The Newtown bee., 1896-09-11

been at the soaahorc for little outing, The schools about town rc-opened on fuesday for the fall term. Orlando Platt Aas come to Stepney to live,
 Mir and Mrs Hharlos Banks of Bridge port have been guests at 5eeIey Perry Mrs Spencer Nichols and son have been ou1e7tained at stephen R. Hayes during the past week. Missc, Minnie and Bertha Davis, in company with Hattertown friends, spent Tuesday At Lake Keooshia.
 Miss Agnes Edwards is visiting rea- lives and friends in Norwalk.
 Mrs W. F. aellccR spent Saturday and sunday with her daughter Mrs Edward 'urtizs, Monroe.
 Harry C&ntio!d Of Bridgeport WAS the guest of Mrs Il. r.. CunGeld, Labor day.
 A happy party of seventeen gathered tt the pleasant home of William Lewis to :rj, brAte his ~0.h birthday on Monday, September 7 Four generations were present. wishing him many happy re- ,ulus of the day and comfort in the arm- ,uatr they presented to him. May the scnlimeuL~ expressed prove more lasting even than the promised durability of the nacd-omc gift. Ali were invited to the J.u,AR room, where the heavily ladened -ap.r .rc'ned to groan it's gratitude in hope of sweet relief from it's load of bounty. May all tn" happy hearts who .h4s day sajd good by, by peace and mer- y through the exercise of faith enjoy glad .c,uuiou in the Fathers home where gt.t,as is unknown,
 Mir and Mrs Oliver F. Byxbee and daughter, Beatrice, of Patterson, \. J., have been visiting his sister, Mrs Her Der. Joyvo,
 Albert Nichols and Arthur Bushnell, who have beeB spending their summer vacation at Pleasant Farm, with Mrs Will liam Ecothwcll, have returned to New ton Center, 3i,,7., a. the missionaries horne for children.
 Elmer 5. Joyce, who has just returned from neyard uay4n, has been visiting h.- mother, Mrs John <, Joyce.
 Mrs Mary J. Wilco4son of stratford h~e been the gu~at of Mrs Charles E. | Lyon.
 Mss May osooruy has been in Port Jefferson. l.. l., the guest of Mrs Samuel Powell and Eov Dr Nerwin, = >r-r Lucy Chaveu of stratIord who } hss 5hr Hlruscy Plain school, began her work Tuesday. she boards with Mrs Moses uuU.
 The annual meeting of the Burial A--o,a,s,aa nas he'd Monday evening, , The oUirccs of last ycar were reelected, , Several plans for she improvement of the v ctuctcry grounds were brought before - tlp meeting and il was voted to adopt a t pars of them. so VIC look for an advance, this year. aa to the care of the burial } ground. The association has fund of - &005, beside number of un8old lots . worth over 3lZU0, which must insure con- stant care and needed improvements for Q future years.
 Q Rev MT Luddington and wife of Shel- 2 ton are guests of Rev F, P. Braman. ? Miss Emily seoIey has returned from 8 visit with Mrs Arthur Smith in Danbury.
 Mrs Clarence Sherwood of Hartford has visited with Mrs c. E. Osborne.
 Quite a number of our villagers went to Easton ol Monday and had merry making al the home of Almond French, who is superintendent of the reservoirs and property of the Bridgeport Hydraul- ic Co. The party greatly enjoyed the picnlc dinner on the shore of the great pond, at Scenery Grove, and the boat ing so kindly furnished by the genial host.
 Levi Downs and his force of painters have painted in neat colors the residence of the late Rev David Osborn.
 Fred Trimble of New York is the guest of Elam Corning.
 Miss Edna Warriner has returned to Huntington, l.. l., to continue her studies at that place.
 Miss Nellie Bride is in Easton, the guest of Miss Roberts.
 Miss Lflie Johnson is visiting relatives in South Norwalk.
 LONG HILL,
 AT GRACE CHURCH.
 Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity, Sep