Connecticut western news., 1909-09-23
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Charles Dwight, spent sunday Wlth Mrs. D. Handlin.
 Miss Barbara Boss of New London, Conn. is spending the month with MT. and Mrs George Hertzel.
 Gerald Bassett has gone to New York and will resume his studies at the Stevens Institute in Hoboken.
 MT. and Mrs. George I. Emory have closed their summer home at this place and returned to Hampstead, L. l.
 Miss Amle Eggleston went to Brook lyn Sunday night to resume her atten- dance at the Pratt Institute, i'll that city.
 Dr. Samuel Lloyd and family, touring in an auto, passed through Sharon last Tuesday, stopping for dinner at the "Inn."
 William Klebes is visiting in Pough- keepsie and will probably take in the Hudson Fulton celebration before re- turning.
 During the illness of our Town Clerk, Hermann Rowley, J: J. Ryan will off ciate as assistant Town Clerk, being sworn in for this duty last week by Jus tice Livingstone.
 Eugene Birdsall, son of MT. and Mrs. George w. 'Birdsall, died Saturday, September 18th, aged 50 years. The funeral was held at the Episcopal church Tuesday afternoon.
 At special town meeting, held at the Town Hall last Saturday. it was voted that the committee of the town schools necessary under the new law, should consist of six persons.
 Ameeting of the Board of Selectmen and Town Clerk will be held Saturday, September 25, from 9 a. m. to ' p. m. for the purpose of admitting to the electors oath such as may be found qualified upon that day.
 Miss Sarah F. Leggett died at the "Bartram" September 14th. Miss Leg gett was born at WestcheSter, N. Y, in 1880 was we'll known in our village having spent her summers in this place for the past twenty years. Her body was taken to her N. Y. home, where the funeral was held Thursday. Interment was made in Friends Cemetery, Brook lyn, N. Y.
 . Though hoping to be an occasional contributor, yet with this issue of the "NEws, :" Amateur" ceases to be its regular correspondent, other duties claiming too large a share of his time. I have the editor and manager to thank for many kindnesses shown me, and can assure them that their unfailing courtesy and many friendly words of encourage ment are deeply appreciated by
 A barn on the Marsh place at Sharon Valley was entirely destroyed by fire last Saturday afternoon. It is supposed that children building a bonfire were responsible for the burning. The burned barn stood very close to the rear of the dwelling house and it seems remarkable that this should have escaped. The fire called together a goodly number of people. and caused some little excite ment. There was no insurance.
 Miss Molly Deming was operated upon for appendicitis at the home of her mother last Tuesday afternoon, the operating physicians being Dr. W. B. Coley and assistant, of N. Y. city. Miss Deming has previously had several attacks of this disease and the operation was consequently much more serious than ordinarily. At this writing Miss Deming is vory comfortable, and her speedy recovery is looked and hoped fOI by her many friends.
 } A social will be held in the Methodist church parlors on Friday night, Septem. Der 24, under the auspices of the Ep. worth League. The evening will be in. livsned with games and innocent amusements of various kinds and light refreshments will be served. Under the partment Committee, it is expected that similar 'social evenings" will be o1 frequent occurrence during the fall and ! coming winter.
 Adams-Hazard
 A wedding of much interest to the young people of onr town took place at Waterbury, Conn, last Wednesday September 18th, when Frederick II Adams and Miss Emily Hazard were quietly married at the parsonage of the Second Congregational CT lrch, of that city, the Rev. John G. Davenport, pastor of the Church, officiating. The cere- mony took place in the presence of MT. and Mrs. R. H. Sperring, Mrs. Carrie Adams, the bridegroom's mother, MT. . and Mrs. F. J. Clarkin. Berkeley Sperring and John Clarkin. The bride wore a handsome travelling costume of gray broadcleth, with hat to match. Immediately after the ceremony, MT;