Connecticut western news., 1907-11-07

here Halloween. 'TlS well. This prac- tice of turning things topsy turvey this one night in the year is one of which the public would gladly see the end.
 Contractors Eggleston 6 Livingstone have Dr. Keley's concrete buildings we'll along toward completion and inas- much as they are decided novelties in this section, they attract much attention.
 According to the tax lists just filed, the largest taxpayers in the town in- clude the estate of c. A. Low, the Misses Wheeler, R. R. Colgate, Gilbert L. Smith, George Kirby and John B. Smith.
 Five members of the Sharon Masonic lodge are to take the Royal Arch degree in the Hematite Chapter at Lakeville. Three expect to take the degree at the next meeting, Tuesday evening, Mo- vember 19.
 The dance held in the Casino Friday evening by the girls basket ball team was we'll attended and was pronounced success. Decker's orchestra furnished the music and Rochester lamps the light for the occasion.
 It is considerable of "boiling' time in Sharon just now. John Monahan, D. N. Eggleston and Norman Pitcber all have one or more of these Jobs com forters and there are other precincts to hear from.
 Many Sharon housewife has gone to the head of the cellar stairs during the past few days, garden rake in hand, and pulled a can of preserves or other edibles to point when she could lay hands on them. Cellar was chock full of water.
 Much to the qualification of the travel ing public. The Inn will remain open this winter. It is far from money making proposition during the winter months but mine host Kirby is in the business to accommodate the public and believes in doing good job at it.
 Last Friday was the last day for the filing of tax lists with the assessors or, to be more exact i'll Sharon, with the town clerk as there is where most of them are filed. They came in slowly until the last day and even now there are many taxpayers yet to hear from.
 When the Sharon Inn guests lose any, thing they grasp Inn pens and station. cry and scribble notice which they fa stan to a uoodor oo1,y,o,, ;,, %bo Lo411 office among other notices there the other day was one stating that "circu- lar mans cape" was among the missing. The "circular man" found his property.
 Some towns take the best of care of their road machinery and other tools purchased by the taxpayers and some towns drag the machines up on bank along the highway, let them go to seed during the winter and in the spring curse the manufacturers because the machines don't last as long as they ought. Which class is Sharon in?
 "Now why didn't think of that" re- marked the Sharon man who saw his neighbor raklng his lawn and placing the leaves in a large lath crate on his wheelbarrow. "Here I've been Juggling leaves in bushel baskets and boxes when one of those crates holds ten times as many leaves and saves hundreds of steps Beats all what lot of steps little in- ventive genius sometimes saves.
 Arrangements are under way for an entertainment course this winter inas- much as last years course proved so popular. It is believed that the greater number of those who purchased season tickets last year will purchase this year. The exact nature of the entertainments has not been determined but the course will probably be similar to last season s and will, no doubt, include at least one drama by local talent.
 The high water at Canaan and the giving way of the Sharon dam caused great inconvenience here last week and there was an unprecedented demand for lamps, kerosene and candles. It was a case of every man his own Illuminating plant. The smoke stack at the grist mill building rusted and fell several months ago and was not replaced there. /. fore it was not possible to make any use of the emergency plant near this village
 correspondent writes: "Can any ot our News readers answer this simple little question. What is the matter
 with the Sharon boys, when the girls
 try their best to start something inter
 esting in town? We, the s. G. B. B team extend our thanks to the dozer Sharon fellows and the many of Amenis l and Amenla Union for their presence a the dance November 1st The proceed l were $38.O0. The question has been asked Will those girls really play basket ball
 Of course we will.