Connecticut western news., 1911-10-26

pate in the services attendant upon "hog killing" The $t'lemnities will take place at the Miller House, where the porkly "Duke of Cornwall" weighing between half ton, will be executed in due form, and the Yankee who guesses nearest to the Dukes correct weight after his decease may carry him home as 8 souvenir.
 W. A. Wright had the misfortune. Tuesday morning, to chop of the end of the thumb on his left hand, while split ting kindling wood with 8 hatchet. The wound is painful one ana Mir. Wright will make pet of the foreshortened member for some days. Judge Ford admits that he avoids the possibility of similar accident to himself by allowing his wife to chop the wood.
 Edward Ward of Falls Village was in town Monday. He is rapidly recovering from his long and severe illness.
 The High School dance in Town Hall tomorrow evening is bound to be suc- cess. Tickets are selling well. and a large attendance is assured
 Several of the young lady friends of Miss Elizabeth Eggleston gave her ''linen shower" last Friday evening at the home of Mrs. George Dodge. .@s
 Olin Pendleton of South Canaan is the new delivery clerk at Vosburgh's store.
 Canaan Lodge. I. o. o. F. worked the lnitiatory degree Monday night. There was good attendance of members, as well as several visitors. Refreshments were served, Joseph Beebe furnishing the cigars.
 H. E. Lyles spent Monday in New Ha- ven on business.
 Elliott Wilcox, former Canaan boy, was,in town Monday, en route to Ne braska, where he intends to try life on a ranch. Fl
 John Tubbs and daughter moved their household goods to Great Burlington Wednesday. > The special services at the Methodist church are continued during this week. The pastor will preach each evening.
 A missson study class has been organ ized in the Methodist church, under the leadership of Mrs. M O. Corbit Meet ings are to be held each week, using the text book. t'Corea in Transition, as the basis for study.
 Miss Susan Haight of New York, who came up to attend the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Ichabod Stevens, on Satur- day. was guest of the Misses Changer until Sunday evening, when she return ed to New York.
 Miss Cora ManYel is visiting friends, in Darien.
 Miss May Smith attended the Chris tian Endeavor convention in Norfolk yesterday.
 Oh account of the church supper which is to be held on Monday evening at E. S. Pease's, there will be no meeting of the guild on Tuesday. W. H. Johnston and F. P. Dickinson of Waterbury have been repairing cables for the telephone exchange.
 Miss Adella Graney was home from Winsted over Sunday.
 Mrs. Anna Rogers and son, Charles Emmons, are guests of Mrs. James Han lon.
 The meeting of the Hawthorne Club will be with Mrs. Lyles this afternoon, when Wagner will be discussed. Miss Bragg will read paper on the life of Wagner ;; Mrs. Collin on ''Ideas of Wagner and Mrs. Nestell on ::'Com- parison of Wagnerian drama with Italian opera" .a#..
 Judge Roraback is sitting with the supreme court in Bridgeport this week.
 Judge Roraback is having the north west corner of his spacious veranda en- closed for the winter. .-..
 H. o. Knight, commercial superintend- ent; E. N. Clarke, assistant secretary and treasurer, New Haven; J. D. veitch. district commercial superintendent. Wat erbury. and Sims Embler, supervisor of lines, New Haven, paid an official visit to the Canaan Telephone Exchange on Tuesday. .'a <
 Henry B. Ives went to Great Barring ton yesterday on business. s-s~ t,~a- n
 Key. F. W. Barnett was entertained over Sunday at the home of the Misses Granger. .zel Ets, Sea5s-r -ass4r zr.. k@
 The big abandoned barracks that did service as hotel for the Italian laborers during the process of trolley railroad constructions above Ashley Falls, has been purchased by John Cudney, and