Connecticut western news., 1907-05-16

in Hartford.
 George Lawrence of Hartford is visit ing i'll town.
 Miss Ida Evans has been visiting at her home in Bethel.
 Mrs. J. H. Tierney has been visiting relatives in Norfolk.
 William Devine is about again after a two weeks sickness.
 Thomas Abbe and family have moved to the Whittlesey place.
 John G. Beckley has secured posi- tion with the Hartford Times.
 The Cranford Club meets with Miss Bertha Granger this afternoon.
 Mrs. Samuel Holt and daughter of Albany are guests at H. E. Holt's.
 Ten cans of trout fry arrived Friday and were placed in nearby streams.
 That rash intruder measles is getting in it's work on the juvenile population. Mrs. Beebe has gone to Brooklyn to spend about three months with her son. How's that last summers straw hat Will it stand the racket for another sea- son? B. J. Warehouse and wife of Gran vile, N. Y., are guests at Dr. H. L.. Ross.
 E. F. Gillette of Sharon was in town Tuesday and made THE NEwsa pleasant call.
 The Rev. O. N. Fitch of West Corn wall, was caller at THE NEWS office Monday.
 John G. Beckley was in town Thurs day on his way from New York to Wor- cester, Mass.
 H. R. Whitford has just purchased, of Mill River parties, tally-ho. It is valued at $500.
 Mrs. Arthur Grinnell of Worcester, Mass, is a guest of her parents Mir. and Mrs. Martin Langs.
 The Choral Society will meet to- mor- row evening, inasmuch as no meeting was held Tuesday evening.
 A Canaan merchant who has been in business for many years had his first re- quest last week for dandelion seed.
 Timothy Fox, Great Burlington barber, assisted at L. O. Rhoades' shop on Friday and Saturday of last week.
 Representative-at-lar Lilley has the thanks of THE NEWS for a copy of the official directory of the 59th Congress. , Ashley Falls was largely represented at the Christian Endeavor meeting held in the Pilgrim church Monday evening. The Jamestown stamps are on sale at the postoffice in the one-cent and two cent denominations. They arrived last week.
 J. H. Mansfield of New Haven was in town Monday advertising the Christian Endeavor excursion to Seattle, Wash, June 29. ....
 Fred Morin, barber for l.. O. Rhoades, continues to improve at his home in Lee, Mass, although still unable to resume his labors. MT. and Mrs. S. A. Eddy, who have been spending the past two weeks in Jamestown, Va., and Washington, D.C o., have returned.
 The first band of gypsies of the season passed through town Tuesday. This should be regarded as positive harbin- ger of summer.
 l.. O. Rhoades has so far recovered from his serious attack of rheumatism as to be able to take his place beside a chair in his barber shop.
 Aspecial meeting of Housatonic Lodge, F. 6 A. M., will be held on Saturday evening of this week to confer the en- tered apprentice degree. | O. B. Hall, formerly ill Borden em- ploy here, who has secured employment in Bridgeport. moved his household ef- fects to that city Monday.
 Favorable reports continue to come
  relative to the condition of Arthur P. Freeman and Samuel Brinton.
 Mrs. Henry J. King has returned from New York city, where she has spent several months, and expects to spend the summer in Canaan.
 Mrs. Aaron Handlin has moved from 1 VEYo pying the Landers residence on the cor ner of Railroad and Bragg streets.
 One of the incongruous sights in Ca naan last Saturday was man moving his lawn while the snow flakes were falling thickly and rapidly about him.
 H. R. Whitford sold, few days ago. two very handsome and valuable wagons,