Connecticut western news., 1911-10-12
CANAAN

hlGSI WHICH u0 W6ub LO No" AoAA A' where he was joined by Mrs. Smyth and son for few weeks vacation, spent at their former home in Brooklyn. Rev. F. W. Barnett, of Newtown. former rector, will officiate in Christ Church during his absence. E
 Mrs. Hattie Peet and Mrs. Jane Camp visited Hartford Monday.
 Clinton Barnes and Miss Bessie Frein were over Sunday guests at Henry O. Barnes. . ~. A~.5.
 Miss Helen Rhoades was home over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. S. A. Wolcott have been spending few days in Amenia, N. Y., called there by the illness of Mrs. Vol sott's mother with peritonitis MT. Wolcott returned Monday.
 The Women's Guild of Christ Church will meet next Tuesday with Mrs. O. w. Camp at 2:30 p. m.
 MT. and Mrs. John O. Smith, of Shef- field, Mass, visited at the home of O. C.. Smith Tuesday.
 Mrs. H. L. Ross, who underwent a serious operation i'll the Danbnry Hos pital last week, is now reported as making slow but steady progress toward recovery. For some days her condition was such as to cause her friends grave anxiety.
 Miss Catherine Finnegan's dancing class for children opened in Odd Eel lows Hall Saturday morning, with li-ty-five pupils in attendance and respect of more. The class starts off under the most favorable auspices, whereat Miss Fnnegan is duly gratifed.
 Mrs. Mary Geikie Adam has returned from her visit in Toronto, Canada.
 Miss Louise Jackson is visiting Mrs. N. l.. Jackson.
 Miss Belle Judd, of Falls Village, was in Canaan yesterday.
 Major Samuel A. Bennett, of New York, has been visiting friends in town for few days. Major Bennett was the first Canaan station agent of the old Conn. Western Railroad, and one of the first general freight agents. He is in his 8Oth year, but carries himself like man of not more than 50.
 The Garfield stables have been rented by MT. Fairbanks, formerly of Texas. who will take possession the 1st of Nov ember,
 The first meeting of the Cranford Club was held Thursday afternoon. with Miss Wilcox, and the program carried out as given in the year book of the club. The next meeting, this afternoon, will be held with Miss DeHart
 A number of Canaanites will go to Great Harrington this evening. by trolley and otherwise, to witness the perform ance of .Baby Mine,'' at the Mahaiwe Theatre.
 Ex-Warden Ed. F. Hitchcock, ofWin- sted. and MT. George Bowerman, of Torrington, were visitors in town Mon day.
 Beginning next Tueseday there will be special services at the Methodist church every evening at 7:30. District Super intendent Wilson of Poughkeepsie will be the preacher, every one is welcome.
 Mrs. Frank Johnson and daughter Dorothy, of Hartford, are stopping at Church Terrace.
 Roscoe Benjamin delivered 1912 Stevens Duryea 6 cylinder Torpedo 5 passenger touring car to H, W. Huke, of Torrington, Conn.,, this week 1912 Hupmobile to W. H. Camp, of Norfolk. 1912 Hupmobile Runabout to Flynn & Doyle, of Bantam.
 In his discourse Sunday morning Rev. Mr. Gillette, of Pilgrim Church reminded the society of the advisability of certain needed repairs and extensions to the church edifce. As the 25th ami versary of the church will occur, it urged by the pastor that the church be put in good condition and given en larged capacity before next year comes round. Incidentally next year will be also the 10th anniversary of MT. Gillette's pastora5e.
 The show window in the Fuller Hard . ware Go. store attracts considerable attention. It is dressed with special view to displaying the various kinds of traps for catching game, and presents 8 mountain forest scene, with lake and cavern. and is rendered all the more realistic by the presence of live skunk -one of O. H. Pease's pets loaned for the urpose-cuddled up in the under brush. . f."f "
 Perhaps after some indignant passen- ger brings suit against the railroad for spelling clothes and drenching the per- son of the complainant, the nuisance of that torrential slop-over at the north end of the platform, where the engine takes water will be abated. Possibly the