Connecticut western news., 1910-02-03
John Caldwell has joined the navy.

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 Mrs. Ada Nicoll spent last week in Coxsackie, N. Y.
 Dennis O'Neil is spending week or two in Chicago.
 George P. Strong is on jury duty in Winsted this week.
 A. J. Wigglesworth is reported to be quite i'll with the grip.
 The Cranford club will meet with Mrs. N. L. Jackson this week.
 Editor Foster of the Berkshire Courier was in town Monday morning.
 The choral society rehearsal will be omitted next Tuesday evening.
 Dr. Adam has been housed up for a few days with an attack of grip.
 Mrs. Walter Goggins and daughtec were in Great Harrington Friday.
 Mildred, the infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. B. A. Peirce, is ill with chick en-pox.
 Mrs. H. D. Humphrey was a guest of | h.' d. NlCh6ISOu III W0Sb OOAh"oAt AooV 1 Sunday.
 Miss Minta Bradford has been con- fined to the house since Saturday with ear trouble.
 Carroll Thurlough of Deep River has been spending week with his brotht r John ThurIough.
 N. Watson Hardenbergh and A. P. Freeman returned Saturday night from a business trip to Pittsburg, Pa.
 Dr. Ross is in the auto business, hay ing the agency of the Overland, and has sold one of these cars to Dr. Skiff.
 The examination of candidates for census enumeration will be held in the school house this afternoon (Thursday) at two o'clock.
 It is quietly rumored that there has been a transportation of the funds of i one of our lOcalssecret organizations and an investigation of the case is now in progress.
 i The moon has changed. Sam Brinton i says it is now the honeymoon, and to make it more "reaI" the happy couple intend to spend part of it with MT. and Mrs. Sam Reel.
 Several young men went to Salisbury Wednesday night to attend a masque- rade ball given in that place by a social club. They report having had a very enjoyable time.
 The new rubber" dance, introduced into Canaan society last week, was said to be "Howelling" success. For Fuller particulars ask those who attended the dance last Thursday night.
 Owing to the bad weather and poor condition of the track the Springfield horse race, ill which F. A. Bakers ''Top- sonia" was to be one of the star actors, was postponed until Saturday of this week.
 While there is not much serious sick ness ill Canaan at present large num- Der of people are complaining of hard colds and minor ailments, caused, un- doubtedly, by the changeable weather of the past week or two.
 John A. Bianchi has been making number of improvements in his res taurant in the Whitford building. He has heightened the lunch counter from 10 to 25 feet and has fitted up a private room for his own convenience.
 
 A week ago last Monday the Stanton boys went fox hunting and started their two dogs on the run-and they did run. It was not until last Wednesday that they found the dogs, and they were theu at Dwight Allyn's ill Chapinyille.
 Wangum Camp, Modern Woodmen of America, have changed their meeting place from Masonic hall in Parsons block to the Odd Fellows hall ill the Whit ford building and held their first meet, ing ill their new quarters last night.
 Adelbert Blass left for Pirtsfield Mon day morning, where he has taken position with prominent building firm in that city. He has not yet decided whether he will move to Pittsfeld or remain in Canaan.
 Meat seems to be the commodity which is at present being boycOtted all over the country, but if Canaanites should decide to cut down the high cost of liY- ing they wouldn't think of b"ycottiug the meat market, as meat is cheap com pared with taxes.
 Archie Weaver, who has been in HID. Humphreys store nearly two years, has given up his position there. He has made no plans for the immediate future but as he not been well lately. rest will do him gocd.
 The required number of charter mem- bers has been secured and local coun- cil of the Knights of Columbus has been AL. T