Connecticut western news., 1907-11-28

| A certain city man who spends por-
ton of his time in Sharon makes an in
| teresting statement relative to the re-
| publican nominee for president. This
man is in close touch with the admins
tration and with men holding important
political Offices and he remarks that tn,
nominee will not be Taft, Cannon or any
of the other well -known men now prom
inently mentioned but that George B,
Cortelyou will be chosen as the standard
bearer.
One of our exchanges says: "Supt.
Case of the Gilbert home Of Winsted is
endeavoring to learn the whereabouts OF
Lena Simmons, about seven years,
county charge, who, it is alleged, was
stolen from a good home in Sharon
few days ago by her father, John ID.
Simmons. The girl was taken from her
father about two years ago at the in
stance of Humane Agent John f. Sim
mons, who, upon investigation, found
that the child was being abused. She
was committed to the county home, but
was later returned to her father by the
county commissioners, and for time
resided with him in Canaan and vicin-
ity. She was soon returned to the home
again and good home was found for
her in the Williams family in Sharon,
where she has since resided. Last week
she was stolen by her father and thus
far all efforts to locate the pair have
been without success"
Sharon receives many compliments be-
cause of the commendable interest taken
in the cemetery. In the average village,
the country over. the resting places OF
dead are likely to be neglected but the
scrupulous care given the "silent city,
in Sharon is welcome departure from
the usual procedure or, rather, lack OF
procedure. Here strict rules have been
made, tending to preserve the beauty OF
the spot, to keep plots well cared for
and to bring about other desirable con-
ditions. Some weeks ago bids were
received for the construction of a concrete
receiving vault, both with and without
porte CO chere. Now few of US know
what a porte 90 chere Is. Webster de-
fines it as "a large driveway allowing ve-
hicles to drive into or through build
ing, or porch over a driveway" AL
though not all the estimates are in, it is
believed that the porte 90 chere feature
will have to be eliminated or that the
construction of the vault will have to be
deferred until more funds are at the dis
posal of the cemetery association as the
cost for the desired structure would be
about $500.
In last weeks NEWS was mentioned
the desirability of proprietors bridge
at the lower end Of the village com
memorating the purchase of Sharon
from King George and perpetuating the
memory of the purchasers. The sug-
gestion struck a popular chord as there
is a quite general desire on the part of
Sharonites that the various historical
spots in and near the village should be
indicated by appropriate memorials.
We already have the beautiful clock
tower near the hotel the handsome
soldiers monument at tho head Of the
street, the Whitfield tablet, containing
Whitfield's sermon, preached in the
old Sharon Congregational church which
stood upon the green, the Lincoln me-
mortal tablet on the library containing
Lincoln's Gettysburg address and placed
there by the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, the schools and the churches. But
Sharon is rich in historical associations
for moneyed people to add to the atrrac-
tiveness of the village by perpetuating
the memory Of persons and Of things
more or less prominent in the early his
tory of the town, all tending to the
creation and maintaining of interest on
the part of the young people beside
making pleasant spots to be visited by
the sojourners in the village. In the
list may be mentioned the old Indian
settlement on the shores of indian lake,
near the border line between Millerton
and Sharon. Near the Governor Smith
mansion once stood an old tavern in
front of which 1000 Hessian soldiers
camped on their march from Ticondsr-
oga to New York. A monument OF
some other memorial here would be
most appropriate.
Has it ever occurred to you that those
tax listing blanks are sort Of humorous
things? They are, however. when you
stop to think of it, sort Of mute sugges
tons to forget, to overlook and to mis-
rep, but on second thought, we think
we will leave the reader to supply his
own third word. For instance, under
the head of Articles" opposite each oil
which the taxpayer is supposed to place
valuation, appear the following
Farming tools exceeding 5000 in value
clocks, watches etc, exceeding $25 in
va1ua niapoa apd otbor yprciool ipctr,,