The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1895-11-01
sTEPNEY AND VICINITY.
DON'T MISS IT.

DON'T MISS IT.
The Kings Daughters are to give an
entertainment and supper at the Metho-
dist church on the evening of Tuesday,
November 5, which no one should fail to
attend. Extensive preparations are
being made to make the occasion a most
enjoyable one. The evening will open
with literary exercises by local talent, at
7.30 o'clock, which will be of merit. AT
8 o'clock supper will be served, none of
your ordinary suppers, but real old
fashioned New England supper, with
baked beans and all the old time edibles
cooked to turn by Stepney's best house.
wives. The tables will be waited upon
by charming mattresses costumed in the
styles of rye olden sime." Reserve this
evening for this event and rememb Der that
if the evening should prove stormy one,
the supper will take place the first fair
evening.
Work in getting ready for the fine new
| iron bridge that is to cross the stream
| near Blacksmith Smalley's shop at the
Depot, began on Monday. The old
bridge was torn away and travellers for
| the Depot are obliged to go around the
| other way with their teams. The work
| laying up the new stone work has been
| SUluS UH Huu III now iObhS dS IL
| it would be but short time before the
! new bridge is in its place and thrown
| open to public travel. Selectman Steph-
en- Hayes has put force of men under
| the direction of Hugh Higgins of Long
| Hill to lay up the stone foundations.
The farmers wagons have drave heav-
| lily under their piled up loads of apples
| that have been making their way in great
| numbers towards the cider mills for the
past two weeks.
Mrs Schmitz and daughter from SIAM
| ford have been guests at the home of Mr.
Mrs John Benedict, at the Depot.
Mr. and Mrs z. II. Broderick and fami-
ly from Bridgeport passed Sunday as
guests at the home of Andrew Leaven-
worth.
Both churches were favored with large
| audiences at the services, last Sunday.
John Benedict has been kept very busy
| for the past tn O weeks putting stoves in
| their winter positions. Their warmth is
| not unwelcome these chill fall mornings
and evenings.
Mr. and Mrs d. L. Fillow from Nor
walk passed Sunday very pleasantly with
Mr. and Mrs G. w. Sims, at the Depot.
John B. Giles from Bridgeport was in
town, last week, enjoying a few days
| sport hunting with Charles 3. Nichols.
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on Long Island. He expects to return to
Stepney to enjoy a days pleasure at
hunting before the snow flies.
Mrs Clingham has been very seriously
| ill for the past week, requiring watchers.
| Daniel Edwards has returned from
| Vermont, where he has been on hunt
ing trip.
Mr. and Mrs Edwards Beardsley enter
| tanned out-of-town friends over Sunday.
Quite an extensive fire ragged in the
woods on Boot Hill, last Saturday after
noon and evening, doing considerable
| damage to fences. 1t was mostly con-
fined to the lands of Charles Nichols and
Mr. Dutton of Bridgeport. The naughty
| sportsmen are supposed to be responsible
| for its origin.
| A stereopticon entertainment which
promises much pleasure to those who at
| tend will be given in the Methodist
church, next Monday evening, Novem
Der 4, under the auspices of the Women g
Christian Temperance Union. The sub
| ject of the entertainment will be s'The
Two Paths.'' and the pictures thrown
| upon the canvass will be both instructive
and interesting. The doors will be open
1t o'clock and the entertainment will
commence at 7.30. A small admittance
| fee of Is cents will be charged for adults
and 10 cents for children, and it is re-
| quested that Gospel Hymns No. 8 be
| brought. Turn out and fill the church.
| The state convention of the Kings
| Daughters will be held with the Second
| Congregational church of New Haven,
November 20 and 81. A very interest
ing program with prominent speakers on
The platform, has been arranged for both
| days.
B. Hawley 6 Son shipped over ton of
chestnuts during the month of October.
The Turney Manufacturing Co.. COM
| menced running week ago Monday for
| the winter trade.
7. B. Fulford of Bridgeport visited at
L. III. Edwards, the past week.
Miss Linda Milton of Bridgeport is
spending few days at M. III. Thorpe's.
Davis orchestra will furnish music for
| the fair to be held in Whitehead's hall,
ReddiDg Ridge, commencing November 2.
Mrs Daniel Davis and Miss Minnie
Davis visited Mr. and Mrs William Davis
| at Oxford, last week.
Mrs w. f. Selleok spent two days at
Mrs Edward Curtis in Monroe.
A handsome gray parrot was seen, Sat
urday, in the trees near Lewis Edwards
| by Wallace Davis and Levi Edwards.
They tried to call it down but it flew
| away and was seen later near Isaac
| WeHs's house.
Kew Mr. Jones and wife, of Arlington,
n. j., have been the guest of Mrs G. E.
| Osborne.
Lawyer Giddings of Bridgeport has
been the guest of United States Marshal
Hayes and together enjoyed the sports
| of field and gum" with good success.
The household goods of Rev Mr. Jones
will be moved, this week, to his new
field of labor at Arlington, N. j.
Edward Corning is building a large
barn for Ezra Meeker at Monroe.
George ii. Lyon is at work in Tashua,
painting the Episcopal church.
Mrs Arzelia Clingan is very sick. Her
| daughter, Miss Clarice Clingan of New
York was called home on account of the
mothers critical condition.
| Mrs Charles Banks and daughter Of
Bridgeport have been the guests Of Mrs
Seeley Perry.
| George Fl. Lyon has done some fine
| work in kalsomining at the residence of
John Eastwood, of the Turney Manufac-
| turing Co.
Mr. and Mrs Moses Hull have visited
in Easton at the home of Almon French,
superintendent or the water works.
Mrs Elihu Taylor and Miss Bride of
Easton have been the guests of Mrs
Belle Lyon.