Connecticut western news., 1907-10-10

Sharon don't propose to de left out in the cold when those S20,O ,O00 road inn provement packages are being handed out, consequently at the town meeting it was voted to ask for one. There are two or three pieces of road that have been surveyed and the money will pro- bably be expended on one or all of these. It rests with the selectmen and the high way commissioner to say what disposi- tion shall be made of the money.
 A new counterfeit five dollar certifi- cate, series of 1899, has made it's appear anee in New York according to John B. Wilkie, chief of the secret service bureau of the treasury department. The gen. eral appearance of the note, which bears the portrait of the Indian chief Onepapa, is good, but the back is blue-green tint and should be detected by anyone familiar with money. The face plate number of the certificate is so faint as to be uncertain and the back plate is also shadowy. The certificate is a photo mechanical production of deceptive character except as to the paper-two pieces pasted together with fiber be- tween-which is stiff. Almost all the fine upstroke lines in the script lettering on the face of the note are lost and in the Indians feather war bonnet the fine detail of the feathers is wholly missing and there appears simply a blank space between the lower and up- per ends of the feather.
 CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
 Sunday evening Rev. G. l.. Forte will lecture on the crusades.
 It is expected that several will attend the o. E. Union which meets at Kent Saturday.
 E.et M. E. CHURCH NOTES.
 Rally Day was observed ill the, Meth odisJ Sunday school last Sunday. There was fairly good attendance and yet the calling of the roll showed surprising list, not only of absentees for that par ticular session, but of exceedingly irreg- ular attendance. Several pieces from the new song book were sung, and, after some practical remarks by both superin- tendent and pastor, the school enthusi- astically adopted some good resolutions, looking to the rallying of it's dissipated forces. ...s~e ,..-.t It was also decided to make Sunday Oct. 27, Decision Day., for all such as are disposed to commence religious life and unite with the church lon proba- tion."
 The subject of the second lecture on the Life and Work of the Apostle Paul, in the Methodist church next Sunday night, is; "From Jerusalem back to Tar sus"
 THE USE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
 By Mabel Hotaling
 Public libraries are very useful. great deal of knowledge can be obtained from them. Anyone can enter the public libraries and look at any of the encyclopedias and other books. A great deal may be learned from she books ot travel which are found in nearly all oi the libraries, and the people who are not able to cross the ocean may learn about foreign countries by reading books that other travellers have written. There are good many books in the library in this town, but it might be of more benefit tc the school than it is. If books were al
 lowed to be taken for the benefit of al the scholars in the room. it would be
 better than just the one subscription
 which is allowed. The teachers of the
 different rooms might be allowed tC draw books pertaining to the different
 studies of the classes and then the whole room could be benefited by the books
 Of course anyone may go and read any
 of the books or magazines in the library
 but no books can be taken from tht library unless dollar is paid the librari an. A great many of the city peopl,
 that board here through the summe. pay for 8 whole years subscription ant then go away ill September and for thu rest of the time no books are drawn ol
 those subscriptions. If they would al } low those subscriptions to be taken ant given to the poorer class of people or t. t the school it would do the library IL ) harm but it would do the schools an' ] scholars great deal of good. The libra 8 ries are useful because those that hay
 subscriptions to get books will read
 great many more books than they woul
 if they had to buy every one they read | And the libraries should have differen z styles of books to suit different styles c = people,"
 O TOWN ELECTION
 T The town election Monday resulted i n the election of the following candidates l 11> l. ~