Connecticut western news., 1907-07-11

of the week with Mrs. Fred Newcomb of Coleman's. Mrs. Newcomb will be remembered as Edith Wheeler.
 On Saturday of this week the Corn wall Bridge base ball team will visit Sharon and do battle with the home team. The Cornwall boys are said to be formidable bunch of ball tossers.
 Louise and Edwin Mics of New York city are visiting their uncle, Dr. J. B. Mics. Dr. Okly and F. H. Mics, M. D., of Brooklyn were recent guests there.
 Mrs. A. Usher and daughter ,who have been spending few days with MT. and Mrs Riley, returned to their city home last Monday, and Mrs. Thomas is visit ing relatives in Millerton.
 For the Lincoln memorial tablet on the library the thanks of the town and of the public generally arc due to Miss Wheeler who initiated the enterprise and to l.. Van Alstyne who carried it through to completion.
 James Frazier, 10, colored, of Sharon, expired at the Winsted hospital Sunday night from complication of diseases following an operation. He had been at the institution since June 14. The re- mains were brought to Sharon Monday
 The Graces of Silver Lake Grange de- sire all Patrons present at next grange meeting and be ready to respond by some speech or short story as his or her name is called. Grange meeting is first Tues day of next month and each month fol- lowing until further notice.
 MT. and Mrs James R. Sharp and Mrs. Hortense Ililand of Chicago, Ill.,, MT. and Mrs. Earnest Glockens of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., MT. and Mrs. William Backaus and MT. John Wilson were the guests of W. M Ringler at the Tiedeman house over the Fourth.
 While perhaps there are not as many summer people here now as is usual at this time of year, they are coming rapidly and the village will soon have it's usual quota. The unusually cold and backward season was not favorable for an exodus of people from the cities.
 On Sunday last the membership of the Congregational church was increased by II, i. O., MT. and Mrs. Ebert Chapman and daughter, Ida, also Adam Duncan, joined by letterand Misses Edith Landon, Helen Bassett, Myrsha Smith, Helen Smith, Harriet Peck, Clara Peabody and Nina Juckett by confession of faith.
 The Rev. w. A. Maokey will deliver his lecture on Thunder and Lightning" ill the Methodist church in Sharon viii lage on Friday evening, July 18th at eight o'clock. The lecture comprises careful and scientific study of thunder storms and their accompanying phenom- ena. Further particulars next week.
 A few Sharonites went to Millerton on the Fourth to witness the ball game be- tween the Colored Giants and the Pough- keepsie team. They did not see the ad- vertised Poughkeepsie team of the Hud- son River league, because the league ceased to exist several weeks ago. They did. however, see Poughkeepsie team.
 s. B. Jewett is man who believes in sanitary conditions and also believes in the efficacy of concrete in building. Among the improvements at his place are included model stable for his cows The floors and managers are of concrete, which is proof against decay, easy to clean and desirable in many other re- spects.
 A question was asked the other day by Millerton citizen of Sharon citizen, " Have you electric ights?" Sharonite looked amazed and said, Why, yes, we have them and have had for five or six years" "Why, didn't know that" said the Millerton man. The Sharonite remarked: Do you think because you beat us by railroad, etc., that we can't get ahead of you once in six years?"
 On the night of July 3d false alarm of fire was given. Most of the firemen, believing it to be false alarm, did not respond. Some of them did, however, and one ambitious fire fighter, dragged out the hose cart and got ready for busi- ness. A reward of $10.00 is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the parties who rang the false alarm. This is something that that should be suppressed if possible. The time for the ringing of a fire alarm is when there is fire and at no other time.
 The death of John H. Cleaveland, aged 78, occurred Friday at the home of his niece, Miss Anna Skinner, with whom he resided. For some time he had been in poor health. During the last few months he had been confined to his bed continually. The funeral was held Monday and tho remains were in- tered ill the local cemetery. He retired from business several years ago and had led quiet life in Sharon for some time.