Connecticut western news., 1909-08-19

Miss Marcia Smith is visiting friends in Brooklyn.
 Miss Anna Culligan spent Sunday at her home in Amenia.
 Mrs. Sidney Barrett is guest at the home of her father, MT. E. P. Hazard.
 MT. F. W. Dakin and wife are visiting the formers brother at Mt. Kisco, N. Y.
 Miss Anne Eggleston is spending a week with Mrs. F. l.. Hart at Torring- ton, Conn.
 MT. and Mrs. Peterson and family, of Perth Amboy, N. J., are visiting at MT. Hanson's.
 Mrs. George Lamb, summering at Pine Grove, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. J. Ryan.
 Miss Martha Wilbur is spending a couple of weeks in the Catskills with her cousin, Miss Bessie Wilbur, of New York.
 MT. Ira Chapman spent Sunday with his daughter. Mrs. W. K. Landon, and and is HOW camping With the family at Plantain Pond.
 It is reported that two young men of this place aspire to sing in grand opera and are even now conducting negotla- tions with Oscar Hammerstein.
 Our energetic postmaster has had 8 hardwood maple floor laid in the post office. This was badly needed, and is an improvement much appreciated by the public.
 Wonder if many have noticed the elaborately trimmed windows of the Sharon, pharmacy the past few days. Painting those boards might reduce thelr prominence.
 A party of men old enough to know better took an auto trip to Poughkeepsie last Wednesday night. Was it "Bill" Shakespeare or Bill" Taft who once said "What fools these mortals be?" g, At a special sale held last week MT. George B. Klebes disposed of 954 boxes
 
 inclined to think that this record will not be surpassed for many moons.
 MT. Chas. Whitford Is taking a two weeks vacation from his duties as mail carrier. He, is sojourning at the Landon Camp on Mt. Washington. During his absence his place is being filled by MT. Robert Prlndle.
 MT. Frank Wike is to build an addition to his residence. The present kitchen convenient, with two sleeping rooms overhead A new bathroom will be put ill the main part of the present house, and other improvements are contem- plated.
 Mss Mary Maxim returned Saturday from a week spent in visiting Connecti- cut friends. She was accompanied. by her cousin, Miss Hoxie, of Indiana. Miss Hoxie has entire charge of the registered letter aud money order business of the Indianapolis postoffice, and is spending part of her annual vacation visiting eastern friends and relatives.
 The annual fair of St. Bernard's church will be held at the Casino during the afternoon and evening of Friday, August 27sh. Fancy and useful articles will be offered for sale from 8 until o'clock and Turner's orchestra will fur nish music for a dance in the evening, to which all are cordially invited. Bring your best girl and enjoy yourself.
 The second lot of fresh air children were returned to their homes Tuesday. This will make total of 126 children and ten mothers who have been given a two weeks outing here at Sharon. Great credit is due those who gave freely of their time to this worthy cause, which, for great deal of labor and diplomacy not apparent to the general public.
 Little Ralph Brown, his mother, aunt, Mrs. Wallace Davis and little George Kirby and Miss Mary Maxim will occupy the Barrett camp at Indian pond the present week. "HoneY boy" Hurley, of minstrel fame, will accompany them as general factotum and protector. Honey boy" is equipped with the latest scientific appliances for annexing fish; yet it Is doubtful if his efforts to supply the camp will result in the extinction of the funny tribes of Guardenzce
 The annual fair of the Epworth Lea guc, held ou Wednesday afternoon, August II, was in every way a complete success. The weather was fine, the att tendance large, the sales brisk, the sup per excellent, the good cheer idea and the receipts, three hundred and forty dollars. The League has just put new forty dollar Stewart Model' cooking stove in the church kitchen, and is plan. ming other enterprises for the cominga fall and winter.