Connecticut western news., 1914-12-24
SHARON

Miss Julia Barton, of Coleman's Sta. tion, was a recent guest of her frield Miss Ethel Klebes.
 Misses Mildred Baker, Helen Smith and Alma Klebes, of Danbury Normal school, are at their respective homes tor the holiday vacation. <. #.
 Miss Katherine Ordway is spending the holidays with her parents, Rev. ano Mrs. Smith J. Ordway, of Newark, N J. ..s3
 Roy Klebes, of U. s. N. is at the home ot hIs pal ents, MT. and Mrs. w. k. hlehes for over Christmas.
 Alexander Jenkins spent the week en W ith his par ents at their home ir Ne Rochelle.
 Miss Frances E. Robison accompanied Miss Myrtle Thompson to her home in Hoi, ok. Mass, on aturday last, where she pc U the week -end and on Monday Miss Robinson went on to her home in West Brookfeld. where she will spend the remainder of her vacation.
 Charles Vo3burgh attended the fun eral of his gran !mother Mrs. Calvin Silvernail, of N,rfolk, last Tuesday, Mrs. Silvernail was o2 years of age at the time of her death.
 Gerald Eggleston, of New York city, is spending Christmas with his parents, MT. and Mrs. D. N. Eggleston.
 Our schools closed on Friday last with appropriate exercises in the differ mt rooms at the village schools Among the gifts presented on that day was beautiful gold watch which was presented to Miss Robinson by the pupils of Grades and s and the mem- bers of the Y. L. B. o. of the Congrega- tional Sunday school of which she is teacher. Miss Robinson was greatly surprised to say the least and appre- ciates the gift and the thought which prompted it and will ever prize it most highly.
 The Christmas exercises of the M. E. church will be held on Christmas eve at 7:30 o'clock The Congregational Sunday school will held theirs the fol- lowing evening at the same hour. Everyone is cordially invited at both churhes. &
 The young people of St. Bernard's Church will manage an entertainment and dance in the Casino on Friday evening, January 8. A comedy called Confusion, will be presented by St Mary's Dramatic Club of Lakeville This club has entertained many audi ences and it is expected that their per- formance on January will be de- ghtful success. #
 Mass will be said in the St. Benard's Church on Christmas Day at 11:15.
 l ev. P4unkett and the teachers will entertain the Sunday school children with gifts and the story of Christ's birth. ... .r
 A special town meeting was held at the town hall, in the village of Sharon, on Monday afternoon, Dec. 21, 1914. at 3 p. m., duly called according to law, and communication was received from the President of the Village I'm provement Society. asking permission t) change the exterior of the town hall MT. Van Alstyne .introducted the fol- lowing resolution: ,...ta
 Resolved = That committee of c tizens of our town, consisting of Miss Laura Wheeler, Mrs. Anna Milburn, R. R. Colgate, A. M. Waitt, w. B. Coley, M. D., O. s. Sedgwick and the board of Selectmen, are hereby ap- pointed, and that this committee are hereby given full authority and power, to adopt such plans and make such changes in the exterior of the town hall, as they see fit, but have no au- lority to incur any debt or expense for " lich the town shall be liable. This resolution was voted. The assessors. of the town of Sharon, completed their duti3 3s, Dec. 19, 1914, and have turned their books over to the Town Clerk, for public inspection. a H"
 The list of taxable property, Is as fol- lows: . .s.#{
 Dwelling houses and all other build in s, $1, 148, 200. "4 ra
 House lots, $2O4, 775. - s<,'
 Stores, etc., $28,95 .r @a''t >
 Mills, etc., $7.200. 't "-s.t. .f.A,
 35.120 acres of Ia Id, $562, ,262.
 639 horses and mules, $58,710.
 2,282 cattle of all kinds, $81, ,474.
 Sheep, swine and poultry, $1, $50.
 Carriages and wagons, $6,O15.
 Automobiles and motor cycles, $3, 4O25.
 Watches and jewelry, $1.375.
 Furniture and musical instruments, $32, 137. ~t -s
 Farming implements, $7, ,675.
 Merchandise, $22, 2,O5O.
 Cables, wires, etc., $4, 250. '
 Bonds, $100.
 Money at interest, $16,295.
 II otbar tayab1a propartv @1Q d1o
 Ten per cent. on lists, $40, 998.
 Total, $2, 276, 751.
 f19 soldiers exemptions, $15,095.
 Total, S2, 261, ,656.
 This is gain of $3, IT ,00O, over last year, as the books were left by the Board of Relief. A tax of $14.O0 per thousand was yoted at the annual town lneeting The Board of Relief will