Connecticut western news., 1908-01-23

Make SuDSCrlpt!on checKS payable Go The Canaan Printing Go. r. MT. and Mrs. Duane have returned to New Jersey. .
 Mr. Charles Brazee has been spending short time in Sharon. .s.1.s B. ...- E. Franklin Gillette spent few days in New York this week.
 Robert Livingstone was i'll the Quaker City a portion of last week. Mp
 Mrs. G. w. Hertzel is spending few weeks in New York and Danbury.
 Robert Prindle has been cutting some good, eight inch ice from the Beardsley pond.
 The young people have been enjoying the skating on Nudge pond during the past few days.
 Miss Margaret Gager who has been on the sick list for several weeks is again able to be out.
 Miss Bertha Heady has been caring for patient in Pittsield, Mass. for the last three weeks. The local grange was repre- sented at the state meeting at Hartford last week by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lamb.
 MT. Benziges of TorrinRton, Conn. is spending few days at the home of MT. Klebss and enjoying the fishing.
 F. I. Peabody. H. B, Dakin, H. M. HoaQ and E. F. Hazard attended the meeting of the Grand Lodge in Hart ford last week.
 Next Sunday night Mir. Mackey will give second lecture on the Apostle John dealing more particularly with his personal character.
 It is said that there are more cases of truancy in town than there should be and that the truant officer will find his services much in demand.
 5I Nr. Mackey's lecture will come next in the entertainment course. A musical programme will probably be arranged for rendition the same evening.
 A party of young people from Sharon went to Amenia on Monday evening and indulged in the sport of roller skat- ing at the recently opened rink.
 I. N Bartram is to take the plat form this evening in the Methodist Church and will speak on some of the happenings of former days in Sharon. The organization of mutual fire in suranoe company is now being discussed. The plan would be to restrict the assured to those residing or owning property in the town of sharon.
 The Sharon Board of Relief give notice in another column that they will meet the taxpayers at the office of the Town Clerk on Saturday, February l. "
 The date for the game of basket ball between the Canaan and Sharon girls teams, at Sharon, has not been decided upon. The date under discussion Ii Saturday, February 22, Washington birthday.
 The ice harvest at Nudge pond hal been commenced. The ice is of fine quality and about ten inches in thick ness. Enough will be cut in this section this season so that an ample supply fol the summer will be assured.
 Several Sharon fanciers were among those whose birds won prizes at the recent Millertown poultry show. Oar wln Morse won on Orpingtons, Charles Dakin on turkeys. Arthur Harris or Plymouth Rocks and pigeons, Mrs. w R. Hotaling on Wyandottes and Orping tons, Mrs. Randall on Wyandottes.
 We learn that the loss by fire consisting of damage to dwelling house of E. P Hazard of this town has been satisfac torily adjusted through our local agent Mr. Willard Baker. MT. Baker repre- sents four of the best companies namely Home, Continental and German Ameri of New York and Aetna of Hartford.
 Last Sunday evening the Rev W. A Mackey gave a most interesting ant instructive lecture on "The Holy St John at Jerusalem" The lecture bein1 especially given to the members o Hamilton Lodge No. 54 F. & A. M ant also to the members of Rose chapter No IA. The members of both orders goins in body to the church. Many thank are. extended to MT. Mackey from botl lodge and chapter.
 Rumor has it that the fire distrio committee has in contemplation tn purchase of chemical engine as pro tection against fire. Those engines lon since passed the experimental stage an have established their practicability They are in use in many villages wher there is no water works plant, and 6 far as fire protection is concerned ther might as well be none in Sharon present for the reason that the fire di! trict has refused to pay the price pc hydrant asked by the company.