Connecticut western news., 1911-11-16

O. M. Humphrey and son are putting in concrete steps at Mrs. J. B. Rhoades' house. on Church Street.
 H. Leach and family have moved to Sheffield, Mass.
 Fred K. Allen has taken rooms at The Wangum, tor the winter.
 The Equal Franchise League will meet with Miss Ella Brown, Friday Nov. 24 at S:30 o'clock.
 A daughter to MT and Mrs. Earl Coons was born Saturday, Nov. II, at their home Oh West Main Street.
 Judge Willard A. Roraback, of Tor rington was in town Monday.
 Rev. H. Cornford has been iu Tyring- ham, Mass., this week, conducting spe- cial meetings in conjunction with Dis triot Superintendent Wilson.
 A w. Holsapple and K. L. Roberts of The Canaan Merchantile Go. are in New York buying for the holiday trade.
 The second Assembly of the season will be held tomorrow night in Odd Eel lows Hall. The committee for this week are. Miss Ella Considine. MT. and Mrs, George Hardenbergh, Miss Katherine Finnegan, Mr. John Adams.
 Miss Bolande. the trained nurse, from Pittsfeld, was guest of Miss Mabel Dempsey, Sunday. r Miss Bessie Eggleston,.o Millerton, N. I Y, formerly with the Canaan Mercan- tile Co., spent Sunday at George Dodge's.
 Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Watson. of Falls Village were in town Monday
 Miss Margaret Hanlon has been visit ing friends in Blackstone, Mass.
 Benjamin of Winsted sold three Cad lilac cars last week. Benjamin adver- tises in The News. ..lH
 At. Wlgglesworth & Go. are install- ing system of modern plumbing. and a steam heater for o, J. Decker on West Main Street, i.. Y.
 Mrs. H. Cornford has been spending a few dayslin Woodstock. N. Y., and was accompanied home by an aunt of Mir. Cornford, who will spend the winter with them.
 Amos Beaujon is on his way to the Pacific coast, and is sending back post cards from various stopping points along the way. The last card received was post marked Marigold, Arizona.
 The Hawthorne Club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. Ives, at The Can- field. Readings on "Lohengrin," byI Mrs. Adam, and Noted Singers of Lohengrin," by Miss Catherine Rora- back.
 Lawyer J. Clinton Roraback has been spending some days in New Haven assist ing in coaching the Yale football team. "Clint" knows the game, having, him. self been. as the New York Herald re- gently asserted, tone of the greatest cen ters at Yale Ill football history
 The lynx, which was shot in West Cornwall. by "Will" Sweeney. few days ago and was exhibited in The News office, was shipped to Great Burlington to be skinned and the pelt transformed into rug.
 Canaan Lodge Mo- 50, I. O.. O. F. worked the first degree on two candi- dates Monday night, 8 large number of the members were present, and the de- gree work was of the best. Next Mon- day the second degree will be given the same candidates, !. ..a.
 Next Sunday will be Sunday school day at the Methodist church. At 10:30 l the Sunday school will hold their Rally | day servloe. Special music. recitations and addresses are on the program. At 7:30 p. m. delegates who attended the | Staue Sunday school convention recently | held in Bridgeport, will present their re- ports. ..ts
 The ladies of the Pilgrim Church will hold their annual sale in the Church | Parlors, Wednesday afternoon and even- ing November 22. A New England | Supper will be served from 5:30 to D. m. l
 Rev. J. o. Goddard tells of the diff culty of obtaining facts from his brother ] pastors, for publication in the Survey" He says one pastor sent him nothing, | another managed to dig out three facts. 1t would seem, says Mr. Goddard with mild but irresistible sarcasm, "as if both | pastors ought to attend meeting of the ladies aid society, and learn what is go. ing on ill the parish"
 Rev. E. o. Gillette attended me- morial meeting in honor of his father, the late H. J. Gillette, city missionary, at the Fourth Church, Hartford Mon- day evening, Rev. Dr. Rockwell liar. mon Potter and other distinguished speakers delivered addresses and euIo | gized the memory of the deceased, who. | during hls 26 years of labor ill that city, | made GA, 600 calls, received 37,8OO visits,