The Newtown bee., 1909-03-26
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FIFTY SEVEN YEARS MARRIED.

NoTthrop Though on St Patricks Day Elt was not wholly in honor of the thai ipatron saint. but to celebrate in quie
 way the 57th anniversary of the mar rlage of MT and Mrs Northrop. M,
 Northrop is one of the best of New towns noted farmers. and his good lady, MT Fairchilds sister, is a verit- able book on genealogical information not only in the various branches of her own family but of many families not akin. Accurate facts regarding ancest- prs are. often very valuable and most interesting. '
 REV A. LEWIS HUBBARD INVITED
 re RETURN ANOTHER YEAR. i
 Sunday was great day at the Meth odist church, the pastor preaching at 1 both services to fine congrega tions, The conference year is drawing to a close, the salrary of the pastor is paid 1 in full, more money has been given for the benevolences than last year and over $40O has been raised for church and parsonage improvements. These are some or the things which make the day 9 great day. The pastor has been invited to return for another year and the district superintendent has as sured the people he will be returned. .
 sunday morning Communion service Pi CCCdCtS Uy SGIIuOIl. LdSI S6TVlC6 or the conference year and it is hoped a large number will be present.
 Ladies Aid society hold a supper at the church from to 8 o'clock tonight (F'ridayl, followed by the Literary so- ciety Music. readings and other inter- esting features will fill the evening hours. As this is the annual meeting the, la1ies are requested to come early and assist in the election of officers for the year to come. Mrs Coley Fields, the present president, assisted by the ladies of the churcn has accomplished great results and the year comes to Il close with reports which should cause the people to be proud of the. achievements of the noble band of women.
 Services at Hattertown sciloc lhouse, Sunday evening. Preaching by Rev A. L. Hubbard These services have been gaining in interest ard it is hoped large atte:.d dance will be present. Seven o'clock is the hour.
 Prayer meeting next week at tEo home of Mrs Purdy Leader, Mrs FL well. The week following at the home of Mrs ElWelj and Mrs Purdy leader.
 Rev A. L. Hubbard pre9ched to the children of the first Methodist church, Bridgeport, Friday last, and over 4G children came to the altar service fol- lowing the sermon.
 The New York East Conference meets this year at Stamford. Tuesday even- ing gathering by the young peoples EpWorth Leagues of the Conference. at which time ,ne Bishop who is to preside at the Conference will be present. A social time will follow. when the Stam-. ford Epworth League will act as host and do honor to the occasion to the satisfaction of all who are so fortunate as to be their guests. ts
 Rev A. L. Hubbard and family expect to start for Conference early in the week.
 Conference Sunday there will he no service at the Methodist church, but the members of the cor eregation will at- tend service at the Baptist church.
 Zalmon Purdy met with a serious loss on Friday He had driven to Bridgeport with produce as is his GUS tom and when near home his horse was taken very sick and finally reach ing home lived only a few hours. t. Daniel Fairchild has been called to Bellevue hospital, New York, where he will enter the training department for gentlemen nurses. The first two months is probation period which decides his acceptance as a candidate.
 Miss Emnai Nellin who has been visiting in Hartford and Springfield. for the past two weeks, has returned home.
 The Methodist people have a spring like cOuntenance just now: The minis ter paid in full before the year closed a whole lot of costly improvements made and has nice little nest egg for 1903.