The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1905-10-13
sTEPNEY.
METHODIST CHURCH ITEMS.

METHODIST CHURCH ITEMS.
At the Methodist church, Sunday
the pastor, Rev 81. L. Faust,
will take his text from Nehemiah 6: 3.
Preaching service Sunday evening at I
O'Clock. Beginning next Friday even
ing, October Is, the pastor will hold
class meetings every Friday evening,
at 73O in the prayermeeting rooms.
Monday evening, October 16, Rev H.
L. Faust will conduct prayermeet-
ing in the HattertOwn schOOlhOuSe,
beginning at O'Clock.
BAPTIST CHURCH ITEMS.
The subject of Rev Robert Duncan's
sermon, Sunday morning, will be "A
Critical Moment" Evening subject
at Lower Stepney schoolhOuse, "An
Improbable Investment"
The girls at Stepney are thinking of
getting up fair for>the benefit of Rev
Father Fox, the popular rector of st
Stephens church.
Mrs Eliza Winton of Bridgeport has
spent few days with her sister, Mrs
9. B. Wheeler.
Mrs Jane Mallette, the popular
nurse, is the guest of Mrs e. II. Kas-
son.
Mrs Carrie Elwell is in Long Hill, a
guest of Mrs Leroy Sherman, Mrs FL
we'll will attend the Kings Daughters
convention at Bridgeport, this week.
Edward Hayes and Miss Bertha
Sherman of New Haven have been
guests of Mrs Edison Hayes.
Mr. and Mrs @. E. Osborne and Miss
Grace Osborne have been the guests Of
Andrew Bradley in Danbury and at
tended the Fair" during the visit.
Mrs Mary Turney has been in Dan
bury, the guest of Mrs Eben Hodge.
Rev Mr. Faust and wife attended
the fellowship meeting at Newtowr
Congregational church, on Tuesday.
Dea Burr Hawley is numbered
among the sick at this writing.
Miss Mildred Nichols and George
Sturges of Stratteld were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs Jerome Nichols
Mr. and Mrs Harold J. Olmsteac
have been passing a few days will
their parents, Mr. and Mrs Frank Ohm
stead.
Wilson Sherman is laying stonewal
for Ernest Sherman.
w: J. Nichols spent Tuesday with
his sister in Stratfield.
Ano Ao"Si OoSpAoy PooPio Ao'o ~
Gently purchased an organ of Mrs W
J. Candee for use in the meeting hele
at the schoolhouSe.
Mr. and Mrs Jerome Nichols are tax
ing a drive this week, visiting rela
tives and friends in Beacon Falls
East Morris, Worthwhile and othel
places. In their absence, Miss Mil
dred Nichols and cousin, Miss Haiti,
Nichols, will take charge of theil
home.
Mrs Juliette Platt, Miss France!
Platt, Miss Helen King and DAME
Platt, all of Bridgeport, were guests
Sunday, of Mrs Elmira Porter.
Mrs M. E. Turney is having the
lawn about her house nicely graded
Edwards S. Beardsley is doing the
work.
W. B. Craft has new horse, pur
chased of Bridgeport parties.
Mrs L. V. Slade is spending few
days in Bridgeport with her sister
Mrs Arthur Morgan, who is quite Ill
with leuro;pneumonia.
M. B. Hawley attended the carriage
Crystal palace in New York City, last
Thursday.
Frank W. Hodge of New Haven was
A guest, Tuesday, of Mrs M. E. Tur
ney:.
The milk men meet at Upper Step
ney now at 10 O'clOck in the morning
instead of 7 O'Clock in the evening.
Otto Mattegat has accepted a posi-
tion with B. Hawley & Co.
Burr Meade fell from an apple tree
last week, quite badly bruising him
self.
1t is rumored that Samuel Snow has
sold his farm to the Bridgeport Hy
draulic Co.
Edwards S. Beardsley had the mis-
fortune to lose good steer, this week
by getting chOked.
Fred Klein has man assisting hin
at his blacksmith shop at Upper Step.
new.
J. II. Craig, the station agent, II
away for two weeks vacation, which
York State. e. J. Atkins of Yves,
Cornwall takes his place at the depot
Joseph Farrar loaded car of wood,
last Wednesday, at the depot, which
he shipped to New Haven.
Mrs Frank Huntington of East Nor.
ris has recently visited Mr. and Mr.
Jerome Nichols.
Burr Hawley & Co. have sold a large
tract of timber in Walkers Farms dis
trict to w. F. Thompson Of Oxford.
Louis Stringband, who his been in
Bridgeport for, several weeks, is now
at his home in Blanket Meadow.
A number of men gathered, last
Saturday, at the Upper Stepney
SchoolhOuse and did some good work
cutting the brush about the school
house, greatly improving the looks OF
the grounds. The ladies were also or
hand and had a fine dinner ready at
noon for the faithful workers.
=. Curtis & Son unloaded, this
week, at the depot, a fine car Of mid.
dlingS.
Mr. and Mrs R. Losee of Long Island
are visiting. her father and sister, MI
and Miss Obey, at Stepney Depot.