Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1907-11-21

There are in the town of Sharon
absut 500 taxpayers while the voting
list is somewhat less. This is accounted
for by the fact that many of the tax
payers are women.
During the month of September, town
clerk Rowley issued hunters licenses to
the amount of $68. During October 80
resident licenses were issued and seven
nonresident, amounting to $102, a total
of $170 sent to the state treasurer from
Sharon in two months.
The death of George H. Gay occurred
Sunday at his home in Gay Street. He
was about u years of age and his death
was due to heart disease Mr. Gay was
the last of the several Gay brothers, liv-
ed in Sharon nearly all his life and was
substantial and wealthy citizen. His
property will be inherited by his nieces,
Misses Jessie and Georgia Gay of Sharon
and Mrs Edward S. Holland of Boston,
Mass.
Congregational Church, reports of the
officers, were read and show the church
in its finances and general condition to
be unusually prosperous. The pews sold
remarkably well and the society is to be
congratulated on having secured a pas
tor of the ability of Rev G. L. Forte
upon whom a parish not many miles
distant is looking with envious eyes.
But Sharon Congregationalists can't
spare him.
In view of the earnest and satisfactory
work of Miss Laura Wheeler as presi-
dent of the Village Improvement Soci-
ETY. cannot the young people of Sharon,
this winter. rally to her support and to
the support of the village by giving one
or two first-class dramatic entertain
ments and then in the summer when
the city people are here, repeating the
same, thereby bringing large financial
return without great effort. Rehearsals
for these entertainments during the
winter would be a pleasant diversion
and would help while away the long
winter evenings for the young people.
Cannot something be done along these
lines?
For several years justice Lawrence Van
Alstyne and attorney Willard Baker,
two men whose loyalty to Sharon is
constant and unf1inching, have cherished
hope for the erection of proprietors
bridge over the stream at the lower end
Of the village, north of the Governor
Smith place, to replace the present dirt
bridge. There plan contemplates con
crete. or rough stone arch bridge with
10 to 25 foot span and bearing cap stones
on each of which should be engraved a
name of one of the 50 proprietors, who
purchased Sharon when the town was
sold by King George. Their being so
names, 26 would appear on either side
of the bridge. Here is an opportunity
for someone to present to the town, a
memorial of which it would be proud
and it is hoped these lines may come to
the attention of some philanthropist,
who will be inclined to foster the propo-
sition. 49,.
Postmasters at rural delivery offices
have been recently directed by postoffice
department to make it practice when
mailing to the remitter the receipt of a
money order issued upon application
made through carrier to enclose a
blank application for the remitter's use
when nextin need of money order.
This practice is only to impress upon the
patron the fact that the money order
system is conducted for the convenience
of the public, but causing him when
next he wishes to send an order to have
an application ready for the carrier. The
carriers will still have supply of these
blanks with them on their trip. This ex-
PLANTATION is made inasmuch as some pa
irons of the local routes do not seem to
understand why the blank applications
are enclosed.
EDITOR THE NEWS:
Now that Taxpayer" and Loyal
have got their hands i'll at writing for
the paper, why not let them discuss the
many people in town who own unlicens-
ed dogs that are allowed to live while the
rest of us are made to pay the fee.
..... DOG OWNER.
Secretary of var Taft arrived (:
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