Connecticut western news., 1910-03-24
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dates mentioned, at the Casino. They are getting chem down pat now and exerting great salf-control to keep from giving them away. The catchiest of the popular songs are to be sung by the old fayorites aud there will be some specialties which will prove surprising. There will be dancing and supper after the April 1st performance. 'Newman's orchestra for dancing.
 Mrs. William Peck and her daughter, Mrs. Hart, of Bantam, Conn, with whom she is visiting during the time that MT. Peck remains in the Litchfield Sanitar- ium, were here for part of the week preparing her rooms for the incoming tenant, MT. and Mrs. John Lowell, who move there April 1st. She reports that MT. Peck is improving slowly.
 The Casino will tonight be the scene of the greatest struggle known in the basketball history of this section. The posters announcing the event term it "The Championship Game of Litchfield County" and such it will in reality be. Canaan will line up against the home , team for the third time this season. Sharon captured the first game 39-38; Canaan the second game, 32-16; and the third battle will be the decisive one. I The home team and their supporters l feel confident of victory. Owing to the return to their old position on the team of Knight and Klebes, it has now re- gained the strength of the early season and great playing is anticipated. Danc- ing is to follow the game and jolly good time is expected.
 MT. Mackey delivered most interest ing lecture on "Comets" Monday even- ing at the church. The speaker. who is thoroughly posted on subjects astronom- ical, explained the phenomena of the comet in a manner easily understood by all, and illustrated with original draw ings. His talk was interspersed with timely jokes which provoked much laughter. It is a matter of much regret that so few of the townspeople availed themselves of this opportunity to pass pleasant and at the same time 8 profit able evening. There are so few good things of this sort come to our village that it would seem as though the people would eagerly grasp each opportunity. MT. Mackey arranged this lecture as benefit for the Young Peoples Home Missionary Society, Y" recently organized, and was liberally supported by the peo- i pie of his own church. Cake and ice cream were served at the close of the lecture and about SIT was realized.
 i Casino Improvements
 The Sharon Casino recently purchased by number of public spirited citizens who have formed Q stock company, is to undergo extensive alterations. Work has already begun. The rooms on the ground floor, originally planned as dressing rooms, arc to be remodeled into living apartments for the janitor, Robert Hintz, who will move his family there as soon as they are ready for occupancy. Stage dressing rooms are to be made at each of the rear corners of the stage, the space being ample to permit this. The room formerly used as reading room. it is rumored. is to be the new home of the billiard club, though this rumOr has not been substantiated. The reception room at the right of the main entrance is to be fitted up as a dentists office. In the room at the left will be installed conveniences for checking gar ments. There is plan for utilizing tho balcony space and arranging balcony seats over the rear of the present audi torium. This plan is not definitely settled. The same is the case with re- i gard to organization room on the third floor. A committee composed of mem bers of the four organizations which meet in this room, met at the Casino on Monday and discussed plans which will be presented to the members of the re- spectiYe orders at the next meeting. There is to be change in the exterior front is to be removed. Colonial pillars erected and other changes which will, it is believed, make the building an orna- ment to the village street. Altogether we shall look upon these changes and improvements with interest and appre- ciate the thoughtfulness of those who have made the same possible.
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