The Newtown bee., 1903-07-03
OUR NEIGHBORS,
STEPNEY.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.

STEPNEY.
 BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.
 The following officers were elected at the business session of the Baptist Sunday school, stSunday, for the en- suing year:
 Superintendent, c. F. Nichols.
 Assistant Supt., c. B. Purdy. Treasurer, c. D. StillSOn. Secretary, Miss Blanche Purdy. Assistant Secretery, Mrs c. D. Still son. Organist, Mrs Turney Northrop. Librarian, William Nichols Assistant Librarian, Ray Broderick. Collectors, Ralph Broderick and Ha- rold Tomlinson. i The covenant meeting will be held at the Baptist church, Sunday morn ing, July 5, at 1O.3O. The regular which the Lords Supper will be ob- l served; Sunday school at noon. The evening service at 7:3O will be peO- ple's service of song and praise. Pro- grams will be used. Singing by the male quartet and other special music. Short sermon by the pastor, Rev Ii. A. Price. Come, bring your friends and take an active part in the meeting.
  Thursday evening, July 9, there will sociable held at the Baptist church under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society. Edison's new photograph and records will be used. Messrs Harry and Clarence Powell will give several selections on the violin and cornet and Miss Daisy TerrilI will recite. After the entertainment so- cial will be held in the parlors of the church. where the ladies will sell cake and ice cream: The concert will be free but collection will be received full and it is hoped that many will pass a pleasant and profitable evening. MONROE CENTER TO HAVE TELEPHONE
 CONNECTION.
 The, necessary number of telephones have been subscribed for in Monroe and the survey for the line has been made from Purdy's crossing to Monroe Center. The line will be ready for use in few weeks.
 Mrs A. Goldsborough, who has been visiting friends in Portchester, N. Y., TcUuIucu UO ucT ldSU ucSudy.
 Wednesday evening, July 8, a prayer meeting will be held at the Lower Stepney schoolhouse at 7:3O, conduct ed. by Rev H. A. Price. Subject, Prayer"
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap- tist church met Thursday afternoon with Mrs Herbert Joyce in Lower Stepney.
 Miss Emma Mattegat and Emil Mattegat spent few days in Bridge port, this week. They attended the circus while there.
 Mrs Edward $. Nichols left, Thurs day, for visit with her sister, Mrs Nichols, in Shelton.
 Having time is here. Hay rakes, scythes, snaths and hay forks can ali be found at Stephen French's store at the Depot.
 Between 50 and 60 people went from this place to attend the Barnum and Bailey circus at Bridgeport, Monday, June 29.
 Nothing like advertising! A COW advertised in last weeks BEE by Ed ward $. BeardSley was sold and deliver ed to Lorenzo Sterling of Monroe be- fore the advertisement had been out "A hours.
 0. L. Smalley has sold three Deer ing moving machines (for which he is agent) within few weeks in this To- cality.
 George Haffen of Brooklyn is guest at the home of Mrs M. D. Clark. The Lords Supper will be observed at the Methodist church, next Sunday morning.
 MT and Mrs Arthur Tyrrell attend ed the funeral of Mrs Stiles Porter, aunt of MT Tyrrell
 Mrs Mary Turney and Mrs Henry Nichols are in Danbury visiting old friends.
 Hawley Mead of "Yale" is visiting his grandfather, Burr Mead.
 Mrs Fairchild of Bridgeport has bought the cottage home of George N. Curtis and will soon occupy the place. Miss Julia Fields is in Bridgeport, the guest of her sister, Mrs Leslie Purdy.
 c. E. Osborne spent several days last week in Newburgh, N. Y., the fifth trip purchasing and shipping collie dogs to go to "The Filston Farm," Glencoe, Md. This establish plant of it's kind in that state. They have 400 registered Jersey cattle of the best grade, and other stock of high class quality occupying over 400 acres of farm land. MT Osborne shas se- lected for him 20 grown dogs at cost of $500, much of this stock coming from the noted kennels of J. P. Nor gan, who owns the largest and best collection of collies in America. For many of his dogs he paid number of thousands of dollars each, being great winners in England and this country William Purdy has been the guest of his brother, Leslie Purdy, of Bridge port.
 Several of our Stepney people went to Bridgeport on Monday, bent upon seeing the circus, but on account of the 'hood" of water and great crowd decided not to take any chances to their lives beneath the mammoth tent. Many hundreds were turned away for lack of room.