The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-07-20
THE BEE.
TEN PAGES.
OUR NEIGHBORS.
STEPNEY.

AN ENJOYABLE LAWN PARTY.
Thursday evening, the 18th, the l. Il
N. circle Of Kings Daughters Of Stepney
gave lawn party at the residence OF
Miss Emily Seeley, which was one Of the
most delightful occasions ever participa'
ted In here. The grounds were very in
vitIng with decorations of red, white and
blue Japan lanterns, flowers, etc. Ice
cream, cake, lemonade, candy and nuts
were freely INDUCED in and the Kings
Daughters rendered an exceptionally fine
program. There were Jolly loads from
Newtown and Hattertown and large
gathering Of Stepney friends. II Is an
undisputed fact that the young ladies of
the l. Fl. N. circle know how to enter
tain and any one in doubt about 1t need
only to attend the next months lawn
party at the home of Mr. and Mrs A. Tyr
rel. Very sincere and earnest thanks
are rendered to Miss Seeley for her hos
pitality and for the able assistance given
In the preparation. The following 10 the
program rendered: Opening Greeting,
chorus, Kings Daughters solo from The
Fortune Teller, Miss Vetter; recitation,
The Smack, Miss Z. Warner; solo, The
Irish Swell, Miss Vetter; dialogue, The
Gossips, Misses Bride, Hull, Osborne
and Hayes; duet, My Georgia Rose,
Misses Vetter and jacket recitation, The
Inventors Wife, Miss j. Field; solo,
Where the Sweet Magnolia Blooms, Miss
A. jacket; duet, The Girl loved In Sun
ny Tennessee, Misses Carrie Osborne and
Mabel Hayes.
Despite the threatening weather Of
Thursday evening july IL 50 young peo-
pie from Newtown attended the lawn
party at Miss Emily seeley's. Some of
them drove from HATTIE rsown, where
they were erjoying camp life for week.
Others went on q straw ride, which start
ed from Newtown Street ard stopped on
the way to pick up friends. The ride
was thoroughly enjoyable one, eating
watermelon en- route and having jolly
good time from start to return.
Burton Joyce entertained friends from
Bridgeport, last week.
Miss Rose Canaan Of Bridgeport is
spending q few weeks with Mr. and Mrs
w. J. Candee.
Mrs p. J. Ritter is entertaining friends
from Bridgeport.
Rev r. p. Braman attended the camp
meeting at Springdale, last Saturday and
was one of the speakers.
The many friends of Mrs W. B. Craft
will be gratifed to hear of her release
from the hospital. Mrs Craft is now at
the home of Henry Craft in Bridgeport.
C.L. smalley has recently purchased
an engine lathe, which he has placed in
his shop and Is now prepared to do all
kinds of machine work.
Mrs Belle Leach and children of New
York arrived to-day at the home
Of the Misses Amelia and Eliza o.
borne where they are to spend Ia num-
Der Of weeks.
Mrs lSarah Edwards and grsnddaugh-
ter, 1iss Grace Edwards, are visiting
Mrs Edwards daughter, Mrs George
Shelton, Of Booths Hill.
Mrs Norman Goulden and children OF
Bridgeport have been spending few
days with Mrs Goulden's parents, Mr.
and MIRA Adolph Langenberg.
Henry Fredenthall of kochester,N. T.,
and Mrs Conrad MUM and daughter,
Olive, CT New Haven, are the fu SITS Of
Mrs Charles Fredenthall.
MIRA Matte Lamphear and son are
guests Of Miss Emily Seely.
E.v. Hull Of Bridgeport.is spending a
few days at his old home.
Miss Florence Hull ID visiting her
aunt, Miss n. Il. Seeley.
George w. Curtis, the well known
builder, Il In quits poor health.
Mercury in tho parade with sugar and