Connecticut western news., 1912-12-19
SHARON

Ata meeting of the Sharon Chorus held ill the Casino, Saturday evening, Mir, Forbes Garter reorganized his class and "The Woman of Samaria" Uy William Sterndale Bennett was chosen for the winters work. The first meeting is January At 8.15 p. Ill.
 Peter O'Donnell, of New York City, for Is years an engineer on the Pitts field express, while making the trip north, Thursday evening last, was seri- ously wounded, while near Chappaqua, by the stationary arm which receives the mail bag ill passing. Dr. Chaffee, passenger on the train attended the in jared man and, brought him to Sharon Hospital where 36 stitches were required to close the scalp wound. He is pro- gressing finely and left the hospital early in the week.
 The schools of the town and village al holiday vacation and> open January 9th.
 John Mike, who has been ill a New York hospital for treatment has returned to his home much improved in health
 The annual high school dance held Friday evening at the Casino was at tended by a large company and the committee report a pleasant evening and 25 dollars toward the new musical in- strument for the high schools
 The Sunday schools of the village are preparing for the Christmas celebration and rehearsals are frequent. The Metho- dist school celebrates on the evening of Dec. 25 ; the Congregational school on Christmas night and the Episcopal school, Friday evening, Dec. 27.
 A sociable was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. James J. Fahey recently and 25 dollars realized. The members of St. Bernard Society, are, by this method, raising a fund to purchase the altar for the new Catholic church, soon to be erected and for which the sum of $3,OO0 has already been subscribed. Friday evening, Dec. 20. MT. and Mrs. P. J. Kenney invite their friends to join them at their home for all evening of sociability. All are cordially welcome. A twenty five cent collection will be taken which will go toward the altar fund.
 The Woman's Club of Sharon is offer ceeds to assist ill tuberculosis work.
 John Liner is visiting at the home of his son in Newburgh, N. Y.
 Mrs. Whitford and Miss Whitfoid are arranging their affairs and closing thelr house. which was recently sold, prepara- tory to leaving sharon to make their home in Ono where relations and friends reside. The Christian Endeavor Society as parting gift presented Miss Whitford, their president, with hand some Waterman fountain pen.
 Mrs. S. W. Chapman and her daugh- ter Miss Anna Chapman are closing their house for the winter and expect to leave Sharon this week to spend a few months with friends in Carmel. N. Y..'
 Miss Ruth Prindle returns this week from visit to Mrs. Montgomery Schuy. Ter at the latters home in New Rochelle, N. Y
 The funeral of Frederick Northrop, aged 75 years. was held from the Metho- dist church in Ellsworth, Wednesday, Dec. H. Interment at Ellsworth Gem etery.
 The hearing before the General Utili- ties Commission in regard to the Sharon water supply took place on Wednesday and Thursday Dec. II and 12 at Town Hall and was adjourned to the middle of Jannary at Hartford, Conn.
 The Young People of the Methodist church served the annual chicken-pie supper on Tuesday evening and 32 dol lars was the netted result. This sum goes to assist in defraying the expenses incidental to the Sunday school Christ mas exercises.
 Edwin B. Stone, the new school super intendent, visited the schools during the week past.
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 CORNWALL HOLLO