The Newtown bee., 1897-03-26
BAPTIST CHURCH AFFAIRS.

BAPTIST CHURCH AFFAIRS.
 The Ladies' Aid society did not meet this week, but a gathering of the society is appointed for next Wednesday after noon.
 Do you wish any buttons? If so call at W. N. Hurd's this week. He will sell buttons from lc to 5c per doz., which would cost you elsewhere from lOc to 25c per doz.
 If you wish horsewhips less than cost, call on w. N. Hurd this week.
 Miss winnifred Wakeman returned from Brooklyn, where she has passed some time with friends, on Thursday.
 Mrs Sarah E. Purdy has entertained her brother, Hull Shepard of Bristol, R. l., for few days visit.
 Charles aawley has been engaged in moving Herbert Greens household fur niture from the place occupied by him during the past year at Cutters Farms to the Tait place at Trumbull.
 A. c. Johnson, who has been a guest for two weeks past at the pleasant home of MT and Mrs A. B. Curtis at the Depot, returned to his home at Mechanicsville N. r., on Tuesday.
 R. B. Rockwell has been assisting Blacksmith c. l.. Smalley with the wood work at his shop for few days past. The genial smithy seems to have all the work he cap attend to these days.
 Miss Blanche Purdy has been on the the sick list for few days past.
 Miss Sarah Rockwell has been quite i'll with grip.
 Mrs Levi French is planning we'll for early summer broilers, for she already has handsome flock of three weeks old chicks.
 The Leach family, who have been oc cupYing the Mrs Mary Beers place, are preparing to remove to Bridgeport.
 Daniel Platt and Miss Etta Platt and friends of Shelton were guests of MT and Mrs John T. Porter on Sunday.
 Dea Oscar Tonkins and mother are soon to remove to Brooklyn, April l, or whereabouts being the daGe set for their departure. Lower Stepney's loss will be Greater New York's gain.
 It is reported that Carrie May Hull will take the school in the Narrows at Easton after the spring vacation. comed q new son to their home, last week.
 William B. Craft has traded his Hurl ingham colts with Frank Gilbert.i
 Miss Schavelle has closed her school for weeks vacation, which she is pass. ing at her home in Stratford. Miss Bes sic Hayes is also enjoying weeks fur tough from school duties.
 w. B. Craft has been doing job 0. painting at MT Squires' place in Cutler: Farms.
 The auction of the goods of the estate of Henry D. Burr was we'll attended by parties from here and several wagons contained souvenirs of the occasion when on their way home.
 Mrs z. White is slowly recovering from severe attack of grip.
 Miss Edith Hill of Cutters Farms is visiting her grandmother, Mrs Eli Leav enworth.
 Mrs Norman Goulden, with her chil- dren, are visiting Mrs Goulden's parents MT and Mrs A. Lsngenberg. Mrs Lan genberg is suffering with grip aud is un der the care of Dr Hill.
 Miss Francis French has visited Mis- Jessie French at Wilbraham, Mass. where the former ia at school. J. c. Field sawed up a large woot pile, last week, for Thomas Clark, will his horse power.
 A social dance was given at Franl Beers house, last Thursday evening About 40 couples tripped the light fan tastic to the music of Petit & Botstord' orchestra.
 Winsor Warriner, of Philadelphia, hal a horse in Stepney which he offers fol sale. See advertisement on page sever of this paper.
 Miss Nellie Bridle has visited in East on, the guest of Miss Roberts.
 Miss Carrie May Hull has been en gagged to teach school in Easton, in thu Flat Rock district, near the Bridgeport reservoir.
 Misses Hattie and Julia Field are il Shelton, guests of Mrs William Wheeler
 Daniel Platt and lady of Shelton hay, been guests of Mrs Orlando Platt.
 L. 0. Osborne has sold his noted pointer to Charles Beers of Bridgeport who will take him South on a hunting trip.
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 MONROE.