Connecticut western news., 1910-03-24

expects to be out in few days.
 Miss Jsannette Grifing of New York city IS with Mrs. Walter Hayes.
 Henry King is enjoying a weeks va cation with his wife in New York.
 Miss Ellen Ensign of Lime Rock was guest of Miss Irene Crowell Monday.
 There will be special music and ser vices in the M E. Church Easter Sunday.
 Misses Minta Bradford and Edith Green are in New York for few days.
 Miss Elizabeth Newton, of New York, IS visiting her sister, Mrs. R. D. Peirce.
 Miss Pearl Uanfield is home, as her school has closed early on account of scarlet fever.
 Mrs. Theodore Watson of Falls Vil- lage is spending several days with Mrs. o. W. Camp.
 The Canaan basketball team will go to Sharon tonight (Thursday) to play the Sharon five.
 Miss Sarah Considine of Passaic, N.J., is with her mother and sisters here for an Easter visit.
 On account of an attack of tonsilitis last week Clara Merchant lost her first day of school in three years.
 James Keenan, Sr., who has been vis- iting in New York city and Newark, N. J., returned home Saturday.
 A.V. A. Felten and W. o. Bullock, accompanied by their wives, spent two days iu New York city last week.
 Mrs T. F. Watson and Mrs. Tracy of Falls Village were in town last week calling on old neighbors and friends.
 George I. Roberts and family of New Rochelle are spending two weeks at their summer home at Twin Lakes.
 Dr. F. H. Lee and Dr. H. L. Ross have their new autos. George Dunning and Wallace Canfield expect theirs soon.
 Miss Theresa Houghran, of Troy, N. Y, who has been visiting in Falls Vil- lage, called on friends in town Friday.
 Matthew Dempsey had the misfortune to sprain his ankle few days ago, and has combined grip with his misfortune.
 Miss Elizabeth Joyce, of the Bridge port hospital, who has been at her home for few days, returned to her duties on Monday. ..a.. -,, i
 Miss Florence Piper, of East Canaan, is the new bookkeeper at G. L. Parsons 6 Sons. She began her new duties on Monday of this week.
 40. N. E. locomotive set fire to the dry grass in Miss Knickerbocker' lot near the railroad yard and burned it over Tuesday morning.
 Rev Harry Cornford goes to confer ence on Tuesday next. He has had a unanimous call to return to Canaan, and it is expected that he will.
 Rev. E. 0. Gillette went to Salisbury to assist ill the exercises and opening of mems parliament ill the Congrega- tional church Tuesday evening. 9
 The Ladies' Aid Society of the M. E. Church will serve an orange shortcake supper at tho parlors of. the church on Monday. March 28, from 5:30 to 8:3O, I
 Mrs. Mary Webster. who has been housekeeper for D. D. WalGer, has gone to New Haven to reside. MT. Walter has closed his house and boards at The Canfeld.
 Rev. U. G. Warren and daughter, Maud, of Brooklyn have been stopping at Mrs. $. J. Hamm's and both are suf- | fering with severe attack of infamma- tory rheumatism. Harry Dodge was taken with crick | in the back Monday while on duty and was obliged to leave his engine. Engi- | neer Van Benshoten is running the switcher in Harry's place.
 Miss Ethel Sheldon, who has been ! teacher i'll one of the Lee schools the | past year, called on friends ill this viii lage Saturday on her way home to Mill River for the Easter vacation.
 The meeting of the Crawford Club | will be held with Mrs. Junius E. l Rhoades this (Thursday) afternoon. The subjects are, Spanish Art" and | "Velasquez," Mrs. Ross will contribute "Current Events"
 Mrs. Owen Sweeney, fl. died at Tup- l per Lake, N. Y, Monday. of tuberculosis. The funeral was to have been held at St. Joseph's church, Canaan, at o'clock yesterday, but owing 70 the miscounec. tion of trains the remains did not arrive until afternoon.
 Several ladies of this village attended a reception given by Mrs. E. L. Roberts of East Canaan, last Thursday at her home, in honor of her mother, Mrs. Dudley of Beverly, Mass, who was