Monday night.
Mrs Letitia Fowler has returned from
starts Plain, where she has been visit
ing and will make her home for the
present with Mrs David Osborne.
W. o. Purdv is in Port Jefferson at the
| home of Rev DR. Merwin, wfo is in very
feeble health.
Monroe school close this week for a
| two weeks vacation.
Miss Carrie Nj Hull closed her school
last week, in Eaeton, and was nicely
remembered by her scholars with q
pretty Christmas gift.
Mrs. Merwin HubbelI is in Waterbury,
guests of her daughters, who now live in
that city.
Mrs Flora Nichols Lyon Of Stratfield
bought one of those new style New
Home Sewing Machine. These take the
lead among all machines and well de-
serve the place.
Miss johnson is improving rapidly
from the scarlet fever and no new cases
have as yet developed. DR. Stevens has
tumigated the house with sulphur and so
thoroughly that the handsome pot
plants, belonging to the lady living in
che other part of the house, by the flames
penetrating through the partitions, were
completely ruined.
The young people of the village are
having weekly rehearsals of music, which
are much enjoyed. just at present they
are working on cantata entitled "Jolly
Farmers" and the public may have q
chance to enjoy the fruits of their week
ly practice some time in the future.
Mrs r. b. Rockwell has recently en-
tertained Mrs futile and friend of DAN
bury.
Merchant S. French has some of the
incest gloves for Christmas presents
that can be found in kid, brick and
mocha. They are fleece lined and any
one who Ia fortuna enough to pair of
them will be made happy. The genial
merchant has other merchandise that
wouldn't be bad for such purpose.