The Newtown bee., 1899-01-27
Blakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley < Go. Stepney.
F airf1eld County.
sTEPNEY.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.

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 AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
 Evapgelistic meetings will be com- meneed st the Methodist church one week from next Sunday, February 5. Love feast at 10 o'clock, followed by Sacrament of the Lords Supper. At Il o'clock the pastor will give talk to the church members. On Sunday evening, February 5, we will go into action with | all the forces we can muster. Come one, come all. At the annual election of officers for ! the Sunday school, last Sunday, John T. Porter was reelected as superintendent of the school for another year and this makes his 22d year serving the school in this capacity. Charles Zimmerman was elected assistant superintendent; Mrs Carrie Elwell lady superintendent; Miss Carrie May Hull, secretary and treas urer; Miss Bessie Hayes ana Miss Hat- tic Fields, librarians; Miss Mae A. Os- borne, oyganist.
 BAPTIST CHURCH AFFAIRS.
 The evening for the regular church changed. Hereafter it will be held on Wednesday evenings at 7.30 instead of on Friday evenings.
 Rev MT Braman has appointed meet ing for the Judd. district schoolhouse for Thursday evening of next week. at the usual hour.
 Rev MT Lutz of Monroe preached in the Baptist church, laasSundav, in exchange with Rev Mr Braman, and gave an excel lent discourse. DEATH AND FUNERAL OF MRS SALLY HUB- BELL.
 One of the older and respected mem- bers of the community passed away on Wednesday of last week, January Is, in the death of Mrs Sally Hubbell, who for 1 three years past has made her home with her daughter, Mrs Sesley Perry. She had of late been gradually failing, her advanced age of 89 years weighing too heavily to be longer born. She has al. ways been 8 resident of Stepney, being widow of Elihue Hubbell, and ia survived d by three children, one daughter, Mrs Seeley Perry, and two sons, Luzon Hub 1 bell, of Derby, and Hanford Hubbell of this place. A remarkable fact in Mrs Hubbell's life was that before her death she was not only mother and grand mother, but great-grandmother and great-great grandmother. The funeral was attended from the house on Satur. day of last week, Rev L.. W. Holmes officiating. The pail bearers were Dea Burr Hawley, Stephen Hayes, Zalmor Purdy, W. s. Craft, s. V. Slade and George Velie. She was laid at rest ir the Stepney cemetery.
 A daughter was born to Dr and Mrs Samuel Green, on Saturday of last week Blacksmith c. $. Smalley is having quite run on light steel. tires and ligh axles and any one wanting anything il this line will do we'll to give him & cal and get his .prices. He thinks he csl save them money.
 Miss Hattie Holmes has resumed instru mental lessons in addition to voice cul ture, with Prof Goodsell of Bridgeport
 Michael Griffin, head clerk at the stor' of B. HawleY & Co.,, has been nursing broken nose. He was out skating Sstur day night and some racers ran into hin with the above disastrous result for hi nose, which has had to wear plaster since.
 Mrs Frank Enc of Ansonis, has beel guest of Miss M. K. Seeley.
 Mrs George Burritt has been carin, for Mrs James Johnson, who continue very i'll.
 Levi Downes has been ill and under th care of Dr Wales.
 Miss Henritta Turney visited her moth CT in Huntington, Sunday, and finding her i'll with grip remained with her fev days.
 Miss Warner of Bridgeport was gues at A. R.Curtis' on Sunday. Royal B Curtis was also up from Bridgeport t. spend Sunday.
 Leoi Zapder, the populor salesman for Austin, Nichols & Co.,, was on hi usual visit to Stepney on Tuesday. H was presenting his friends with yer neat book calendar for the year, witt compliments of his firm.