Connecticut western news., 1908-07-16
~ SHARON *
The farmer sows his crops,

The farmer sows his crops,
 And his good wife sews his clothes;
 The farmer darns the weather,
 And his good wife darns his hose;
 The farmer pitches in the hay,
 But, should he oross her whim.
 His good wife lays aside her work
 And pitches into him.
 A special meeting of the fire company was held last evening.
 John Hall is entertaining his mother from Barry town, N. Y.
 Mrs. Parsons, of White Plains, has been visiting at B. B. St. Johns.
 Mrs. Lucy Gobillot is entertaining her mother, Mrs. Morgan of Danbury.
 Miss May Kenney has gone to Lake George where she is to spend several weeks.
 Harry Haines and wife, of Bridgeport, have been spending vacation at F. P. Haines.
 Mrs Erickson and Miss Johnson, of Boston, have been guests for few days at Charles Stevens
 Lloyd Marvin of New Canaan, Conn.,, has been spending several days with friends and relatives in town.
 Interest in golf is reviving. Consid- erable more interest is manifested in the sport than was apparent last year. Miss Sadie Eggleston of Po'keepsie has been visiting Mrs. Lawrence Van Alstyne and Mrs. D. N. Eggleston.
 The annual meeting of the Hotchkiss Library Association was held Monday evening at the home of Dr. Knight.
 Station agent Shaeffer has recovered from the effects of. the operation which ne recently underwent and is again at his post at Sharon Station.
 The summer guests seem never to tire of the drives in this section and every day they may be seen riding i'll their stylish equipages or rigs owned by local iverymen.
 Messrs. McGlasson, Bailey and Hop kins, all of White Plains, have rented for the balance of the season, the Myers cottage on the mountain and with their families will spend quiet outing there. Prof. w. s. Newell's successor as principal of the Sharon high school has been chosen. He is Prof. Percy Camp bell, now of Lawrence, Mass. Prof. Campbell comes to us exceedingly we'll recommended.
 An informal dance will be held to- nor row evening in the Casino. The music will be furnished by Newman's orchestra of Amenia The committee in charge consists of Walter Sherman, A Deming, H. Banks and Robert Dibblo. The first quarterly conference for the present conference year, was held in the Methodist chapel on Friday night. The recently appointed district superin- tendent, Rev. R. E. Wilson. formerly of Yonkers was present and presided. His genial and courteous manner made very pleasant impression on the mem bers of the conference
 Commencing July 18th and continu. ing through to September 5. the Sharon golf club will hold teas every Saturday afternoon. from four to six. These gatherings are sure to be both pleasant and profitable. The committee in charge consists of Mrs. Chas. Gilmore Kerley, chairman; Mrs. Lyman Rhoades, ,Jr. Mrs. William B. Coley, Mrs. Walter Scott, Mrs. Charles Stoppani, Mrs. William Wilson Kelchner.
 One day last week Fay Van Deusen. of Hillsdale, who is mail clerk on the lower division of the Harlem railroad, met with what might have been very serious accident. He worked out of New York to Sharon Station on 8 train about an hour late that day. On at- tempting to board the south bound train, which was moving, he was thrown into the air and came down on his head and shoulders, scratching his face badly and spraining h1s left wrist
 The funeral services of MT. Thomas Ryan, aged 84 years, were held at his late residence i'll Sharon on Friday July 10th at two o'clock p. m. MT. Ryan, was, for many years, and, until recently. the only undertaken in this immediate community. He died, after short confinement to his bed. on We'd nesday morning July 8th. Rev. MT. Mackey conducted the funeral services. The burial was in Amenia Union cem- etery
 The work of organizing base ball team has been going for several days and yesterday afternoon journeyed they to Amenia and did battle with the first team of that place. The Sharon players thus far "signed" are as follows: Au. ~rr,,+1o oud Alfred DoroipO Fvorott