Connecticut western news., 1908-11-05


 To explain it they all are tryin', They thought they were hanging
 William Taft,
 But really hung William J. Bryan. It may be that an auto is not made to
 climb tree,
 Yet mistakes are apt to happen in most
 any familee;
 And thlnk it's quite as d1gnined-ex-
 cuse me while I smile, As to ride a motorcycle VOWED, Tor
 many a weary mile.
 Frank Gillette IS in the city to-day. Miss Ethel Klebes has been on the sick list.
 Arthur Duane was in town over Sun- day -.
 Leonard Rhynns has a position in Bridgeport.
 w. Ii. Stuart, of New Haven, was in town last week. Harry White spent Sunday with his p,rents in Winsted.
 Miss Daisy Landon is recovering from an attack of pleurisy.
 George Hitchcock is spending a few days at Waterbury, Conn.
 Miss Evelyn Bartram is visiting her parents at Brooklyn, N. Y. Charles Thompson. of Bridgeport. has been visiting friends in town. -. c.looA~~.- D Cv,;kb xuout to uorf ford Monday on town business.
 Mrs. Charles McNeil of Litchfield has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Peck. Miss Mabel Haines has gone to Hart ford to stndy shorthand and typewriting. Everett Chaffee, of Providence, R. l., spent Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. Chaffee. Mrs. Chas. Prindle and daughter, May, are spending few days in West Haven. Miss Elizabeth Vosburg, of Copake, N. Y. is visiting Miss Anna Whitford. Miss Anna Bartram has returned home after spending 8 week in Lake Yille
 Miss Edna Bartram, Brooklyn, N. Y., was guest at W. K. Landon's over election.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Monahan have left town and will spend the winter ill New York city.
 Mrs. G. s. Kirby and Mrs. Mary Loucks made shopping trip to New York Friday.
 Mrs. Everett St. John, of Wellesley, M lss., has been visiting her nephew, Dr. J. s. Chaffec. Carl Bush, of district number five, was the winner of the library subscrip- ton for November.
 Tho Grange Dramatic Club are re- hearsing the drama which is to be given in the early winter.
 Mrs. Emma Sedgwiok is spending a couple of weeks in Lakeville visiting her niece, Mrs. J. E. Barss.
 W. w. Kelsener and family have va cated the Duane house and returned to New York for the winter.
 We notice one of the New York dailies maintains that TAFT stands for Taking Advice From Teddy
 Miss Katherine Per Lee went to New York last Saturday and expects to re- main there during the winter months.
 G. s. Kirby secured brief respit from his political worries by spending a couple of days of last week in New York Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence VanAlstyne are to spent the winter at the "Inn" and moved to their former rooms there last Monday.
 Sheriff Chesterfield Middlebrook, ofWinsted. accompanied by his daughter and Mrs. Raidy, ofWinsted, were guests of Mir. and Mrs E. H. Middlebrook last week.
 George Marckres has been taking a two weeks vacation visiting, among other places. his boyhood home in Yer. mont, for the first time in twenty-fou1 years.
 George Wilbur was home over Sunday. George is a student in a New York cleo. trical school. where he is making rapid progress, and will soon be ull-fledged member of his profession.
 Mrs. Chas. Dakin. accompanied by her son, Harold, made trip to New York last week. Mrs. Dakin's eyes have caused her some trouble for which she is receiving treatment from speci alist.
 Master Carl Bush of the Gay street school and the Misses Blanche Morton and Lillian Hansen of the village schoo are enjoying the library privilege, giver as reward of merit, for the month ot October.
 Chas. Brown has taken possession ot the blacksmith shop of John Monahan L. l.