The Newtown bee., 1909-12-03
Greenfield Hill
ENJOYABLE BIRTHDAY AFFAIR

ENJOYABLE BIRTHDAY AFFAIR.
 The pleasant home of Dea and Mrs George H. MerWin was the scene of a happy gathering of young people, last 1 Saturday afternoon. About 25 girls and 1 boys, pupils of Dwight school, were present to assist in celebrating the 18th | birthday of their classmate, Miss Mil dred Merwin. Music and games helped to pass the hours pleasantly after which al bountiful supper, consisting of cake, candy and sandwiches was served Miss Merwin was the recinient of a number of pretty and useful gifts. Among those present were the Misses Ida and Vera l Wales, Olive Hull Edna Jennings. Josie | Lobdell, Grace Burr, Bertha Nichols, Annie M. Gray, Emma Burr, Elsie and Florence Banks, Fanny and Esthed and Masters Samuel Ogden, Walter Burr MerWin Lobden and Joseph Burr.
 The public schools throughout the town reopened on Monday after the Thanksgiving holidays.
 Charles B. Read and family have closed their handsome summer home winter.
 MT and Mrs R. F. Durham of Bridge port were Sunday guests at Dr Dun- hams
 Lee Thomas of Bridgeport was the guest of Allen Jennings, Sunday
 MT and Mrs Frank Banks are rejoic- ing over the arrival of a little grand sol borr to Mr and Mrs Harry W. Red ding of Bridgeport, last Friday,
 Mrs George Gorham of Westport visited her son, George H. Merwin, at the latter's home on Merwin's Lane Monday.
 MT and Mrs Walter Nichols have re- turned from their honeymoon and have gone to housekeeping in their newly built home ir Southport
 Edward Sanford has returned to his duties in New York, after spending Thanksgiving day at his country estate here.
 Mrs G. F. Monroe still continues ser iously i'll and her friends are much alarmed over her condition. Dr Perdue is attending her.
 Mrs G. Louis Thorpe of East Bridge port is with her parents, MT and Mrs Eugene Godfrey, for few days.
 MT and Mrs Walter s. Merwin enter tained quite a company of friends at dinner, Thanksgiving day.
 MT and Mrs Pearl H. Metcalf have returned to Ridgefield after an enjoyable visit with relatives here.
 Elmer Bulkley enjoyed hunting trip in Easton, Saturday.
 Miss Bessie Burr, youngest daughter of B. Wesley Burr, is recovering from a severe attack of grip.
 Mrs Eugene Burr entertained Miss Todd and Miss DeLong from Bridgeport, Thanksgiving day.
 Mrs John Wakeman of HulPs Farms district is stl. on the sick list.
 MT and Mrs L. A. Jennings entertain ed a party of friends, last week, in honor of Mrs J. F. Druinkirke; the wife of former pastor of the Methodist church.
 Mrs R. B. Jennings of Congress street has recently visited her daughter, Mrs John H. Angevine in New Preston.
 MT and Mrs Everett Sherwood are en- guests from Rockaway Beach, l.. l., at Highland farm
 The Greenfield friends and acQuaint- anses of Nelson Alvord of Greens Farms, for several years a well known commission merchant will regret to learn of his death, which occurred at the Bridgeport hospital, last Saturday. The deceased was so years of age and death was due to paralysis.
 Judge Warren Foster of the New York court of general sessions spent Thanks giving day at his country residence in Cross Highway.
 Deacon Dwight Banks had the misfor- tune to lose a horse by drowning, last week.
 Rev Mir Olmstead preached the ser mon at the union service in Fairfield, Thanksgiving morning.