Connecticut western news., 1909-02-25

week.
 New pews for Christ church have been purchased. Robert Dakin of New York was home over Sunday. t
 The library is closed until March l., pending repairs.
 Afford Deming of Pawling, N. Y. was home here Sunday.
 Miss Lucy Leal, of New York, is a |, guest of Mollie Knight.
 Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bradley, of New Haven, were ill town last week.
 J. Carpenter of Bridgeport has been visiting MT. and Mrs. Charles Haight.
 Miss Marcia Smith has completed her course in stenography and typewritlng.
 Mrs. Percy Harris of Patterson, N. Y. was guest at MT. Robert Harris last week.
 Mrs. J. A. Moore and son, of Miller ton, were guests of her parents last week.
 Miss Anna Warehouse is visiting her sister, Mrs. VanRensselaer, in New York
 Miss Margaret Marooney of Pough- keepsie has been veen visiting Miss May Kenny.
 Mrs. c. W. Hutzel has purchased of P. J. Kenney his property on New street.
 MT. and Mrs. F. L. Hart of East Lit enfield are guests at w. w. Peck's for week.
 MT. and Mrs. R. L. Andrews. of Hud- son, N. Y, were guests at W. K. Lan- don's this week.
 Miss Irene Stucke, of New York, was visiting Miss Naida Marckres over \ Washington birthday.
 Charles LaFargue has finished work in the Sedgwick we'll and moved his outfit near Ashley Falls, Mass.
 = Harry Hamlin of Brooklyn was home over Sunday. He returned to Pitts burgh on Monday night.
 Miss Clementine Tiedeman has been enjoying vacation with friends in New York, Mt. Vernon and Brooklyn.
 High water ill the Housatonic river in Canaan was the cause of Sharon having poor electric light Saturday and Sunday nights.
 The monthly union service of the Con- gregational and Methodist churches will be held in the Methodist church next Sunday night.
 John Newman and three sons, of Naugatuck were calling on friends here last week. MT. Newman was a resident here about fifteen years ago. The minstrel show was repeated Tues night, a large crowd being present the second night. A dance and supper fol lowed the show. Music by Newman s orchestra.
 MT. and Mrs. B. H. Bradley are in town and are guests of MT. and Mrs. E. H. Middlebrook. They are en route to Los Angeles, Gal, as MT. Bradley has been advised to return to a milder eli matt That literary contest between the jew e CT and the water works superintendent promises to be brisk. At the end of the second week the superintendent has demonstrated that there are always two sides to story. The fourth quarterly conference of ha n ol, 1roB,x ha hoIH in, the chapel tomorrow (Friday) night. Feb. 26. Dr. R. E. Wilsoh, district su- perintendent, will be present and pre- side. It is important that every member of the conference should be present.
 The funeral of John Barnett of this town, who died Thursday night, Febru ary 18th, was held at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Dakin, where he had made his home for several years past. MT. Barnett was one of the most esteemed citizens of our town. Through the infrmity of almost absolute deafness he has for many years led life largely isolated from that of his neighbors, yet so fully had he learned to "hear with HIS eyes IudC ue WttS, III SplGe Ol LIS 6Lu- barrassment, a very genial and interest ing companion for those who were inti- mately acquainted with hin. The flu neral services were conducted by the fanily's pastor, Rev. w. A. Mackey, and were largely attended by friends and neighbors from Sharon and sur rounding towns. The iuterment, in charge of J. J. Ryan. of Sharon, was ill the public cemetery at Millerton. T ,e Minstrel Show
 Tne minstrel show last Friday night was great success with the exception Of the wcalhor, which could not have beon worse. Nevertheless, a large crowd turned out, who appeared to thoroughly AniOv themselves The show rnO very