The Newtown bee., 1897-01-15
R0XBURY
UNION RELIGIOUS SERVICES
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A specltt SeEleS or eVculHg meetings Is to be held next week, the arrangement being the >int action of the Congrega tional and Methodist churches. The ob ject sought is the building uo of Chris tians and the a aH4kealg )fGhe sinfu' and indifferent. Tn tir7i in 9ati E takes place in the Congreg l-ional church oa Sunday at p. n. and e dial invitation is ex tended to all to be pre7ent. The meeting of M ond4y wilt be he'd in the Methodist church.
 The Methodist social of T1ur9daq, 7th inst, was held at the Elgetl homo stead and proved very enjoyable ~gstheli g. Very genial and ho pitabis were the kind friends who threw open their hom3 tD welcome their neighb ,rs and associates.
 c. W. Ford, wood com missioner of thn Methodist church, has appointed Wed nesday, 20 h inst., as the day for getting up the yearly parsonage wood pile. The voluntary assi tance is invited of chop pers, telnsters and those who saw and split and the yard of the Methodist par sonage on that day is expected to be the liveliest place in town. All who would like to take part in the interesting exer- cises are desired to communicate, at once, with c. W. Ford, or the pastor of the church. Should the 205h prove very stormy, the rally will take place the fol- lowing day.
 A social party occurred at the home of Soloman Rylander, last week Friday night. About 20 guests were present and tripped the "lignt fantastic until the small hours of the morning. About mid- night supper was served. All hands seemed to have a jolly time.
 Mrs Jay Tyrrell passed two days, last week, with her daughter, Mrs Bostwick, at Bridgewater.
 H. W. Trowbridge has been doing 1 quite bit of wagon repairing. lately. He has been cutting down set. of wheels on John Morris farm wagon, so as to make it easy to load logs on the vehicle.
 The library at the Town hall is to be opened soon, when the yarnish and paint has sufficiently dri-d.
 Burton Bradley Is taking to fancy poultry breeding and has added to his flock some handsome Brahmas. Ruby, the three-year-old child of Mi and Mrs Sheldon Camp, has been suffer- ing from bad cold which caused gath ering in the head that has left the little one somewhat deaf. It is hoped it will pass away soon.
 Bronson Brothers are getting out the frame work for horse barn. 24x36, which Blacksmith Earl Garlick is to er- rect soon on his place near the Center.
 John E. Clark is about again, but for for two weeks he had to keep quiet while nursing an attack of grip.
 0. B. Minor held 8 butchering bee at his house, last Saturday, and stuck four good spring pigs. J. E. Capewell, the { Wnodbury horse trainer, was his guest to assist in the wholesale slaughter. ! Christ church was very prettily deco rated for the Christmas season. An en ' loved feature of the Christmas service
 was the offertory. when Mrs T. c. Jones sang 'sCnristmas Chimes' by Richards The garnet works resumed work, las
 week, the crusher having been put t
 rights and set to work chewing stone ol
 Tuesday.
 A comedy is soon to be put on thu ]. boards at the Town hail, the procelda Q $ whica will go to help along the work Q Christ church.
 { Mi. stella Clark pesaed Sunday I