The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-01-07
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.

The Sunday school Christmas gather
ing passed off very pleasantly, last week
Wednesday evening, and was quite large
ly attended. The,program was good and
the supper and tree attracted the usual
earnest attention OF all present.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold their regular monthly
meeting, January II, 1898, at the usual
time and place.
0. Waite of New York passed Sunday
"a a guest of Mr. and Mrs Peter AgneW
at the creamery.
Mrs George Sears has returned to
Lower Stepney and has accepted posi-.
ton with the Turney Manufacturing Co,
She ia making her home with Mr. ana Mrs
John T. Porter.
Miss Belle Hitchcock of Bridgeport
passed Sunday as the guest of Mr. and
Mrs G. w. Sims.
Mrs Edwards 5. Beardsley has spent
few days with her aunt, Mrs Laura Cur
| els OF Sandy HOOK.
Mrs Julia Field from Shelton is spend.
ing week with her sister, Mrs Elizabeth
Beardsley.
Mrs s. B. Hayes has spent few days
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Spencer
Nichols of Bridgeport.
Mrs John Clay and children returned
home on Monday right after few days
spent with sister in Hartford.
George Burr and wife of Easton were
with Mrs Baldwin Burr while Louis
Burr and family enjoyed few days out
ing in New York City, Mrs II. B. Rock
we'll and Mrs John Benedict were guests
of Mrs Baldwin Burr, one day recently.
and although in her 88th year, they
found her unusually bright and active
and able to prepare an excellent turkey
dinner.
Messrs Paddock and West of Bridge
port were guests at Mrs Jane Taylor's
on New Years day.
A party of Stepney young people en-
joyed an evening at coasting on Curtis
hill New Years. night.
A party of rabbit hunters, with two
ferrets, are said to have tracked 40 rab-
bits to their death, in two days recently.
Dea and Mrs Burr Hawley passed New
Years in Bridgeport with their son, E.
j. Hawley and family.
George VeileY moved into his new
house on Saturday OF last week.
Fl. A. Pratt of Hattertown has painted
sleigh up in fine shape for M. B. Haw-
ley, at his new shop.
Miss Minnie Goodsell of Danbury was
guest of Miss Winifred I. Wakeman
at Stephen French's over Sunday.
Miss Edna Warmer has visited her
cousin, Floyd Andrews of New Haven.
Mrs Elizabeth Beardsley and Mr. and
Mrs Edwards s. Beardsley were in
Monroe, New Years day, to help genial
Town Clerk and Mrs David A. Nichols
celebrate the 10Th anniversary of their
marriage.
Stepney boys ushered out the old year
withsceremonies characteristic of Hal
low cen at the expense of visitors, who
entered upon the New Year with ejacu
lations hardly in keeping with good reso-
lutions. Suitors are warned to keep
strict watch over their vehicles on such
occasions and not necessitate a Joint
search of host and hostess for missing
carriages on zero night over fences and
swamps.
Misses Florence and Ellen Hayes of
New Haven have been holiday guests of
Edison Hayes.
Miss NJ. e Seeley Is sick with tonsil-
tits.
Mrs Carrie Elwel is in Troy, N. Y,
visiting her son, e. B. Elwell.
John Latin will begin singing school
on Monday evening, January 10, at 7.30
O'Clock. All are invited to join. Fee 81.
IT Is expected the sessions viii be held
alternately la the parlors of the twin
churches, commencing in the Methodist.
Mr. Latin, so faVorably known in the
years past as a most successful teacher,