The Newtown bee., 1901-03-29
STAMFORD.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.

AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.
 MT and Mrs Andrew Moore, of New town have visited friends in this place during the past week.
 The Euchre club was entertained very pleasantly last week by Mrs Charles Atwood, at her home on King street. Mrs Charles Blakeslee was the hostess on Tuesday evening of this week. There will be but one or two more meetings of the clubsthis season.
 Mrs William Blain, of New Haven, has been recent guest of friends in town.
 There was very large attendance at the funeral of the late Anson H. Blakeman, at his home in Oronoque on Saturday. By the death of Blakeman the town loses one of it's most valued citizens.
 MT and Mrs Charles Thorpe, of Nichols, have been the guests of Mrs William Booth, during the past week. All the teachers and scholars in the public schools are buSily engaged in preparing for the annual spring school exhibition.
 E. s. lRaymondI of Bridgeport was in charge of the meeting Friday night, at the rooms of the Gospel Union Mis- sion. Mrs George K. Wilson and son of Main street were visiting friends in Bridgeport last week.
 MT and Mrs Joseph Derby are caring for young son, who came into their hearts and home last week.
 Mrs Samuel Lessey of Derby has been recent visitor in town,
 F. K. COnine is busily engaged in get ting the land leased from the Sterling estate, into shape for his nursery busi' ness.
 John R. Latin writes home very favorable impressionSO of Wabash, Ind. where he is located, in charge of the building of new trolley line and power house, for which c. w. Blake s,ee SS Son of New Haven have the contract.
 A large audience greeted Miss Fannie Crosby, the blind song writer, at the Neighborhood church last week Sunday evening.
 Rev A. V. k. Abbott, of West Haven, has purchased a lot on Main street, from Mrs Charles Wolf, and will build a house for his own use. He has been the preacher in charge of ou1 Methodist church at two different ap' pointments, in the years gone by, and his surviving old friends will be glad to welcome him on his return.
 Rev Kenneth Mckenzie of Vest port gave. the Lenten lecture at Christ church, last week.
 The Saturday night entertainments at Grange Hall grow better and better and the members of this grange are doing their level best to make each one more enjoyable than the last. : George Messenger, of Southington has been recent visitor in town.
 Mrs Sadie Routh is busily engaged ir arranging places for a charity whist to be given in Bridgeport, on the even ing of April 9, for the benefit of the Associated charities of that city. The well-known ability of Mrs Roath, ir the line of these entertainments assures the success of'the undertaking Radford Smith has moved into his new house on Main street and is get ting the grounds around itgraded int< proper shape. It will be one of tht prettiest places in town when com 4leted.
 Druggist Futile is having the in teriOr of his residence newly painted under the direction of Charles R. Hine
 The choir of St Johns church Bridgeport, were present at the neigh borhood church, last Sunday evening , and furnished the musical part of Jh' exercises.
 Rev Arthur Shirley conducted the services at the Gospel Union Mission Sunday afternoon, These meeting are very interesting and we'll attended , METHODISTs AFTER REV ROYAL RAY MOND OF EAST VILLAGE
 An effort will be made, in all proba bility, to have Rev Royal Raymond ap pointed as minister in charge of thu Methodist church, at the coming con ference, to take the place of Rev M Flemming, who is obliged to take rest on account. of failing health. Re MT Raymond is accounted brillian young man and if appointed to thi church, will receivea warm welcome He was for some time at Summerfielt church, Bridgeport.