Connecticut western news., 1917-11-08
Sharon
ALBERT J. BOSTWICK.

dent of Sharon, died of pneumonia in Sharon Hospital, on Monday morning, ! October 29th, in the seventy first year of his age.
 1 The malady fist became manifest on Tuesday morning. Oct. 23rd, and steadily progressed til it's fatal cul- imitation. Few men seem to be of more l importance to the general life of the f community than he was. In the broad sense of the word. he was mRchinest, but was characterized by an ingenuity tl at qualified him to be of practical service to the neigbhorhoods along numerous lines. In fact he filled a place for which he left no successor.
 He was kind, obliging, and genial in an unusual degree. For many years he had been a member of the Sharon Methodist Episcopal Church, but for long while past his deafness has dis. qualified him for any enjoyment in public worship, and has been the cause of his non attendance at the church services His funeral was held at his late residence at two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, in charge of the pastor of the Methodist Church, Rev. George A. B ird, and in it's simplicity, was in perfect accord with the life and character of the man The burial was wife and three children, William Bost- wick, Mrs. E. l.. Whitney and Mrs. W. J. Hotaling are his immediate sur. vivors. There was an unusually large attendance of all classes and denomin- ations, at the funeral services, which showed the love and esteem in which MT. Bostwlck was held by the entire community. Our sypmathy is extended to the bereaved family.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur M. Waitt had as guests at their home over the recent weekend, Lieut.. and Mrs. Montague Marks and Mrs. Paul Bonrer of Brook lyn. Lieut.. Marks is @ member of the Royal Flying Corps of Great Britain. MT. Mark departed last week for the large National Aviation Training Camp in Texas where he will act as an instructor in training aviators for the American and Canadian Flying Corps.
 Mrs. Frederick Adams and son Frederick Jr., of Providence, K. l., are visitors at the home of the formers parents, MT. and Mrs. E. P. Hazard.
 The Sharon Woman's Club met on Monday afternoon, Nov. 9th at the home of Mrs. W. K. Landon. The topic of the afternoon was "Compara. tive Womanhood" and was in charge of an out of town speaker, Mrs. A. B. Waitt.
 The Y. M. 0. A. meeting which was held in the Congregational Church on Sunday afternoon Oct. 28, was we'll attended and was most interesting. Two vocal solos were rendered by Mrs. J. s. Chaffee and Mrs. M. 0 Thomp son which were greatly enjoyed.
 Mrs. Lillian Smaller and Miss Florence Knowle; will occupy the Whitney cottage this winter
 The total of subscriptions to the Second Liberty Loan Bonds from Sharon subscribers through local banks was $4l, ,500 O. which sum $26, 300 was subscribed at and following the rally held at Sharon Casino on Tuesday evening, October 23rd.
 Frank B. Hamlin of Lakeville, has been spending few days with his son, George B. Hamlin on Sharon Noun, tain. MT. Hamlin left Sharon last week for New York city eDroute to Havana, Cuba, where he is to spend the winter with his younger son, Harold F. Hamlin of that place. The Ladies Missionary Society nf the Congregational church met at the home of Mrs. N. Eggleston last week Wednesday afternoon at which time the following officers were elected fo1 the ensuing year: Pres Mrs A ", Lamb; Vice-Pl es., Mrs. L. \. Eggles- 'on, Sec, Mrs. Chas Whitford; Treas. Mrs Wm. Mow. Ths next meeting of the Society was held at the home of Mrs. Chas. Whitford on Wednesday afternoon at the usual time.
 Miss Kathryn Hotaling had as her guest few days last week, Miss Clara Smith of West Cornwall.
 MT. and Mrs. M. c. Burns and MT. and Mrs. A. T. Crosby of Patterson, N. Y, attended the funeral of Robert Harris last Sunday.
 Miss Grace Hotaling has gone to Baltimore, Md, where she plans to spend the winter.
 Miss Martha Wilbur of Canaan spent the week end in town.
 MT. and Mrs. W. R. Houghtaling and daughter Jane of New York are spending the week in town. MT. and Mrs A. W. Walters motored to Dover Monday.
 k. B. Palmer spent Sunday and Monday in Springfield, Mass.
 MT. and Mrs. Wm. Bostwick oi Philadelphia, Penn., have been il town the past week called here by the illness and death of the formers father, A. J. Bostwick.
 Ashley Falls