The Newtown bee., 1906-08-24

Charles Blakeman of NewtOWn, MT and Mrs H. A. Penney of Danbury, MT and Mrs A. W. Penney of New Haven, David Penney, Jr., and Miss Bertha and Carrie Penney of Stepney; also a grandson, B. A. Judson, and wife, of Bridgeport, and Miss Irene Payne of New Haven. Gifts of gold amounting to over S1OO were received. After din- ner followed toasts, out door sports and photograph of the family.
 METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
 Morning service and Sunday school as usual, next Sunday morning, at the Methodist church. Sunday school at 6 30 at the Hattertown schoolhOuse. The pastor, Rev W. R. McDermott, will hold preaching service at the Hattertown schoOlhouse.
 Miss Bernice Hull of Ansonia has been entertained at the home of Miss Emily SeeleY.
 Miss Emily Mellen has spent a few days in Hartford at the home of her brother.
 The old training ground, now our village park, has been operated upon by the close cutting lawn mower and is now pretty place where one might finger in shady spot these mad dog days.
 Attorney Arthur Hull is riding out in new rubber tired buggy, pur- chased of B. Hawley & Co.
 Mrs M. B. Hawley and Miss Nellie Bridle spent the day at Steeplechase Island, last Saturday.
 Mrs Spencer Nichols, who has the north half of George Lyon place, has rented the old Andrew Leavenworth P4Ace and will soon move there.
 Frederick Hunter, who has been clerk at B. Hawley & Co.'S store for two or three years, has accepted po- sitiOn with Logan Brothers of Bridge port and begins work there September l. He finishes his work here to-day.
 M. B. Hawley was in Waterbury, last Saturday, where he purchased a nice driving horse.
 The union picnic of the Methodist and Baptist Sunday schools was held, last Thursday. On the green at upper Stepney and was well attended. All had very nice time.
 Mrs Charles Allen and children of week, of MT and Mrs Levi Bevans.
 s. Reitter has discontinued his meat routes in this locality and has taken a position in market at Bridgeport.
 Mrs Sarah A. Edwards is visiting her daughters, Mrs s. M. Brinsmade in Trumbull and Mrs George Shelton in Huntington, for few weeks.
 Unclaimed letters remain in the Stepney postotfice addressed to Adolph Aaron, Smith Beers, Gaul Catag, Rev T. w. Deuchfeld, Mrs J. A. Larson, B. D. Parkhurst, Mrs George Stevens, Mrs H. H. Wheeler.-[Stephen French, postmaster.
 Mrs Alfred Provost and son, Louis, left on Wednesday for a few weeks visit with friends in Shelton. MT Provost spent the day with. them there Wednesday.
 c. L Smalley has his new power trip hammer now in fine running or der at his shop and is able to do better work in less time than ever before.
 The Blue Ribbon coffee is very fine blend. In one pound cans. Try d can and you will want more.- Stephen French at the Depot.
 Morris B. Nichols of Shelton is wis iting his uncle, E. s. Beardsley, this week.
 MT and Mrs Henry Pettit of Rox- bury spent Sunday with Stanley Bots- ford. :
 Mrs Rachel Hodge and her grand daughter, Miss Rena Hodge of Dan- bury, have spent few days with Mrs Mary B. Turney.
 Miss Mabel Hayes has returned from visit in Hartford, where she was the guest of Mrs Walter Nc Kin ney.
 Mrs Mary Case of Brooklyn, N. Y., has been the guest of Mrs Henry Nichols.
 Charles B. Nichols has entertained his brother and nephew of Stamford and Mrs George H. Turney of Ansonia
 Mrs L. o. Osborne has been the guest of Mrs s. V. Nichols in Bridge port.
 George H. Lyon has spent week with Charles Wilcoxson in Stratford.
 Miss Emma l. Gein of Brook lyn is a guest of Mrs Stephen French.
 Mrs George s. Coly is among the sick