The Newtown bee., 1908-09-11

last week, serving a.sbahquet, .heorge E. Crosby being the inltiatory mem- Der.
 School opened in the village, Tues day morning, with Miss Dexter of Ware. Mass, as teacher in the senior department and Miss Amelia Hart of this village in the Junior department. R. F. Smith, Theodore Sturges and Edward D. Cartwright were out of town on business, one day last week. Attorney L. J. Nickerson has re- turned from Maine, where he has been camping in the primeval forests, 40 miles from the nearest railroad, among the bears, deer and moose.
 Mrs Matilda Carse of Chicago, who is staying with her son, D. B. Carse, this summer, addressed the ladie, of the local WIG. T. U., at Mrs Ed ward s. Smiths, on Wednesday .after- noon of last week. Mrs Carse is of na- tional prominence in W. c. T. U. mat ters.
 Miss Evangeline May, younger daughter of Engineer J. H. Adams, was quietly married at the Methodist parsonage at Falls Village, August 27, to Frederick J. Bosler of Dingman's Ferry, Pa. After a short wedding trip they will reside at Port Jervis, N
 Theodore Sturges left on Sunday with his son, Lawrence, to make arrange ments for his entrance at a boarding school in Vermont.
 The summer party at James Me- Cutchen's is gradually diminishing. Mrs John Mackey and small daugh- ter left last week, and this week Mrs White returned to the city.
 A grandson, James Fox, came last Friday, to spend the remainder of the season. The Misses Bertha and Ida Cole left on Tuesday for New Hampshire, where they are to attend school.
 Mrs Willis Judson,and mother, Mrs Beeler, spent last Saturday with Mrs A. L. Mallett.
 On Tuesday afternoonsMrs Baird of Chicago, Secretary of the Woman's Board of the Interior, addressed the local Mission society at the home of Mrs George R. Smith.
 Miss Raymond, Fan elocutionist, who is spending her vacation at Miss Min nie E. Cochrane's. assisted by Mrs L. D. Hedden, soloist, and Mrs George R. Smith, soloist, gave an entertain ment in the chapel, Wednesday, for the benefit of the Ladies Aid so- ciety.
 At the Communion service held in the chapel, last Sunday afternoon, there were eight new members taken into fellowship: MT and Mrs M. s. Nickerson, Mrs Julia c. Nickerson and son, Arthur E. Nickerson, Mrs James Clark, MT and Mrs Dwight Handlin and daughter, Miss Mabel Handlin, all practically on confession of faith, al- though all but two had been members of other churches at.other times, some not giving letters.
 H. H. Spooner, secretary of the Con- necticut Temperance Union, gave an excellent address at the chapel, last Sunday evening.
 Mir and Mrs w. P. Smaller were out of town at the beginning of the week.
 A. w. Bailey, the station agent, joined his family in the Catskills on Saturday last. Richard Smith of Falls Village has charge of the station dur ing his absence.
 Mrs Mallinson entertained her sister a few days, last week.
 Miss Varney returned on Monday last to her home at.State Line, Mass, Miss Bertie Kern has her place at the post office. Miss Varney came to this place, last February, as stenographer for At torney Nickerson and has won many friends in this vicinity both for her business ability and attractive person. ality. The regret at losing Miss Var ney as one of the business young wo- men of the town is tempered by the fact of her speedy return to make her permanent home among us.
 Miss Cora B. Hallett spent Sunday in New Preston with her sister, Mrs H. G. Stevens. Her brother, J.. Frances Hallett, returned home with her, Monday evening.
 G. Herbert Hallett is now at his home here, having returned last week, and Miss Ruth l.. Hallett came home