Connecticut western news., 1911-01-12
CANAAN N

ing, Jan. 16, at 8 o'clock.
 H. E. LYLES, President.
 G.SFULLER. Vice-Pres.
 Canaan, Jan. II.
 Canaan was we'll represented at the University Club banquet in Lakeville.
 Howard Bierce, who went South few weeks ago, to fill an engagement with an electrical company, at Oandor, North Carolina. has returned to Canaan. An epidemic of smallpox broke out shortly after he arrived at Oandor, and Howard finally decided to defer to the wish of his mother, Mrs. Jennie Bieroe, who urgently requested him to return and get out of the infected territory.
 James Kane, formerly of Canaan, now of Newark. N. J., was taken to the Newark hospital last week. suffering with a serious attack of pneumonia. His sister, Miss Ellen, went to Newark last Saturday and is with her brother now. Mrs. Joseph Ganoi accompanied Miss Kane to the city and returned home Monday evening.
 George s. Fuller went to Hartford last week with his son John, who underwent an operation for adenoids, at she Hart ford hospital. John remained there 8 few days.
 John Greer, of Millerton, called on friends in town Saturday.
 MT. L. K. Chance, superintendent of schools for Kent, Cornwall and Warren, las been the guest of Superintendent Nogel, for few days, and attended the assembly Friday night.
 George 0. Peet. of Bridgeport, came up last week for few days visit with his mother. Mrs. Joseph W. Peet.
 Thomas L. Norton, of Lakeville. was a visitor in town last week.
 The annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the Canaan National Bank met Tuesday morning and elected the follow ing directors Geo. s. Fuller, H. B. Ives, s. w. Barnes, J. H. Roraback, D. W. Manvel, E. D. Norton, A. o. Lockwood. O. w. Barnum, Geo. Roger. The di- rectors will meet on Monday for the election of officers.
 Henry H. Scutt has been laid up with a siege of influenza.
 Henry B. Ives has been confined to his apartments at the Oanfield for few days, with chronic trouble.
 Tau Gnanfdino he Winsted manufacturers who died last week from eoncussion of the brain, resulting from 8 fall down flight of stairs, was 64 years old, and leaves wife, one daughter, Mrs. James Husted of Peekskill, N. Y, and a sister, Mrs. Henry Stevens, of Andover, N. Y, nee Anna Spaulding who lived. until her marriage, in Canaan. MT. Spaulding was resident of Canaan, in the sixties, when boy, his mother widow, having married the late Wolcott N. Adams. with whom for 8 time, the three child ren, Jay, Anna and Flora, made their home. The sister, Flora, died number of years ago.
 Frank H. Wilcox spent Tuesday at the Borden plant in Lime Rock.
 Practically the full mem mbership of the Canaan assembly was in attendance at the last meeting, Friday night. It was the largest assembly since the opening session and was greatly enjoyed. The committee for tomorrow nights assem- bly will be, MT. Freeman, Miss Joyce, Mrs. Pease, MT. Coe, Mrs. Rood. The committee for Jan. 20 will be Mrs. Jack son, MT. Roger, Miss Wilcox, Miss Wells, MT. Camp.
 Mrs. George l.. Parsons has invited the Cranford Club to meet at her home this (Thursdayl afternoon.
 Charles O. Calender, formerly of Ca- naan, now of Syracuse, was in town this week, having come on from Syracuse to attend the funeral of his brother, Will liam, ill Torrington, last Thursday, who died in the Hartford hospital on Tues day, of Bright's disease, at the age of 62 years, after long and painful illness. Deceased was a resident of Canaan, :, nearly 40 years ago, and was employed at the Peirce lime kilns as cooper. He leaves wife and three daughters one of whom is married. The Red Men, of which he was 8 member, officiated at the funeral. Charles O. reports fine sleighing in Syracuse, where snow at present is eight inches deep. and was B inches earlier in the season.
 Edwin Dean; of Amenia Union, visited friends in Canaan and East Canaan, Tuesday.
 Mrs. George W. Ford and Mrs. U. H. Miner visited friends ln West Cornwall Tuesday.
 Miss Mamie Nelson, formerly em- ployed by MT. Canfield, in ''the block, <" now of Hartford, was 8 visitor in Ca- raau tbiw xraek