Connecticut western news., 1908-04-16


 Miss Rhoda Reed of Lime Rock was in town Saturday.
 George w. Ford spent portion of the week in Litchfield.
 Judge A. T. Roraback and wife were in New York last week.
 Judge Roraback opened court in Rock vile Tuesday morning.
 Tomorrow being good Friday, the stores will be closed all day.
 MT. and Mrs. James Mcclure of Mil lerton, were in tow n Monday.
 Miss Grace Roraback of New Haven is spending few days at home.
 Miss Sarah w. Adam arrived home from California Tuesday evening.
 R. A. Owen and wife of Meriden have been spending few days in town.
 The condition of the roads has greatly improved during the past few days. Mrs. Page of West Cornwall was a guest at George W. Ford's Monday. Mrs. Thomas Shields of Waterbury spent Sunday with friends in town.
 J. Henry Roraback has been spending a portion of the week in New York city.
 Mrs. l.. J. Nickerson of West Cornwall was guest at H. D. Humphreys Fri day.
 The Foresters have chosen Dr. G. E.. Corwin az a delegate to the state con- vention.
 Miss Roselie Imhoff and Miss Elsie Rains spent one day last week in Falls Village.
 Miss Finnegan's dancing class holds 8 reception Ill Town Hall next Thursday evening.
 Miss Adele Merwin of Orange, N. J.. has been spending her Easter. vacation at home.
 Irving Messenger of Waterbury was an over-Sunday guest of his mother at Mrs. Hattie Peet's.
 The former officers of the water com- pany were reelected at the annual meeting held last week.
 The last of the Reliable Manufaotur- ing company's machinery was moved to Great Harrington yesterday.
 The signs, warning automobilists to slacken the speed of their machines, will be posted ill few days.
 Mrs Martin Langs has been spending week with her daughter, Mrs. A. E.. Grinnell in Waltham. Mass.
 D. w. Msnvel, another Booster Club member, is building cement walks on his West Main street property.
 A special communication of Housa- tonic Lodge F. & A. M. will be held this evening to confer the third degree.
 Mrs. S. A. Eddy and sons of New Haven are visiting In town and are boarding with Mrs. s. J. Hamm.
 The selectmen advertise, to-day, that bicycle riding on the Canaan and East Canaan sidewalks will not be tolerated.
 w. A. Miles of Twin Lakes had some land to rent. He advertised it in THE NEWS oent-a-wofd column. It's rented,
 Lewis J. Streck and family have rented the upper portion of Harmon Sohermerhorn' house on West Main street.
 A. M. Kilmer and family have rented the apartments, belonging to- H. D. Humphrey, recently vacated by Leo. Werner.
 John Van Deusen's residence is one of the various buildings in town that recently came in contact with the paint CTS brush.
 The Rev E. 0. Gillette assisted at the services in the Salisbury Congregational church Monday and in Norfolk last evening.
 M. Fillmore Lester, one of Great Barrington's newspaper men, was i'll town Tuesday and made THE NEWS a fraternal call.
 Three hundred invitations to the Foresters' ball have been issusd and the members of the order anticipate a very successful event on the 30th.
 Nothing doing as yet about the organ. ization of that base ball league. Do it now and be ill readiness to commence the games early in the season.
 The North Canaan democrats chose, Saturday, E. s. Roberts and Wallace Canfield, delegates to the state oonven. tion at Hartford Mays and 6.
 TheCanaan ladies, who so successfully presented Breezy Point" here a few weeks ago, are to produce the play in Sharon next Tuesday evening.
 Wallace Canfield's residence is well along toward completion and will be 8 cozy and attractive home. The zolium roof Is a novelty in these parts.
 Mrs. G. P. Strong went to Albany