Connecticut western news., 1908-10-15

Mrs. Alice Pike is spending week with Miss Ruth Prindle.
 last Thursday for the first time in his life.
 Charles Ryan, Miss Ruth Prindle and w. w. Knight are having their houses reprinted.
 Miss LeMon, the New York milliner, is again occupying her former rooms at the J. H. Cleveland house.
 Thomas Powers jr. is home from South Carolina. His brother, Jack Powers, also made tho old folks a hurried visit last week.
 The Woodmen of this place took Ill five new members last Thursday night, and in honor of the occasion. gave a supper and smoker.
 Ed. Adams, of Canaan, and Miss Florence Cork, of New York. called on friends here last Sunday. They came from Canaan by auto.
 The Basket Ball Association intends to make some radical changes thls season, III the interest of peace and har- mony. Let us hope so.
 Beatrice Klebes was eight years old last Saturday, and observed the occa- sion by giving a party to her small friends in the afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs Willard Baker went to New York City Monday for the purpose of giving the Misses Mildred and Marion Baker an evening entertainment at the "Hippodrome.
 Arthur Waitt has closed his summer home here and intends sailing for Flu rope this week to be absent until spring. MT. Waitt's Mother will be a guest at the "Inn'' for the winter.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Pulver returned on Monday from their wedding trip. They reached Pine Plains last Friday and were gwen reception that even ing by Mir. PulYer's parents.
 Waiter Newell is taking years course at Harvord University in psychology and kindred subjects under the tuition of Prof. H. Strunberg. MT. Newell and his family are residing in Boston.
 Your news-gather would respectfully suggest that the band of hustlers who made such a success of last seasons en. tertainment course had better begin to get busy, or they'll be left at the post. Wake up, gentlemen.
 The cry of the "basket bawlers" is be- ginning to be heard in our land, and the present situation in the Balkans points to the speedy fulfllment of Rudyard Kipling's s prophecy. All this would seem to indidate a strenuous winter.
 Mrs. Fitch Landon expects to live with her daughter, Mrs. F. w. Dakin, the coming winter. Mrs. Aaron Marsh, who has been staying with Mrs. Landon, will spend the winter in West Cornwall, at the home Of Rev. Mr. Fitch.
 w. w Peck has been an excellent constables in years past and everyone wishes him to qualify this year, conse- quently petition has been circulated, numerously signed and presented to him asking him to continue in that capacity
 At the Democratic caucus, held last Friday, Frank Northrup and Edwin H. Chapman were selected to run for re, presentatives. The Republican caucus, held Monday, nominated tor the same position Dwight N. Eggleston and Chas. B. Everett.
 o. E. Wheeler, our school supervisor. wishes to announce that during the school term he will be ill his office at the town hall on the Friday before the first Monday of each month. from 4 to p. Fl. and can be soen at that time upon any business connected with the schools.
 Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Gillette, Mr. and Mrs Frank Hotchkiss and chauffeur started Monday for pleasure trip i'll MT. Hotchkiss' auto. Among other places. they will visit Poughkeepsie, New York, New Haven and return via Wallingford aud the Naugatuck valley
 Ilc SlI1S oL L10 OeAshCb D0lA association held meeting in the high school room last Friday night and elected the following officers. Coach, Prof. Percy Campbell, manager George s. Kirby, treasurer, Miss Nellie Kelsey, secretary, Miss Mamie Louckes. presi- dent, Miss Edith Sperring.
 Caas. O. Gordon, 8 former resident ::nd widely Known throughout this sec- tion, was married in New Jersey on Wednesday, Oct. 7th to Mrs. Roberts. MT. Gordon and wife are now at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, but will make their home in Hackensack, N. J. where MT. Gordon conducts a business
 Our popular young druggist, Clarence Eggleston, loft home Monday for a weeks vacation, during which he will visit New York and Boston. Despite New York's manifold advantages and