The Newtown bee., 1908-11-06
Stepney.
NEWS AS THE SCRIBE FINDS IT.

NEWS AS THE SCRIBE FINDS IT.
 MT and Mrs Albert Fairchild have heen the guest of Robert Fairchild in Stamford.
 Robert Sinclair was elected repre- sentative by a majority of fourteen His opponent, Stiles M. Clark, mad: a fine showing, receiving about 40 votes from the republican party.
 The Halloween "spooks" were out in full, though somewhat unusual, dress, and played pranks here and there in harmless ways, except some overgrown speakers were thoughtless at least when they gathered in mon- strous squash, weighing 16O pounds, from the home of l.. o. Slade. After smashing it to splinters, and storing up ; the seed for their own use, they very kindly(D left the scattered remains not far from the house of Mir Slade. We wonder where the real joke comes in, and when the laugh is due.
 John Hinckley moved his furni- ture to Bridgeport on Wednesday. They have made many friends here. who greatly regret that they can not remain here. MT Hinckley anticipates returning to this village in the future. desiring to purchase a home here.
 Mrs Carrie Elwe.l has been to Nor walk, guest of Mrs Selleck, where she visited the Kings Daughters Circle.
 Mrs Moses Hull is spending this week in Bridgeport with her sister. Mrs Charles Abbott.
 Miss Eunice Nichols of Easton was a guest, Sunday, of Misses Florence and Florine Slade. .
 Mrs Lydia Farcihild of Bridgeport was guest, Wednesday, of Mrs Eliza beth Beardsley. ,
 Mrs Edwards s. Beardsley and two children, Ruth and William, returned, Monday, from few daks' stay in Shelton, the guests of Mir Ad Mrs D. A. Nichols. Mir Beaidsley spent Sun day with his family there.
 Mir and Mrs Edwards s. Beardsley, MT Lockwood, Albert Wheeler and John M. Burr attended the Pomona Grange meeting at Bridgeport, last week, Wednesday. The Easton Grange was the entertaining Grange.
 Jerome Nichols and family spent Sun day in South Norwalk, the guests of Dr c. T Boutwell,.
 We have just received stock of very nice warm gloves and mittens that will keep your hands warm. We have felt boots to fit all and they are the right kind.-[Penfeld & Craig, at the Depot.
 The Bee was in error. last week, in stating that the floral tribute in the shape of the Masonic emblem at Steph- en French's funeral was from the Bridgeport Commandery. Instead it was from the Washington Lodge, No. 19, E. & A. M., of Monroe.
 The Methodist parsonage is being newly painted. Craft & Lyons are do- ing the work
 Mrs Charles Ensign gave a birthday party in honor of her mother, Mrs Henry Seeley on Wednesday after noon. Among the guests were Mrs Charles Curtiss, Mrs Burr Hawley, Miss Emily Seeley, Mrs Charles E. Os- borne, Mrs John Benedict, Mrs Henry Edwards, Mrs George Edwards, Mrs L. 0. Osborne, Mrs Charles Gaines and Miss Gaines of Hartford. It was a complete surprise to the mother and most enjoyable gathering for all. Mrs Ensign provided a very bountiful sup per in great variety. There was an "evergreen pie," from which hung many colored ribbons which the guests each had opportunity to pull and found at the end neat souvenir to carry home with him, and each guest re- ceived bright idea card, quite novel but happy thought. One read as fol- ows: "One day at time, but a single day, Whatever its load-whatever its
 length,
 And there's bit of precious scripture
 to say
 That according to each shall be our
 strength.
 One day at time.
 It's a wholesome rhyme,
 A good one to live by
 A day at time.