The Newtown bee., 1899-10-06
STEPNEY.
PERSONAL AND VILLAGE JoTTINGs.

PERSONAL AND VILLAGE JOTTINGS.
 s. V. Nichols and bride of Bridgeport have been the guests of L. O. Osborne.
 Miss Carrie May Hull is quite sick and her friend, Miss Julia Field, Is teaching for her for short time.
 Mir Hughes of idgepOrt has erected in the cemetery, this week, neat fami. ly monument for Charles B. Vince 3r and the late John Baird.
 l.. V. Slade has 3st handsome black and tan colored female collie or shepherd dog. If any one knows of stray dog of this description he would be glad to hear from them.
 It is seldom the case in small town that, at an election of town Cffictr the greatest strife is centered with the 1 school visitors. Among the candidates names the scratching pencil was used most freely, giving the counters much ] extra work in determining the result, Edwin Shelton, the present chairman of the Board, c. K. Osborne, member of the Board for the past nine years, and A. J. Hull were elected.
 One afternoon this week, "rfder oi the wheel'' with his head bowed low, as ! if for business, ran into Moses Hull, but he being no feather weight withstood the shock and MT Wheelman went out into space as if endeavorin@ to fly, but suddenly lighting upon the ground in fine spread eagle style, whereupon he receiv. ed some very sound advice to hold up his head and see where he was going. c. c Sherman of New Haven has been the guest of his sister, Mrs Martha 0s- borne.
 Mrs Henry Seeley has been on the sick list, but is now on the gain. | The prayer meetings, next week, con. | HnnkQH hu RoU day evening at Lower Stepney school house, Wednesday evening at the chu rch and Friday evening at Judd district schoolhouse.
 l MT and Mrs William Biglow's home was
 made happy by the arrival of daughter, last Monday morning, October 2
 Miss Edna Eastwood had ns TOW es. cape, last week, from death. While out in the yard, one of her fathers cows rushed at her, knocking her down and coming very near walking on her. She miraculouslV escaped with only few scratches on one hand.
 John Terrill, who has been se eriously i'll, Ia able to be about again. .-~ Mrs John Clay spent..las Sunday with friends in Bridgeport. Last Friday, Chr rles Hawley's two horseP, being pitched ito 8 truck wa gon in front of his house, took notion to run away. They ran as far as the de- pot, where they were stopped without damage to either hcr;es or wagon. MT Hawley was thrown out but received no | injury. Chester A. Jackson has entf rod, this fall, the Seth Jones school on Park ave- nue, Bridgeport.
 Master Freddie Nichols, youngest son of Harry Nichols, is quite seriously i'll.
 Mrs l. s. Fowler Is visiting friends out ! of town.
 Frank s. Beardsley of Derby has been recent guest of his parents, MT and Ly nson Beardsley, of Pepper street. K. J. Hawley of Bridgeport was 8 guest, last Tuesday, of Burr Hawley. He enjoyed hunting trip while here. William B. Craft Is entertaining his brother from Bridgeport.
 MT and Mrs Perry HubbeH are enter I taining friepds from Bridgeport. R. B Rockwell is again at work at the shop of R. c. Tousev at Long Hill.
 The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet st fhe usual time and place, Wednesday, October II. <