The Newtown bee., 1903-05-29
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BAPTIST CHURCH ITEMS.

There will be preaching at the Bap- tist church, Sunday morning at 10.45 ]. m., by the pastor, Rev H. A. Price. service for all the people will be held at the Lower Stepney school house, Sunday evening at o'clock. | Prayer meeting at the church, Wednes- day, June 3, evening, at 7.3O. Scrip ture reading, lst John, i.
 MT andMrs B. J. Hawley of Bridge port were guests over Sunday of MT and Mrs Burr Hawley. w. B. Meade and Clever Blackman have been serving as sheriffs in Bridge port, this week. Mrs l.. c. Gilbert of Newtown has been visiting her daughter, Mrs M. B. Hawley.
 Almond French of Bridgeport was the guest of Mrs Jane Taylor over Sunday.
 Benjamin Corning and family of Sandy Hook spent Sunday as the guest of MT and Mrs Edward s. Corn ing.
 Charles Sherman of New Haven has been the guest of Edson Hayes.
 MT and Mrs J. H. Wheeler of Easton were guests over Sunday of MT and Mrs M. H. Thorpe.
 OuUUcl Ol oPCAU Sunday as the guest of J. c. Field.
 Samuel Golden of Bridgeport is spending the summer with his grand father Adolpl Langenburg.
 Stanley Botsford is out in new run about buggy purchased of Danbury
 MT and Mrs George E. Mattegat en- tertained friends from Bridgeport, over Sunday.
 Mrs Eugene Botsford and son, Aus tin, were entertained at the home of Miss Harriet French, over Sunday. Samuel Snow has recently sold the place known as 1.-The Case place" near Hattertown, to New York parties.
 Mrs James Lynch, who has been quite ill, is slowly recovering.
 Lewis sStringband: d:has:nearly finished his new summer hotel. The interior is now being finished in plaster and | paint.
 | Wilbur F. Selleck is quite ill, being | threatened with appendicitis. M. H. Thorpe is out with new bug gy, purchased of Peck & Lines of Bridgeport.
 The schools at Stepney Center closed last Friday. for the summer vacation. It is reported that a .new railroad station and freight tdepotare soon to be erected at Stepney. We trust it may in time, as it has been long felt need by the public.
 Harry Perkins has purchased the Stephen White place near Frank Can fields, and has moved in.
 Attorney E. 0. Hull spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday with D. w. Ed wards.
 l George Lyons and w. E. Nichols spent Sunday in the Park City. | w. E. Craft, who has been suffering with the mumps. is now able to beOut
 s. B. Hayes has been in Bridgeport, the past week, attending the German trial.
 MT and Mrs Elam Corning of Bridge port have been visiting at c. E. Os borne's.
 Mrs L. V. Slade is suffering with the grip.
 Burr Hawley, who has been in New York the past week, purchasing goods has returned.
 Selectman Hayes and Perry B. Hub bell enjoyed the sea breeZes, Monday
 Rev and Mrs Dikeman were In New York City and Long Island, this week
 Edward Nichols of Bridgeport is al home assisting his father, Henry Mich ols, with farm work.
 Having time will soon be here. Ii you are in need of new moving machine just stop in at c. l.. SmalleY'! blacksmith shop and inspect the "Deering Mower," for which he is agent. There are none better.
 The blue-r ribbon coffee which come! done up in one pound cans is hum mer and is always the same quality It sells for 25c pound at Stephen French's store at the Depot.
 nf 2 guest over Sunday of his sister, Mrs c D. Osborne.
 Mir and Mrs Andrew Bradl y O Danbury are spending few days witt Mir and Mrs c. B. Osborne, this week
 Miss Lucy Bottomly of Bridgeport has been a recent guest of Mrs Henry Sherman.
 George Mattegat is driving new horse.
 Mrs Elizabeth Beardsley is visiting her daughter, Mrs D. A. Nichols, O Shelton.
 Mrs II. F. Sherman and laughter Alma. have been guests of Mrs c. Bot tomley of Bridgeport.
 Mrs Frank P. Braman, formerly O this place. but now of Brooklyn, is g guest of Mrs Jerome Nichols. The many friends of Mrs Braman will be glad to welcome her in their homes once more.
 J. Frank Olmstead is at present in Bridgeport, acting as special deputy sheriff.
 Theodore Butler recently caught z turtle that weighed 36 pounds. Since then Mir Butler has been treating his friends to turtle meat.
 Chester Tyrrell has been guest o1 Randolph Bradley of Bedding.
 Mrs F. Tilford of New Haven is 3 guest of her sister, Mrs Jane Wayland
 Parties from New York have moved into the Aaron Bennett place which they will occupy the coming season.
 Mrs F. P. Braman from BroOkline is the guest of MT and Mrs c. B. Osborne.
 Mrs Cornelius s ade is visiting friends n Bridgeport.
 Mrs Arthur Morgan of Bridgeport is with her sister, Mrs L. V. Slade, who is quite ill wiCh the grip.
 Mrs Sophia Booth, who has been spending the winter in Springfield, has returned to her home here with Mrs Charles Wheeler and is much im- proved in health.
 c. l.. Smalley, by a novel arrange ment, has connected his machine for bolting tires with his ste m power, which greatly facili ates the work. GEORGETOWN.