Connecticut western news., 1911-03-09
SHARON

On the Fridays in Lent, except Good Friday, at 7:30 D. m., in Christ church. Dr. Morgan will deliver series of ad- dresses upon: "The History of the Pro- testant Episcopal Church in the United States of America The first address was given on the evening of Friday, March 3, 1911. All are cordially invited to attend.
 A lecture was delivered at Grange Hall, Monday evening, March 6, by MT. Charles L. Gold of West Cornwall, who took for his subject. Agricultural Pos abilities and Tree Pruning" The meet ing was an open one and goodly number availed themselves of this op- portunity to secure knowledge upon these subjects.
 Mir. and Mrs. Willard Baker and daughter. Marion, spent Sunday with friends at Kingston, N. r.. .... ..e On account of the illness of the pastor, there was no service in the Congrega- tional church Sunday. t.
 MT. and Mrs. A. J. Harris and son spent Sunday at the home of the formers brother, Percy, in Patterson. N Y.
 Mrs. John Jackson who has been a patient in the General Memorial Hos pital, New York city. returned to her home on Monday last. .9. +
 Charles Vosburgh has accepted the position as post office clerk, made vacant by Miss Per Lees resignation and on April 1. will enter upon his new duties, having closed his engagement with the Dakin Corp. O., March 1.
 Born, Feb 26, at Danbury, Conn, to MT. and Mrs. G. Walter Morgan, 8 daughter. (Ruth B. and grand daughter to Mrs. Julia Gobillot of this town.
 The Board of Relief completed their duties on Thursday of last week.
 The Boys basket ball team played the Pine Plains team on Friday evening at the latter place and suffered defeat by a score of 25 to 15. Not so the Girls team of Sharon, who played the Pine Plains girls at Town Hall, Saturday afternoon, dAu WOn by Q oNOAO OA o6 " &' eg
 Miss Grace Per Lee has resigned her position so ably filled the past 10 years, as post office clerk, and on April 1, will join her family at their new home at Pittsfeld, Mass.
 Mrs. Charles Loucks and son spent Sunday at the home of MT. and Mrs. Leonard Prindle.
 Mrs. Wallace Davis of Johnstown, Pa, is with her sister, Mrs. Brown, expect ing to remain during the spring and summer.
 Mrs. W. W. Scoville of Hartford, is at the home of her brother. W. w Peck, who seems to be gradually failing.
 Dorothy Landon and Florence Mer- win have secured the Library privilege for the month of March. .-5:
 Electricians from Hartford are wiring the house belonging to MT. Orwin Mills. formerly the Per Lee place. Hartford plum bers are also at work there.
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Eggleston are spending few days in New York city.
 Miss Fitzgerald of New York city is the new nurse caring for W. W. Peck.
 At an adjourned town meeting held March 2, at 3 p. m., it was voted to lay 12 mill tax to defray the expenses of the town for the year ensuing. In view of the fact that the town is borrowing six or eight thousand dollars of the banks at per cent, rate, motion was made appointing D. N. Eggleston and G. s. Kirby committee to ascertain at what rate money could be procured by issuing town bonds to the amount of the snm needed, the committee to report at next annual town meeting.
 A resolution was offered and voted appointing the tree warden and select men a committee to notify the telephone and electric light companies to remove their wires from the shade trees of the village.
 Miss Maud Landon was home from Norfolk for over Sunday.
 Superintendent of Schools Vogel of Canaan, who has been a recent victim of grip, is spending the week in town looking after school affairs.
 Letters remaining unclaimed at Sharon post office the week ending Feb. 25. are as follows: Miss Sadie Wing, Miss Mamie McGhee. Mrs. E. 0. McAyay. ', -\ x 
 The annual meeting of The Young Peoples Home Missionary Society of the Methodist Church, held last Friday evening showed by the several reports,