Connecticut western news., 1907-09-12

A meeting of the Methodist members was held yesterday afternoon for the purpose of electing three trustees to fill vacancies.
 Mrs. William Smaller of West Corn wall, Conn.,, spent Sunday with Mrs. Charles Caldwell and also Miss Edith Peck of West Wood.
 Miss Elizabeth Mackey has returned to Tarrytown, N. Y, where she is a teacher in the high school and Miss Cor nelia Ryan returned to Brooklyn.
 Those behind the project to hold an open-air meeting of the Village Improve ment Society have changed their minds and no meeting will be held this year.
 Although all "precincts have not yet been heard from, the receipts of the fair held by St. Bernard's Church Soci- ety lately will amount to around about 50 per cent. of 5000.
 Mrs. Isabella Lantoomer, aged 25 years and months, died at ths home of her aunt, Mrs. Eugene Euvard, Wednes- day last. The remains were taken to her home in Torrington and burial took place Saturday.
 Many persons enjoyed the show which has been stationed in John Liners lot for the past two weeks. MT. and Mrs. Green have tried to give their little en- tertainment successfully and all can say we enjoyed them greatly.
 The rain did lots of good. Lakes, res- ervoirs, river, brooks and springs, all of which with the possible exception of a few of the larger bodies of water were at their lowest points in many years, are beginning to show the effects of it. Pas turage and late crops are certain to be benefited.
 Miss M. Casey of New Haven. Miss s. Daggan of Derby, Misses Katie and Ellen O'Brien of New York, Miss Nellie McGrath of Bridgeport, Mrs. w. Foresteile of Warren and MT. and Mrs. William Hoffman and little daughter of Mt. Kisco, N. Y. have been visiting at J. J. Fahey's.
 Jeff Jackson, who went to Millerton, drew $2O0 of I. N. Bartram's money from the bank and omitted the return to Sharon, is still conspicuous by his ab- sence. There are hopes. however, of his being apprehended and being brought back to get his whiffs of Connecticut air through prison bars.
 Thursday s rain prevented the Congre- gational Sunday school from going to Lakeville to hold the annual picnic, but the provender didn't spoil for the chapel was thrown open and, although it re- quired quite stretch of imagination to make the organ look ike>Lake Wonon- scopomuc and the seats like trees in the grove alongside it, still everyone had a good time.
 Bishop Tierney has warned the people , of his diocese not to give money to any man claiming to have been authorized by the bishop to collect funds for church , purposes, as no man has received any , sanction from him to raise money for any purpose whatever, A parishioner telephoned to the bishops secretary re- gently saying that an unknown man in the garb of priest had called upon him and tried to induce him to contribute to fund, presumably for church purposes, : although the precise nature of the fund was not made clear.
 Sterllng's Uncle Toms Cabin Con- pany pitched their tent here Saturday and gave a production of this old, old play. It was we'll attended. In all prob , ability there were few people in the tent who had not seen the play from one to a ) half dozen times before, yet they were ! as eager to again witness it as the child who went for the first time. There is a , mysterious something which maintains the public concern in this old portrayal of the days of long ago. It is full of hu- man interest and the appeal to the emo- tions and the disabilities, evenly balanced as it is, seems simply to whet the desire for more entertainment of the same sort. The circus and Uncle Tom have hold on the public that shows no indication of loosening.
 , Sharon schools opened Monday with a E large attendance. Many familiar faces were missed among the pupils and there . were also many new ones. The number < of tOddlarS who are inst startiup the journey along the fowery paths of knowledge is large one. The follow, ing is nearly complete list of the teach CTS in the town: Prof. w. s. Newell is, 3 as formerly, in charge of the high school and also principal of the village school d Mrs. Frank Wike assists in the high d s,hool four hours each>week; District d No. 1, Miss Viola Ross; No. 9, village
 school room l. Miss Nellie Kelsev room