Connecticut western news., 1909-05-13
CANAAN
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Jesse Drum has been i'll with the grippe for the past few days.
 Coe Morgan of Great Barring ton visited Canaan friends Sunday.
 Philemon Johnson of Norfolk spent Sunday with his sister. Mrs. Samuel Reel.
 Miss Mary Finnigan of Bridgeport is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Patrick Finnigan.
 Mrs. S. J. Hamm is entertaining her daughter, Mrs. Harvey Kellogg ot Waltham, Mass, for few days.
 Miss Catherine Roraback visited relatives in Torrlngton last week and attended the choral concert given there.
 J. Henry Roraback returned Saturday from Hartford with a new automobile. It is 1909 Model, 40 h. p, Pope-Hart- ford.
 Mrs. Maria Fellow of Hudson, N. Y, has returned to her home after having been the guest of her brother, John VanDeusen.
 Arthur D. Wildman and daughter, Miss F. B. Wildman of New York, who own cottage at the lakes, were ill town the first part of the week.
 John Flynn was taken severely sick last week and was removed Saturday to St. Francis Hospital at Hartford. There it was found that he had pneumonia.
 At the meeting of the Canaan cemetery Association held Saturday, May 8, the same officers were reelected as follows: President, Mrs. Mary 0. Corbit; sec retary and treasurer, Harry A. Holt; sexton, Spencer T. Wolcott.
 The remains of Mrs. Mary Crofut were brought to this place for interment, funeral services having been held Sum- day at the Congregational church in Mill River Mrs. Crofut was found dead in bed, death being due to apoplexy.
 The 47th convention of the Wlnsted Christian Endeavor Union was held at Torrington Tuesday and number attended from this vicinity. Rev. O. ". Hanna of East Canaan conducted the devotional service in the evening. Mrs. Hanna is on the missionary committee. The convention opened at 3 o'clock in the afternoon appropriate services were held and some interesting papers read on the work of the union.
 Was Known Here and in Sharon
 The jewelrY merchant, Marvin Gar rison by name, who was arrested in Pittsfeld last week on suspicion of having sold jewelry at lower price than was consistent with square dealing, was known here and also in Sharon, as he conducted store near the latter place at one time. In the grip which Garrison carried when arrested was found a quantity of watch chains and other cheap 1 iewelry As far as was known here and in Sharon he had always been con- sidered strictly honest.
 Phonograph Recital and Dance.
 Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Nestell in cooper ation with the Women's Guild of Christ Church will give a phonograph recital at the Town Hall on Friday, May IA, at s o'clock. MT. Nestell's phono- graph is a Victor Talking Machine which reproduces wonderfully we'll the finest operatic music. MT. Nesten possesses many records of great present day opera singers and tomorrow night will give the public chance to hear them as well as variety of popular airs. After the programme, there will be dancing.
 Information About the State
 THE NEWS is in receipt of the Con necticut State Register and Manual fol 1909-a welcome volume to all who have frequent occasion to refer to its pages which this year number 629, an increase of 10. The volume has been prepared under the direction of Hon. Matthew H. Rogers, Secretary of State, and com mendable effort has been made to keeI the volume within the usual limits as tt size, and at the same time to make i complete as to the data to be desired il this handy compend of state affairs. Fire Destroyed New Home B. L. Orcutt and sons of Dickensol Center, N. Y, who have many friend: in this place, had 8 serious fire last week when their fine newly built residence sawmill and store were burned to the ground, causing loss of about 1000 The fire was caused by an overheatet journal ill a dynamo. Mrs. Frank Orcutt whose husband is a member of the firm visited her sister, Mrs. Joseph Kegler here for month last summer, and man. friends here will regret to learn of he . misfortune.