Connecticut western news., 1909-05-06

his absence.
 Mrs. Chas. Caldwell, who is staying with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Peck, was quite severely injured by falling down the cellar stairs recently. No bones were broken but her right arm was severely sprained.
 W. W. Kelsener and family, of New York, have arrived for the summer sea- son, taking possession Of Cool Gales" A. Duane's residence, on Monday of this week. MT. and Mrs, Duane will remaln in Sharon for time at the Inn.
 Roosevelt's Idea of Success
 Apparently Theodore Roosevelt's idea of success was corner drugstore whose wide portals would be always crowded by a mealstrom of newly-threatened fathers clamoring for the doctor.
 High School Baseball Nine
 John Wakeman is manager of a base ball nine composed of members of the high school. John says the team is world beater and will be heard from during the coming season.
 Work on the State Road
 New Haven contractors started work upon the state road to be built from AZ Lambs residence toward the village, They employ Italian laborers, who oc- cupy quarters at the old furnace in Sharon Valley. When complete this road will be fine speedway for MT. Lambs auto. A Sure Huff Mud Road
 The work of improving the "Klebes Hlll'' road is nicely completed. There seems to be great diversity of opinion as to whether the road has really been improved or not. A dweller in that vicinity informed your scribe that the contract called for mud road, and that i'll his opinion the contract had been fulfilled.
 About Fire Alarm Bell
 It is reported that bell, to be rung upon an alarm of fire, has been or will be, donated to the town by a resident thereof. Your scribe understands that the present plan is to have this bell placed upon the town hall and operated by electricity from the telephone central building. This would be a great i'm provement upon the behind-the-time ringing of the church bells. Also there would be no false alarm of fire as has happened at least once or twice to your scribe's knowledge.
 Meeting to Discuss Better Schools
 A public meeting will be held at the town hall Friday evening. May 14, in the interests of the public schools. The speakers on that occasion will include Rev. W. E. Page, secetarY of the board of school visitors; and Charles D. Hine, secretary of the State Board of Educa- tion. They will speak on the subject of ''Town Management of Schools" The other part of the program will be ill charge of E. F. Hazard, chairman of the school district board, and John Smith, chairman of the board of selectman who will b-th speak. All voters and friends of the schools are invited to be present and will be given an opportunity to participate in the general discussion. A Chance to Help Out
 The Sharon Entertainment Course closed the season on last Friday night by a concert given by Colts Orchestra of six pieces from Hartford, Conn, which gave universal satisfaction. At meeting of the officials of the entertain ment course. held at the "Taghkanic" Saturday afternoon it was found that after paying all bills, there would be deficit of about sixty dollars ($60.00) so that it looked as if as a money making scheme, the course was a failure. The officials have striven hard to give good entertainment to the village people, and it is too bad that they should be com- pelled to make good this deficit Your scribe understands that no contributions for this purpose are solicited, and yet cannot doubt that they would be wei comed
 Invention a Rowling Success.
 Two prominent and enthusiastic mem- bers of the Motor Cycle Club have labor ed long and earnestly the past winter upon an appliance intended to greatly increase the usefulness of their noisy steeds. The apparatus was recently completed. and it's builders essaYed 8