Connecticut western news., 1909-02-11
Mrs. George Dederick is ill.

J. c. ROraback was in Wlnsted Friday.
 Martin Laugs is i'll with bronchial trouble.
 Mrs. Harriet Brown IS visiting Miss Jare Norton.
 Mrs. Charles Emmons is ill with bron- chial pneumonia.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Strong are guests at George Strong's.
 Mrs. Fred Goodrich, of New Britain, is guest of Mrs Charles Emmons.
 Mrs. A. D. Wait, of Cohoes, N. Y is guest of her sister, Mrs. H. l.. Ross.
 Regular communication of Housatonic Lod ge No. 61, F. 6 A. M. this evening.
 George Wood has resigned his position as barber in Millerton and has returned home.
 Lincoln postage stamps,the new issue, will be placed on sale at the postoffice tomorrow.
 Selden Downs, of Tyringham, Mass, spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Frank Stevens.
 Mrs. Abbie J. Bell and daughter, Mary, of Chatham, N. Y. are guests at H. D. Humphreys.
 A number of Canaanites attended a whist party given last week by Mrs. E. L. Roberts of East Canaan.
 Mrs. H. L. Ross is gradually recover ing from her attack of grip. The nurse Mrs. Quiglev of Falls Village, left Monday.
 The Bordens took advantage of last again "cut over" The ice was Il in ches thick.
 George s. Fuller is attending the hardware dealers convention ill Water. bury and will also visit Bridgeport and New York before his return.
 Dr. Camp and a party in Southfield made swap whereby the doctor gets 8 horse, wagon and other things and the Southfield man gets the doctors auto mobile.
 Nearly all the cottagers at Twin Lakes took advantage. last week, of the oppor- tunity to fill their ice houses. The ice was clear as crystal and II inches in 1 thickness.
 1 On Saturday evening of this week at town hall game of basket ball will be played by the Canaan team and the all Great Burlington team. Dancing will follow the game.
 The masons have finished clustering the interior of the second story of H. D. Humphreys building and it is expected that it will be ready for Miss Collins occupancy by March 18th as planned.
 Representative E. D. Norton presented in the legislature, Tuesday, petitions ex. tending the time for organization and construction of the Canaan 6 Berkshire Tramway Company and amending the resolution authorizing the Canaan Fire District to construct sewers,
 New Telephones
 Telephones have recently been in. stalled for the following parties: l.. W Baird, W. L. Willard, Nathaniel Grey and George Brewster of Falls Village R. N. Cochrane and Mrs. W. R. Talbot of West Cornwall James Hanlon and R. A. Owen of Canaan.
 The Willing Service Club.
 The Sunday School class of Mrs. c. B Shaw met at her home on Saturday afternoon and organized club to be called the Willing Service Club. The following officers were elected President Mrs. Shaw; vice president, Marjorie Nieoll; secretary, Gladys Pulver; treas urer, Aida Lindell. The object of the cub is to raise funds for the Boston Floating Hospital and the meetings are to be held on Saturday afternoons from 9 to f o'clock with the different members Officers Elected
 At their annual meeting held few days ago at ''The Canfeld'' the Connec ticut Berkshire Association chose the following officers: President, J. E. Wat son, of Marketable; vice president, Frank H. Blake of Litchfeld; secretary, Cl1f ford H. Marsh of New Milford; auditor c. B. Kempton of Pomfret; directors Oscar Anderson of Bristol, George W Darr of Greenwich, Horace Landon ot Lakeville, and Frank Northrop ot Sharon.
 The Steam Heater.
 On Saturday of this week occurs tht special town meeting. called for the pur pose of determining whether the towr : will accept the gift of steam heater l and the installation thereof, in the tow1 hall. There are all sorts of ideas on tht subject Some are much opposed tt l acceptance, others believe that the towr |, should gladly accept the gift if the