Connecticut western news., 1908-09-24

E. F. Gillette and G. s. Kirby went to New York Monday.
 Henry Hoag was in New York a couple of days last week.
 Miss Clara Reed of Millerton, N. Y. is visiting at A. J. Bostwick's.
 Mrs. Kelsey expects to stay at the Taghkanic the coming winter.
 Dr. c. W. Bassett went to New York last Friday, returning on Monday.
 Mrs. Raban and daughter Edith are guests of her son, Albert Raban.
 Mrs. Schermerhorn, of Dover Plains is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fred Bris- tol.
 guest of the Misses Helen and May Smith.
 Harry Hamlin, of New Britain, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Hamlin.
 Mrs. Emma Benedict, of Wassaic, N. Y. has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Rynus.
 Philip Nase. whose marriage was re- gently announced, was in town a few days last week.
 John Wakeman went to New York by auto last Wednesday, returning Thursday by rail.
 MT. and Mrs. William Carr leave for the west thls week. Mrs Carr was Miss Minnie Hinckley.
 The members of the M. E. Church are raising money for furnace to be put in their parsonage.
 w. K. Landon and daughter Viola, spent Sunday with his father, James Landon, of Ashley Falls.
 The Misses Alice and Elsie Bradshaw and Henry Bradshaw of Brooklyn are the guests of Dr. o. w. Bassett. Miss Elizabeth A. Pennell, of South Norwalk, Conn.,, who has been visiting Mrs. Chas. Rynns, returned to her home early this week.
 E. H. Middlebrooks, who was quite ill the latter part of last week, is at this writing greatly improved although not entirely well. ....s..
 Mrs. E. P. Hazard went to Waterbury last Saturday to take care of her daugh- ter Emma, who is i'll in that city.
 Miss Dorothy Landon very pleasantly entertained few of her friends last Thursday evening, having reached the advanced age of twelve on that date.
 A new disease has been discovered by our local physicians, who claim that it has made some progress in this com munity. They call it "Conventionitis.
 Henry Knight has returned to school as also has Lloyd Emory and the Sharon ball team are mourning since Doc" was tower of strength in any part of the field
 E F. Gillette sold 181a barrels of sweet potatoes last Saturday. It wasn't much of 8 day for selling potatoes either on account of the ball game, but it shows what little hEsuling will do.
 Dr. James DeGarmo, of Fishkil-on- the-Hudson, N. Y, delivered an enter taining and instructive lecture to the brethren of Hamilton Lodge, F. & A. M. at their regular meeting last Friday evening.
 Mrs. G. $. Kirby and her son, little rk of 1oc c1 pleasantly in New York City, having some enjoyable auto trips with George Cole and also visiting Coney Island, to the great entertainment of little George.
 MT. and Mrs. F. B. Hamlln expects to again occupy the Whitney cottage this winter MT. Hamlin has been vel come resident of our village for several winters, wisely preferring to spend the long winter evenings in social arguments upon current topics, to the loneliness ot such nights on the farm.
 Although it may seem surprising to some, yet your scribe thinks that among the more important needs of our village D ACn oCuOOA lS Odoi1J HI d6 Ou1 present union school building is not what it should be. It does, of course hold all the scholars who attend, but this means nothing since a large enough tent or barn would do the same. and yet might not be considered 8 model place for teaching children. The present building is inadequate in many ways nnsanitary, and neither heated nor ven tilated ill accordance with approved methods. It requires more or less re, pairing every year, and the cost of these will constantly increase as the building gets older. The rooms are poorly ar ranged to teach by modern methods, ,and it is a question whether the scholars at tending our school, receive the advan tages to which they are entitled.
 Whether deserved or not, the Loca