The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1905-10-13

Monday evening, October 16, Rev H.
L. Faust will conduct prayermeet-
ing in the Hattertown schoOlhOuSe,
beginning at O'Clock.
BAPTIST CHURCH ITEMS.
The subject of Rev Robert Duncan's
sermon, Sunday morning, will be "A
Critical Moment" Evening subject
at Lower Stepney schOolhouse, "An
Improbable Investment.
The girls at Stepney are thinking of
getting up fair for the benefit of Rev
Father Fox, the popular rector Of St
Stephens church.
Mrs Eliza Winton of Bridgeport has
spent few days with her sister, Mrs
9. b. Wheeler.
Mrs Jane Mallette, the popular
nurse, is the guest of Mrs E. IT. Kas-
son.
Mrs Carrie Elwell is in Long Hill, a
guest of Mrs Leroy Sherman, Mrs FL
we'll will attend the Kings Daughters
convention at Bridgeport, this week.
Edward Hayes and Miss Bertha
Sherman of New Haven have been
guests of Mrs Edison Hayes.
Mr. and Mrs @. E. Osborne and Miss
| Grace Osborne have been the guests OF
Andrew Bradley in Danbury and at
tended the Fair" during the visit.
Mrs Mary Turney has been in Dan
bury, the guest of Mrs Eben Hodge.
Rev Mr. Faust and wife attended
the fellowship meeting at Newtown
Congregational church, on Tuesday.
Dea Burr Hawley is numbered
among the sick at this writing.
Miss Mildred Nichols and George
Sturges of Strattield were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs Jerome Nichols.
Mr. and Mrs Harold J. Olmstead
have been passing few days with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs Frank Ohm
stead.
| Wilson Sherman is laying stonewall
| for Ernest Sherman.
w. J. Nichols spent Tuesday with
| his sister in Strattield.
The Lower Stepney people have re-
Gently purchased an organ of Mrs w.
j. Candee for use in the meeting held
at the schoolhouse.
Mr. and Mrs Jerome Nichols are tax
ing drive this week, visiting rela-
tives and friends in Beacon Falls,
East Morris, Worthwhile and other
| places: In their absence, Miss Mil
dred Nichols and cousin, Miss Hattie
Nichols, will take charge of their
home.
Mrs Juliette Platt, Miss Frances
Platt, Miss Helen King and Daniel
Platt, all of Bridgeport, were guests,
Sunday, Of Mrs Emira Porter.
Mrs M. E. Turney is having the
lawn about her house nicely graded.
Edwards S. Beardsley is doing the
work.
W. B. Craft has a new horse, pur-
chased of Bridgeport parties.
Mrc T " S1n1o ;c
days in Bridgeport with her sister,
Mrs Arthur Morgan, who is quite iii
with pleurO- pneumonia.
M. b. Hawley attended the carriage
dealers convention held at the Grand
Crystal palace in New York City, last
Thursday.
Frank W. Hodge of New Haven was
a guest, Tuesday, of Mrs M. e. Tur-
ney.
The milk men meet at Upper Step
ney now at 10 O'Clock in the morning,
instead of 7 O'Clock in the evening.
Otto Mattegat has accepted posi-
tion with B. Hawley & Co.
Burr Meade fell from an apple tree,
last week, quite badly bruising him.
self
1t is rumored that Samuel Snow has
sold his farm to the Bridgeport Hy-
draulic Co.
Edwards S. Beardsley had the mis-
fortune to lose good steer, this week,
by getting choked.
Fred Klein has man assisting him
at his blacksmith shop at Upper Step
new.
J. H. Craig, the station agent, is
away for two weeks vacation, which
he will spend at his home in New
York State. e. J. Atkins of West
Cornwall takes his place at the depot.
Joseph Farrar loaded a car of wood,
last Wednesday, at the depot, which
he shipped to New Haven.
Mrs Frank Huntington of East Nor
ris has recently visited Mr. and Mrs
jerome Nichols.
Burr Hawley & Co. have sold large
tract Of timber in Walkers Farms dis
trict to W. F. Thompson of Oxford.
Louis Stringband, who his been in
Bridgeport for several weeks, is now
at his home in Blanket Meadow.
A number of men gathered, last
Saturday., at the Upper Stepney
schoolhouse and did some good work
cutting the brush about the school
house, greatly improving the looks of
the grounds. The ladies were also on
hand and had fine dinner ready at
noon for the faithful workers.
b. Curtis & Son unlOaded, this
week, at-the depot, a fine car Of mid
dlingS.
Mr. and Mrs R. Losee OF Long Island
are viSiting'her father and sister, Mr.
and Miss Obey, at Stepney Depot.
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