Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
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Mrs. H. l.. Ross was Ill PlttSheld Monday.
 H. B. Ives has returned from his Canadian trip.
 Henry Whitford is in Albany, N. Y., for few days.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry King spent Sun day ill Pittsfield. Rags" has returned and there is joy on Railroad street.
 Mrs. A. E. Molando is visiting AL bany, N Y, relatives. A basket ball team IS to be organized here in the near future. | Several Canaanites attended the Chat ham, N. Y. fair last week. Mrs. J. D. Clemans has returned from pleasure trip to Canada.
 A change of time goes into effect Sun day next on both railroads.
 Mrs. P. J. Kane was a guest of her parents in Norfolk last week.
 Miss Ella Considine spent portion of last week in Hillsdale, N. Y.
 The Odd Fellows goat was busy Mon day evening. Second degree.
 As usual, Canaan is well represented at the Great Barrlngton fair. D.D. Walter returned Sunday from his vacation trip to Portland, Me.
 Mrs William Camp of Rochester,N Y. is guest at pr. 0. ". Camps.
 Mrs. Marion Parsons has returned from visit to her sons in Winsted.
 John Caldwell has moved to Pough- keepsie, N Y, where he has position
 Judge Roraback and family have moved back to winter quarters from the lakes.
 Miss Olive Humphrey has returned from her vacation visit to Leete's Island.
 The Misses Granger have been enter taining Miss Pearl Hunter of Stock bridge.
 Wallace Garfield and family have moved to their new house on East Main street.
 MT. and Mrs. George Ives, of Scranton, Pa, were recent guests of the Misses Granger.
 The rain was most gratefully received and did much good. But we need more, much more.
 The barber shops will close at noon to-day on account of the Great Bar rington far. r
 Mrs. Newton has closed her house on the hill for the winter and IS boarding at the Naples. .. .'...... s
 Miss Edith Greene has returned from her month vacation in Long Island and New York City. ...
 Town clerk E. D. Norton has been spending few days vacation with Massachusetts friends.
 A new stone quarry is being opened i'll East Canaan by William Canfield on the William Adams farm.
 W. H. Green, of Brooklyn, N. Y. wis ited his uncle, James E. Greene. from Thursday until Sunday of last week. | Those concrete walks on Railroad street are great improvement and add greatly to the appearance of the street. Mrs. James Greene returned home from Long Island last Thursday where she has been caring for her mother since July.
 Joseph and Mary Barnett, of South Glastonbury, are spending this week with old schoolmates and friends in town.
 Miss Florence Bonney is visiting her parents in Hartford this week. Miss Mary Hunter is taking her place with Mrs. Strong.
 Mrs. Thomas Shields and son, Lavele, of Waterbury, visited her sister, Mrs. James Mccormick, Saturday and Sun- day of last week.
 O. G. Smith is building a concrete walk lover the hill" from his new resi- dence to the tenement recently vacated by James Bonney.
 The Woodmen's ball occurs tomorrow evening and many from Canaan and surrounding villages are planning to trip the light fantastic.
 Mrs. Julia Messenger has returned from visit with her son i'll Waterbury Miss Roxanna Stevens stayed with Mrs. Peet during her absence.
 Miss Gertrude Strong, who spent a portion of the summer with her sister, Mrs. O. H. Pease, returned Thursday to her home in West Hartford.
 At the mid-week meeting at the Pill grim church tonight the talk will be upon 'The Town Meeting, it's History Characteristics and Power"
 MT. and Mrs. Emmet Conklin have moved from S. c. BeCkley's residence tC portion of Mrs. Augusta Scotts resi-, dence on West Main street.