The Newtown bee., 1897-06-25


Saturday afternoon, July 8, at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Rev Mr. Braman will conduct a prayer
meeting in the Judd district schoolhouse,
next Thursday evening at the usual hour.
Mrs g. l.. Smalley has been spending
the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
AIbin Sims at New Canaan.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Hine of Worthwhile
were entertained by Rev and Mrs Braman
at the Baptist parsonage, last week. Rev
and Mrs LuUz of Monroe were also guests
of Rev and Mrs Braman over Monday
night of this week.
w. j. Candee Is offering for sale few
extra good new mich cows and forward
springers.
Miss F. May Wales has been home from
Glenbrook for vacation.
Mrs w. F. Green and daughter of Troy
have been enjoying Stepney hospitality
at the home of A. B. Curtis, this week.
They have also appreciated some of the
interesting scenery in the immediate vi
entity.
Mrs Abel Beers of Nebraska was a
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs w. j..
Candee, last week.
Peter Ritter and family are camping
out this week over on the banks of the
Housatonic river.
| Mr. and Mrs William Bigelow enter
tanned Mr. and Mrs Oscar Bigelow and
two children of Bridgeport, over Sunday.
Mrs Bigelow and the children remained
for few days visit.
Mrs Levi French entertained out-of-
town friends, Sunday.
Mira Mary Beers has been making some
improvements to her tenement house.
Mrs Caroline Dayton has visited
Bridgeport friends, recently.
After vacation Of two or three weeks
The Turney Manufacturing Co., resumed
operations on Monday.
Blacksmith John L. Porter closed his
shop and enjoyed a days vacation on
| Tuesday.
] The Village Improvement Society can
we'll afford to feel proud of the work &C
complished on the village green. Its
trim, natty appearance, with the nicely
kept lawn and flower beds and comfoTta-
BILE settees placed under the trees at
convenient points cannot but attract the
attention of every passer-by and leave
an impression that the village of Stepney
must be nice place to live in. No doubt
that this public thrift will encourage
personal attention and the homes will
present neater appearance because of
it's existence. This village has taken a
stand that should be initiated by every
country village.
Edward and Lemuel Osborne have been
doing some inside decorating and paper
hanging for U. S. Marshal S. B. Hayes,
NJ. B. Hawley was out with his paint
pot and brush, Tuesday, putting the
needed directions for travellers on the tel
egraph poles in neat lettering. The way
farer will have no excuse for starting the
wrong way out of Stepney.
Arthur Lovejoy of Norwalk has been
spending few days with his grandfath-
err, Benajah Peet.
Mrs Charles E. Lyon has removed the
fence from in front of her house and i'm
proved its appearance.
Mrs Elizabeth Beardsley and Mr. and
Mrs Edwards S. Beardsley attended the
marriage of Mrs Beasdsley's son. Rev
William A. Beardsley, to Miss Alletta
Fl blister Warwick, which occurred at
New Haven on Wednesday afternoon,
June %, at o'clock, in st Thomas
church.
Mrs Letitia Fowler is visiting her
daughter, Mrs George Belts at Starts
Pain, this week.
Mrs Julia Field of Shelton was guest
of her sister, Mrs Elizabeth Beardsley,
Monday.
M 10 LIE Os w hGClCI VI L1uubluHbOH
visited her daughter, Mrs Edwards S.
Beardsley.
Charles J. Hughes of the Stratford
Granite g. Marble Works at Bridgeport,
IL erecting, this week, handsome
granite headstone in the Tashua GENE
etery in memory of the late Stephen G..
Nichols.
Mr. and Mrs c. G. Gay spent Sunday at
Levi Downes'.
Mr. and Mrs George Coley have re-
turned from visit in Naugatuck,
where they were the guests of Charles
Potter.
Mrs James Marshal of Fall River is
the guest lof George s. Coley. Mrs
Marshal has recently returned from an
extended trip abroad, visiting humber
of the old countries.
HUNTINGTON.