Connecticut western news., 1908-07-30

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 Miss Rose of New London, Conn. is visiting at G. W. Hertzel's.
 { Miss Potter of Waterbury is a summer guest of Miss Ethel Klebes.
 Mrs Willis of Morristown, N J. is a recent arrival at The Bartram.
 Miss Dimmock of Maplewood, N. J. is guest at Edward St. Johns.
 Miss Hazel Peabody is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Seeley, ill Salisbury.
 Edna and Mabel Liner were recent guests of Cornwall Bridge relatives. A. J. Bostwick has been on the sick list for few days but is improving.
 Miss Dorothy Harris has been spend ing few days with Naugatuck friends.
 Clara B. Peabody is spending fort night with Misses Mills, in Coleman s.
 Mrs. Lafayette and children of Win sted have been visiting at Charles Knights.
 Mrs. Nelson L. Jackson and daughter of Canaan have been visiting Miss Louise Jackson.
 Dr. o. W. Bassett is entertaining MT. and Miss Lee of Tennessee, also friends from Maryland.
 Anumber of farmers in this section say their potatoes are quite seriously afflicted with blight.
 MT. and Mrs. Peabody were called to Ghent, N. Y. to attend the funeral of Mrs. Peabody's sister last Tuesday.
 Mrs. Robert Prindle, Mrs. Charles Prindle and Miss Warehouse have been spending a vacation at West Haven. 4
 The shortening of the days in quite perceptible. It will not be many weeks ere the trips to the coal bin commence.
 Guests for over Sunday at Hilltop were MT. and Mrs. John F. Havemeyer, Roy Kerley, Miss Anne Cochran, Miss Laura Cochran, Mrs. Alice Casset, Miss Casset.
 About 12 of Silver Lake Changers at tend Ellsworth Grange Wednesday evening of last week and wish to express thanks to Ellsworth for the enjoyable evening which was given us.
 Jackson 6 Canf1eld of Canaan were in town recently exhibiting the Buick auto mobile for which they are agents. It is understood they made two sales to local parties. the machines to be delivered next month.
 This is the season of the year when city folks flock to Sharon to spend their vacation and, also, when Sharonites flock (fguratively speakinG) to the cities. One class is looking for rest and quiet and the other is trying to get away from it.
 The Busy Bee fair was held on the Congregational church lawn yesterday afternoon. THE NEWS went to press too early, however, to give 8 report of the same but it goes without saying that the event was we'll attended and that it was a success from every standpoint. Pre- cedent warrants us in making such a statement.
 The experiment. with crude oil on the streets, mentioned in last weeks NEWS, has every appearance, at the present time of being @ success and it is under stood that the selectmen have in con- temptation the project of trying the oil on larger area. It seems to have eff fectually laid the dust, possesses no odor, is not offensive to pedestrians, in fact there seems to be nothing to be said against 1t and much in it's favor. MT. Sedgwick has shown what can be done here in the way of keeping the dust where it belongs and we trust the practical demonstration will inspire the authorities to take action.
 On Tuesday evening George Kiernan, l., an impersonator. whose headquarters are in Great Harrington, Mass, gave a most enjoyable entertainment in The Casino under the auspices of the Village Improvement Soci- ety. He delineated the several characters of Rip Van Wrinkle" and did it in most realistic fashion and held the close attention of his audience. : One evening last week MT. Klernan dehneated the characters in ''The Old Homestead in Falls Village and the villagers were delighted with the pro- duction. He is an artist in his profes- sion. At the conclusion of his pro- gramme here Tuesday evening a dance was held and refreshments were, served.
 Many towns that have voted money for highway improvement, expecting that large part of the expense would be paid by the state under the law enacted by the last legislature, are very much annoyed by the long delay, state high way commissioner Macdonald being so overloaded with business by the new law %I-A