The Newtown bee., 1898-10-07
BAPTIST CHURCH AFFAIRS.

Rev aid Mrs Bra man left the nrst of
the week for their vacation of two weeks.
The Baptist church will join with the
Methodist congregation to worship, next
Sunday morning.
Good strong overalls and working
shirts, suitable for the fall and winter
weather, can be found at Merchant
French's store at the Depot. There are
none better or more reasonable in price.
The celebrated Rockwell goods.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Hull and daughter
from Ansonia have been guests of Miss
Emily Seeley during the past week.
Blacksmith @. L. Smalley is hammer
ing out horse shoes on a brand new an
vii, recently purchased, and it is q nice
one. He wants his patrons to know, by
The way, that he keeps shoes all fitted
nowadays, and he can shoe up their
horses in quick order, keeping them wait
ing only short time. He has been right
busy Of late.
Mrs Nellie Lovegrove and children OF
Bridgeport have been at her old home at
Burr Mead's for few DAYS.
Arthur and Charles Holmes were home
from Bridgeport over Sunday to pass the
| time with their parents at the Methodist
| parsonage.
NJ. B Hawley has made neat addit-
| ion to the good appearance of the village
! by taking away the old watering trough
and in It's place building neat drinking
fountain for the horses out Of stone and
cement. A brand new rubber bucket
| pump has also been added to draw the
water with.
| Miss Grace Wheeler, who has been the
| guest Of Mrs r. B. Rockwell and also
! called on other old friends about the De-
pot, returned to her home in Bridgeport
on Tuesday.
| Blacksmith John T. Porter was taken
quite seriously i'll, last Saturday night,
and called in the doctors to relieve him
OF his pain. He was obliged to close
his shop for few days.
Miss Sarah Clark Of Greenpoint, Brook
lyn, has been the guest of!Mis Henrietta
Turney, recently. She also called on her
uncle, Julius Hawley, the veteran rail-
roader.
Elan Corning spent Sunday in Bridge
port, the guest of friends there.
| William Crafts, who was 80 badly in
jured by the kick of horse, is once more
able to be around.
A large number of Stepney people at
tended the Newtown fair, last week.
| They were astonished at It's phenomenal
growth during the Oh ort time it has been
in existence. 1t is destined to rank way
up among Connecticut fairs.
George Ell. Lyon, the popular and well
known painter, has extended his field OF
| operations. He BIAS Just completed q
large contract for Bridgeport parties
Elan Corningsrepresented Stepney at
the clam bake given by the o. U. A. M.
at Fairfield beach, last Saturday.
Leslie Purdy, while out driving, collid-
ed with another team, the result being
the establishment Of q wheel. Walking
had to be resorted to.
| Arthur Tyrrell recently wheeled to
Bridgeport and back IN 70 minutes. Pref
tY & BOD time!
John Burritt is to have his house paint
ed soon. Painter George Ell. Lyon will
WELD the brush.
Edison Turney has Just completed
working the road over Granny hill. The
| road had been nearly impossible for some
time. Roadbuilder Turney has fixed it
up in slick shape!
| viii Eastwood enjoyed days outing
at Fairfield Beach, last week.
A. L. Slade has posts set for long line
of fence ~unding the highway north of
| his residence
Benjamin Corning has had new tires
placed Oh bis bicycle.
A surprise party tx ok by storm the
domicile of Arthur Tvrrell, recently. II
| was an eT jovahle occasion.
William Crafts has purchased q new
| steed of Turner Northrcp.
Elizabeth McLane ia recovering from
severe attack of pneumonia. She Is un-
der the care of DR. Green, theEnew phys
ician at the Depot.