Connecticut western news., 1909-06-17

Miss Gladys De Hart spent Saturday in Hartford.
 John Jackson left for Sharon Monday where he will spend few days.
 George W. Ford took a piano to a customer in Norfolk, Tuesday.
 Miss Lila Johnson was the over-Sun- day guest of Mrs. Della Hardenbergh.
 Nisss Gladys Ferris of Torrington was an over Sunday guest of Miss Csrre Fuller
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Setzer of Bridge port have opened their home for the summer.
 Harvey Dunham of Sheffield has been visiting his sister and relatives in East Canaan.
 Rev. E. Q. Gillette and family opened their cottage at Twin Lakes for the summer this week.
 The Brewer brothers are repainting Mrs. Horace Humphreys house oc- cupied now by Messrs. John and Frank Wilcox.
 Miss Ida Evans of Torrington visited her aunt, MT. H. l.. Ross over Sunday. She was accompanied by her friend Miss Todd. .ia.
 MT. and Mrs. Willis Parsons, who have been sojourning at Ocean Grove for the past two weeks, returned to their home in this place Saturday.
 Mrs. Joyce received telegram last week announcing the death of her son, John, in Phoenix. Arizona, where he has been living for several years.
 Mrs. Wm. Hart of Falls Village visited her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Argall, from Friday until Monday and attended the concert at Norfolk Friday evening. '
 MT. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel and Con- dUctor and Mrs. Richmond Paine will sail from New York the latter part of the week to spend the summer abroad,
 Miss Sarah Fergerson attended the commencement exercises at Smith col lege, Northampton, Mass, where her niece, Miss Della Partridge, of Andover graduated on Monday.
 In the district court at Great Barring ton last week Louis Adsit paid $15 for the pleasure of having inflicted a black eye and sundrY bruises on the person of Frank Hadsell of Canaan on, June s.
 H. R. Whitford expects to go to Ottawa, H., July 19, to look into busi- ness proposition in that place. Parties are considering the purchase of his bssi- ness in this place and if the deal is con- summated he will locate permanently in Ottawa.
 The legislators from Massachusetts who came as far south as Canaan a couple of weeks ago inspecting the pro- posed route handed in big bill for the trip. Among the items were $6.60 for cigars which were smooked lon the state"
 Letters advertised at Canaan, June 15, 1909, are as follows: Miss A w. Bond, R. s. Carpenter, Giachino Conte. Mrs. L. McGrath, John A. Ruby, Theodore Silvernale, w. Redwood Warner, Esq. Postal Cards as follows: Peter Place, John Ruby (2), H. L. Wood.
 The local branch of the Modern Wood men of America is enjoying Its share of fU and ok ,icrI+ i,,;A, large class of candidates. Only recently the value of the order as life insurance organization was demonstrated when a a substantial sum of money was paid to of the order.
 George Livingstone, who went out to Seattle, Wash, few weeks ago, has secured a desirable position in shoe store there and writes that he is much pleased with the city. N. L. Jackson is now talking of joining MT. Livingstone in Seattle and Martin Langs says he would like to go with MT. Jackson pro. vided he can dispose of his livery at a satisfactory figure.
 Local Horses Will be Entered.
 Alfred Herriman. W. O. Bullock, and F. A. Baker have been in Amenia this week to see their horses worked on the track there where they are in training for the fourth of July races to be held at Chatham. In those races MT. Baker will enter Topsonia to be driven by Billy Hamilton in the 2:19 class, MT. Herri- man will enter his four-year-old black stallion Friend Direct to be driven by Fred Holsapple in the 2:30 class, and MT. Bullock expects to enter his Ed.