Connecticut western news., 1908-11-05
A W ew Front

| store and 1t IS proposed to begin the con- struction of the same in the near future. The front will extend about eight feet toward the street and will then be on a line with the other buildings A con- crete walk will also be laid in front of MT. Humphreys premises. Ills plans for improvements also oontemplates some valuable additions to the interior equipment of the store. Canaan's Booster Club is certainly a busy or ganization these days.
 School Notes
 $. A. Eddy, who came home to vote, ! was very welcome visitor at the school Tuesday morning.
 Msssrs. Bullock S Felten have pre- sented to the school for the room which IS being fitted up for the teachers, Q very handsome leather upholstered couch. At meeting of the faculty which was held in the high school room Tuesday afternoon it was voted to extend to Messrs. Bullock & Felten hearty vote of thanks.
 Wallace Stevens of East Canaan member of the freshmen class has been ill several days suffering from an attack of grip. More 'Boosters"
 It Will soon be necessary to build an addition to the book containing the names of the members of the Booster 1 Clnb. New names are being added nearly every week. Jacob Schamerhorn 1 decided not to wait until next sprlng be. fore he joined, consequently cement walk Is being laid ln front of his home on West Main street. O. o. Calender wrote that he wished to be enrolled con- sequently new sidewalk of cement ex- tends partially ill front of the residence he owns on West Main street. It was built by O. M. Humphrey. And, of course those new houses of Mrs. Caid- well, Edward MoCarty and Henry Nee land entitled those persons to member. ship in the club. Good. Let it continue until everyonein town has enrolled. | O'A hCpOilS wa
 It Is suggested, and a good suggestion 1t IS, too, that the printed town reports of years gone by be collected, bound in one volume and placed 1n the public library. The need of such a method of preserving these reports has been apparent several times of late. Various parties in town have had occasion to refer to the reports of past years and none have been obtain able. This being the case, they found it necessary, in order to secure the in formation, to gain access to the town re- cords in the vault. 1t is therefore re- quested that if any reader of these lines has in his or her possession a town re- port with which he or she will part, no matter what the date of the same may be, that it be left at the office of Town Clerk E. D. Norton. Mather-Graney NuptiaIs George Mather and Miss Mary Grahey will be united in marriage this morning at the home of the brides parents, MT, 1 and Mrs, James Graney, on Bragg street. i The ceremony will be performed by Rev. | E. o. Gillette in the presence of few near relatives from Torrington, Lake vile and Great Burlington. The floral | decorations will consist of evergreens, | carnations and chrysanthemums. Miss Della Graney, sister of the bride, will | be the bridesmaid, and Harry E. Pulver will act as best man. The bride will be attired ill white silk while the brides maid will wear gown of pink silk. The brides gift to the bridesmaid will be a bracelet and the groom's gift to the best man will be pair of cuff links. Miss Gladys DeHart plays the wedding march. THE NEWS congratulations are extended in advance.
 The Halloween SociabIe
 The Halloween sociable at the home of Mrs. c. W. Camp on Friday evening was great success socially and finan- cially. The house was tastefully deco rated with ferns, evergreens and witch hazel. Black cats, owls and jack o'lanterns were also conspieious among the decorations. After the rendition by Miss Lura Ferguson of an appropriate song, "The Wishing Gate,'' three fortunetellers, gypsy, a witch and Japanese soothsayer entertained large number of persons with facts concern ing the past, present and future. Miss Wilcox and Miss Sarah Ferguson, ably seconded by four young ladies, dis pensed coffee and cocoa at prettily ap- pointed table. A guessing contest wns also enjoyed by many, and the prize a bonbon box in the form of black cat, was awarded to Mrs. Charles Gibbs of Great Burlington. The receipts were about $50 00,
 PULPIT AND PEW