Connecticut western news., 1908-11-12
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Congregational church Tuesday night. A silver collection was taken and the proceeds of the evening were used to buy new books for the Sunday School Library.
 Miss Harriet Eggleston, Miss Eva Landon, T. Burney Mcdonald and R. J.. Livingstone attended the Princeton Dartmouth football game at the Polo grounds in New York last Saturday,, re- turning home Sunday night.
 The Woodmen of the World is prov ing popular Order here. There are about 46 members and candidates are being initiated at nearly every meeting. X degree team is being organized and 1t is proposed to confer the degrees in an impressive manner.
 The water ill the Beardsley reservoir has risen two inches Tn the part two week despite the prevailing drought. Sharon has been favored with an abun- dant water supply, and it has not been nescessary to make any restrictions as to its use. as has been the case ill many other places.
 Mrs. F. L. Hart entertained large circle of invited friends at the home of her father, w. W. Peck, last Friday evening. by giving "Heart Party, " but part of the evening was changed by her many friends into "Linen Shower" and Mrs. Hart was the recipient of many pretty presents.
 At the October term of the Superior Court, divorce was granted Mrs. Frances St. John Pltoherfrom her hug band, Henry Burnap Pitcher, also grant ing Mrs. Pitcher the right to resume her maiden name. Frances St John. Mrs. Pitcher was represented in the case by Willard Baker, attorney.
 The Epworth League will hold a "Hat Social' in the parlors of the M. E. church next Friday night. Each lady will bring to this social hat and also enough flowers, fruit and etc. to pro- perly decorate it. The actual work of trimming the hats however, will deyolve upon the gentlemen, who will thus he given an opportunity to demonstrate their well known and widely advertised bythemselves good taste and know ledge of ladies' hats, which will very mems of millinery. After trimming the hats will be numbered and the ladles drawing corresponding numbers will don the hats and be escorted to supper by the masculine designer of the same, Better attend this as there will be plenty of fun.
 A meeting of the officials of the I Sharon Entertainment Course was held at the Taghkanic parlors Monday eve ming. The report of the treasurer I. N. Bartram showed last years recepts to be $939 16,\ which includes $229.90 left over from the previous year. The ex- pense of last seasons course was $768.50 which leaves a balance available for the present season of $170.66. In order to secure the best talent for the comiVg course 1t is necessary to raise about $500 more than the sale of the season tickets will bring. The officers elected for the ensuing year are as follows; w. A. Mackey, president; J. J. Ryan, G. S.. Smith, vice-president; I. N Bartram, treasurer; Percy o. Campbell, secretary. Executive committee, the above named officers and D. N. Eggle. ston, Willard Baker, E. F. Gillette, O. H. Eggleston and R. J. Livingstone The committee are arranging for the coming course and season tickets will be on sale in short time. There is al ready quite demand for them and those desiring them will do well to gel their orders booked at once.
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