The Newtown bee., 1901-05-31

several others from this place attend
e | the anniversary at Christ church,
Bridgeport, last Thursday.
An auction of stock and family uten-
SilS of the late Robert Gray was held
on Tuesday Of this week.
Mrs John Kellogg is home again af-
ter weeks visit with her son in SIAM
ford.
A number from here attended the
circus in Bridgeport, on Monday, and
all came home thoroughly wet.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Williams and
Miss Emma Davis, all of Westport,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Miss Alice Gulick is home for the
er,whO is i'll.
lEOtiS Sweet and wife have vacated
the house of Morris White, where they
have lived for two years, and moved to
WeStpOrt.
sTEPNEY.
THE PRESIDENT OFFERS A "POsER."
The Stove club at Lower Stepney
was in session, the genial president,
young and handsome and somewhat
portly, being in the chair. ''Do you
remember, 'hsaid the president, look
ing around on his fellow members,
chow when it was so dry last summer
you all declared the cause of the
drOuth was because people were cut
ting down the large trees?"
Not member spoke and the miller
rain, but remained silent.
eyes" continued the president,
'you all certainly did. Now will you
tell me, my comrades, why it is that it
rains every day." And he chuckled
softly at his little joke.
"I'm going to Long Hill to the ice
cream sociable," said the tall young
man with bright smile anxious to
change the subject, while another tall
young man asked the president for 15c
worth of chocolates to give to his best
girl. (He was evidently going to the
sOciable, tOo.)
and the meeting broke upin confusion,
and the presidents question remained
unanswered. Several of the promi-
nent members were seen going away in
deep thought, and the president will
doubtless get satisfactory answer at
the next meeting.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
The covenant meeting will be held
on Sunday morning next, followed by
preaching by the pastor and the Lords
Supper.
@. l.. SmalleV has twO-Seated bust
ness wagon of his own make which he
will sell at a reasonable figure.
John Benedict, Jr., made a flying
visit to his parents on Sunday.
Miss Malinda Thorpe and Mrs Mil
ton of Bridegroom were guests of Mrs
rf Lost "
Miss Henrietta Turney and Miss
Mary Clark attended the funeral of
Mr. Curtis, an uncle Of Miss Turney, in
Stratford one day last week.
@. L. Smalley turned out his first
grist with the new mill lately INSTALL
ed in his wagon shop.
Painter Burr at Smalley's is decOra-
ting bakery wagon in fine style for
the Colonial Bakery of 80 Main street,
Bridgeport, who are to run a route as
far north as Stepney.
Thomas Clark, one of Stepney'S en-
terpriSing farmers, has potatoes in
blossom.
A special communication of Wash
next Monday night when the third
degree will be exemplified.
While returning from Judd S school
house, recently, Rev and Mrs Braman
met with an accident. Mrs Braman
was thrown out of the carriage and
quite badly bruised.
Blue Ribbon coffee is not excelled at
the price. Stephen French has it in
bulk; also in tin cans which contain
one pound of coffee at 25c per pound.
Mr. and Mrs Royal Curtis and child,
who have been in Bridgeport for two
weeks, return to A. B. Curtis, to-day,
Friday.
Julius Hurd has a patch of straw
berry plants which are in prime con-
ditiOn and look as if there would be an
abundance of fruit.
"Our little girl was unconscious from
strangulation during a sudden and
terrible attack of Group. quickly Sc
cured bottle of One Minute Cough
Cure, giving her three doses. The
Group was mastered and our little dar-
ling speedily recovered" So writes
A. l.. Spotfard, Chester, Mich. R. H.
Beers & Co., NeWtOwn; S. @. Bull & Co.,
Sandy Hook; A. B. Brakeman, Bots
fOrd;- B. Hawley & Co., Stepney; A. B.
Fancher, Hawleyville; w. N. Hurd
Long Hill.
Miss Julia Fields of Easton was the guest of
Miss Jessie French over Sunday.
Miss Edith Roswell, who is teaching in the
graded school of New Milford, was entertained
over Sunday by Miss Emily Seeley.
Mr. and Mrs George Platt OF Bridgeport
Mrs Ernest Staples of Shelton has been the
guest Of Mrs Charles Wheeler.
Miss Emily.Seeley has visited her sister. Mrs
HULL in AnSOnia.
The vases and mounds in the cemetery have
again been well filled with a handsome assert
ment of geraniums Nearly all the plants are
are well in bloom, adding to the beauty of this
well kept cemetery.