Connecticut western news., 1909-12-30

holidays In Westheld, Mass.
 Michael Kane spent Christmas with his sister ill Pittsburg, Penn.
 James McCabe spent Christmas with his parents in Adams. Mass.
 Miss Irene Green, of New York city, spent Christmas with her parents.
 Mss May Dcvino left Tuesday for New York where she is the guest of friends.
 John Hubbard, of Niagara Falls, has been spending several days with his parents.
 Walter Hoag, of Bridgeport, was the Saturday and Sunday guest of his parents
 George Condon, clerk in Benton & Wright's, spent Christmas at his home in East Canaan.
 Miss Florence Johnson, of New York city, spent Christmas with her sister, Mrs. J. L. Thurlough.
 Miss Catharine O. Brien, who is attend ing the Morse business college in Hart ford, is home for the holidays. l Charles c. Smith has rented his saw mill at Konkapot to Charles French of this place for the coming year.
 Miss Grace Rorahack, of New Haven, and Miss Louise Roraback, of New York city, are home for the holidays.
 Howard s. Wells, of Boston, and Miss Mary E. Wells, of New York city, were home for the Christmas holiday.
 w. w. Burghardt has accepted the position of yard foreman ill the O. N. E. yard here, and began his duties last Sat urday.
 1 A twelve-pouud son arrived at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles Mansir last Thursday morning. A pretty good Christmas present.
 MT. and Mrs. Lester Root of Bristol. Mrs. Harriet Benedict of Ashley Falls, and MT. E. s. Root of Canaan were guests at Frank Coon's Christmas. Miss Belle Lorraine went to Albany Tuesday to visit her cousin, Samuel Holt, and expects also to visit other places, being absent about two weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. William Darling of New Haven and Mrs. Minnie Evans and daughter Jennie of Hartford spent Christmas with relatives ill this place.
 A delegation Of dozen members of Esther Lodge, o. E. s. paid fraternal visit to Laurel Lodge, o. E. $. of Nor folk Tuesday night, and had very en- Joyable time.
 Miss Potter, instructor ill Latin Ill the High school, left last Thursday morning for her home ln CazenoYia, N. Y, where she is now visiting. She expects to re- turn January 3.
 Miss Mabel Quinn, of Boston, Joseph Quinn, of Hartford, and MT. and Mrs. James Dunn, of Pittstield, spent Christ mas with their parents, Mir. and Mrs. James Quinn,
 We have received a copy of the "Direc- tory and Course of Study of the Oyster Bay High School, and notice the name of Trying F. Barnes, M. D., as one of the board of education. This name sounds familiar to Canaanites, as Dr. Barnes was strictly Canaan boy.
 George M. Bullock, brother of w. C.. Bullock and Mrs. A V. A. Felten, was operated upon for appendicitis ill the Albany City Hospital on Monday of last week. The operation was performed by Dr. Elting and his assistant Dr. c. w. Culver was also i'll attendance He is slowly recovering at this writing,
 Last Friday evening, previous to the Christmas dance of Prof. Mcdonald, a miniature earthquake, emanated from the town hall building, and shortly q man with picturesque jag" made a nasty exit, followed in close proximity pened inside is not generally known but from the outside observation of passer- by the exhibition appeared not unlike hunting rabbits with ferret. Bunny" Ford Visitor
 "Bunny" Ford, the lightwright pu.l, list, who fought Jeff Doherty at New Haven Monday, was in Canaan Wednes- day evening of last week. While here he called on few of his friends, whose acquaintance he had made while playing baseball with Lime Rock, and he was received with wide open hand. H. looked pretty we'll batteredup asa result of his bout, but he is a game little fighter, which was shown by his staying with Doherty 15 rounds.
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 Little John, one of Canaan's rising generation, had a loose tooth and it finally became so loose that his mother pulled it out, When he came home from school that night he told his