Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20

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 The Misses Emily o. and Laura
 Wheeler have rented from the Sharon
 Water Company for fire and private pur- poses two hydrants, one opposite the residence of the late Dr. Tiffany. This makes four hyrants which are rented by private parties of our town and we understand that other applications have been received.
 Carl Koehn, with a large carryal drawn by three horses abreast, took merry party of our city colony for straw ride last Friday night. We noted that an overwhelming majority of these straw riders were of the fairer sex and think the three defenseless men who were lured into accompanying the ex- petition deserving of the Victoria Cross which is only given for Conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy"
 MT. Middlebrooks right hand man, David Duffy, was prostrated by sudden and alarming attack of illness last Thursday afternoon. He was re- moved Thursday night to the "Bobolink Hospital" as it was feared an immediate operation would be necessary. Happily this proved not to be the case and MT. Duffy was taken to his home ill the Val ley where at present writing he is re- ported on the road to recovery.
 MT. and Mrs. B. Bradley and Miss Clementina Tiedemann arrived in town this week from Los Angeles, Cal, com ing by way of Seattle and having some what eventful trip across the continent. They were riding in the fifth car of the train, and at Glendine, Montana, a bridge having been burned, the engine and first four cars went into the river, killing five people and injuring thirty. The many friends and acquaintances of MT. Bradley in this section will be glad to know that he has so far recovered his health. Mrs. Bradley was formerly Miss Alzada Middleb rocks of this place.
 The motor cyclists of our town have called your news gathers attention to a in last weeks "News'-pro- bably inserted by some irresponsible party-which they seem to think intend ed to blast their we'll deserved reputation for truth and veracity in this community A careful reading of the paragraph in question has convinced us that no of fense of any kind was intended by the writer, since one mans judgment in matters of this kind is not always infal- lible. In this connection, Amateur" would recommend that motor cy clists, and others, ponder carefully on certain old and well proven maxim, viz. "Tis the truth that hurts''
 The9eague game of. ball played Satur- day between Sharon and Canaan at Kirby's field, resulted in a victory for although it was observed the News editor was sweating apprehenslve- ly until after the fourth inning after which he appeared his normal self. third baseman is unfortunately afflicted with melancholia and apparent ly went into trance at the beginning of the fourth inning from which he failed to recover until retired and a new man substituted which, however was not done until too late. We understand he IS to be retired on pension which IS undoubtedly wise move on the part of the Sharon base ball management.
 Through misunderstanding mention was not made in last weeks NEWS of the death of Emma Woodward Brown, wife of Lester Brown of this place. Nearly the whole of Mrs. Browns long and use ful life was lived in Sharon Although her last illness was brief, she had not been we'll for some time. Mrs. Brown came from an old and we'll known fam ily and was herself type of all that is highest and best ia womanhood. She was life long member of the Methodist church of this place, a loving wife and devoted mother to a large family of children, eight of whom, with her hus- band survive her. Interment was at the Roland cemetery, Rev. W. A. Mackey A feature worthy of note is that for the first time in our town the bearers were carried to the cemetery in an automobile. T
 Although the columns of rhetoric, and hot air, published weekly by the Water Co.," and "Tax- payer' make interesting reading, they are really not much to the point and lead to no conclusion whatever, consisting as the do of more or less personal remarks on one side and columns of figures and statistics on the other from which can be proven anything or nothing, as you choose. Every citizen of our town knows the record of our water company. It is 8 corporation, and therefore soulless, and not amenable to the moral laws which govern humanity, and space given to point out it's imperfeotions is wasted. | Your scribe thinks Taxpayer" and the