Connecticut western news., 1911-08-10
LIME ROCK.

Tine funeral of John L. Owen was attended by a large number of relatives and friends at his late residence, Friday at p. m. Among the relatives present were his brother, Philander T. Owen and Mrs Owen. Nichols, Conn. ; MT. and Mrs. Ingalls,, MT. and Mrs. Beard |; Chas. P. Owen, another brother, from Sharon Mrs. Hulsey Caikins, sister ; Q. F. Calkins, a nephew, from Brook field Mrs. c. Wolfe, a niece, from An sonia Miss Mary Owen, niece, from Danbury; Mr and Mrs. Thomas Horan, of Danbury, and Mrs. c. s. Adam, of Canaan, and son Forbes. Deceased had one sister ill Negaunee, Mich. who was not present.
 MT. Owen was born at Sharon in March, 1843. His father was Rufus Owen,
 When a young man he lived at home and worked with his father on the farm. He later became interested in the buy ing of wood lots and converting the wood into charcoal, which he sold to the Barnum, Richardson Go. When 28 years of age he entered the employ of the Barnum, Richardson Co.,, and from that time until about IS months ago he had been engaged as purchasing agent of wood lots and had the supervision of the manufacturing and delivering of large quantities of charcoal used in their business.
 He had also been an extensive and prosperous farmer, at first purchasing portion of the Osborn Green farm, and later of Nathaniel Green the balance of the original farm. He improved it ex- tensively, building a large, new and modern house, also large barns, which were we'll stored with all that the farm produced. Under his management this farm has become one of the most pro- ductive and profitable in the town of Salisbury, sending each month large quantities of milk from his herd to the Borden factory. L
 InNJuly, 1866, he married Irene Jane Knickerbocker, of Salisbury, who sur wives him.
 Mrs, Atho has returned from a visit to Maine.
 Senator Barnum and 0. Vosburgh spent Saturday afternoon fishing on the Housatonic river. -'>
 Michael Hickey and James Van Dyke went to Goshen huckleberrying last week, returning with their pails well filled.
 Misses Blanch and Gussie Mover are spending their vacation at their home here.
 Miss Lucille Dunn is wearing a new watch, won at St. Mary's bazaar, Lake ville
 The Bordens are having all of their buildings painted herewith new de- parture in color. Instead of pure white when finished they will be white with cream colored trimmings.
 Mss Marion Latour left for home Saturday morning after visit of several days among friends here.
 Mrs. Frank Lachance, of Waterville, is guest of her father, L. A. Bulman.
 Miss Nellie Kipp visited friends at the station from Thursday until Monday.
 Walter Boardman spent Sunday in Sheffield
 Word has been received here of the birth of son to MT. and Mrs. Walter Gilbert, of Yonkers, N. Y.
 Miss Julia Cummings is spending her vacation at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. James Cummings. Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs and W. G. Fay Tor, of Great Barr1ngton, were recent auto guests at 0. 0. Kipp's.
 Mrs. Brown and her mother, Mrs. Stone, of New York, are at s. F. Brusies.
 H. v. Eggleston and family are camp ing at Indian pond.
 Perry Loucks spent last week out of ] town.
 Mrs. Charles Reraz entertained sev. eral ladies at one o'clock lunch week before last.
 MT. and Mrs, James Dean, Mir and Mrs. Charles Sellman, MT. and Mrs Adolph Nuoffer, Mrs. Vonsoosten, Miss Somers, Miss Frances Sellman, MT. liar ry Sellman, all of Brooklyn, N. Y, are boarding at Wm. E. Sheppard's. A CARD
 The undersigned desire to express their