The Newtown bee., 1902-08-01
STEPNEY.
LAWN PARTY AND FAIR.

LAWN PARTY AND FAIR.
 The ladies of St Peters church, Mon roe, are making much preparation for a fair and lawn party on the evening dence of Stephen French, the we'll known station master at Stepney De- pot. There will be fancy articles for for sale, as we'll refreshments, music and good time for all.O1f stormy, then the following evening.
 A.UN1oN PICNIC.
 The twin churches will unite in a Sunday school school picnic holding it in the same place as last year on the village park. The picnic was great success last year and at that time It was the apparent wish of all to make picnic will be held on Wednesday, Au- gust 6. Come and help in every way to make it a most enjoyable occasion.
 ACCEPTS CALL TO BROOKLYN.
 Rev MT Braman has accepted-a a call from the Baptist society in Brooklyn Conn. He will sever his connection with his church August 10. He has done an excellent work here and is an earnest and successful worker. THE LOCAL NEWS bUDfE1.
 William Coley and family of Bridge port, spent last week with his parents, MT and Mrs George COley.
 Miss Sophia Booth has returned from visiting friends in Hartford and Spring field.
 The Lawn party given, Wednesday evening, at the home of Miss Nellie Birdie, under the auspices of the Young Peoples society of the Metho- dist church, proved decided success. | The evenings entertainment consisted of recitations, dialogues and many musical selections from the phono- graph.
 John Burritt has purchased horse of Charles M. Thorpe of HattertoWn.
 Miss Lynn of Bridgeportis is spending I her vacation with her parents, MT and Mrs Frederick Lynn. Saturday the young ladies of the vii. lage made trip to Savin Rock. All report fine time, especially the young lady from Pennsylvania.
 Mrs M. B. Hawley gave an afternoon tea party, Friday, in honor of Miss Rubey Plumb of Nichols. The guests included all the local young ladies. All thoroughly enjoyed the afternOOn.~
 Benjamin Corning is slowly fmprov, ing, much to the satisfaction of his many friends.
 E. Hawley & Co. have placed spout screen in their store. All grain pass ing through this spout is thoroughly cleaned and free from dirt. Charles Nichols and wife of Danbury are spending few days with his mother, Mrs Spencer Nichols. Stephen B. Hayes and Moses Hull , enjoyed the sea breezes, Monday, re- turning with fine lot of clans. | N,1t of n nrff guest of Selectman Hayes, Wednesday l.. V. Slade IS assisting Charles B. Nichols harvesting his hay crop. Frederick Lovejoy of Bridgeport < spending a few days with James Lynct ana family. employe at the Ozone Works, spen Sunday at home with MT and Mrs Henry Morgan. . William Ryan has been ,makin, :, needed improvements about his place Howard Botsford doing the work. MT and Mrs Edwin Wheeler O. 5 Bridgeport were guests over Sunda.. : of MT and Mrs Edwards S. Beardsley Mrs L. J. Wheeler of Huntington i
 spending this week with her daug ghter 2 Mrs E. s. Beardsley. .- l J. T. Eastwood has had fine nev
 swing chair placed on his front lawn MdSUcT MOTHS IN lClOlS dIlu M iSo Lllli Nichols, who have been spending fe1
 days with their grandmother, Mrs Eliz 5 abeth Beardsley, have returned t ;. their home in Shelton.
 Mrs D. A. Nichols made her mother ; Mrs Elizabeth Beardsley, short visit last week.
 MT and Mrs B. F. Squires went t ! Wilbraham, Mass. on Monday, to a1 l. tend an ''at home" week there. The
 expect to be gone all the week. T. Miss Ethel Warner of Brooklyn, N 2 Y., and Miss Bernice Hull of AnsOni I are guests of Miss Mary D. Seeley. ; Miss Ruby Plumb of Nichols is gues
 of Mrs Milon Hawley.
 2 Mrs Charles Shephard, who has bee at Bristol, R. l., since early spring, , again in this place boarding with MI
 Turney.
 Miss Sophia Booth has returned fror
 Springfield Mass., where she has bee
 for several weeks.