Connecticut western news., 1911-09-14
SHARON

MT. and Mrs. Clarence Eggleston have b1en absent part of the week enjoying @ motor trip with friends to Lanesboro and Williamstown, Mass.
 Mrs. E. H. Middlebrook visited friends at Waterbury the past week. The Misses Gay are spending fort night at Sharon, Mass, and Kennebunk, Me, making the trip at the week end in their automobile.
 7 Robert Daken is spending few weeks at home.
 John Heady, of Winsted, Conn.,, was guest the past week of John Butler. Mrs. Alice Mapes spent part of the week in New York.
 At an auction sale of cattle at the Dakin farm last Tuesday 35 head were desposed of at good prices. School opened Tuesday, Sept 9th. The teachers in the village are as fol- lows: Miss Helen Smith. primary; Miss Martha Wilbur third and fourth grades; Miss Belle Salewski, fifth and sixth Miss Fannie Robinson, seventh and eighth grades MT, Hallowell and Miss Holmes High school teachers. Several schools of the town after being closed the past year have been opened, among them the Handlin, the Roland and the West Woods Districts. @.
 Mrs. Levi Whitford has sold to Mrs, Oothout an acre of land adjoining the highway upon which the latter will erect a tenement house during the autumn,
 The roads which were made very rough by the recent rains are being put good order by Arthur O. Bierce and tae scraper. This work is made possible 2 the generosity of several of the village 1asidents
 Mrs. O. Adolph Low has recently pre- sented to Hotchkiss Library several hun /dred books of various classes and in per feet condition.
 The Registrars of Voters will meet at Town Hall, Thursday, September IA for the purpose of receiving application of those who wish to be made voters or to have their names added to the voting list.
 Rev, Frederick Ll Stanley spoke Sun day morning and evening in the Con- gregational church. His themes were Oriental Crises of Today and the Young Men and Woman of Japan"
 Saturday evening an interesting talk in the Taghkanic Parior was given.
 15 members of Silver Lake Grange vis- tied Webutuck at Amenia Union on Fri day evening.
 The farm in upper Gay street belong ing to the late Daniel Burton has been sold to Mrs Hannah R. Farrell, of Mil lerton. N. Y.
 Mrs William B. Coley has issued cards for a reception Saturday afternoon Sep tember IS from to 6. q.
 Friends of J. Boyce Smith have just received invitations to his wedding which takes place Sept. 14th. Miss Harriet Illsley of Evanston, H., is the bride.
 Nine tables were in operationf at the bridge tea given in aid of the Golf Club by Mrs. Chas. G. Kesley on Labor Day.
 MT. and Mrs Phoenix Franks attended the marriage festivities of their daugh- ter, Miss Ida May. who was married on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at the home of her uncle, MT. Lewis J. Franks of Dover, to Mr. Rutledge J. Robinson of Los Angles Gal a.~ t5
 Miss Minnie Mcdonald of Amenia has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. E.. Byron. the past week. 4 \t
 Miss Stella Goebel of Detroit, Mich, is spending a part of the summer with Miss Viviene Kranich.
 A large number of friends and neigh bors gathered at the home of Dr. and Mrs. William Knight on Tuesday, Sept. ! 18th, to congratul late them upon the 50th anniversary of their marriage The affair had been adroitly managed by members of the family and was total surprise to the host and hostess. Over 50 letters were received and between the hours of and 6 the rooms were filled with arriving aud departing guests. All rejoiced to see the Doctor, who has been an invalid for long time, looking so comfortable and to witness his pleased surprise.
 The death of Mrs. Emma Bierce, aged 50 years, widow of the late Chas. Bierce occurred at the Bridgeport Hospital on sunday. The body was brought to West Cornwall Tuesday and the funeral held from the Methodist Episcopal church of Sharon at 3:3O p. m. Interment at Hill side cemetery.
 The Sharon Mountain school opened Monday Sept. II, with Miss Florence Hall of Ashley Falls installed as teacher
 Miss Augusta MacGlasson, of Mattea- . wan N Y has been a recent puest of