Connecticut western news., 1906-07-05

Rev. Mir. Foster was called west Sum- day to the funeral of his wife's mother, who died in the west.
 E.F. Gillette went to New York Tues day to accompany his wife home from the hospital "Wednesday.
 D. B. Cannon of Brooklyn, N. r., has purchased through Baker & Kirby the farm of Oliver c. Williams.
 Mrs. Myra Hotchkiss accompanied by Rev. Simon Stephens and wife sail for Europe Tuesday, July 10.
 Several young people from town at- tended the alumni dance in Canaan on Tuesday evening of this week.
 Mrs. Frank Bartle and daughter, of Allentown, Ps,, are visiting Mrs. Bartle's parents, Mir. and Mrs. F. B. Hamlin.
 The Sharon news matter is somewhat curtailed this week owing to the removal of the newspaper plant and various other causes.
 1 w R. Houghtaling. who has been in private sanitarium in New York city, has returned : ne and is much i'm proved. "
 Miss Isabel Deming. Miss Molie Knight and Miss Lucy Bassett returned home from Perkiomen seminary for the summer.
 Miss Minnie St. John returned Tues day from Perkiomen. where she attended the commencement exercises of the Per kiomen seminary.
 The post card demand in Sharon is in- Icreasing every day and its many pretty views are being sent throughout the length and breadth of the land.
 The change to an S-grade school in dis trict No. 3 will make 1t possible for the first grade pupils to attend both morning and afternoon sessions hereafter.
 An Amenih young man named Moore was injured by flrecracker explosion yesterday. 1t Is thought the sight of one eye Is destroyed. He was taken to a New York hospital.
 The ladies of Christ Church will hold their annual fair and festival on the church lawn Friday of this week from to o'clock. Ice cream, cake and other good things will be on sale.
 Mrs John E. Jeandron and son, How ard, of Jersey City, are visiting with Mrs. William Riley. They will join Mrs. Fred Kreuder and children, also of Jersey City, in the Catskills in July.
 When the Rev. Allyn K. Foster re- sumes his duties as principal of the Foster School for Boys this fall, it will be in a new location. as the school is to be removed from Cornwall to Litchfield.
 It was quite sight to see August Pe- quigney's barn raising on last Tuesday. There were about 105 men to help and they worked hard. About 50 ladies were , present. A lunch was served after the raising.
 The MaSOns are now " recessing," and the goat has been turned out to pasture in order that he may be m proper condi- ton to assist candidates along the initia- tory road when meetings are resumed in September.
 The Board of Education struck a pop ular chord when they suggested that the pupils give the G. A. R. salute each day to Old Glory for the purpose of inculcat- ing loyalty to the country and reverence for the flag.
 THE NEWS appreciates the many con- gratulatory words which have been spoken by its Sharon subscribers relative Ito its new form. We wish it to retain the high position it occupies in the esteem of Sharonites and will endeavor not only to maintain present merit but to make it still better as time passes. Alexander Reed of Tacoma, Wash who is at The Taghkanic, is back in Sharon to take a look at the scenes of his boyhood. He left Sharon B years ago, . when lad of six years, and this is his first visit here since that time. He finds things greatly changed. New faces are : everywhere, new buildings have gone up and there is little to remind him ot s the Sharon of 67 years ago. . Arrivals at the Inn are Mir. and Mrs, Paul Tuckeman. Mrs. H. L. Peirce, Miss Mary Rutherford, MT. and Mrs. E. P Sperry, Mrs. Robt. Jenks, Mrs. Samuel Sloane, Mir and Mrs. W. P. Jackson . Mrs. Robt. Rutherford, Miss Rutherford P Joseph Carson, New York; Mir and Mrs . F. c. Parker, Mir. and Mrs. A. c. Puffer i Springfield, Mass; Mrs. Daniel S. > Lamont and party of 8, Mrs. Chas. C. : Marshall and party, Millbrook, N. Y MT. and. Mrs. H. D. Taft, Watertown Conn.
 ' The Sharon baseball club defeated the Millerton team Saturday by a score of g to 6. Sharon outbatted their opponents and were quicker on the bases. The Sharon boys made few errors compared to the errors of Millerton. The hne-uI score follows:
 f MlLLERroN. SHARON.