The Newtown bee., 1908-08-21
EAST VILLAGE.

EAST VILLAGE.
 Rev and Mrs II. I. Thayer are en- toying their vacation, this week and next, at the Post conference at North field, Mass. Going and coming they will revisit their former pastorates at West Sufiield and West Hartland and Colebrook River. Rev A. J. Smith will have the services both at Steven son and here, next Sunday, including the evening service at 7.45 p. m.
 Rev William Harris, a former pas tor, but now at Beacon Falls, was the guest of MT and Mrs Charles Boards ley. last week.
 Rev J. E. Zeiter of New York City paid visit to the scene of his early la bors in the ministry, last week.
 Rev and Mrs Stanton were present at the church services, last Sunday aft ernoon and evening, as the guests of o. S. Blakeman. At the evening service MT Stanton inspired all present by his singing and Christian experience. They were en route from Northfeld to their church near Niagara, N. Y.
 Rev and Mrs c. s. Dikeman of Georgetown are spending the week with their daughter, Mrs Ida Stevens.
 Miss Gertrude Downs, pupil of the Danbury Music school, as the guest of the Misses Harriet and Elizabeth Smith, rendered the opening selection on the piano at the mid summer corl- cert, last week. Rexford Nettleton of Bridgeport is guest at the Hollister place for few days.
 Mir Bird of Bridgeport spent Sunday with his wife, who is a summe guest at w. s. Clark's.
 MT and Mrs Lockwood of New Hav- en were Sunday guests of Frank Rice.
 Mir and Mrs Everett of New Haven return, this week, from a fortnight's vacation at George Sherwood's. Three other guests from the Elm City will immediately take their places. . .
 John Hawkins and A. J. Beers spent day fishing at Milford, last week.
 Alfred Shumeric was the guest of his brother, Arthur, at Mrs Stevens, last Sunday.
 Messrs Osborne and Frieze of Beacon Falls were guests, last week, of Miss Evelyn Cassidy. .........
 Messrs Powell and Osborne with their accompanist, Mrs Skinner, together with 'bus load of friends spoke and sang a good word for Stepney, last Wednesday night.
 Mir and Mrs Smythe of Bridgeport were Sunday guests at William Blake mans. 1. =
 Edwin Stevens experienced delight ful surprise arranged by his wife, last Thursday night. in honor of his birth day. Cake and cream and games to- gether with his Wife's thoughtfulness and the congratulations of all made him more than glad that he was ever born.
 Miss Grace Clark of Shelton was the guest of her sister, Mrs Eugene Peck, last week.
 The midsummer concert at the Meth odist church. last week, ,netted over $7O which means that nearly 300 people poured their quarters into the church treasury to paint the parsonage and church.
 The Union Sunday school picnic. last week, was grand success. A dozen water melons, bunch of bananas ana one-half bushel of peanuts gave relish to plenty of good cookery. Walter Washington and Robert Tomlinson car ried off first and second prizes in the peanut race and Stevenson beat East Village at baseball by score of IT to 8. 0. s. Blakeman and Myron Clark bi- cycled to Southbury, last Saturday. where they witnessed the ball game between Southbury and Stevenson in which Southbury won by a score of 8 l to 2.
 Miss Marjorie Thayer IS again at her home in the Methodist parsonage where Miss Janette Bailey of Higga- mum is also guest for the next two weeks.
 Miss Lavorine Wilkinson of Brooklyn i is the guest of Miss Jennie Beers for a few days.
 o. s. Blakenian has charge of the Thursday night prayer meeting at Stevenson, this week.
 Mrs John Sherwood and daughter, Ethel, are visiting at Fishers Island and will visit Mrs Sherwood's old home in Franklin, Conn.,, before return. ing to resume teaching in the Steven son school for the coming year.
 Charles Stowe, who has been home for several days, drove back to his work at Poughquag, N. Y, last Mon- day.