Connecticut western news., 1908-10-22


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 Have you had "black hand" letter yet? Did Indian summer run ahead of the schedule?
 F. R. Collin is spending few days in New York.
 Mir. and Mrs. D W. Manvel are visit | ing in the Berkshires this week. MT. and Mrs. Wm. Kane, of Lakeville, were Sunday callers at O. G. Smiths.
 Mayor Hooker, of Hartford, was in town in hls large brown auto Saturday.
 Mrs. Joseph Peet was an over Sunday guest of her son, George, in Bridgeport.
 H. D. Humphrey has purchased of Oswald T. Vosburg, his horse and carriage.
 Mrs. Edwin Barns, of Thomson, Conn.,, has been visiting friends in town the past week.
 Wangum Camp of Modern Woodmen have purchased new outfit of uniforms and robes for the officers.
 Mrs H. D. Humphrey has returned from West Cornwall where she has been visiting Mrs. L. J. Nickerson.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. A. D.. Wait of Cohoes, N. Y. have been spending a few days with Dr. H. L. Ross and wife.
 H. R. Whitford is to install a hot air furnace in his building occupied by the i Foresters and the Odd Fellows.
 Mrs. Rndge and daughter of Great Harrington were guests of Mrs. George L. Parsons Friday and Saturday.
 The Modern Woodmen initiated one candidate at last nights meeting of the Camp. They now have 55 members.
 Mrs. Katherine McClintop, of Pitts burg, Pa, is visiting her father, John Kane, and sister, Mrs. Joseph Ganci
 Miss Ida Evans of Torrington, for merly teacher in the Canaan school, was an over Sunday guest at Dr. H. l.. Ross. MT. and Mrs. Jerome Root are taking a vacation which they are spending in Albany and other places in New York state.
 Frank F. Stevens has resumed his duties in Humphreys drug store after spending weeks vacation at Twin Lakes.
 Joseph Blair has purchased of E. w. street now occupied by John Daly and family.
 Miss Green has resumed her position as bookkeeper in G. l.. Parsons & Sons store after vacation spent at her home in New York state.
 New telephone directories were dis tributed few days ago. AS usual, they show a growth in the number of phones in the Canaan division.
 MT. and Mrs. Homer Allyn of Eas4 Canaan, who have been spending some time in Europe, were expected to reach New York city yesterday. ..a..
 Cranford club will meet to-day with Mrs. o. w. Camp. They had very pleasant meeting Thursday afternoon last with Mrs. Frank Hitchcock.
 Wangum Court of Foresters of Ga naan are to hold ball in the Town Hall Friday evening, October 30. Decker's orchestra will furnish the music. | Dr. and Mrs. Burns, of Washington, D. O., are making their annual visit with the Misses Granger. Dr. Burns was a very warm friend of their father.
 The services of Miss McPadden, of Winsted. and of a trimmer from New York city have been engaged by Mrs Kittie White Marr, the milllner.
 Rev. Everest. of New Haven, officiated in Christ Church last Sunday and will officiate next Sunday in the absence of the rector, who is on his vacation.
 It is understood that the girls propose to re-organize their basket ball team this winter if satisfactory arrangement re- lative to town hall rentals can be made. Wedding bells are not simply tinkling, they're fairly changing Ill this village. Three weddings are in prospect for the near future and-but we've been pledged to secrecy.
 Unclaimed letters remained in the post flee Tuesday for Mrs. E. C.. Ketchem, M. E. Vinegar. Post cards for James F. Condon, Miss Minnie Hall l (2), Laue Shoe Go.
 i Mrs Kittie White Marr asks THE NEWS to state that there is no truth in the rumors circulated bv certain people to the effect that she is to discontinue 1 her millinery business.
 Miss Eva N. Gardner, teacher in dis trict number three. attended the teachers convention in Hartford Friday and from there went to her home in Cromwell for