Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
SHARON.

The weather the past week has been all that could be desired. The farmers have improved their time by getting their hay, which is said to be extremely heavy .. Mrs William Woodruff, of Danbury, is visiting at Mir James Wilbur's MT Andy Walter has pur- chased the horse recently owned by Mrs Doe, and can be seen out for 8 drive quite frequently .. MT F. M. Phillips, of Lakeville, is canvassing the town for Stanley's great work, '' In Darkest Africa ," The warm weather of the past week helps to fill up the town with city boarders, at MT Nelson Wilson's are the Stein family at John Kirby's are the Runyon family at Samuel Skiff's Mir R. P. Rowe and family of New York, Mrs Thornton and daughter, and Mrs George Lynes Miss Mamie Hitchcock, of Unionville. is visiting with her sister, Mrs Willard Baker Rev Mir Lee, of Pitts6eld, has preached In the Congregational church for the past two or three Sun days Miss Edith Lewis has returned after quite an extended visiting tour. :. Mrs Walter Bartram is visiting in Lake, vile =. Walter Ables and wife are visit ing at Charles Ables'.
 The "tail end" of the report of the celebration at Sharon has arrived and we now print the entire report:
 "The Fourth, the Glorious Fourth!" Did our readers ever hear of Sharon being outdone when they set out for 8 big time? We'll, we had it! The up passenger train on the Harlem railroad Thursday evening left the largest crowd of passengers that it has ever been known to leave since MT J. Carroll has been the agent here, some 10 or l2 years. They were met by 15 teams and 8 number had to walk over. About 10 8. m. they began to arrive from all di- rections, until every shed and hitching post was occupied by teams. The first attraction was the base ball game be- tween the Lime Rock delegation and the Sharon boys. The game was called for 1 o'clock but, like all ball games, they did not commence play until pm. Art Brinton brought all his curves along but never minding that, our boys went in and by superior playing came out victors by score of 12 to 4. Costigan, Monehan and Marshall did some good batting, while F. Loucks's first base playing and Marshall's catching were the features of the game. After the game the crowd adjourned to the town pendence was read by Willard Baker, and speeches made by Revs Rumney and Lewis, I. N. Bartram and A. M. Card, and 8 poem delivered by l.. P. Hatch, of Millerton. The crowd then left the hall to witness the fremen's parade, headed by the Amenia, Union band. They made 8 fine appearance as they marched up the street. Then fol- lowed the bicycle club of 15 or more. They attracted every ones attention. The threatening weather made laying the tables on the green risky, so MT Ba- ker's office was cleared and the tables loaded with the most tempting refresh ments and time enough allowed for those that were hungry to get that hunger ap- peased, and then the main attraction of the day, "Queen Esther" given by the Falls Village dramatic company. The hall was crowded to it's utmost capacity so that standing room could not be had, as in the case of your correspondent, who arrived little late, but we can safely say that it was grand by the nu- merous rounds of applause that could be heard from the outside. The com pany was composed of 45 or moro mem bers, including the chorus club. The Misses Wheeler and Messrs Schuler and Kirby gave fine exhibitions of fireworks in the evrning. The stores were all closed at noon and all had 8 general holiday, and let us hope that the finan- cial success of the V. I. society was laroa