Connecticut western news., 1907-08-08

MT. and Mrs. Robb de P. Tytus have left Sharon, and have gone to Ashintnlly Farm. their country place, near Lenox 1 The Misses Lucy Bassett, Isabel Dem ing, Alice Bradshaw and Amelia Keysel have been camping at Dr. Bassett's camp up at Nudge pond for week
 MT. and Mrs. George Emery have gone with friends on an auto trip through the Berkshires and expect to be gone g week.
 Mrs. Myra Hotchkiss, Miss Phebe Lasher and the Misses Ross and Haines have been enjoying an outing at Asbury Park
 A mission tent is located near o. O. Williams and meetings are being held They are in charge of the Rev. A. B Page.
 Mrs. George Motion returned to her home in Westfield this week. Miss Anna Bartram accompanied her to visit for a few weeks.
 Registrars Louis Miller and T. B. Nc. Donald will be at the Town Hall Fri day, August 9, from 12 noon to D. m to enroll electors
 Thomas Ryan, MT. and Mrs Charles Ryan returned from their stay in New Haven last Saturday and are at their home in this village.
 Miss Cox and Miss Ives of New York and Mrs. Bartlett and daughter of New Britain, Conn.,, are visiting at MT. and Mrs. Frank Hamlin's.
 Mrs. H. H. Hoag and sister, Alzada, spent few days of last week at Mrs James Thompson's in Norfolk They attended the annual concert of missions held on July 31.
 Joseph Fitzgibbons, accompanied by Father Smith, went to the Memorial Hospital in New York and was operated upon for appendicitis. His condition is reported as favorable
 Mrs. s. A. Skiff has sold her house and the adjoining land, 15 acres all told including the Sharon falls, to Arthur M Wait, who will take possession Novem Der and will improve the place. The play, Josiah's Courtship," given by home talent for the benefit of Hamil ton Lodge, was given in the Casino last Friday evening to large and appreciat i've audience. It was first class in every respect. James Landon and two sisters, Elm mabelle and Ruth. left for their home in New Britain last Saturday, stopping at Ashley Falls to visit their grandfather James Landon, and in Winsted theil brother, Judson Landon. 1 Hillside Cemetery association has cleo ted these officers: Edgar Reed, president Franklin Gillette, superintendent and treasurer; Lawrence Van Alstyne, secre tary; Joseph Ryan and Frank Hamlin directors.
 | CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NEWS.
 It is announced that week from Sun day evening Rev. G. L. Forte will give specially prepared lecture on Monas tism, it's rise development, and decline and the week following he will lecture on the ''Crusades.'
 The annual Busy Bee fair held on the lawn of the Congregational church last week Wednesday afternoon was 8 de cided success financially and otherwise The weather was delightful, the visitors by the hundreds, the articles for sale varied and tempting, and the collatior served in the chapel ample and inviting Visitors and purchasers began to arrive before the hour set for the opening ot the sale of fancy articles, and many expressed the wish that they hac come earlier that they might have had z better choice. Supper was served tc scores of guests in the chapel from 4p m. till D. m. $374.00 were counted ir cash after the sale and at the writing o1 this article 5000 more had come i1 from by generous giver. It is ex pected that $400.00 will be the limit reached above expenses, in few days All the contributions are not yet in This means that the sale this year breaks all records by at least $120.O0. The pro ceeds of the sale are not used by the ladies aid society for church expenses but are given to missions and to the re lief of the poor children in New York city.