Connecticut western news., 1909-02-18

s. A. Eddy was in town the early part of the week. MT. and Mrs. H. B. Ives spent Satur- day in Pittsfield.
 Mrs. A. D. Wait has returned to her home in Cohoes, N. Y.
 John P. Rains has been spending a few days III Bridgeport.
 The Hawthorne Club will meet on Monday with Miss Bragg.
 Miss Mabel Quinn, of Hartford, spent Sunday with the Misses Collins.
 Miss Carre Fuller has been spending several days at LaSelle seminary.
 Canaan sent large delegation to the concert at Norfolk Friday afternoon.
 Miss Gladys Ferris, a former teacher here, has been visiting Mrs. Preston.
 Miss Louise Eggleston, of Millerton, was a recent guest of Mrs. N. L. Jack son.
 Mrs. Charles Emmons continues to impIove. Her nurse left her on Mon day.
 Miss Catherine Rorabaek has been spending a few days with Sharon friends.
 MT. and Mrs John Kemp, of Pittsfeld, were the over Sunday guests at William Beebe's.
 Mrs. D. D. Walter is in 8 critical con- dition and two trained nurses are in at tendance.
 Miss Rachel Woodbridge, of Man chester Green, Conn, is visiting at E. s. Roots.
 Very interesting Lincoln Day exer- cises were held at the school last Friday afternoon.
 George W. Wilcox has been confined to the house for few days by an attack of the grip.
 Harvey White has been spending 8 few days at his former home in Della ware County, N. Y.
 The Guild of Christ church held a sociable last evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. W. N. Decker.
 Mrs. John G. Beckley. of Hartford, has been spending few days with MT. and Mrs. s. G. Beckley.
 Mir and Mrs. Herbert Kemp and chil- dren, of Stanfordville, N. Y, have been spending week at s. A Kemp's. s-N
 On Monday evening the Odd Fellows degree team will rehearse the initiatory degree. Members are requested to- be present.
 The Valentine supper at the Methodist church which was postponed, will be held Monday evening next, Feb. 22, at o'clock.
 Governor Lilley and wife passed through town Friday on their wayTto Lakeville where they spent Sunday with Dr. Knight. M H. Graham and Miss Della Gil inore, of Bridgeport, have beeu spend ing few days with Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Goggin.
 The second degree twill be conferred upon candidate at the meeting of Housatonic Lodge, No 61 F. 6 A. M. next TLursday evening.
 The Valentine supper, which was to have been held Monday evening in the Methodist church, was postponed be- cause of the death of Mrs. George P. Strong.
 MT. and Mrs. H. H. Scutt have re- opened their home which has been closed for few weeks, Mrs. Scutt having been in Shelton, Conn.,, and MT. Scutt in Lee, Mass.
 Mrs. H. J. King, who underwent an operation ID the Hillcrest hospital few weeks ago, has so far recovered as to permit her being brought home on Sat urday last.
 This is the weather that puts to the test the concrete sidewalks winch the Booster Club members laid last summer and fall. Nearly all have cracked more or less but none are seriously impaired.
 Miss Elsle Rains gave party to sev- eral of her little friends one day last week in observance of her birthday Refreshments ere served games played and general good time enjoyed.
 From February 1, 1908 to February l, 1909, total of 53,961 pieces of mail was carried on the Rural Free Delivery route extending from the Canaan postoffice, 39,923 being delivered and 14,038 being collected.
 Representative Norton of Litchfield county says he cant understand why the sculptor costumed the Genus of Connecticut ill woman's clothes, unless the aforesaid sculptor was henpecked nd.-Hartford Post
 The third annual banquet will be served by the men of the Methodist church in the church parlors on Friday evening February 26th. Supper will be