Connecticut western news., 1908-08-20
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Mrs. F. l.. Bristol Is visiting friends in Dover Plains. -
 Dr. and Mrs. Coley have beenI enter taining Mrs. Cornwell of Patterson,N IN Y.
 Mrs. Willard Baker is entertaining her sister, Mrs. Durham of Cleveland, Ohio.
 A number of Sharonites contemplate attending the Canaan camp meeting next week.
 L. H. Bartram and F. L. Bristol wis ited the formers brother in Lee, Mass on Sunday last.
 Mrs. G. A. Lamb of New Haven IS spending few days with relatives and friends in Sharon.
 Thursday was the most uncomforta- ble day thus far this season so far as concerns the heat.
 Miss Katherine Kellogg has returned to Long Island after visit of several weeks with friends here.
 The republican caucus will be held tomorrow afternoon in town hall. See notice i'll another column.
 Sharon compliments Sheffield on be- ing the first team to defeat Lakevllle in nine-inning game of base ball. The grangers so thoroughly enjoyed that huckleberry picnic that they are al ready talking of holding another next year.
 H. R. Whitford and party of Canaan, nine persons, have been enjoying camp life on the shores of Nudge pond for several days.
 The Sharon base ball team plays Lime Rock at Lime Rock Saturday and tits expected that several local rooters will accompany them.
 Many Sharonites went to Millerton to attend the field day attractions Satur day, thereby somewhat lessening the at tendance at the ball game.
 The town of Salisbury is not the only one in this section where there are mar row roads which should be widened now that automobiles are so numerous.
 Mrs Ralph Deming and daughter have returned from the Pine Grove camp ground, near Canaan, and are spending a brief time at Mrs. E. A. Deming's.
 The manner in which girls are doing their hair in bologna sausage ring, with pretzel in the middle, is more wonderful than beautiful. Do they take it down, or off, when trey go to bed?
 The Methodist Sunday school of Shar- on will unite with the three Sunday schools in Millerton, in holding their annual picnic, on Wednesday of this week in Holley's delightful grove at Lakeville.
 The Berkshire Power Company has not yet rebuilt the dam at the Benedict Mills but expect to do 80 in the not far distant future so as to provide for emerg encies in the way of high water and ac- cidents at the Canaan power plant.
 The Sharon base ball team have in- troduced ticket which is an innova- tion here. It contains a score card on it's face and on the back appears the advertisements of two enterprising bus mess men, E. F. Gillette and c. H. Eggleston.
 The Canaan ball team came to town Saturday in large carry-an drawn by four horses, Abe" Martin of Lakevilie handled the ribbons. The trip from Lakeville to Sharon was made in 115 hours and the return trip in fifteen minutes less.
 Ethel Kline, whose serious illness was mentioned last week, died Wednesday at the Manhattan hospital in New York after mastoid operation. She was II years of age. The funeral was held at the homo Friday, the Rev. W. A. Mac key officiating. ...
 The superintendent of schools for the towns of Sharon and Salisbury, whose appointment was forstold by THE NEWS some weeks ago, has been appointed. He is c. H. Wheeler of Berlin, Mass. He is a man of experience and advanced ideas and should fill the position to the satisfaction of all concerned.
 There is no question about the loyalty of Sharonites to their base ball team but the attendance at the games should be better. The receipts of the SharonsCa- naan game Saturday were only $26.60 of which the local team retained 50 per cent. Let's increase it considerably the next time the team has home game.
 Sharon dust is rapidly passing into history Mrs. J. w. Hertzel and Frank Gillette have united forces and have oiled Main street from the southern line of the latters property to considerable distance east of the formers, an enter prise which will add very much to the comfort of not only these generous citi- zens but as much to their adjoining and