Connecticut western news., 1908-05-28


 days in New York city.
 Miss Edna Klebes has been spending few days in Torrington. .~
 Miss Louise Jackson was . recent guest of friends in Wassaio.
 Mrs. o. w. Bassett has been spend ing few days in the metropolis.
 Mrs. Henry Schwab spent Sunday with her son in Southboro, Mass,
 Mrs. Sewen of New York has come to spend the summer at The Bartram.
 George w. Ford, the Canaan piano dealer, was in town on business Monday.
 The Misses Bullions are entertaining Mrs. Blandy and son of Greenwich. IN Y.
 MT. Page of New Milford preached two sermons in the Advent Chapel Sun- day.
 Mrs. Mary Hitchcock has returned from Cleveland, Ohio to spend the sum- mer with her daughter, Mrs. Willard Baker.
 The Sharon base ball team would have been pleased to enter the Housa- tonic Valley base ball league had trans portation facilities been better.
 A number of Sharonites went to Salisbury Friday evening to attend the concert given by the Salisbury choir and pronounced 1t first-class event in every particular.
 The Sharon grange continues to grow in membership and increase in interest. A large number of candidates have re- cently been initiated and there are many more in prospect.
 It is understood that David Darling, who recently established livery stable and began running a stage between here and the station, will, in all probability, receive the contract to carry the mail. It is now carried by F. A. Wike's stage.
 The many friends of Rev. l. H. Schwab regret to learn that his health is not improving rapidly enough to war rant his returning to Sharon imme- diately to take up his duties. In order that he may have the necessary time for rest and recuperation, the pulpit of the Episcopal church will be supplied by various rectors until MT. Schab is physi- oally able to resume his duties.
 The exhibit of school work from the various schools in the town was reye- lation to those who attended the expo sition in the high school building re- cently. The exhibits comprised the work of all grades and was decided credit to Sharon and the faithful and efficient teachers who preside over her schools. The excellence of the exhibits was surprising and there can be but one result, l. e., an increased interest in the schools on the part of the parents of the pupils and of the public at large.
 It is not at all unlikely that Sharon will soon have camp of Modern Wood men, An organizer from Waterbury is now here and it is understood that he Is meeting with good success. We are in- formed that already about 45 Sharonites have siRnifed their willingness to be- come members. It is, at the present time. probably the strongest fraternal organization of it's kind in the United States and has become exceedingly pop ular in the villages of New York state. There are also seve ral camps in this county.
 We arc requested to again call the at- tqntion of Sharonites to the Memorial day exercises which are to take place on Saturday of this week. It is hoped that all will heed the request for flowers with which to decorate the graves of the soldiers. Unfortunately the outlook for plenitude of flowers this year is not encouraging and for this reason the veterans urgently request all who have such as they can spare. to donate them in order that there may be enough 10 appropriately decorate. As we before stated, the memorial address will be de- livered at o'clock by Rev. MT. Maokey in the Casino.
 The Tiffany-wil case in Winsted called several Sharonites there during the past week, also many wealthy New Workers, well known in Sharon. Rev. Dr. William Grosvenor of New York, told of his intimacy with Dr. Tiffany since 1895. He said: :" I don't care how much money he left and don't t care where he left it; came up here to vindlcate as far as I can the intelligence, mental sanity, judgment and virility of Dr. Charles c. Tiffany to the end. There was no deterioration of his mental powers said the rector. He never noticed any difference in Dr. Tiffany's manner of expression in 1906 or '07 from that in the five or ten years proceeding. As to his physical condition in 1906 al d 'O7 the rector said he became an older man, an old m a n :" Dr. Cleveland of New York, spoke of being called to attend the archdeacon in 1902; said he