Connecticut western news., 1908-11-26


 "Tag Day" Saturday.
 Be generous Saturday.
 Get behind a tag Saturday. Let's fill those hospital boxes.
 Be cheerful giver Saturday.
 This week Saturday is the day.
 Do an act of humanity Saturday.
 Give what you can afford Saturday.
 Everyone should wear tag Saturday.
 We predict large "Tag Day" contri- button.
 Don't say "No" to those young ladies Saturday.
 Don't leave your purse at home Saturday.
 Mrs. Harry Little, of Sheffield, was in town Monday.
 Mrs. Henry Barnes is still confined to her bed although improving.
 Thanksgiving services will be held this morning ill Christ church.
 Every cent contributed Saturday will help some poor North CanaAnits.
 Miss Cora Manvsl, of Sheffield, was a recent guest of her brother, D. W. Man vel.
 Mrs. Joseph Peet is spending a few days with her son. George, in Bridge port.
 There will be no meeting of the Gran ford Club or Christ Church Guild this week.
 A. E. Molando's shop at the rear of his residence on Church street is oom- pleted.
 Rev. J. P. Smythe and wife are spend ing Thanksgiving with relatives in Brooklyn. Your Saturday contribution may help to save the life of some afflicted fellow townsman.
 William Devine is doing nicely at the Pittsfield hospital and is expected home in few days.
 Mrs. H. E. Pease and Miss Helen Pease are spending Thanksgiving in Rutherford, N. J.
 Miss Pearl Canfield. of New Marlboro, has been spending few days with Miss May Smith of West Main street.
 J. c. Roraback returned Monday from New Haven where he spent several days assisting ln coaching the Yale football team. <'k@
 Dr. Richardson is doing all he can to relieve suffering humanity. Assist him with "Tag Day" contribution Sat urday.
 Ives and Peirce are installing a new corn cracker ill the basement of their feed mill and are overhauling the other machinery therein.
 But few surgeons are as generous as pr, Richardson. Show your appreciation by dropping your contribution in the box next Saturday.
 Miss Florence Bonney went to Hart ford to spend Thanksgiving with her parents. Mrs. Frank Strong, of Dalton, came to remain with Mrs. George P. Strong during Miss Bonney's absence.
 Rev. E. O. Gillette delivered most excellent sermon at the union Thanks giving service held Sunday evening in the Methodist church. We regret that we are unable to print synopsis of the same.
 The second assembly will be held to- morrow evening in the town hall. Card playing will commence at 8:15 and pres ident Wilcox requests all who are to join the assemblies to be present at this time if possible.
 Rather seems as if base ball game should have been scheduled for Monday or Tuesday, Weather would have per mitted it, all right. We understand that game was played here one Christ mas day not so very many years ago.
 Although the ice was but little thicker than a spiders eyebrow. the youngsters tempted fate Saturday on Borden's poud. As luck would have it there was no decrease in Canaan population as a result of this indulgence in the first skating of the year. The Brooklyn Athletic Club and the 1 Great Harrington basket ball teams will meet at the Canaan town hall this ! (Thursday) afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. A twilight hop will follow the game Thirty-five cents covers the cost of ad- mission to the game and also for dancing. Miss May Lorrain, daughter of Ed ward Lorrain jr. was taken ill Saturday, and appendicitis resulted. Dr. 0. H. Richardson of Pittsfield was called Tues day afternoon and found the case so serious that the patient was taken to Hillcrest hospital, Pittsfield, on the eve