The Newtown bee., 1900-12-21
STEPNEY.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.

The Baptist Sunday school will hold their Christmas ente, tafr 'pent, Wednes. day evening, December 26. A pleasant time is anticipated.
 The sddt ees given, We6nef day even- ipR, December 19, by Rev N. Beeman. 8 teresting and vj1yed by all.
 Next week b alpg Christmas week, tho prayer meetings ct Judd's district and Lower Stepney will be omitted. UPPER sTEPNEY PEOPLE DON'T WANT
 THEIR POSTOFFICE ABOLISHED.
 There seems to be Q great deal of dis satisfaction among the upper Stepney people, occasioned by the closing of their postoffice due to the new rural delivery svstem. This Is one of the oldest post. offices In this vicinity and was establish. ed before the railroad was put through here. Unless the government grant them two mails day there will be petition sent to Washington by the peo- pie in this locality to have the postoff1ce continued here.
 B. Hawley & Co. has recently had one of the latest and up-to-date National each registers placed in their store.
 Arthur Morgan of Easton was in town, last Tuesday.
 The Birdeey Plain school held pleas ant Christmas entertainment, Thursday evening, December 20.
 Stephen Hayes is getting out large number If ties fe the railroad. c. E. O: borne is carrying the mail be- Edson Hayes has started on the rural delivery.
 EJ. Hawley of Bridgeport, son of Burr Hawley of this place, has recently cold to party in Kentucky . fine Eng lish blood hound.
 Mrs Mary Hunt of New Milford was a guest this week ct Mrs John Benedict.
 The Lothian Kennels has shipped a number of dogs this week to Philadel- phia, Brooklyn, Illinois and Wisconsin.
 A number of the people pear the Gen. them into a barrel during this last cold snap.
 MT and Mrs Charles Clark are the happy parents of twins, boy snd girl, porn last Saturday, December 15, The entertaipment given by the Micro bine Concert Co. in Eastwood's hall has been largely attended since their stay here. Madame La Rose has given some wonderful exhibitions of mind reading. The company expect to remain ip town until Monday evening, December M 0IS w ull6m 0U uolU lSxG tOWUS W 0O. day, for a visit to her sisters in New Jersey.
 Lottie Offanbacher is assisting Mise Amelia Osborne during the illness of her sister, Eliza Osborne. George Platt, who has been attending Moody school at Mt Herman, has return ed home for the Christmas vacation. Miss Winnie Jennings of Greenfield Hill, who is teacher in the Birdsey Plain school, spent Sunday with Miss c. M. Hull.
 Rev MT Barker of Newtown has been a recent guest of Rev MT Braman.
 Mrs Leroy Sherman of Lopg Hill is be- ing entertained for a few days at the home of Mise M. Emily Seeley. c. B. Wheeler, who has been on the sick list for several months, continues about the same.
 The Methodist Sunday school are to give Christmas supper in church par. lors, Thursday, December 27. MT and Mrs W. O.. Purdy are happy parents of son, born December l9: c. l.. Smalley was in Bridgeport, Wed- nesday, to take the oath of office and af- ter January l. 1901, will fill the office of Justice of Peace.
 Mrs F. M. Garfield Is on the sick list.
 Julius Picot is building ap addition on to the west eide of his barn, 20x30.
 MrR Edward Beardsley visited her par. ents, MT and Mrs l.. J. Wheeler in Hunt fpgton, last week.
 MT and Mrs John T. Porter's young est daughter, Sarah, has been quite i'll but is now some better.