Connecticut western news., 1911-03-16
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Y. They were obliged to drive from Oneonta to Morris, a distance of II miles, after seven o'clock, Saturday evening and encountered snow wagon hub deep in many places.
 Deputy Sheriff Ike Hornbeck, of Falls Village, was in town Monday, acting as If he had another clue.
 Dr. Bissell, of Lakeville, who Is a fre- quent visitor in town celebrated his 82 birthday yesterday-a hale, hearty and vigorous young fellow he is, too.
 Miss Gookin. head milliner at Mrs. Nichols establishment. has returned from business trip to New York. Mrs. Humphrey will be the hostess of the Cranford Club this afternoon. Fred erick the Great will be the subject con- Bidered. There will be paper by Mrs. Camp; reading by Mrs. Adam. and a selection from Carlyle, by Miss Manvel.
 Mrs Joseph W. Peet returned few days ago from her visit in Bridgeport. Her son, George o. accompanied her home.
 Attorney Frank B. Mum, of Winsted, referee in bankruptcy for Litchfeld County, was in town Tuesday.
 Mrs John o. Richmond has returned from a protracted visit in Mount Ross, N.
 Mrs. T. L. Shields, of Waterbury, and MI. and Mrs James Mcclure, of Miller to were at James McCormick's We'd Il sday.
 number of Canaan friends attended th4 funeral of Representative J. Monroe Benjamin at Falls Village, Saturday.
 The Hawthorne Club will meet this afternoon with Miss Bragg, continuing the subject of music Franz Liszt and Ed lard Grejg will be discussed in Q paper by Miss Merwin, with music.
 The list of new books in Douglas Library will interest the local booklovers generally.
 Railroad Commissioner Higgins and Coroner Herman, both of Winsted, were in town Tuesday, enroute to somewhere olse
 Martin Lang's mother law, who was we'll known to many Canaan people, died in Canada last week, and was buried Saturday.
 Miss Prudence Barlow, living on Barlow street will celebrate her 92d birthday next Monday. She Is in excel leut health and spirits and there is no good reason in sight why she may not plan to clebrate her tooth birthday in 1919. -t
 Friends of Miss Minta Bradford who is about to be married to Stephen Kimball, gave her linen and kitchen shower yesterday afternoon at Mrs. Homan's on High street.
 The will of the late J. Monroe Benjamin was offered for probate Tuesday. William R. Hubbel and J. Lee Ensign are named as executors. The personal estate is estimated at about $1O, ,0OO
 Henry D. Reed has completed the work of compiling the list of citizens total of 596 men, ill the town, between the ages of 21 and 50 years. Of this number, 18O are Italians.
 At the Friday Lenten service at Pilgrim church at 3 o'clock, the course on old Latin hymns will be continued and the topic willjbe' Gloria in Excelsis' and the Ire Deum."
 The condition of Mrs. David D. Walter continues critical. At times she appears to be improving, but such symptoms of improvement quickly give way to alarming conditions. Last week a counsel of doctors was held Dr. Beebe of Ct. Harrington being called in consultation with Dr. Lee. It isthought that while she is not yet out of danger. she is somewhat better than last week.
 Mrs. Lane of Kent, former resident of this place, is visiting friends in town.
 Mrs. Henry Potter, who has been wis iting her daughter Ethel, at Dr. Camps, for several weeks, returns to her home in Cazenovla, N. Y, today.
 Mir. and Mrs. 0. G. Smith write that they have arrived at the home of Mrs. Smiths sister in Arizona. and all are we'll and had a delightful trip.
 Yesterday was contract day. at Bor- den's milk plant. Prices were fixed for the ensuing six months, as follows |: per 100 pounds-April $1.5O, May S125, June $11O, July $1.30, August $1,45, September $1.55.
 Bullock & Felten are taking invento- ry, preparatory to change in the busi- ness, from which MT. Felten withdraws to engag in the lime business. Besides MT. Jackson and MT. Egleston, other
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