Connecticut western news., 1908-05-07


 people who live here the year around always welcome the opportunity to get away from the familiar scenes for few weeks during the summer. This proba- bly, explains why W. K. Landon and E. F. Gillette have purchased a tract of land on the popular Mount Riga and are to erect a summer cottage there. MT. Landon's family have camped there frequently.
 Last Friday evening Al. Baker the ventriloquist, gave a very pleasing en- tertainment at The Casino under the auspices of the Sharon High School class of 'O8. The entertainment was followed by a dance for which the music was furnished by Turner's or chestra of Lakeville. Owing to the large number of public gatherings held of late the event was not a pronounced success in the matter of attendance. The class realized about $15,OO.
 1 David Darling who, for a number of years has been in the employ of livery man F. A. Wike in the capacity of stage driver between Sharon and Sharon Station, has resigned his position and is now in the livery business Ion his own hook" He has three horses, his stables being in the barn near his home. He runs bus to the various trains. With two conveyances travelling back and forth every day the travelling pub 1 lie should be we'll catered to between Sharon and the station.
 The Sharon delegates who attended the senatorial convention at Canaan last Saturday wanted to get home the same week, consequently they avoided the railroads and made the trip in D. N. Eggleston's auto. They had nearly reached Sharon on the return trip when one wheel started out on a solitary jour- ney, and an auto full of delegates re- ceivsd considerable of jolt. The ma chine was running slowly, consequently there were no fatalities or injuries.
 The following statement to the public has been issued by the Sharon Water Company: Inasmuch as the Housatonic Valley Committee of the New England Insurance Exchange has decided that the rate of insurance on property in this village within five hundred feet of an unrestrained hydrant (this means a private hydrant) would be reduced to tho eighty per cent. rate, or the same rate as heretofore, when the hydrants were rented by the Fire District, so that all persons owning property within the five hundred foot radius of any one hydrant may rent the same and have their respective insurance rates reduced ? as stated. AS the company had received , number of applications for hydrants and one in writing from E. F. Gillette and others, the Water Company at a meeting of it's directors, held April 23d. : 1908, voted that fire hydrants may be rented to private parties and that rental price of such hydrants shall be seventy suranoe rates, based upon the eighty per cent. clause upon all the insured property affected by such rental of hydrants. The regulations and changes in rates by the Board of Underwriters to be accepted by all parties. This offer by the Water Company applies to the Fire District as whole as we'll as to in dividuals.
 , Signed, Sharon Water Company, By I. N. Bartram, Supt. At meeting held Monday afternoon, it was voted to adopt the school superin- tendency system for Sharon. At this meeting Rev. W. E. Page, acting school visitor for Sharon, the numbers of the town board of education, and state secre- tary Hine were presant. There is well defined belief that this system will re- suit in the betterment of the schools of Sharon for the reason that it has bettered schools in other towns. The vote author izes Sharon to act ill conjunction with some other town ill employing superen- tendent 1t was also voted that Sharon shall appropriate $500, annually, as the towns share of the superintendent s compensation What other town will act ln con- junction with Sharon Is not known but it will probably be Cornwall It is the general opinion of all concerned that the superintendent should be a man although lady Ysuperintendents have been very successful in some towns. The state secretary met the local teachers and explained to them what the duties of a superintendent will consist of and in other ways informed them on the subject of superintendenoy. The new plan will probably be put into effect at the beginning of the next school year.
 George s. Kirby was in Hartford Tues day and Wednesday attending the re- publican state convention as delegate from the 31st senatorial district.