Connecticut western news., 1907-08-01

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 Miss Heady and her friend, MissWhit- ford, spent Thursday afternoon at Char lie Whitford's.
 Fred Bitner has gone into camp near Silver Lake for the remainder of the summer months. Robert Rice of New Haven was here last week settling the estate of the latc J. H. Cleaveland.
 Mrs. E. White is on the sick list and is being cared for by her mother, Mrs. Richards, of Warren.
 Mrs. Durkee and the Misses Durkee of East Patchogue, l.. T., spent last week with MT. and Mrs. w. R. Houghtaling.
 The Busy Bees of the Congregational Church held their annual fair and sup per yesterday afternoon and evening.
 Mrs. George Darling has been quite ill but is better. Mrs. Isaac Hoag is nong the sick.
 James Landon and his two sisters, Emmabelle and Ruth, from New Brit ain are visiting their uncle, W. K. Lam don.
 Mrs. F. l. Peabody and daughter, Ha gel, have been visiting in Hartford, Bris- tol and Salisbury, returned home last Sunday.
 Mrs. Frank Waite and daughter, Iva, of Ashley Falls and Mrs. Louise Troop of Wassaic were guests of Mrs. F. l.. Bristol this week.
 During the shower of Saturday morn ing E. P. Hazards house was struck by lightning. But little damage was done and no one was hurt.
 Miss Mabel Liner gave her friends a party last Monday evening All had a very nice time and danced to the music of the violin and harp.
 AS result of the meeting of the Town High School committee held last week Prof. W. s. Newell has been engaged as principal for another year.
 Sharon has good roads, good loca- tion, good water, good electric lights, good hotels and good sewer system. All these things attract the Yorker.
 MT. and Mrs. Strauss and MT. and Mrs. Cox of New York were recent guests of MT. Ringler at the Tiedeman House.
 Recent guests at MT. George Klebe' s | uoro Mre Howe opd +braa ob;Jdro,, Frank, Marion and Arlene from Water bury and Miss Olive Potter.
 The children in room three of Sharon Graded school had list of seventy species of birds seen between February and the close of school in June.
 Dr. Ralph Eeming, wife and daughter Harriet of Philadelphia are spending the summer with his mother, Mrs. E. A.. Deming
 Sharon was well represented at the Main show which visited Millerton Tues day and undoubtedly large delegation will go to Lakeville next week Saturday evening to witness the Robbins circus.
 The drama, "Josiah's Courtship," !" will be repeated tomorrow evening for the benefit of Hamilton Lodge, F. & A. M A supper will be served after the , held.
 Mrs. F. w, Dakin is spending a few days with her daughter, MT. A. w. White, in New York city. Mrs White has been very sick with tonsilitis. Mrs. O. B. Everett of Ellsworth is taking care of her.
 MT. and Mrs. Gomez of Brooklyn, N. T., are the guests of Mrs. Baldwin Reed at Pleasant View Farm. Mrs. Gomez is daughter of the late Edwin K J Les sel who was at one time rector of Christ s Church in Sharon.
 On Sunday morning an automobile owned by party staying at Sharon Inn and driven by 8 chaffeur ran into the railing near John Monahan's shop, tear ing down part of the railing and barely missed going over 20-foot wall into the stream. With the exception of one head light nothing was broken on the ma chine
 The Sharon Telephone Company now has somewhat more than 320 phones connected with it's lines and the business is increasing at the rate of at least 15O instruments per year. The rates are $15 and $20 per year and the.service is be- coming more and more valuable to the subscribers each year.
 At recent joint meeting of the High school and district committee, definite action was taken regarding the status of 1.-the High school principal with reference 10 the graded schools. MT. Newell was