Connecticut western news., 1908-10-29

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 Miss Mae Kinney was home over Sun- dy.
 s. B. Jewett was in Litchfeld last week.
 Miss Nellie Mcdonald IS visiting in Waterbury, Conn.
 Mrs. Deming returned to Sharon fro m New York Monday.
 Mrs. Henry McNeil. of Litchfield, is visiting at w. W. Pecks'.
 Schuyler Van Rensellaer and Alfred Deming were in town over Sunday.
 Roland Chaffee, of Providence, R. l.. h $ been visiting at Dr. J. $. Chaffee's.
 E. E. Bartram, of Lakeville, spent a couple of days with relatives i'll town last week.
 Miss Maude Landon, of Norfolk, spent Sunday with her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. K. Landon.
 Miss Laura Wheeler has returned from her European trip arriving i'll Sharon last Wednesday.
 Justice Ford, of Canaan, was in town few days last week on business con n,cted with his music store.
 MT. and Mrs. Geo. Klebes and daugh- ter, Beatrice, have been spending week with friends in New Jersey.
 Mrs Hawley Bartram has returned to Brooklyn. N |. after spending couple of weeks with her daughter, Evelyn.
 Harry Sabine has gotten through with his seasons work at.the Sharon Phar macy, and expects to obtain a position in New York or Danbury for the winter.
 Several of our young people in town attended the football game at Hotchkiss last Saturday afternoon, among others the able baseball reporter for THE NEws" last summer, John Wakeman.
 Miss Susan Kirby, who has been visit ing her daughter in New York, returned home Monday night. T. B. Mcdonald of the linn" staff went to New York Monday morning to accompany Mrs. Kirby home.
 Your scribe has often heard of the smile that would not come off but never fully realized what it meant until last Saturday night. when as one of the audience he sat facing the chairman of the Republican town committee.
 Behold the fisherman He riseth up carly in the morning and disturbeth the entire household. Mighty are his prep arations. He goeth forth full of hope. When the day is far spent, he returneth smelling of strong drink, and the truth is not in him.
 Samuel Roberts is stopping at the 'tInn" until after election. Mr. Roberts keenely enjoys the political game, and is an important iRk i'll the mechanism of the local machine Although not an ardent admirer of political machines, we sincerely hope that this particular link may be in serviceable condition for many years.
 The recent marriage of Miss Harriet Peck emphasizes the fact that West Main street is Q favorite stamping lmor saith that an old time bachelor, now resident of that thoroughfare, has at last fallen victim to his marksman- ship. and been sorely wounded by a well aimed arrow from his bow.
 Great activity was shown by the parties entrusted with posting the bills announcing Mr. Hills speech last Satur- day night. The hours of daylight were apparently long enough for these ardu- ous workers. as they pursued their avo- cation nnder cover of darkness, thereby disturbing quiet neighborhood, and be- ing themselves mistaken for robbers. You are we'll known boys, and had best avoid future doings of this sort.
 E. H. Middlebrooks had very narrow escape from serious fire last Saturday night. John Wike, his able assistant, upon going to tho meat market Sunday morning found it full of smoke, and dis, covered that quite large hole had been burned entirely through the floor. just back of the counter. At the time of the discovery it was still smoldering but ready to break into flame. It must have been burning all night and it is really little short of miracle that the market and adjacent buildings were not dis troyed. It was probably caused by someone throwing a lighted cigar ol cigarrette in the sawdust on the market floor and the e'Duilding being closed tight il smoldered all might instead of bursting into flame.
 A genuine surprise was sprung upor the people of our village when they re ceived cards last Tuesday morning an nouncing the marriage of Frederick l.