The Newtown bee., 1901-01-04
THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
THE ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting or the church will be o'clock. Reports will then be given from all the branches of the church work. showing suits accomplished in the past year. The off cers of the church are then to be elected. Mu- | sic. handShaking and cordial good fellowship the chief features of the year. If Monday evening should prove decidedly stormy, post ponement will be made to the first fair even- | ing.
 The Ladies' Missionary society will hold their annual meeting for the election of off cers at the parsonage on Tuesday afternoon, January &. at o'clock. A meeting of real spiritual helpfulness and night Of the Old Year Year It was largely attend ed, and everyone, in going away, felt that he P. Smith was the leader. and pointed out that the best way to set out upon the untried road about doing good. The pastor closed the meeting with fervent prayer of consecration, May the sweet influence of this hour of prayer go down the coming days. | Jeptha chapter. 0. E. $. held q public in stallation of officers. Thursday evening, at which the grand matron and other prominent officials in the order were present. Refresh ments were served by the ladies of the chapter | and the occasion was in every way pleasant one.
 w. c. Sanford of New York was the guest of his parents, Mr and Mrs Aaron Sanford, on New Years day.
 Mrs Edward TaylSr visited her brother, He is in very poor health.
 .selectman T.. C. Norris who was burned out of house and home. last week. has rented the Annex. and will take possession soon Miss Belle, daughter of Mir and Mrs George F. Wilson, is seriously ill with pneumonia and remittent fever.
 The Academy opened on Wednesday after the holiday vacation.
 very deIightfuily, Wednesday ovening,a select party composed of the young people of Sandy Hook and Newtown.
 The young child of Mir and Mrs Andrew Don- lon has been quite ill with brain fever, but is now on the gain.
 Gustave. Olson of Bridgewater was caller at THE BEE office on Thursday.
 Miss Grace Betts of woodbury was a guest on New Years day of Dr and Mrs R. N. Betts. The 27th anniversary of the marriage of Dr and Mrs R. N Betts was observed on Christ mas day by a family gathering all of the boys coming home for the occasion; The dining | room was handsomely decorated by the young Among the guests were Mir and Mrs W. E; wife on Christmas day for just ? successive years The evening was made enjoyable by Mrs Ticker and Harry orselman.
 Talk about the Sandy. Hook toughs,' said a member of the Sandy Hook Stove club, as he his mouth. We may not cultivate all the e w%s hs was not 5arnns %s TOD @ upon the club burst into applause and the res dent of the Street could not answer this | knOtk down argument.
 Read full particulars of smith, Murray X Co.'S great 20th century sale in another col umn.
 M. A. Todd. who has been in Brooklyn for the holidays. was in town, yesterday.
 The members of Jepthah chapter. o. E. S., gave that estimable couple, Mir and Mrs John l.. Sanford a pleasing surprise on Tuesday o oe Tey with a handsome clock, Miss Jennie Briscoe making a very happy speech of presentation Monroe Post, Mr and Mrs E. F. Northrop Mrs Banks. pr and Mrs Betts, George Tugnot.
 The proprietor of the Sandy Hook shoe store boots at $2.25 and $2.5O. The latter quality old 1d Edge MT Corbett says, cannot be beaten t, dren, with arctics and rubbers for the ladies
 l.. c. Gilbert X Sons have recently bought a new meat wagon of J. Bayley in Berkshire.
 Hobart Fairchild is improving the land ht bought of Mir James by cutting the brush anc trees expecting to enclose the lot with a new fence etc.
 Mrs J. D. Beach, with Mr. and Mrs Harry Gould, all of Bridgeport, were guests. Christ mas night, of friends at BotsfOrd.
 Mrs Henry Barnum who has been in poo health for quite while, is slowly gaining il strength.
 l.. C. Gilbert & Sons has recently sold be tween $3OO and $4OO worth of hides and talOv to parties in GrOtOn, N. Y.
 These officers have been elected by the Con gregational Sunday school: Assistant superin tendent, Mrs Henry M. Smith; secretary ant treasurer, Miss Edna Mott; librarian. Mis- Emily Lowell; book distributor, John Carlson The Superintendent will be chosen at the an nual church meeting.
 Henry c. Curtis is erecting an ice hOus near his pond in Berkshire
 Thomas Leavy of Bridgeport spent the holi days with his family on Walnut Tree Hill
 James Carley of Sandy Hook has accepted position in Jersey City. N.. J. In looking backward over our business rec ord of the year 1900, just closed, it is with de gree of great satisfaction that we note tn large increase of our customers, not only her but utsfrOmsurrOunding towns, which proves to Il