Connecticut western news., 1911-06-01

VIII. n. Drl&BS' Iu0 IOllO"luS OuhO"5 there will be Children's Day services in the church, and the next Sunday, June IS, there will be memorial service for the Odd Fellows.
 Judge Geo. w. Ford has taken the garden of Mrs. Patrick Finnegan to cul- tivate. He has put in several radish sprouts, lettuce bulbs and sweet pickle seeds, and there is no contempt of court jmplied in the tip herewith given to the Judges neighbors and friends, that it will be great sport to watch that garden and see the things that come up.
 The way the good people of Canaan responded to requests for cooperation. in the Memorial Day observance-es- pecially in the contribution of refresh ments and services, was characteristic of Canaan people when any worthy cause appeals to them,
 Dr.J.G. Adam will spend two weeks in Cvnada, where his wife and family have gone for a long visit. Dr. Stewart of New Haven will look after his patients during bis absence, which will begin next Wednesday. ... Mrs Emma Rood returned to Torring- ton Friday, with her son-in-law and daughter, MT. and Mrs. Norman Chapin. who rode over that day.
 Fred Morin, who is to be the chaperon of the suffragettes in the parade of Hor- ribles and Grotesques, will sport 8 cos tune and show 8 shape that will make the ladies along the route turn green with envy. a .. . 2.
 A half. dozen automobile loads of Ca- naanites went to Great Harrington, Thursday evening, to see the circus, re- turning about midnight. .-..
 A break in the main on West Main street, Thursday Right necessitated the shutting off of the water. Friday morn ing. It was not serious break, and was soon mended.
 Canaan has been we'll represented in the Hartford hospitals, of late.
 W. J. Argall, or Falls Village, was in town the other day, communicative enough on most topics, but reticent on the subject of where he catches so many big trout. Every few days he sallies forth to some favorite nook along the stream, and shortly emerges with a string of speckled ones that ma Ike the other fellows eyes bulge out. He is &C., I oR hox Aah rNqh h; ;o own, but gives his solemn word that it isn t sb-that he just goes out to fish where other fellows fish. and gets the fish-that's all. .#.. .... .+
 Dan Sweeney says "lf at first you don't succeed, faint heart Ter won fair lady" @'t. t@"
 MT. and Mrs. T. Irving Ferguson, of Bridgeport, have been visiting MT. Fer guson's lather, William J. Ferguson. "Irve," who is now prosperous mer- chant in the Park City, was railroad and one of the most popular of Canaan s boys. His wife was Miss Emma Abbott, of Ashley Falls, and no less popular than her husband. ... I George H. VanDeusen announces that he is again doing upholstering and furniture repairing. Making new hair mattresses 8 speciality.
 Clem KegIer and his son and Fred Feathers went up to Canaan Mountain pond Saturday night to fish for bullheads and captured all they could carry home, in short time. They brought back 96 large ones, and Clem solemnly ayers that they ate so many on Sunday that they could feel the fins sprouting, up their backs. E-. ..
 Mrs. A. E. Bush has so far recovered her health as to be able to be out and around, and Miss Mary Finnegan, the nurse who had been with her during her illness, left on Tuesday. Miss Finnegan will return to New York soon and may decide to go to to Detroit with : an invalid member of wealthy New York family. Principal Vogel went to Hartford Friday afternoon to attend meeting ot the state school supervising agents at the capitol in the evening.
 Mrs. George Wilcox was called to Falls Village Monday by the sudden and severe illness of her mother.
 The topic for the Thursday evening meeting at Pilgrim Church this evening 9 will be "The Dissemination of the King James Version"
 Rev MT. Gillette went to Hartford Tuesday to attend the annual meeting and supper of the Hartford Theological Seminary alumni.
 Mrs. Charles Van Aiken, of New York is visiting at Rev. Harry Cornford's and will remain for the Norfolk concerts
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