The Newtown bee., 1905-07-07
STEPNET.
NEWS WORTH NOTING.

NEWS WORTH NOTING.
 A large and merry company of friends and neighbors gathered at the Meth odist parsonage, Friday evening, June 30. to offer congratulations and good wishes to the Rev A. L. Faust and his fair young bride on their arrival from New York. The ladies have been at work for some time preparing the par SOnage for it's new occupants and all things were ready. The young ladies had charge of the decorations and the rooms were bright and sweet with June roses, and smiling faces on every side gave hearty welcome to the bride and groom and made the old parsonage Faust's sister spent Sunday with her and MT Faust's brother is with them for the summer. MT and Mrs Faust were very agreeably surprised with check of $25 from the members of his congregation.
 The offering for the state conven- tiOn will be taken at the Baptist church, Sunday morning. The sub ject of the morning sermon will be "A Divine Recipe for Human Perplex- ity." Evening subject, at Lower Stepnsy schoolhouse' '"rhe Son God
 MT and Mrs c. c. Sherman of New Haven spent Sunday with Mrs c. E. Osborne.
 MT and Mrs Charles Nichols of Dan- bury passed the Fourth with his moth CT, Mrs Spencer Nichols.
 Mrs c. E. Osborne has been spend ing few days in Danbury.
 Arthur Ellis of Niagara Falls has returned to Newtown, after spending two weeks with his cousin, Mrs M. B. Hawley.
 MT and Mrs Elam Corning spent the Fourth with 0. B. Osborne.
 Miss Ethel Warner of Brooklyn is the guest of her aunt, Miss Seeley.
 MT and Mrs B. Fairchild and family of Brooklyn are the guests of Mrs Fair child.
 Ely Faust of New York City is the guest of Rev A. l.. Faust.
 Mrs Harry Gould has been the guest of Mrs M. B. Hawley. c. B. Osborne was in New York City, Wednesday,, the guest of Her bert Barnes.
 F. M. Garfield has returned from a stay of two weeks at Norwich, Spring field and Hartford.
 Garfield and Wheeler are painting c. F. Nichols barn.
 Mrs M. F. Turney is having a new Ud1 Ou11U OA AC1 PldCCs AuC Ud1 1O A 30 feet. Thomas Perkins is in charge of the work. H. s. Nichols and Jesse Lewis are assisting him.
 Miss M. A. Lewis has been spending two weeks in Plainville with friends Miss c. Curtis and Mrs I. B. Walters of Bridgeport are occupying her house.
 P. J. Reitter has fine new driving horse, purchased of MT filling of Bridgeport.
 Benjamin Corning and family of Newtown and Elam CorningIof Bridge port spent a few days, this week, with MT and Mrs Edward Corning. Having time is here and you may need scythe, snath, hay fork or hand reasona ble prices. s.-[Stephen French at the Depot.
 Mrs E. F. Lyon is in Bridgeport with her daughter, Mrs Charles Mey- erholZ, who has new daughter, born Monday, June 26.
 P. J. Reitter and family spent the Fourth in Milford with friends. Craft & Lyon have just completed painting the house of B. Olmstead in Daniels Farms.
 The election of officers for the Sun day school at the Baptist church took place Sunday, June IS. The following officers were elected: Superintendent, Charles F. Nichols; assistant Superin- tendent, c. B. Purdy; treasurer, c. D. Stillson; organist, Mrs Turney North rop; assistant organjst, Millie Nichols; secretary, Miss Blanche Purdy; libra rlan, Willie Nichols; assistant librari- an, George Lane; collectors, Miss Ber- tha BrOderick and Miss Bertha Nich- Ols
 MT and Mrs 0. E. Purdy left, on Saturday, for weeks stay with friends in New York state
 Mir and Mrs H. Garder of Pepper street have number of summer guests at their home
 Charles D. Blakeman and family of Newtown spent the Fourth at David Perry's.
 MT and Mrs Ensign and son, Mat thew, of Greenfield, Mass, and Mrs H. B. Clymer and children of Yardsville, N. J., are guests of MT and Mrs Henry w. Seeley.
 sermon next Sunday morning, July g, will be "Providence, or two sparrows for farthing." In the evening his subject will be Humble Service.'
 Mrs H. W. Joyce has returned from visit with friends in Winsted. Wed- nesday she spent the day in Bridge port.
 George w. Bevans and family of Bridgeport and Stephen Hall of Hat tertown were guests, Tuesday, of MT and Mrs Levi BevanS.
 Royal Curtis and family of New York are guests, this week, of MT and Mrs A. B. Curtis.
 MT and Mrs David Anderson of Or ange, N. J., are spending few days with MT and Mrs Stephen French.
 c. L. Smalley would remind the peo- pie that he can furnish one horse Ad- riance mowers as we'll as two horse machines. Also hay rakes. He can furnish them at short notice.
 John TreadWell drives a new run about buggy, purchased from B. Haw- ley X Go.
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