Connecticut western news., 1910-12-15

of the choral union for the annual meet ing of the Litchfeld County Choral Un. ion at Delmouico's in New York, Tues day. Dec. 27.
 Miss Carre Fuller had ss her guest over Sunday Miss Gladys Ferris of Tor rington.
 That sweet little church around the corner, in Rains bakery window, the handiwork of Baker Rains himself, is an interesting example of delicate archisec- ture in sugar and cookie stuff, and makes an appropriate and attractive Christmas season display.
 Miss Sadie Gordon, of Chapinville. visited friends in town Monday.
 Mrs. Charles Warner, postmistress of Salisbury, was a Canaan visitor Tues day. .f. . :.
 Rev. MT. Griffith and Harry Amund- sen, of Lime Rock, were in town on bus mess Tuesday. . .
 M. Brandow. of Sharon, was caller in town yesterday.
 Only eight days left for shopping, be- bore Christmas. Do your delayed shop | ing early. ... Eugene Williams went to New Haven last week, having been notified of dis tressing accident to niece, daughter of his sister, who was struck by trolley car and suffered two broken legs, bro ken arm and three broken ribs. The little girl is now in the hospital. s.t
 By the collision of locomotive run. ming flight" at high rate of speed, near Winsted, and work train, last week, Engineer Frank Marcy Of Canaan had his arm severely sprained. He was in charge of the light engine, and he and his fireman, Dennis J. Foley of East Canaan, jumped just before the crash. The work train was in charge of Conductor N. W. Blodgett. J. E.. Trowbridge of Buffalo, N. r., who was in the rear coach of the work train, had hls right leg 80 badly crushed that at the hospital iv was deemed necessary to amputate 1t. Michael Mahony of Winsted was severely injured about the head. The cars were badly wrecked.
 Dame Rumor has been consistently of change was impending, in the firm of Bullock 6 Felten. and that various persons, in Canaan and elsewhere, were negotiation for an interest in the firm or the purchase of the entire business. MT. Felten declares explicitly that Dame Rumor doesn't know what she's talking about; that neither he nor MT. Bullock has any idea of selling out or taking in any more partners. Which seems to settle 1t. s
 Eugene s. Root has returned from a weeks visit to his son Lester, in Bristol. While away he attended the wedding Of his niece, Miss Ethel Woodbridge, in Manchester. e
 Mrs. Rosenthal of Norwich, has been spending few days with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph H. Allen in Canaan.
 The scarcity of rabbits, of which some unsuccessful hunters complain, is accounted for by Frank Nelson, who declares that the deer eat them up.
 The directors of the Canaan National Bank at Mondays meeting declared the regular semi annual dividend of 9 per cent.
 The Cranford Club will meet this week with Mrs. Della Hardenbergh on Granite avenue.
 A handsome calendar for 1911 is to be given by the Canaan National Bank to it's stockholders and patrons. It is an artistic conception. bearing charming wood and water scene in water color, and is printed on high grade paper. appropriately and neatly inscribed with the name of the bank and it's officers. It is safe to say none of these calendars will go into the waste basket. 4
 The election of officers of Canaan Eastern Star Lodge, held in the Masonic lodge room, last week, resulted as fol- low: Worthy Matron, Mrs. Ida Dewey i; Worthy patron, Horace E. Holt; Asso- ciate matron, Mrs. Maud Whitford i; conductress, Mrs. James Graney asso- ciate oonductress, Mrs. LaFargue secre- tary, Miss Isabelle H. Roger treasurer, Lyman E. Howe Esther, Mrs. Horace E. Holt !; Ruth, Mrs. Elsie Decker i; Adah, Mrs, James Hanlon; Martha, Mrs. Alice o. Ford Electra, Miss Lois Kimball warden, Harvey White mar shal, Fred Dewey sentinel, John Kim ball. .r.
 Johnnie Flynn was taken to the Hart ford hospital Monday suffering with pleurisy with effusion. Dr. Adam &C., companied him to the hospital.
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