The Newtown bee., 1901-09-06
STEPNEY.


 sTEPNEY.
 LOCAL NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
 Miss Bessie Hayes has visited friends in New York.
 The schools this year will be taught by the following named teachers:
 Center, Miss Bessie Hayes.
 Eastern, Miss Rose Sinclair.
 Walkers Farm, Miss Blanche Ster- ling.
 Elm Street, Miss Litchfeld.
 Birdsey Plain, Frances Turney.
 Cutters Farms, Misx Edith Turner.
 Stepney Depot, Frederick Sherman.
 Lothian kennels recently shipped handsome collie dogs to Louisiana, Mis- souri, Maryland and New York.
 Miss Agnes Birdie has returned from Stamford where she has spent few days.
 in Bridgeport and Fairfield.
 MT and Ms George Hodge and son of New Haven are guests of Mrs George Turney.
 Mrs Charles c. Sherman and Misses Bertha and Kittie Sherman of New Haven have visited Mrs Edson Hayes.
 Miss Mary E. Seeley is in AnsOnia at the home of Albert Hall.
 MT and Mrs George Platt and friend of Bridgeport have been the guests of George Curtis.
 At une meeting for election of trus- tees for the Methodist church, on Mon- day, William French, John Burritt, trustees for the term of three years
 Mrs George Edwards is in Greenfield, Mass. the guest of her sister, Mrs Hat tie EnSiQn
 Mrs John Wassing of Stamford has spent few days here visiting her friends and old schoolmates. Mrs William Nichols and Miss Hel- en Kimberly, both of Bridgeport, are guests of Mrs 0. N. Hawley. MT and Mrs c. J. Willett, Mrs Oscar H. Meeker and son Laurence, all of MT and Mrs Andrew Curtis. MT and Mrs Harry Sweezy welcomed daughter at their home, last Sunday. John s. Joyce has just completed the foundation for John Treadwell's new dog kennel in Tashua. Miss Grace Banks of Southford was guest, Monday, of Miss Winifred Wakeman.
 Mrs Sylvia Porter of Orange, N. J., is visiting Mrs William Penfeld and other friends in Stepney. George s. Turney's pet parrot escap- turned again Wednesday morning. Mrs Belle Leach, who has been speud- ing number of weeks with Mrs A. Purdy, returned to their home in Brooklyn, last Tuesday. Miss Myrtle Clark of Daniels Farm is a guest, this week, of Miss Grace Edwards.
 c. L. Smalley is unusually busy, this week, having his shop full of work.
 The following letters remain un- flee: Mrs Edwin w. DuBois, Miss Julia Fairchild, Mrs Libbie Gonger, Mrs Jo- sephine Smith, Mrs Nickler, Mrs w. F. Weeks.-[ [Stephen French, postmas- ter.
 The union picnic held by the Meth | OdiSt and Baptist Sunday schools, on 1 the Green at Stepney Center, was a grand success, there being between 300 and 400 people present. MT and Mrs W. J. Candee are visit ing friends in Vermont, this week. load of cattle before he returns. , Allyn Joyce expect to take course at the Union Business college, this fall.
 Miss Hattie Wellington of Bridge port was guest over Sunday of Mrs William B. Craft. William c. Williams of Flatbush, l.. is guest at the home of Andrew Leavenworth. George Lyons enjoyed a trip to Pleasure beach, last Tuesday. 1 At the annual meeting of the Gene tery association the following officers 1 were elected: President, Stephen Hayes; Secretary, M. R. Hawley; Treas hrer, Zalmon F. Purdy.
 John s. Joyce, Jerome Nichols and William BrOthwell left here, last Thursday, for few days outing at Greene's Mills. MT and Mrs L. J. Wheeler of Hunt ingtown, Edwin Wheeler aud Mrs 1 Vreeland of Bridgeport were guests over Sunday and Monday of Mir and Mrs Edwards s. Beardsley. Mrs Elizabeth Beardsley received the 1 news this week, that her son and wife, Rev and Mrs William A. Beardsley, welcomed new son, Warwick Boards ley, August 29.
 John Webb and family of Bridge port were guests over Sunday off Mrs Webb's parents, MT and Mrs George B. Mattegat. Miss Belle Lynch cut her foot with an axe quite badly, one day last week. Dr Hill had to take three stitches to close the wound. Live and let-live prices prevail at the store of Merchant French.