The Newtown bee., 1901-08-02
The NeWtOwn Bee
CIRCULATION
OUR NEtGHBORS.
sTEpNEY.
PERSONAL CHAT.
1925

STEpNEY. 1 PERSONAL CHAT.
 Stiles M. Clark has recently beer appointed town clerk to succeed D. A Nichols, resigned. l Owing to the thunder shower, Mon. day night, no session of Washington lodge, F. & A. M.. was held. The first degree will be exemplitied at the next regular communication on August 26. Miss Rose Kelnan of Bridgeport is visiting Miss Clara Candee. Among those enjoying life at the pleasant home of Miss Mary Clark are Mrs Farner of Brooklyn: Mrs Wil' Hams and son of Green Point, L. l., Mrs Richard Porter and son of Orange, N. J., and the Misses Appleby of New Haven.
 The young son of D. A. Nichols o1 Monroe has lately returned from the hospital, where he underwent an opera tion.
 Charles Hawley and Harry Rider ot the Park City went to ZOar Bridge on a fishing excursion, last Friday, secur. ing IT fine bass.
 Charles Hawley has been indisposed, this week, with an attack of Summer I LIT dUUcl4Ucu 1 Miss Hannah B. Bowen of Brew. sters, N. Y., is a guest at G. E. Turner's.
 B. Reubens has B boarders at his place, mainly from New York City.
 Mrs Sarah A. Edmonds is visiting her daughter, Mrs George Sheldon, of Booth $ hill.
 Mrs c. J. Willett of Danbury and l Misses Lillie Damon and Ella Beers of Bridgeport were guests on Friday last of MT and Mrs A. B. Curtis.
 MT and Mrs Derry Bigelow of Brook lyn and George Platt of Bridgeport are visiting MT and Mrs A. B. Curtis.
 Stiles Loveland, Peter Ritter, George Ritter and John McLaughlin a have been passing a few days at the beach.
 Miss Hazel Sims of Bridgeport is visiting at c. l.. Smalley's
 Jonathan Godfrey of Bridgeport. with his motorette, broke down, Mon day night, near John EastwOOd'S. The machine was left in MT Eastwood $ barn over night and in the morning he returned and made the necessary repairs. Before leaving for Bridge port he favored Misses Edna and Ida Eastwood with short ride. l Merchant Stephen French is offering a good line of mems footwear, season. able goods and excellent values. In ladies shoes he is prepared to supply any demands.
 to Jesse Mallett of Long Hill. MT Usinger has moved into the red house vacated by w. O. Purdy.
 Early Monday morning Wilbur French found horse blanket by the side of the road, which the owner can have by proving property. Sometimes Sunday night travellers, being drowsy, do lose blankets, whips, etc. l Rev MT Braman is away on two weeks vacation. A pair of very handsome collection plates, oak, trimmed with velvet plush, have been donated by Mrs Elihu Fay Tor to the Methodist society.
 Benjamin H. Corning was married to Miss Jennie Banks of Newtown, last Wednesday evening, and the bridal tour.
 l The proper place to make and test thermometers is the Nutmeg State. l Where else could you go and enjoy (?) 54 degrees change In temperature in a very few days time. From AS degrees to 102 degrees is quite a skip for the mercury to make but that was done with perfect ease ip even this small place.
 Charles Dikeman of the Eagle Bi- cycle Co. of Torrington is visiting his father, Rev MT Dikeman. George Edwards entertained quite a 1 few of his friends on Tuesday evening, during which ice cream took very important and timely part. B. Hawley & Co. have just unloaded car of very line Michigan pine and cedar shingles. Miss Alice Rounds of Shelton, Miss Hattie Whitney of Derby and Mrs John Parker of Seymour are enjoying a few days with MT and Mrs M. B. Hawley.
 Mrs Mary F. Wheeler of Bridgeport is the guest, this week, of Mrs Will liam B. Craft. Miss Agnes Birdie is on the sick list, this week. Dr Hill is attending her. Mrs Perry Hubbell visited friends in NOrwalk, last week. Mrand Mrs Charles Deas of New York are guests, this week, of MT and Mrs James DeaS. George H. Lyon returned, last week, from a two weeks visit to friends in Stratford.
 o. E. Morgan of Hattertown has re- gently purchased of T. E. Platt of Hopewell, a fine full blooded Holstein bull.
 MT and Mrs Charles Potter of Nau- gatuck, Mrs James Marshall and Mas ter Earl Coley of Fall River, Mass, were all guests of MT and Mrs George S. COlpV last wook