Connecticut western news., 1909-02-11

Mrs. J. s. Chaffee spent last week in New York.
 Miss Georgia Gay has been visiting in New York.
 E. J. PerLee is spending few days in New York.
 A. J. Harris was in New York two days this week.
 John Carley is to move to one of the Roberts houses.
 MT R. R. Colgate has purchased a Baker automobile.
 Frank Vadakin has left the employ of Dr. R. P. Knight,
 Miss Jessie Gay is spending a few weeks in Peoria, Ill.
 Mrs. John Monahan, of New York IS in town for few days.
 MT. and Mrs Frank Wike spent last week in Westport, Conn.
 Tickets go on sale for Minstrel Show at 1o'clock Monday afternoon.
 Miss Alice Wakeman, of New York, was guest of Miss Marckres last week.
 Careful preparations are being made for the minstrel show next Friday night Feb. 18th.
 Ninety Sharon people attended the musical at Lakcville last Friday after mon and evening.
 Rev. and Mrs. A. K. Foster of Lltch- field, Conn, were guests last week of Mrs, and Miss Carter.
 Arthur Harris went to New York to at- md the canine exhibition at Madison ;quars Garden, on Tuesday.
 R. St. John Boughton and E. M. Winchester have gone to Washington, D. o. to remain few weeks.
 Thirty-eight ladies, mostly young, from Taconic school at Lakeville took dinner at the Taghkanic last Friday.
 To the committee of the entertaining course. Why not engage Scofield's s band for one of the remaining evenings of the course?
 We are happy to report that George Kirby is improving His many friends will be greatly pleased when he is up and around again.
 The selectmen last week committed Horace Brinton to the Norwich Insane Asylum. His little son was placed in charge of his grandparents.
 MT. and Mrs. Philip Bathrick, who now occupy the Keough cottage will aot as caretakers of the Sharon Valley town home for one year beginning April first
 MT and Mrs. Frank Bartle, who have been residents of New Britain, Conn.,, - are to move here April first. MT. Bartle will assist in the care of the Hamlin farm.
 The board of relief, consisting of F. B. Hamlin, G. B. Klebes and H. M. Hoag, held it's second meeting on Monday, February 8th, to receive petitions for abatement on taxes.
 Charles La Fargue of W1ngdale, N. Y. has driven we'll for Miss Wheeler Water was found at depth of 80 feet MT. La Fargue is also to drill we'll for o. Swan Sedgwick.
 Although the weather at present is not exactly base ball weather, the boys in town are talking a good deal about next summers team, which is expected to be stronger than the nine that re- presented Sharon last season.
 Last Tuesday five young fellows from the Kensington School of New Milford walked to Sharon, had their supper at The Taghkanic and hired team from the livery to take them back as far as Kent as they had to get back that night, Bob Livingstone's Minstrels are re- hearsing three or four nights a. week When asked how they were getting along, Bob replied, "Oh, they're con- ing" Readers may draw their own conclusions as to the meaning of this re- mark.
 Tomorrow night there will be two games of basket ball at the Casino. The Saaron first team will play a return game with Canaan, while the second team will try to do up Lakeville. Both teams pro misc to give good account of themselves and @ large attendance is hoped for. Come out everybody, the boys deserve your support.
 Mrs. George s. Kirb- and Miss N. L. Marckres entertained the Girls Club, and few invited guests, by taking them to Scofield's concert at Lakeville last Friday afternoon. After the concert, tho party adjourned to the hotel where il light supper was in readiness tor them. A v.ry enjoyable time Is reported.
 Tomorrow, the 12th, is the one hull dre lth anniversary of the birth of two gre tt men: Abraham Lincoln and Chas. Darwin The hundredth anniversary