The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-08-13

past Will be here again next sunday.
Encouraging word is received from
Rev Mr. Warmer, that he is slowly but
surely gaining in health, though it may
be few Sundays yet before he can take
up his work here again.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
Editor A. p. Smith, OF The NEW
TOWN BEE, will assist Rev Mr. Braman
in the service at the Baptist church on
Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs James Lynch lost their
baby boy, last Sunday. 1t was born Au-
gust ,, and the little stranger only linger-
cd here for a week 1t was laid at rest
in the Stepney cemetery.
George f. Lyon returned to his home,
last Friday, having been absent some
weeks visiting with friends in Bridge
water.
Mr. and Mrs Samuel Snow are rejoicing
over the advent OF a boy, that came to
their home on Tuesday, August 3.
Mr. and Mrs M. b. Hawley and Mrs l..
c. Gilbert returned home from Walnut
Beach, where they have passed some
time, on Monday.
The illage Improvement society, at
its meeting, last Friday night, voted to
purchase four lamps for lightning the
village streets and green and a meeting
is appointed for Saturday afternoon to
put them in position.
Frank Warmer has returned to
Stepney and is boarding at the home of
l.. V. Slade.
George II. Lyon has been doing lsome
good work at repairing and painting the
cemetery fence during the past week,
improving its appearance.
A peculiar circumstance was the
arrival of George IL. Clingan from
Chicago few hours before his mothers
death. Mr. Clingan, who is the Western
representative of the Engineering
Record of New York at Chicago, was on
his way East to pass his vacation and
did not hear OF the sudden illness of hi
mother until his arrival at Stepney a
few hours before she passed away.
The prayer meeting at Lower Stepney
will be held on Monday evening, instead
of Tuesday, next week.
Mrs William Penfleld has been enter
tanning her sister, Mrs Marvel and two
children, from Orange N. j.
Oscar Bigelow and Mr. Mirch of
Bridgeport passed Sunday as guests at
William d. Bigelow's.
Mrs Miles Eastwood, and little son
Walter David, of Waterbury are stop
ping at her old home for few days.
Mrs A. B. Curtiss, who, for three
weeks past, has been in Brooklyn under
the care OF Prof DeMork, the magnetic
healer, is now in Bridgeport receiving
treatment from him at his local Office
there. Mrs CurtiSs, as is generally
known, has been i'll 20 years and during
the last five, unable to walk or get
around, except in wheel chair, but is
now, after flour weeks attendance not
only strong enough to walk about the
house, up and down stairs, but requal to
journey Of blocks. Her many friends
join in congratulating her upon this ex-
traordinary Improvement, and express
hearty wish that she will soon be COM
pletely and permanently cured.
Miss Jessie Lord of Bridgeport is
visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
James Lord.
Mrs Juliette Booth of Shelton was |
guest at r. B. Rockwelps on Saturday
last.
George Sherwood and Mrs French of !
Bridgeport were entertained at Birdsey
Sherman's, last Saturday.
Blacksmith John T. Porter has had
more work than usual this summer at
his smithery and the ringing of the
anvil has not let up for vacation days,
this season.
DIR Celest A. Benedict of Bridgeport
was guest Of her cousin, John Ben
edict, on Saturday last.
Mrs Caroline Dayton visited with
Bridgeport friends over Sunday.
Merchant Stephen French is selling
some extra fine B. b. Java and Mocha
and Java coffee that just hits the spot
when breakfast time comes. His prices
on these goods are right.
Mr. and Mrs Grorge S. Turner expect
TO leave on Monday for two weeks va
cation to be passed with friends in
Putnam and Duchess counties, New
York state.
o. Waite OF New York has been q
guest at the creamery OF Peter Agnew.
Mrs Julia Adams returned from New
Haven on Monday, where she passed
week with her children. She brought