The Newtown bee., 1897-12-31
Fairfield County News.
STEPNEY AND VICINITY.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.


The covenant meeting of the Baptist
church will be held on Saturday after
noon at 2 80 O'Clock, preparatory to the
service to follow on Sunday.
This is the first service of the new year
and a good attendance would be very
gratifying to all.
The collection to be taken on Sunday |
will be for the work of the Missionary |
Union.
Rev Mr. Braman will conduct a prayer |
meeting, next week Thursday evening in |
the Judd district schoolhouse.
Misses Bessie and Mabel Hayes are
spending a week with there aunt, Mrs
Alfred Kinney Of Hartford.
Mr. and Mrs f. s. Beardsley, ate there
Christmas supper with L j. Wheeler of
Huntington.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Banks and daugh-
ter, RUBY, from Bridgeport are visiting
Mr. and Mrs Seeley Perry.
Mrs Dlckerson and daughter, Miss
Nellie, from Norwalk, spent Christmas
with Mrs Perry Hubbell.
| Misses Mile and Flossie Fairchild
from Bridgeport are spending few days
| with Miss Jessie Perry,
| Master Lonnie Nichols OF Monroe is
spending a few days with Edwards 5.
Beardsley.
The family of Moses Hull, George
Ripley of Bridgeport and Miss Cornelia
Slade of New Haven were at L.N Shades
to enjoy Christmas day. A pretty tree,
the delight of the twin babies of the
family, was one of the features Of the
Christmas tide.
Miss Carrie May Hull has been visit
ing with friends in Bridgeport.
Mr. and Mrs Abner Slade spent Christ
mas with Mr. and Mrs Arthur Tgrrell.
miss Nichols of Philadelphia" was
out calling Christmas night, on friends
in the village.
Mrs EUz beth Beardsley spent Chr list
mas in Monroe with the family OF David
A. Nichols.
Henry Nichols and family were Christ,
mas day guests at Arthur Gilbert's.
, Harry b. Lyon of Eastou spent Christ
, mas day with George q. Lyon.
Sylvester V. Nichols from Bridgeport
was calling on old friends in Stepney
Christmas day.
Miss Clara Candee entertained two OF
o her school friends, Misses Daisy Tyrrel
! aud Ida Penfield on Christmas day.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Joyce entertained
D a party Of 26 of their immediate relatives
o and friends on Christmas day. A
: sumptuous repast was one of the enjoy
able features of the day.
Misses Florence NJ. and Ellen E. Hayes
i OF New Haven we're with their parents
Mr. and Mrs Edison HAYES, to enjoy thu
L holiday season.
Miss Emma Seeley passed Christina
in Ansonia with her sister.
4 Mr. and Mrs John Benedict spen
Christmas in Bridgeport with their som
= family.
Mrs Charles Edwards returned from
l. Barn Hill on Monday, where she ha
! 4. ho cio nd Of no
=, brother, Allen BlaCkman.
\. Blacksmith c. l. Smalley has beer
having a lively time with horses fee
since the snow and ice appeared.
>. A social is being planned by the lsdie
j.. of the Methodist church for next Tues
h day evening, at the home of Mr. and Mr.
Moses Hull
Il The Christmas entertainment of tn
!, Lower StepneY Sunday school passed OF
very pleasantly, lass Saturday night, a
the schoolhouse. The program as plan
J. ned was successfully carried out, and tn
,. hearts of the scholars were made merr,
= and glad with the pretty gifts from thu
tree. Superintende Charles <. Purdv
e Assistant Superintendent Mrs G. W. Ed
II wards and the corps of teachers wer
also remembered in the distribution. Re
and Mrs Bramap, who have taken mucl
interest in the school, came in for shar
Z. of the remembrance.
Mrs P. J. Ritter's mother and sister
t. Mrs and Miss Bennett of Bridgeport
(. were among the Christmas guests at M
a and Mrs Ritter's.
)" Arthur J. Hull was home from schoC
J, duties at Manchester, Mass, to pass th
g. holidays with his parents, Sheriff an
a. Mrs o. Fl. Hull.
. The nature of Mr. WARMERS ailmer
rs is such that great patience and perseve
1t ance are required to get well, even unde
% the excellent treatment at the sanitar
N um. Other troubles added to the chic
malady have intensified his suffering
ie Large numbers have come and gon
ar while he remains. Among the hundred
at of sick people he has been marked o'
, iect of pity. His fellow patients hay
> commended his cheerfulness during a
81 those months, aud they are now congra
E. ulating him on the unmistakable signs {
returning health. His strength is s
much restored that he is able to spen
more time in the library and readin
room. The physicians have hope tbs
no he will be able to resume his work b
~ the middle of February.
III James Lynch furnished about 600 tree
he for the Bridgeport Christmas trade. n
% cut them on Michael Troy's ewAmJ
f. George Stillson assisted in cutting the
- and William Craft helped in deliverin
them. They were genuine pines, an
nice ones.