Connecticut western news., 1909-03-04

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 Otto Tiedeman has been on the sick list.
 H. F. Dakiu was in New York last Friday.
 John Wakeman was in New York last week.
 Miss F. L. White is visiting friends in Waterbury.
 Mrs. Geo. B. klebes was in New York last week.
 Dr. c. W. Bassett was in New York last week
 H Guernsey, of Poughkeepsie, was i'll town last week.
 Tonight will be sisters meeting at Silver Lake Grange.
 Miss Julia E. Meyer, of Norfolk spent Sundap at w. K. Landon's.
 Mrs. Geo. Kelsey has purchased Peter Liners place here Ill the village.
 Miss Ma mic Hazard entertained a few of her friends last Friday night.
 J. o. Newman, of Naugatuck, was recent guest of his cousin Wm Mau.
 George Kirby. who has been very ill for several weeks. is somewhat better.
 Mrs. J. J. Ryan has been visiting friends in New Haven and New York. Mrs. E. G. Holland and Miss Georgie Gay spent lart of last week ill New York.
 David Tompkin on the Lakeville road has had telephone installed ill his home this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert Geer, of New York, were in town Friday and Satur- day of last week.
 Lenten services are being held Ill the Episcopal church. Every Friday even- ing Dr. Morgan gives an addrest.
 MT. and Mrs. Hart, of East Litchfield, Conn.,, have been visiting Mrs. Hart's parents, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Peck.
 Miss Helen Smith, who has been hay ing trouble with one of her eyes was taken to New York Sunday for treat ment.
 Mrs. D. N. EggleSton accompanied her husband to Hartford Tuesday and will also visit Waterbury before her re- turn.
 Eggleston and Livingstone have pur- chased CIV. Browns coal business, the transfer having taken place on Saturday xuil t6a r1u ok Sharon Station.
 Don miss a chapter of "A Geutle- man From Mississippi" now running in this paper. The play is drawing packed houses every night in New York City. It most interesting serial.
 Mrs. Bartram has received the sad intelligence Of the death of Ms. Maggie Robinson, of Lincolnville, s. o., who has been the faithful colored cook at the "Bartram" so many seasons.
 The Sharon first team defeated the Winsted c. A. A. basketball team 39 to 8 at Lakeville Friday evening. The second team lost to Lakeville at the same
 
 Easter this year will come a week earlier than it did a year ago; next year holy week will be at an earlier season than it has been for number of years, as Good Friday will fall on March 25 The earliest Easter for the past 100 years was ill 1918, when March g was the dato. ~ At meeting of the Sharon Hose , Company Monday evening, it was de- cided to change the name of the organ ization to the Sharon Volunteer Fire Department The formal vote, making the change, will be taken next month A committee was appointed to formulate bylaws, also rules to regulate the use of the pool table which has been placed in the firemen's rooms.
 MT. and Mrs. E. H. Middlebrook en- tertained friends of MT. and Mrs. Burton H. Bradley Friday evening of last week. Progressive euchre was played and prizes won by Mr. Bradley and Miss Tiedeman. Refreshments were served and goodbyes and best wishes were said to MT. and Mrs Bradley who left for l. s Angeles, Gal. Monday, MT. Bradley being ad vised by his physician to return west for his health.
 Fruit and shade trees broken and damaged are not ruined if properly D ,uned to remove broken branches. A year ill natures repair shop will do I great deal for them. Broken wood should be removed and care should be taken to saw off bad branches near the trunk and t. slope the SAW SO that water will not stand on the cut surfaces and cause the wood to rot All cut surfaces should be painted with g white lead paint to keep out water until the new bark has a chance to grow over them.