Connecticut western news., 1909-04-22

L. H. Adams is enlarging D. L. Peirce's veranda.,
 Mrs. George L. Ford went to Great Burlington Monday.
 E. L. Tucker, of Norfolk has opened 8 branch harness shop here.
 HI. Hager, of New Milford, was in Canaan on business recently.
 Miss Ruth and Master William Blass spent Sunday in Lakeville.
 Miss Bell Hanchett, of Falls Village, was visitor in town Friday.
 Mrs. Cora Adams has been spending 8 few days with friends ill Norfolk.
 Lawrence Reed and George Frink, of Falls Village, were in town Saturday.
 Attorney Howard Landou, of Sails bury was visitor in Canaan Saturday.
 Mrs. J. P. Rains and Mrs. Trieschman were guests of friends ill Lakeville Mon- day.
 Mrs. Laraway and son, Henry, of Pittsfield, spent Saturday with Canaan friends.
 Miss Annie Sweeney, of Winsted. is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Joseph Smith.
 Miss R. M. Dawson of South Norfolk is the guest of her neice, Miss May Adams.
 Mrs. Thomas Wallace, of Mt. Kisco, N. Y. is guest of MT. and Mrs. Danlel Marvel.
 Mrs. s. W. Barnes and Mrs. H. R. Burhans visited i'll Great Harrington last week.
 Lewis Hawkins, of East Orange, N. J.,iis staying at Mrs. Sarah Hamm's for few days
 Attorney L. J. Nickerson, of Cornwall, was the guest of Justice George w. Ford Friday,
 Milo B. Richardson, Jr., of Lime Rock, was among out of town visitors in Ca naan Saturday.
 At the regular meeting of Court Wan gum, F. of A. held Tuesday evening one candidate was admitted.
 Mrs. Norman Chapin, of Torrington, has been spending few days with her mother. Mrs. Emma Rood. Mrs. J. L. Kilbon and daughter, of Springfield, were guests over Sunday of Mrs. Kilbon's brother, Rev. E. c. Gillette.
 Mrs. Augustus Nicoll, of New York city, and Mrs. Augustus Nicoll, Jr., of Great Harrington were guests of Mrs. John Nicoll Friday.
 The funeral of Dennis Mccarthy, who died at his home in Ashley Falls Friday morning, was held at the house Sunday afternoon at 1:3O. Interment was in this town.
 Linus Perkins, of Mill River, the stage-driver between that village and Canaan, who is i'll with typhoid fever, has been removed to the hospital at Pittsfeld, Mass. Canaan is to be congratulated upon the fact that not one of the local players submitted to the directors of the Housa- tonic League Saturday was protested. The local team is determined to live up to the written and unwritten laws of the game.
 The rain storm which began Tuesday and continued until Friday without even temporary cessation poured upon this section of country something over five inches of water. But the storm was welcome as it gave everything d needed drenching the woods as we'll as the roads, lawns and meadows. The grass started to grow right away and buds are appear ing on trees and bushes.
 The social dance given by Court Wan gum, Foresters of America. at tke town hall Thursday was a success both finan- dially and socially. There was a large number present, music was furnished by Austin's oche ;tra, of Winsted, and danc- ing was enjoyed till late hour. The committee in charge included Clifford Fitzgerald, Alfred Caldwell and Henry Hoag.
 A Housatonic (Mass.) co ~-ci', nt says: "rhe manager of the Ii. l.. ok baseball team has been endeavoring 10 get Sylvester McDermott to play with that team this season, but it is probable that he will remain here and catch for the Housatonic team. Since it has been said that Stockbridge and Housatonic might join their teams this year and play at Stockbridge there has been quite little opposition to the team here Housa- tonic wants to have strictly local nine. and it seems proper. too."
 Some Old Documents
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Leffingwell. who recently purchased the pr. Smith place, so called, removed an accumulation of odds and ends from the attic Constable